FAIRFAX, Va., April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Suheil J. Muasher, MD, FACOG, Medical Director of The Muasher Center for Fertility and IVF has been appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In this role, Dr. Muasher, an internationally known fertility expert, will teach and guide residents and reproductive endocrinology fellows in the art and science of reproductive medicine and infertility through tutorial lectures and participation in academic and teaching meetings. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Muasher in our Reproductive Endocrinology division as a part-time faculty and very much appreciate his academic contribution to our specialty. We look forward to our future collaborative efforts,” stated Howard A. Zacur, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University Medical School.
Howard W. Jones, Jr., MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors the Jones Institute Foundation said, “This is recognition by one of our leading institutions of the work of Suheil Muasher in the field of Reproductive Medicine.” Dr. Jones pioneered the first in vitro fertilization baby in the United States in 1981. Dr. Muasher has been working closely with Dr. Jones since 1983.
Dr. Muasher is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. As an infertility specialist, he held the positions of Director of the In Vitro Fertilization Program (1988- 2000) and the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (1998-2000) at the prestigious Georgeanna and Howard Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine. While at the Jones Institute, Dr. Muasher collaborated and conducted breakthrough research that led to improved IVF stimulation protocols, recognition of the importance of cycle day 3 FSH levels for prediction of ovarian reserve, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, preimplantation genetic diagnosis and numerous other advances.
The Muasher Center specializes in personal, compassionate fertility treatment, and each patient receives Dr. Muasher’s personal attention. The Muasher Center is located in Prosperity Medical Center, 8501 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA. They can be reached by phone at 703-876- 6311, by fax at 703-876-6317 or on the web: www.mcfivf.com
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