REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY
Mark D. Hornstein, MD, Director
DIVISION MEMBERS
Physicians
Rachel K. Ashby, MD
Robert L. Barbieri, MD
Janis H. Fox, MD
Antonio R. Gargiulo, MD
Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, MD
Marc R. Laufer, MD
Mitchell S. Rein, MD
Serene S. Srouji, MD
Brian W. Walsh, MD
Elena H. Yanushpolsky, MD
Fellows
Raymond M. Anchan, MD, PhD
Adam M. Griffin, MD
Nia L. Robinson, MD
Christine C. Skiadas, MD
Embryologists
Catherine Racowsky, PhD, Lab Director
Katharine Jackson, Technical Director
Kerry Kelleher
Wana Popal
Beverly DeCoste
Berhan Bogale
Lydia Shi, MD
Christine Sullivan, BS
Aida Nureddin, PhD
Joe Politch, PhD
Liben Zhu, MD
Tommy Waugh
Courtney McAulay
Gena Ratiu, MD
Heather Slater
Epidemiologist
Stacey A. Missmer, ScD
MISSION
The Division is a dedicated team of academic physicians, embryologists, nurses, social workers,
physician assistants, secretaries and other administrative personnel whose core mission is helping
patients build healthy families in a fulfilling work environment that is conducive to innovative
research and teaching. Quality patient care is our central mission and patient satisfaction our
number one priority.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2007-2008
 Performed 748 surgeries and saw 8,957 patients.
 New electronic medical record for IVF and ovulation induction cycles.
 Completed initial planning for new IVF lab and surgical suite in the Brigham Research
Institute to be built on Mass Mental Hospital site.
 Dr. Mark Hornstein: served as President of SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive
Technologies), was nominated for the APGO Excellence in Teaching Award and received
the RESOLVE 2008 Hope Award for Advocacy from the National Infertility Association.
 Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg: served as President-Elect for SART, to serve as President in 20082009 and named Associate Director of the Division.
 Dr. Stacey Missmer: named President of the Research Council for the Endometriosis
Association and nominated for the Harvard Medical School Young Mentor Award.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
 Gave annual postgraduate education programs in reproductive medicine and surgery with
>90% of participants rating it above average or superior to other courses.
 2nd year residents participated in our service and medical students from Harvard and other
schools in the US and abroad spent several weeks with us.
 Matched Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah from the BWH-MGH residency program and Dr. Brooke
Rossi from the University of Rochester as the new fellows starting July, 2008.
 Dr. Raymond Anchan: awarded the Expanding the Boundaries Grant, recipient of the
ASRM/EMD Serono Research Grants in Reproductive Medicine and Women’s Reproductive
Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program/NIH.
 Drs. Brian Walsh and Adam Griffin: awarded the Resident Teaching Award in
Reproductive Medicine.
 Faculty and fellows presented 18 abstracts: Drs. Antonio Gargiulo and Serene Srouji
received Second Prize for Technical Achievement in Video; for Nursing, Sherilyn Levy and
Bonnie M. Campbell gave an oral presentation at the 2007 ASRM annual meeting: The
Men’s Lounge Improvement Project. What Do Men Really Want?
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

The ART Program, under the leadership of Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg and laboratory Director
Dr. Catherine Racowsky, continued to provide superior clinical results: IVF physicians
managed 1,718 assisted reproduction cycles.
GOALS FOR AY 2008-2009
 Continue design of new lab and surgical space.
 Continue to improve patient experience and satisfaction.
SART Data
Maternal Age
Number of patients overall
# Cycle Starts
# Cycle Transfers
% ongoing pregnancies/cycles started
% ongoing pregnancies/embryo transfer
IVF + AH number of patients
# Cycle Starts
# Cycle Transfers
% ongoing pregnancies/cycles started
% ongoing pregnancies/embryo transfer
ICSI ± AH number of patients
# Cycle Starts
# Cycle Transfers
% ongoing pregnancies/cycles started
% ongoing pregnancies/embryo transfers
Under 31
31-33
34-36
37-39
40-42
Over 42
140
120
51.4
60.0
164
148
50.6
56.1
210
187
33.3
37.4
236
205
30.1
34.6
160
137
22.5
26.3
31
24
9.7
12.5
9
9
44.4
44.4
22
21
63.6
66.7
30
26
16.7
19.2
99
82
34.3
41.5
98
87
26.5
29.9
22
19
13.6
15.8
62
56
58.1
64.3
52
48
50.0
54.2
83
76
37.3
40.8
112
104
29.5
31.7
58
49
17.2
20.4
9
5
0
0
* Data includes egg donors and gestation carriers; excludes GIFTs. Starts 07/01/07 - 03/01/08