Valerie Baker, MD
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Clinic 900 Welch Rd Ste 350 MC 5800 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 498-7911 Fax (650) 498-6175
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 498-7408Administrative Contact Tracy Lindsay Administrative Associate Email Tel Work 650.498.7408Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Reprod. Endocrinology and Infertility
- Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
Administrative Appointments
- Medical Director, Stanford Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center (2007 - present)
- Director, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Program, Stanford Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center (2009 - present)
- Board of Directors, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (2006 - present)
- Board of Directors, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society (2006 - present)
- Practice Committee, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (2008 - present) View All 14administrative appointments of Valerie Baker
Honors and Awards
- Clinical Research/Reproductive Endocrinology Scientist Scholar, National Institute of Health (2005-2006)
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors in America (2004-2008)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Ortho Fellowship, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1994-1995)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Mead Johnson Fellowship, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1993-1994)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Reprod. Endocrinology and Infertility, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998) |
| Board Certification: | Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1996) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center, CA USA (1995) |
| Residency: | UCSF - Department of OB/GYN & REI, CA (1992) |
| Medical Education: | Harvard Medical School, MA (1988) |
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
primary ovarian insufficiency, premature ovarian failure, health policy, infertilty, assisted reproductive technology, ovulation induction, hormone therapy
Clinical Trials
Publications
- A cost-benefit analysis of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for carrier couples of cystic fibrosis. Fertil Steril. 2009
- Clinical efficacy of highly purified urinary FSH versus recombinant FSH in volunteers undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization: a randomized, multicenter, investigator-blind trial. Fertil Steril. 2009; (4): 1005-11
- Factors affecting success rates in two concurrent clinical IVF trials: an examination of potential explanations for the difference in pregnancy rates between the United States and Europe. Fertil Steril. 2009
- Oocyte retrieval versus conversion to intrauterine insemination in patients with poor response to gonadotropin therapy. Fertil Steril. 2009; (4): 1315-7
- Instructing an embryonic stem cell-derived oocyte fate: lessons from endogenous oogenesis. Endocr Rev. 2009; (3): 264-83
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