Dr. Arasen Paupoo, United States

Throughout his career, Dr. Paupoo was educated among the best and brightest of his generation. Ranking 16th among about 10,000 students, he entered the leading high school in Mauritius, where he grew up. He received multiple local and national awards and at one point ranked first nationwide in additional mathematics. Though known for his natural ability in mathematics and science, he ranked first in his class in nearly every subject. While preparing to apply to U.S. Ivy League schools, he earned perfect 800 scores on the SAT I Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry tests.

Dr. Paupoo made history as the first student from Mauritius admitted to Cambridge University to study medical sciences. His unconditional offer was unaffected by his final high school results. At the time, Cambridge admitted fewer than 10 international medical science students. He accepted and did not apply to U.S. Ivy League schools. He was later named the country's science laureate and received a scholarship to study at a British university, as well as a Cambridge ODA scholarship. At Cambridge, he earned bachelor's, master's, and medical degrees and became a physician at 23. He conducted research in the Laboratory of Physiology, the birthplace of IVF and many pioneering reproductive studies.

Dr. Paupoo completed his internship at Cambridge University. While a general surgery intern, he decided to finish training in the United States and completed USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and the CSA examination in under 6 months, though the three typically take 1 to 2 years. He also passed MRCOG Part 1, with an approximate 25% pass rate, without a review course.

Dr. Paupoo then moved to the United States for postgraduate OB/GYN training, receiving several awards. In his third year, he earned the highest score on the U.S. CREOG examination. His CREOG scores ranked in the top 1% nationally throughout all 4 years of residency, earning him the nickname “CREOG King.” He became an OB/GYN at 29 and was board-certified at 30.

His outstanding residency performance led to a highly competitive fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI), one of about 20 available U.S. positions. During fellowship, he conducted innovative research on gene therapy targeting endometriosis, completed his thesis, and published in a leading journal. He also earned the university's highest grades in two graduate courses, biostatistics and molecular diagnostics. He completed REI training at 32.

After fellowship, Dr. Paupoo joined Creighton University as an assistant professor and started its REI division. Alongside clinical practice, he taught medical students, OB/GYN residents, and endocrinology fellows and served for 4 years as director of research in obstetrics and gynecology.