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Peyman Saadat, M.D. is a graduate of University of Southern California (USC) medical school in Los Angeles. After completing his medical education, Dr. Saadat was to complete his postgraduate training at the same institution. His postgraduate training included an Internship and Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in addition to Fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at USC.
Dr. Saadat is Board-Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Saadat has been involved in numerous research studies. His current area of research interest includes in vitro fertilization and egg donation, endometriosis, ovarian reserve and menopause, polycystic ovarian syndrome and its management, ovulation induction, treatment of mood and libido disorder related to menopause, treatment and management of pituitary tumors including prolactinomas, diabetes and pregnancy.
In addition, Dr. Saadat has written various chapters and has been involved in writing various peer review journal articles in the areas of Pelvic inflammatory disease, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, treatment of poor responders to in vitro fertilization, management of menopause and related symptoms as well as several other areas.
To complement his various research interests, Dr. Saadat has been actively involved in patient care and teaching other physicians and students about patient care duties. He has been the recipient of various teaching and research awards throughout his career.
His current area of interest in patient care include management of advanced infertility problems including ovulation induction using Clomid, human menopausal gonadotropins, parlidel, as well as other agents, In Vitro Fertilization including gift, zift, egg donation and third party parenting, management of endocrine disorders, including polycystic ovarian syndrome, prolactinomas, mullarian anomolies. He is also involved in surgical management of infertility, including tubal reanstemosis, hysteroscopic and laparoscopic management of ovarian cyst and uterine fibroids, surgical management of uterine septum as well as other procedures.
Please click here for a list of Dr. Saadat's publications.
IRA A. BLITZ, M.D., FACOG:
Dr. Blitz has been practicing infertility since 1978. He graduated from UCLA Medical School and did postgraduate work at UCLA Affiliated Hospitals. After starting his career in Obstetrics and Gynecology with the US Air Force during the Vietnam Era he went on to complete a Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 1977. Dr. Blitz joined the Kaiser-Permanente program in 1978 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and participated in a referral Infertility practice. During this time he was appointed to numerous quality committees. He became Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was elected a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 1980.
In 1986 he moved to the San Gabriel Valley to help with the development of the new Kaiser Medical Center in Baldwin Park. There he started a new Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology which grew to over 35 physicians. He was the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility there since its inception. During that time he also sat on the Regional Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Committee helping direct policy in this area for Southern California Kaiser-Permanente. He was also chosen by his colleagues to sit on the Regional Credentials Committee evaluating the qualifications of thousands of physicians.
Dr. Blitz has given professional lectures in the areas of Infertility and Contraception. He was elected a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine in 1980 and is also a member of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society and the Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. Dr. Blitz is fluent is both English and Spanish. He has received repeated recognition for the quality of his patient care and patient satisfaction.
Dr. Jerry Hall is the embryologist for Reproductive Fertility Center. Dr. Hall has been involved in human assisted reproductive technologies for over 20 years, including seven years as laboratory director of In Vitro Fertilization at George Washington University.
Dr. Hall received his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Mississippi. After that he served a three year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Subsequently, Dr. Hall directed gamete research for the Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental toxicology at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for four years. In 1981 Dr. Hall established the Center for Reproductive Research and Testing, the first private, comprehensive andrology laboratory in the United States.
He has had two general program award papers and a prize poster over the past few years at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting and has authored over 100 scientific articles and abstracts. In addition, he also serves as a consultant to fertility programs throughout the United States and internationally.
