Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, M.D.

Dr. Agarwal graduated from St George’s Hospital Medical School, London in 1986 and then made the transition to America to complete an Ob/Gyn residency at Duke University. Here, he gained his interest in Reproductive Medicine and decided to complete a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UCLA. Following the fellowship, Dr. Agarwal was faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for eight years where, prior to being recruited by UC San Diego in 2003, he was Director of the Cedars-Sinai Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Agarwal is Clinical Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Director of Fertility Services at UC San Diego and one of the physicians at the Reproductive Partners Medical Group-UCSD Regional Fertility Center in La Jolla. He is widely known for his work on endometriosis which has focused on improving the therapeutic options for women with this debilitating disease. Because of his expertise, Dr. Agarwal has been an invited speaker both nationally and internationally. He has won prizes from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has been repeatedly cited in the Marquis Who’s Who in America, the Consumers’ Research Council’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists in America and as one of the Best Doctors in America by Castle Connolly.

EDUCATION:

St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
M.B.,B.S. Medical Degree

AWARDS:

• Resident research prize for oral presentation "Evaluation of the reproductive toxicology of aluminum" Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
• Second place prize for poster presentation "Is clomiphene citrate with intrauterine insemination effective therapy in women over the age of 35?" at the 50th annual meeting of the American Fertility Society, San Antonio, TX.
• Berlex Foundation. The Berlex Faculty Development Award.
• Mentor for Klara Vogel, MD's resident research prize presentation "Leptin antagonizes IGF-1 augmentation of FSH-stimulated estradiol production in human granulosa cells" at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
• "Differential effects of GnRHa therapies: implications regarding the Estrogen Threshold Hypothesis" presentation at the "Contemporary use of a GnRH-agonist in the treatment of endometriosis" plenary symposium during the VI World Congress On Endometriosis, Quebec City, Canada.
• "Recent developments and evolving concepts in the medical management of endometriosis" plenary presentation at the 18th Brazilian Congress of Human Reproduction, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
• "Current and future strategies for the medical management of endometriosis" at the VIII World Congress on Endometriosis, San Diego, CA . presented at the "Emerging Treatment Modalities for Endometriosis: New Solutions" plenary symposium during the VIII World Congress On Endometriosis, San Diego, CA.
• Listed in Guide to America's Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists . Consumer's Research Council of America, Washington, DC.

RESIDENCY:

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Obstetrics and Gynecology

FELLOWSHIP:

University of California, Los Angeles, California, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

ADDITIONAL TRAINING:

Senior House Officer in obstetrics and gynecology to Mr. Ross at St. Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey, UK.
Senior House Officer in obstetrics and gynecology to Mr. A. Amias at St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
Senior House Officer in gynecology to Mr. S.L. Stanton at St. James' Hospital, London, UK.
House Physician to Dr. M. Dulake, at St. James' Hospital, London, UK.
House Surgeon to Mr. S.E.P. Miller, at Epsom District Hospital, Surrey, UK.

SOCIETY POSITIONS:

Acting Director of Division of Reproductive Medicine, Medical Director of Ob/Gyn Ambulatory Care Center services
Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Clinical Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Director of Fertility Services, UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, California, Current
Associate Professor of Reproductive Medicine UCSD School of Medicine, San Diego, California
Associate Professor In Residence,Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:

CSMC:
Director of family planning services
Medical Director of Ob/Gyn ambulatory care services
Acting Director of Reproductive Medicine
Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine

UCSD:
Director of Fertility Services

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

 

Last updated: September 21, 2009
Author: Dr. V. Gabriel Garzo

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