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Our Medical Team
The RSC of the San Francisco Bay Area is fortunate and proud to have a team of experienced specialists who have devoted their careers to assisted reproductive technologies. Their pioneering efforts in IVF, reproductive endocrinology, pelvic microsurgery, and operative pelviscopy have helped many couples realize the goal of starting a family.
All our physicians specialize in:- Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- In Vitro Fertlization
- Micro Tubal Reversal
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- Pre Implantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Blastocyst Transfer
- Assisted Hatching
- Luteal Phase Defect
- Fibroids
- Uterine Anomalies
- Endometriosis
- Ovulation Disorders
- Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Anovulation
- Luteal Phase Defect
- Cryo Preservation of Embryos and Eggs
- Donor Egg
- Same Sex Couples
- Male Factor Infertility:
- ICSI
- Donor Sperm insemination
Donald I. Galen, M.D. - Surgical & Research Director
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Donald I. Galen, M.D. was trained at the Univ. of California, San Francisco, and is certified by the American Board of OB/GYN, by the Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy. and is a member of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons. He co-founded our IVF program and is widely known for his expertise in reproductive microsurgery, reversal of prior sterilization, and in vitro fertilization. Dr. Galen has authored or co-authored over 95 publications and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Ob/Gyn at the Univ. of California, Davis. He is the Surgical and Research Director at RSC, and is active in didactic and hands-on reproductive surgical teaching.
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Louis Weckstein, M.D. - IVF and Medical Director
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Louis Weckstein, M.D. received his training in infertility at University of California-Irvine in 1988 with one of the most successful IVF teams in the country at that time. After establishing a successful OB/GYN private practice in Southern California, he returned to training that included special emphasis on assisted reproductive technologies. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Society of Reproductive Surgeons. He has served on the board of directors of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society and was a past California representative to the National Advisory Council of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Dr. Weckstein has authored more than 50 publications and abstracts with a focus on IVF and Egg Donation. He serves as a special reviewer for the infertility journal "Fertility and Sterility". He is medical and IVF director at RSC.
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Susan P. Willman, M.D. - Medical Director
/ Orinda, Director of PGD Program
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay
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Susan P. Willman was one of the first female physicians to open a successful Assisted Reproductive Technology practice in the East Bay in 1992. She continued as a private practitioner in Orinda until 1999 when she merged her practice with RSC. Dr. Willman was trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas in Dallas and is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at UCSF. Dr. Willman is the Director of our PGD program. She sees patients in our Orinda and San Ramon facility.
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Mary Hinckley, M.D. -
Reproductive Endocrinologist
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Mary Hinckley, M.D. is a Reproductive Endocrinologist who completed her training at Stanford University Medical Center. Her greatest joy is helping patients to realize their dreams in creating a family, but she has also been quite active in clinical and laboratory studies. She has extensively published articles in peer-reviewed journals ranging in subject matter from blastocyst transfer, avoiding triplet pregnancies, monozygotic twinning, operative hysteroscopy, correction of uterine anomalies, and biochemical pathways involved in ovulation and fertilization. She serves as a member of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinologists, the Christian Medical and Dental Society, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and is eligible for certification by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Her areas of interest include laparoscopic surgery, premature ovarian failure, oocyte freezing, and recurrent pregnancy loss.
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Carmelo Sgarlata, M.D. - Reproductive
Endocrinologist
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Dr. Sgarlata is a board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist who completed his training at St. Louis University. Dr. Sgarlata was one of the first OB/GYN physicians to provide Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility services in the San Jose area. He has been providing successful ART procedures in the Santa Clara Valley since 1986. In 1988 he co-founded the first comprehensive South Bay ART program. He serves as a member of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinologists, the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and American Society for Reproductive Medicine. He is a founding member and past President of the Bay Area Reproductive Endocrinologist Society. Dr. Sgarlata is based in our San Jose and Fremont offices.
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Rinku Mehta, M.D. - Reproductive
Endocrinologist
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Rinku Mehta, M.D. is a Reproductive Endocrinologist who completed
her training at University of San Diego and her four year OB/GYN residency at University
of Texas. She has actively pursued research in Polycystic ovary syndrome with a focus on
the effects of hyperandrogenemia in women with PCOS. She has also been trained in all
aspects of ovulation induction and in-vitro fertilization. Providing the highest quality
of patient care possible is extremely important to her. She joins Reproductive Science
Center on July 17, 2006 and will be located primarily in our Fremont clinic. She serves
as a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Endocrine Society and the
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society. Her areas of interest are polycystic ovarian Syndrome,
endometriosis as well as hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgery.
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Kristen Ivani, Ph.D., HCLD - Laboratory Director
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Kristen Ivani, Ph.D. has served as the
laboratory director at Reproductive Science Center of the San
Francisco Bay Area since 1989. Dr. Ivani is a board-certified
high-complexity clinical laboratory director in the disciplines of
embryology and andrology and an inspector for the College of
American Pathologists Reproductive Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Dr. Ivani is a member of the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine, the International Embryo Transfer Society, the American
Association of Bioanalysts and several scientific honor societies.
Her areas of interest include embryo cryopreservation, in vitro
fertilization, gamete micromanipulation, patient education, and
preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
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