Lynn Marie Westphal, MD

Clinical Focus

• Fertility (Reproductive Medicine)
• Gynecology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology

Administrative Appointments

• Member, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center (2007 - present)
• Member, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (2006 - present)
• Fellowship Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (2005 - present)
• Director, Women's Health - Stanford (2005 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Preserving Fertility in Cancer Patients, Telly Award (2005)

Professional Education

Postdoctoral Advisees

Sacha Krieg , Jamie Massie , Kathleen O'Leary

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Obstetrics and Gynecology

Web Site Links

• REI Clinic

Research Interests

Infertility, fertility preservation, oocyte cryopreservation

Clinical Trials

• Effect of Healing Touch on the Experience of Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer Completed
• Day of Embryo Transfer for Patients Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Completed
• Healing Touch During In Vitro Fertilization Suspended

Publications

• Poor prognosis with in vitro fertilization in Indian women compared to Caucasian women despite similar embryo quality. Shahine LK, Lamb JD, Lathi RB, Milki AA, Langen E, Westphal LM. PLoS One. 2009; 4 (10): e7599
• Effect of methotrexate exposure on subsequent fertility in women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation. McLaren JF, Burney RO, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Dahan MH, Lathi RB. Fertil Steril. 2009; 92 (2): 515-9
• Laparoscopy in women with unexplained infertility: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Moayeri SE, Lee HC, Lathi RB, Westphal LM, Milki AA, Garber AM. Fertil Steril. 2009; 92 (2): 471-80
• Embryo quality before and after surgical treatment of endometriosis in infertile patients. Shahine LK, Burney RO, Behr B, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Lathi RB. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2009; 26 (2-3): 69-73
• Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on in vitro fertilization outcome. Friedman BE, Rogers JL, Shahine LK, Westphal LM, Lathi RB. Fertil Steril. 2009; 92 (4): 1312-4