OBGYN.net: Frontiers in Reproductive Medicine

ABOUT THE EDITOR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Adhesion Formation and Prevention
Danielle Luciano, MD

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) & Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART)
by Ruth Lathi, MD and Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD

Operative Office Hysteroscopy
accompanying video: Hysteroscopic Polypectomy
by Keith Isaacson, MD and Aarathi Cholkeri, MD

Less Invasive is Best
accompanying video: Laparscopic Hysterectomy
by Resad Paya Pasic M.D.,Ph.D and Royshanda C. Smith, MD

Hysteroscopic Sterilization
by Radha Syed, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Assisted by Adrienne L. Ligouri, MSIII

Update on Management of Uterine Fibroid
by Togas Tulandi, MD and Nadia Kabli, MD

The dilemma of endometriosis: is consensus possible with an enigma?
by Camran Nezhat, MD, Eva D. Littman, MD, Ruth B. Lathi, MD, Bulent Berker, MD, Lynn M. Westphal, MD, Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD and Amin A. Milki, MD

Role of laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis in patients with failed in vitro fertilization cycles
by Eva Littman, MD, Linda Giudice, MD, Ruth Lathi, MD, Bulent Berker, MD, Amin Milki, MD, and Camran Nezhat, MD

The Evolution of Down Syndrome Screening and the FASTER Trial
by Lauren Ferrara MD and Joanne Stone MD

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About the author

Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD
Director of the IVF/ART and Andrology Laboratories at the Stanford University Medical Center, and Associate Professor of OB/GYN, and is a Board Certified Laboratory Director (HCLD)

Dr. Behr is a nationally and internationally renowned clinical and scientific leader in the research and advances of human reproduction. He is also the Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Laboratories, as well as Associate Professor at Stanford University.

As a world-renown scientist and lecturer, he is highly sought after to chair scientific programs and conferences. He has recently been appointed as Program Chairman of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society for the 2007 Annual Meeting. In addition, Dr. Behr co-chairs the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Advisory committee at Stanford. He is in the forefront of clinical and scientific advances in reproduction, nationally and internationally. Dr. Behr developed a culture medium for embryo culture to the blastocyst stage, which has improved pregnancy rates, implantation rates and reduced the risks of multiple gestations in IVF. Dr. Behr has been widely recognized for his research in embryo culture technology and embryo maternal interaction. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed publications, and has authored over 100 abstracts.