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Amr A Azim, MD, MSc, DSc, FACOG Education
Graduate Education 1989 Present Diplomate, The American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Diplomate of The American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology Doctor of Science in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cairo University Dec 1999 Master of Science in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cairo University Sept 1996 Medical Degree, Cairo University School of Medicine Dec 1991 Excellent with honors in all years (top 3% ile)
Undergraduate Education Aug 1985 Sept 1987 Premedical track, Cairo University School of Medicine Excellent with honors in all years (top 2% ile) Work Experience
Director, New York City In Vitro Fertilization (NYCIVF) June 1, 2010 – Present Medical Director & Director of Fertility Preservation. Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Robert Wood Johnson-UMDNJ, attending Reproductive Endocrinologist-Division of Reproductive endocrinology & Infertility July 1, 2008 – Present Director of Fertility Preservation program Fellow (Reproductive Medicine & Infertility) July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008 Center for Reproductive Medicine & Infertility, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Training; ART, fertility preservation, endocrine disorders, laparoscopic and robotic surgery Resident (OBGYN) July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005 New York Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical College, NY Lecturer March 1, 1996– June 30, 2001 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt Resident (OBGYN) March 1, 1992– February 30, 1996 Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Electives & Courses
Scientific writing and journalism (J Wagner & J Weill), Cornell, 2008 Genetics & evolution course (F Cross). Rockefeller University, 2008 1
Logic & experimental design (J Wagner). Cornell graduate school, 2007 Molecular genetics (S Keeney). Weill-Cornell graduate school, 2007 Responsible conduct of research (J Fin). Weill-Cornell College, 2007 Advanced laparoscopic surgery workshops (Wet lab, US Surgical), January, February, May and June 2005, June 2007. Study design & statistics (P Supino). Weill-Cornell College, Jan-May 2007 Grant writing courses, New York Academy of science and Weill-Cornell Medical College, May 2006 and April and March 2007. Ethical and responsible conduct of research, Cornell University, Dec 2006 Four courses in laboratory animal handling, rodent surgery, xenografting, hazardous materials and breeding, Weill-Cornell medical college, 2007 Pelvic Anatomy course (J Milsom), Cornell University, December 2003 Comprehensive colposcopy course, ASCCP, May 2003 Basic laparoscopy course, AAGL, Chicago, March 2003 Three courses in ultrasound (abdominal, vaginal), Cairo university hospitals, 1994 and 1995. University of California at San Francisco, department of obstetrics & Gynecology, division of maternal and fetal medicine. October 1995. Texas Heart Institute, University of Texas and Baylor College (Cardiovascular surgery). January & February 1992 (During medical school break). The Addenbrooke′s hospital, Cambridge University, UK (general surgery) March 1992 (During medical school break). Academisck Zikenhieus Leiden, The Netherlands (general surgery & urology), October & November 1989 (During medical school break) Research & publications
Azim A, Costantini-Ferrando M, Oktay K. Safety of Ovarian Stimulation with Letrozole and Gonadotropins in Breast cancer Patients Undergoing Embryo or oocyte cryopreservation: A prospective controlled follow up study. J Clin Oncol 2008;26(16):2630-5. Azim A, Costantini-Ferrando M, Lostritto K, Oktay K. Relative potencies of anastrozole and letrozole to suppress estradiol in breast cancer patients undergoing ovarian stimulation before in vitro fertilization. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007;92:2197-200. Azim A, Oktay K. Letrozole for ovulation induction and fertility preservation by embryo cryopreservation in young women with endometrial carcinoma. Fertil Steril 2007. Azim A, Oktay K. Safety of Ovarian Stimulation with Letrozole and Gonadotropins in Breast cancer Patients Undergoing Embryo or oocyte cryopreservation: A prospective controlled follow up study. Oral presentation to ASRM, 2007 S Shastri, A Azim, K Oktay. Monitoring serum FSH levels to optimize IVF outcomes in patients treated with letrozole and gonadotropins: what is the therapeutic serum FSH range? Oral presentation to ASRM, 2007 A Azim, K Oktay. Ovarian reserve is impaired in cancer patients with normal baseline FSH who previously received chemotherapy as determined by response to controlled ovarian stimulation and anti-mullerian hormone measurements: a controlled study. Presented to ASRM, September, 2006 A Azim, K Oktay. Comparative potency of anastrozole to suppress estradiol levels in breast cancer patients undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation prior to IVF: A pilot dose-finding study. Presented to ASRM, September, 2006 A Azim, K Oktay, L Veek–Gosden. In vitro maturation increases the number of oocytes and embryos cryopreserved from cancer patients undergoing controlled 2
ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) prior to chemotherapy. Presented to ASRM, September, 2006 A Azim, K Oktay. Fertility preservation in young women diagnosed with cervical carcinoma. Presented to ASRM, September, 2006 A Azim, K Oktay. The First Live Birth after the Use of Aromatase Inhibitors for Induction of Ovulation in Young Women with Endometrial carcinoma. Presented to ASRM, September, 2006 Azim, A, Ashraf M, Abuzeid M. Primary infertility and ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Report of two cases. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc, Feb 2004. Azim A, Ashraf M, Abuzeid M. Prospective randomized comparison between transfer of blastocyst stage embryos and cleavage stage embryos during frozen cycles after ICSI. Presented to ASRM, September 2003. Effects of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation on breast and breast cancer cell lines. Ongoing research on the effects of estradiol and FSH on breast cells (normal, insitu, carcinoma) proliferation. (Z Rosenwaks, R Gosder, H Liu) Sharing in basic research on ovarian cortical strips transplantation and in Vitro maturation of preantral oocytes, Cornell University (K Oktay). Animal and molecular studies on expression of Aquaporin 8 and regulation of amniotic fluid volume and osmolarity, Harbor-UCLA medical center, Los Angeles, CA, Jan-May 2001 (M Ross). Routine Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer at the time of Laparoscopy. Presented to IFFS/ASRM, San Francisco, October, 1998. Intrauterine insemination versus fallopian sperm perfusion in the management of infertility. Presented to IFFS/ASRM, San Francisco, October, 1998. Role of Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer at the time of diagnostic or operative laparoscopy in the management of infertility. (doctoral degree thesis), Cairo University Hospitals, Jan 1999. Hysteroscopic Metroplasty (Master degree thesis), Cairo University Hospitals, Aug, 1995. Book Chapters
A Azim, K Oktay. Frontiers in reproductive medicine. In Nezhat et al (eds): Nezhat’s Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy with Hysteroscopy, Cambridge University Press, 2008. A Azim, O Davis. Poor Response to ovarian stimulation. In Peterson and Carell (eds): Biennial reviews in infertility, Vol 1, 2009. Humana Press. A Azim, K Oktay. Fertility Preservation. In Peterson and Carell (eds): Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility: The Practical Clinic and Laboratory. Humana Press (in preparation).
Educational lectures
Fertility Preservation; indications and methods. The educational program of The National Association of Genetic Counselors, Los Angeles, 2005. Fertility Preservation. An educational lecture for the national conference of “Living Beyond breast cancer”, DC, 2006. Preservation of Fertility. An educational lecture to The New York Chapter and of Oncology Nurses Association, New York, 2009. Preservation of Fertility. An educational lecture to The New Jersey Chapter of Oncology Nurses Association, New Brunswick, 2009. Grand round lectures; Cornell, Robert Wood Johnson, Queens Hospital, JFK hospital, Cairo university hospitals and others. Presentations to fellows, educational lectures to residents and medical students (March 1993 to present)
Professional 3
Membership Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Fellow of the American society for Reproductive Medicine and junior fellow of the Society of reproductive endocrinology & infertility. Member of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Member of the New York Academy of Science. Member of Middle East Fertility Society.
Awards
Languages
Teaching award in Obstetrics & Gynecology, June 2006. The medical staff award in Obstetrics & Genecology, New York Hospital, 2005. Excellent with honors in all medical school years, Cairo University, 1993. Award of academic achievement in Biochemistry & Biophysics, Cairo University, 1992. English (fluent), Arabic (fluent), French (proficient), Spanish (proficient)
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