Professor Nardo is board-certified in obstetrics and gynaecology and in reproductive medicine and surgery. He obtained his MD from the University of Catania and completed his specialty training in Italy and the UK. He achieved the subspecialty certificate in reproductive medicine and in laparoscopic surgery from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in 2006. 

He has 20 years clinical practice and academic focus in assisted conception, female and male infertility, reproductive endocrinology, miscarriage and all aspects of benign gynaecology. He has specific interests in the management of women with decreased ovarian function, repeated embryo implantation failures, fertility preservation/egg freezing and unexplained infertility. Professor Nardo is an expert in hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgery for the management of reproductive abnormalities and gynaecological conditions, such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, adhesions and Fallopian tubes disease. 

He was appointed as consultant in gynaecology and reproductive medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, CMFT University Hospitals in Manchester where he worked full time until 2011. He was visiting professor within the Faculty of Science, School of Healthcare Science at Manchester Metropolitan University between 2017 and 2020. Professor Nardo served as HFEA Person Responsible and CQC Registered Manager of private fertility and women’s health organisations in the UK. He also served as a member of the executive committee for the British Fertility Society and the International Federation of Fertility Societies. He is a former member of the editorial board of Reproductive Biomedicine Online.

Professor Nardo teaches at the Master Programme in Biology and Biotechnology of Reproduction at the University of Catania since 2017, and lectures worldwide on various topics in assisted conception technologies, individualisation of ovarian stimulation protocols, pre-implantation genetic testing, reproductive surgery and gynaecology. He has authored in excess of 110 peer-reviewed papers, 23 book chapters and delivered approximately 600 lectures nationally and internationally. He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and an associate member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, and the British Fertility Society. 

He has received various nominations throughout his professional career, and is a recognised opinion leader by patient’s organisation, scientific groups, academic institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, press and media agencies.  

Professor Nardo is a senior executive with 15 years experience in management, and strives to develop quality, effective, safe, innovative, multi-disciplinary and patient-centred healthcare services.