this field. He also jointly established the Endometriosis Care Clinic of Australia (ECCA) in 1998, a charitable foundation to assist Australian women suffering from this disease. Professor Wood was an invited speaker at over 90 national and international meetings, and wrote 23 books, 59 chapters and 400 papers in refereed medical and scientific journals. The Carl Wood Endowment was established by the Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to provide funds for the research development of young clinicians. More recently the Carl Wood Chair was established by the same department. Carl Wood has been called variously the father, grandfather and godfather of IVF. He died on 23 September 2011 after suffering from an Alzheimer's-type dementia. Honours and awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1982 Medicine, Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1995 for his services to women's health and as a pioneer of in-vitro fertilisation. Books The Infertile Couple, By Roger J. Pepperell, Bryan Hudson, Carl Wood, 1980, Artificial Insemination by Donor, By Carl Wood, Monash University, 1980, In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer By Alan O. Trounson, Carl Wood, Published 1984, Atlas of Fine Structure of Human Sperm Penetration, Eggs, and Embryos Cultured in Vitro, by A. Henry Sathananthan (Author), Alan O. Trounson (Author), Carl Wood (Author), November 1985, In Vitro Fertilization: By Carl Wood, Ann Westmore, 1987, Prematurity, By E. Carl Wood, Victor Y. H. Yu, 1987, The A-Z of Pregnancy & Birth, By Michael D. Humphrey, Susan Gumley, Carl Wood, 1989, Clinical in Vitro Fertilization, by Carl Wood (Author), Alan O. Trounson (Editor), 1989, I.V.F. In Vitro Fertilisation, by Professor Carl Wood and Robyn Riley, First published in 1983, New Edition, 1992, Illustrated Textbook of Gynaecology, By Eric Vincent Mackay, Norman A. Beischer, Roger J. Pepperell, Carl Wood, 1992, Gynaecological Operative Laparoscopy: Current Status and Future Development, By Carl Wood, David J. Hill, Peter J. Maher, 1994, Infertility: All Your Questions Answered, By Gab Kovacs, Carl Wood, 1996, Hysterectomy By Carl Wood, Published 1997, The Treatment of Fibroids, By Carl Wood, 2000, Sexual Positions: An Australian View, By Carl Wood, 2001, Articles Should we try to supplement the growth retarded fetus? A cautionary tale, BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 100 (10), 972–972. , by:J. H. Drew Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, N. A. Beischer Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Carl Wood Professor of Obstetrics and