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Jamie A Grifo M.D.

NYU Fertility Center
Reproductive Endocrinology
660 First Avenue
5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
877-661-1617
Physician's Statement: 

Dr. Jamie A. Grifo is the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at the NYU School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Grifo also holds the faculty appointment of Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the NYU School of Medicine and is on staff at NYU Fertility Center, a New York fertility clinic with offices in Manhattan, New Jersey, Connecticut and Westchester County.

Dr. Grifo received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Case Western Reserve Medical School and completed his residency at Cornell University Medical Center. After completing a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Yale University, he returned to Cornell and established a medical practice specializing in the treatment of infertility in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Grifo is Board Certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology, as well as being certified by the Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy.

Fertility Treatment: 

Fertility doctor Jamie A. Grifo at NYU Fertility Center provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for all stages of infertility, treating both men and women. He provides infertility consultations and services from surgery to Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), including non-donor and donor in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine (artificial) insemination (IUI), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), assisted hatching, preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening (PGD/PGS), and more.

Fertility treatments provided by Dr. Jamie Grifo at NYU Fertility Center include:

Assisted hatching
Blastocyst culture and transfer
Consultation
Donor egg
Donor sperm
Egg freezing
Embryo freezing and storage
Embryo transfer
Fertility drugs
Fertility workup
Frozen embryo transfer
Hysteroscopy
ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection)
IUI (intrauterine insemination)
IVF (in vitro fertilization)
Laparoscopy
Ovulation Induction
PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis)
Semen analysis
Sperm freezing and storage
Surgery
TESE (testicular sperm extraction)
Tubal reversal
Conditions Treated: 

Fertility doctor Jamie Grifo and the other fertility doctors at NYU Fertility Center diagnose and treat conditions that can result in female infertility and male infertility.

Fertility doctor Jamie Grifo at NYU Fertility Center diagnoses and treats the following conditions:

Difficult menopause
Disorders of puberty and sexual development
Endometriosis
Male infertility
Miscarriage/Recurrent Miscarriage
Ovulatory Dysfunction
Pelvic abnormalities
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Premature ovarian failure
Unexplained infertility
Uterine fibroids
Areas of Research: 

New York fertility doctor Jamie Grifo's scientific interests are focused in the area of pre implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), and his team had the first successful delivery in the United States from the embryo biopsy procedure. Subsequently, there have been more than 200 babies born by PGD worldwide thus far.

Dr. Grifo's research focuses on the use of Germinal Vesicle Transfer as an alternative to egg donation, egg freezing, PGD and stem cells.

Clinical Trials: 

Contact the NYU Fertility Center for information on clinical trials.

Egg Donation Success Rates: 

The following table shows egg donation success rates as reported by NYU Fertility Center, New York University School of Medicine in New York, New York to the CDC in 2008, the fertility clinic performed 168 donor egg cycles in that year; 127 cycles used fresh donor eggs and 41 cycles used frozen donor eggs.

Clinic Name City Fresh Donor Eggs Fresh Live Births Frozen Donor Eggs Frozen Live Births
NYU Fertility Center, New York University School of Medicine NEW YORK 127 56.7 41 26.8
IVF Success Rates: 

The following table shows IVF success rates as reported by the NYU Fertility Center. According to the most recent report published by the CDC, NYU Fertility Center, New York University School of Medicine in New York, New York performed 1206 IVF cycles in 2008. The number of IVF cycles and babies born, broken down by patients' age is as follows:

Clinic Name City Number of Cycles by Age Live Birth Rate By Age (%)
<35 35-37 38-40 41-42 43-44 <35 35-37 38-40 41-42 43-44
NYU Fertility Center, New York University School of Medicine NEW YORK 312 249 278 222 145 57.7 43.4 40.3 28.4 18.6
Paying for Fertility Treatment: 

The NYU Fertility Center billing staff is available to answer questions related to the fertility clinic's financial policy and associated fees. All matters regarding finances should be directed to an NYU Fertility Center billing representative. Please call (212) 263-8647.

The NYU Fertility Center is a New York State Infertility Project Site.

Board Certifications: 
Yes
Education: 

Dr. Jamie Grifo received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Case Western Reserve Medical School and completed his residency at Cornell University Medical Center. After completing a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Yale University, he returned to Cornell and established a medical practice specializing in the treatment of infertility in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Grifo is Board Certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology, as well as being certified by the Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy.

New York fertility doctor Jamie A. Grifo is affiliated with NYU Medical Center.
Insurance: 

NYU Fertility Center currently participates in United HealthCare's Empire Plan as a Center of Excellence for infertility treatment and accepts United Health Care, Aetna, OptuumHealth and Oxford insurance. For more information, visit NYU Fertility Center's website.

Professional Memberships: 

A member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) since 1989, Dr. Grifo has served on the Ethics Committee and is currently the president of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART).

Languages: 
English

Reviews

LOVE this doctor! He's a top choice!

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Your rating: 55 1
This doctor is personable, compassionate and extremely supportive. I went to him about egg freezing and he was so thorough in the procedure and costs. After doing the tests, without going in to details, it just confirmed that I'm so doing the right thing by freezing my eggs. I really recommend him!

Great Doctor

5
Your rating: 55 1
This doctor is wonderful. He's very dedicated to his mission and at the cutting edge of the field. He also seem to be very respectful of patients, lacking even a hint of snobbery.

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