Expert Details
Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Third Party Reproductive Options (Surrogacy, Donor Gametes)
ID: 727194
Massachusetts, USA
He is currently a medical director at a reproductive center, since 2006. Before that he served as an Associate Medical Director for 13 years. He completed additional fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology at UCLA School of Medicine in 1990 after extensive training in obstetrics and gynecology for five years in Toronto, ON, Canada.
He is board certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a subspecialty in Reproductive Endocrinology. Additionally, he is certified and licensed by the Medical Council of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada.
He is knowledgeable about various pharmaceutical drug effects on reproduction processes, sperm motility and effectiveness as well as hyperactivity of sperm. He has done extensive clinical research on Pentoxifylline drugs. He is also familiar with women’s hormone levels and the effects of hormone levels on reproduction and fertility. He has published several original papers on human reproductive science.
Has served on multiple occasions over the past 15 years as a consultant for various pharmaceutical companies which manufacture drugs which are utilized in the treatment of infertility and for assisted reproductive technologies.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1990 | Degree: F.A.C.O.G. | Subject: Reproductive Endocrinology | Institution: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Year: 1988 | Degree: F.R.C.S.(C) | Subject: Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Institution: University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada) |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: M.D. | Subject: Medical School | Institution: University of British Columbia, (Vancouver, Canada) |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: B.Sc. | Subject: Biochemistry | Institution: University of British Columbia, (Vancouver, Canada) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2014 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Reproductive Endocrinologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2014 | Employer: Reproductive Science Center of New England | Title: Medical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:He has been Medical Director of a Science Center since January 2007. Center is currently the largest IVF center in New England, and one of the 5 largest IVF centers in the U.S. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 2007 | Employer: Reproductive Science Center of New England | Title: Associate Medical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:He joined in June 1993 as the Associate Medical Director. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1993 | Employer: Dept of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Upon completion of fellowship training at UCLA School of Medicine, he joined the faculty of the (Undisclosed) University School of Medicine as an assistant professor in the Dept of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology. In addition to clinical duties, he was involved in the medical education of medical students, interns & residents in obstetrics & gynecology. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies, the Society for Male Reproduction & Urology, the New England Fertility Society (formerly known as the Boston Fertility Society) and the Boston Obstetrical Society. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Expert is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, as well as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada). He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners as well as as Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada. He is licensed to practice medicine in the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert was elected to serve a one-year term as President of the Boston Fertility Society (now re-named the New England Fertility Society) in 2001. Prior to that, he served for 3 consecutive years as Vice-President of the Boston Fertility Society. |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Rotating Internship at Toronto Western Hospital, 1983-1984; Residency in obstetrics and gynecology at University of Toronto, 1984-1988; Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at UCLA School of Medicine, 1988-1990 |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has authored and co-authored over a dozen publications in scientific and medical journals. |
Fields of Expertise
artificial insemination, assisted reproductive technology, embryo transfer, estradiol, fallopian tube patency test, fertility, human reproduction, in vitro fertilization, infertility, ovulation, ovulation detection, ovulation induction, reproductive endocrinology, reproductive system disease, reproductive technique, egg donation, third party reproduction, sperm donation, surrogate mother, ovulation inhibition, vericocele, uterus, spermatozoon, reproductive biology, gamete production, oogenesis, fertilization, birth control, embryo, biological reproduction, spermatogenesis