Alan S. Berkeley, M.D. Director of In Vitro Fertilization Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU School of Medicine Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tisch Hospital Dr. Berkeley has been a leader in the field of infertility and assisted reproduction since 1979. Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, he received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed an internship at George Washington University Hospital. He completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, with subsequent specialty training in reproductive endocrinology and gynecologic oncology. Before moving to NYU in 1995, Dr. Berkeley was the residency director in obstetrics and gynecology at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center for 16 years. In 1986, he founded the IVF program at Cornell and, in 1988, was named director of gynecology at New York Hospital. During his tenure there, he was instrumental in developing advanced programs in laser and laparoscopic surgery and complex gynecologic surgery. He also developed a special interest in the correction of congenital anomalies. Dr. Berkeley is a frequent lecturer in his field and has published more than 80 scientific articles, chapters and abstracts. During his distinguished career, he also has received numerous honors and awards. As a result of the polling of his peers, Dr. Berkeley was named one of the "401 Best Doctors for Women in America" by Good Housekeeping magazine in 1997, and one of the best doctors in New York by New York Magazine in 1996 and 1998. He also received a 1998 achievement award from RESOLVE for "outstanding dedication and commitment to the mission of creating families." Dr. Berkeley is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the New York Obstetrical Society, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Society of Reproductive Surgeons and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. <back