INVITED LECTURES

TITLES

Sperm cryopreservation in male patients with cancer:  An epidemiological analysis.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October, 2004.

Recurrent pregnancy loss. Presented at the RESOLVE’s 14th Annual Fall Symposium titled “Infertility & Family Building Options,” Irvine, California, October, 2005.

Navigating fertility treatment.  Presented at the RESOLVE’s 15th Annual Fall Symposium titled “Infertility & Family Building Options,” Irvine, California, October 28, 2006.

Polycystic ovary syndrome in the adolescent.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, August 29, 2006.

Reproductive health in your 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and beyond.  Presented at the Step Up Women’s Network’s Women’s Health Panel:  Fertility and Pathways to Parenthood.  Beverly Hills, California, January 30, 2007.

Aging and reproduction. Presented at the Verdugo Hills Medical Center, Glendale, California, February 15, 2007.

Options for fertility in female patients with cancer.  Presented at Hematology Grand Rounds, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 
April 13, 2007.

Options for fertility in female chemotherapy patients:  The current status.  Presented at the Weekly Tumor Board, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, California, May 10, 2007.

Assisted reproductive technology:  Decision-making and perinatal implications.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation, Burbank, California, June 7, 2007.

Options for fertility preservation in female patients with cancer:  The current status.  Presented at Grand Rounds, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, June 26, 2007.

Options for fertility preservation in female patients with cancer.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, August 24, 2007.

Aging & reproduction. Presented at the RESOLVE’s 16th Annual Fertility & Adoption Symposium titled “Family Building Options,” Los Angeles, California, January 8, 2008.

Advances in oocyte preservation technology.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, California, June 24, 2008.

Ovarian stimulation protocols and understanding options for low responders.  Presented at the RESOLVE’s Family Building Symposium, Long Beach, California, October 18, 2008.

Rise to action 2009. Presented at the Event for Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, February 7, 2009.

Fertility preservation. Presented at the Arizona ACOG Section and Phoenix Ob/Gyn Society Midwinter Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2009.

Assisted reproductive technologies.  Presented at the Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, California, March 18, 2009.

Fertility preservation. Presented at the Breast Cancer Care & Research Fund sponsored Wellness Lecture Series 2009, El Segundo, California, October 3, 2009.

Fertility treatments, concerns/risks, and legal issues related to fertility.  Presented at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, California, October 5, 2009.

Cancer and fertility: Understanding options for patients and survivors of childhood cancer.  Presented at the Twenty-Fourth Regional Conference on Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Nursing, Indian Wells, California, May 13, 2010.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Presented at the Northridge Hospital, Roscoe Campus, Northridge, California, June 11, 2010.

Fertility and pregnancy in young women affected by breast cancer.  Presented at the 11th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer, Orlando, Florida, February 25-27, 2011.

Cancer and fertility: Options for young adults with cancer. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Psychosocial Seminar:  The Unique Needs of the Young Adult Facing Cancer, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, March 18, 2011.

Oncofertility. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California, May 31, 2011.

Oncofertility. Presented at Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California, August 18, 2011.

Options for fertility preservation in women diagnosed with cancer.  Presented to the Hematology Oncology Division, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, June 21, 2012.

Options for fertility preservation in women diagnosed with cancer.  Presented to the Young Survivors Support Group, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California, July 17, 2012.

Options for fertility preservation after diagnosis of breast or ovarian malignancies.  Presented at the Hematology Oncology Grand Rounds, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, California, September 12, 2012.

Why ask why:  Should the reason for oocyte cryopreservation matter? ASRM Interactive Session, Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group Interactive Session.  68th annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Diego, California, October 23, 2012.

Cancer and fertility: Understanding options for patients and survivors of childhood cancer.  Presented at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2013.

Fertility and reproductive options.  Presented at the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, Laguna Hills, California, July 18, 2013.

Options for fertility preservation in female patients with cancer:  The current status.  Presented at Grand Rounds, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, October 25, 2013.

Fertility in-service. Options for fertility preservation in female patients with cancer.  Presented at the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, November 8, 2013.

Cancer and fertility: Understanding options for patients and survivors of childhood cancer.  Presented at Pediatrics Grand Rounds, City of Hope, Duarte, California, May 30, 2014.

Fertility in the oncology patient.  Presented in the Department of Medical Oncology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, January 16, 2015.

Advances in fertility options for survivors of childhood cancer.  Presented at the Late Effects Tumor Board of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, January 22, 2015.

Understanding options for fertility preservation and fertility assessment in the adolescent and young adult patient.  Presented at the AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Cancer Symposium, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, March 21, 2015.

Fertility in cancer patients. Presented at the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, April 14, 2015.

Options for fertility preservation and fertility care in the female cancer patient.  Presented at the Obstetrical and Gynecological Assembly of Southern California, Marina Del Rey, California, May 8, 2015.

Options for fertility care in adolescents and young adults with cancer.  Presented at Grand Rounds, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Los Angeles, California, September 23, 2015.

Oncofertility. Presented in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente Sunset, Los Angeles, California, July 28, 2016.

Fertility preservation in adolescents with cancer.  Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s roundtable, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 17, 2016.

Oocyte cryopreservation: How old is too old?  How young is too young?  Presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Workshop:  Advancing Science and Practice to Improve Access in Reproductive Care, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 19-20, 2016.

Fertility in cancer patients. Presented to Hematology/Oncology Fellows, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, October 28, 2016.

Infertility in cancer patients.  Presented at Grand Rounds, White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, January 11, 2017.

Options for fertility preservation and fertility care in women diagnosed with breast cancer.  Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Conference, Norris Research Tower, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, March 14, 2017.

Fertility preservation options before cancer care.  Presented at the PIH Health Hospital, Whittier, California, September 19, 2017.

Fertility preservation/egg retrieval.  Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Conference, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. September 19, 2017.

Preserving Future Reproductive Function: Adolescence and Beyond. Interactive session.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Antonio, Texas. November 1, 2017.

Advances in fertility preservation for breast cancer patients.  USC Breast Cancer Symposium, Los Angeles, California. January 26, 2018.

Fertility and pregnancy outcomes in young women with cancer.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL. June 2, 2018. 

Fertility and pregnancy in women with Turner’s Syndrome.  Turner’s Syndrome Family Day, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. October 6, 2018.

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Addressing fertility in young women with breast cancer.  USC Breast Cancer Symposium, Los Angeles, California. January 26, 2019.