Alan DeCherney

Alan DeCherney
Alan DeCherney
Born	Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Muhlenberg College - BA Temple University - MD University of Pittsburgh - Internship University of Pennsylvania - Residency
Known for	Former American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) president (1995) Former Fertility and Sterility editor (1997 -2011) Former Society for Reproductive Investigation president (1994-1995)
Spouse	DeeDee DeCherney
Children	Two
	Scientific career
Institutions	National Institute's of Health

Alan H. DeCherney is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist who specializes in reproductive endocrinology & infertility. He is experienced in reproductive and endocrinology, infertility, and reproductive genetics.

Dr. DeCherney earned a B.A. from Muhlenberg College and an M.D. from Temple University. He did his residency at the University of Pennsylvania and internship at the University of Pittsburgh; he was also a research fellow at the Lister Institute in London, England. From 1982 to 1991, DeCherney directed the Reproductive Endocrinology division at Yale University. Then he worked as the director of the Reproductive Endocrinology division at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1996 to 2006.^[1]

He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has served as president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Reproductive Surgeons (SRS), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology, and the Society for Gynecologic Investigation.^[1] He also served as the Editor in chief for Fertility and Sterility from 1997 to 2011, and publish numerous articles that help shape the field of REI.

He was formerly the John Slate Ely Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale University, the Phaneuf Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University, the president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Currently he works as Director of the Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology and Chief, Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health.^[1]

Dr. DeCherney was a pioneer when IVF was first performed successfully in the United States. He was among a handful of physicians who treated some of the earliest patients. Over the years, Dr. DeCherney has mentored more than 100 Reproductive Endocrinologists.

List of Firsts

Dr. DeCherney have pioneered many never before done treatments and procedures that are now fundamental in the field of reproductive endocrinology & infertility.

Medical

First Ectopic Pregnancy removal with a Laparoscopes
Mention of Discriminatory Zone for Diagnosis Ectopic Pregnancy^[2]
Endometrial Ablation with Wire Loop
Hyskon Pump
IVF High Dose HMG
Started Minimally Invasive Surgery at Yale University
First Sonohysterogram
Withered tube (DES)^[3]
Paper on Aging and Fertility (NEJM)
CASA (Computer Assisted Sperm Analysis)
First IVF Program in the Northeast, 5th in the country
Intercede to prevent adhesions
Empiric treatment of endometriosis
Vaginal Probe Guide for Egg Aspiration
Empiric IUI and HMG
Oil soluble vs Water Soluble dye for hysterosalpingograms increasing fertility
Homotransplantation of the human fallopian tubes
MRI of uterine anomalies
REI Match
REI Fellow's Retreat
SART Registry - 2nd President Validation Committee Chair for the CDC
New England Journal of Medicine, Associate Editor (First OB/GYN)
First OB/GYN as a Branch chief at the NIH

Honors

2020	NICHD Merit Award
2020	ASRM Lifetime Achievement Award
2017	Society of Reproductive Surgeons Distinguished Surgeon Award
2016	Society for Reproductive Investigation Lifetime Distinguished Service Award, now named the DeCherney Society of Distinguished Lifetime Service Award
2016	Elected to the Academy of Medicine
2015	IOM Committee on Ethical and Social Policy Considerations of Novel Techniques for the Prevention of Maternal Transmission of Mitochondrial DNA Diseases
2011	RESOLVE, National Infertility Association, Barbara Eck Founder's Award
2011	Faculty Award, ISMAAR International Society
2010	Nominee: 2010 Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award
2010	International Federation of Fertility Societies Honorary Member
2009	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Doctor Honoris Cause
2008	Recognition as Teacher and Preceptor from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2008	AWA-WPC Physician Mentor Recognition Program Award
2008	National Institute's of Health (NIH) Director's Mentoring Award
2006	University of Bucharest, Doctor Honors Causa
2002	Temple University School of Medicine Henry B. Laughlin Alumnus of the Year Award
1996	Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Fellow and ended Shankweiler Society Fellow: Muhlenberg College
1995	Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, Tufts University
1989	Temple University School of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award
1987	President's Achievement Award from Society of Gynecologic Investigation
1985	The John Slide Ely Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine
1984	Yale University Honorary Degree, Master of Arts, Privatim
1966	Alpha Omega Alpha-Temple School of Medicine

Academic Appointments

Instructor, Department of OB/GYN, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Professor of OB/GYN, Yale University School of Medicine
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of OB/GYN, Yale University School of Medicine
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and chairman of the department, Tufts University School of Medicine
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and chairman of the department, UCLA School of Medicine
Chair (Executive) of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chief of Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Professor Emeritus, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chief and Senior Investigator, Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility and Gynecology Branch and Deputy Clinical Director for Academic Affairs at Eunice Kennedy Shriveer National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

Professional Organizations

- American Assembly, Columbia University

- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)

- American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation

- American Association for History of Medicine

- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG)

- American College of Surgeons

- American Society for Reproductive Medicine

- Supreme Court Historical Society

- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Special Interest Group (PGD SIG)

- Academy of Medicine of Washington DC

- American Gynecological Club

- American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society

- European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

- National Academy of Medicine

- Pacific Coast Fertility Society

- Society for Reproductive Investigation

- Society of Gynecologic Surgeons

- Society for the Study of Reproduction

Press Mentions

Giants in Obstetrics and Gynecology Series: A profile of Alan H. DeCherney, MD^[4]
The Heart's Desire, New York Times

Personal life

Dr. DeCherney's family emigrated from Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. His great-uncle was a longtime Chair of the Department of Otorhinology at Temple University School of Medicine, who persuaded DeCherney's father to become a family practitioner. Growing up, DeCherney's father, William worked from 6 AM to 11 PM, in the office that was also their home. Alan recalls sharing meals with his father in between seeing patients. Seeing his father working hard to help his patients kindled Alan's love for medicine from an early age.

Alan met his wife, Deanna (DeeDee), when he was looking for someone to help him with an important report. After completing the manuscript, they went on a date, and were married 4 years later. DeeDee is an artist, a talented creamiest, sculptor, and interior designer. She served as the editorial director of Design Times magazine. Now she is a senior trustee of her alma mater, The University of the Arts, in Philadelphia.

Together, the DeCherneys had 2 sons, Peter and Alexander. They now live in Maryland, and are engage in a number of charitable works.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Alan H. DeCherney, M.D., National Institutes of Health, retrieved 2016-02-21.
^ Romero, R.; Kadar, N.; Jeanty, P.; Copel, J. A.; Chervenak, F. A.; DeCherney, A.; Hobbins, J. C. (September 1985). "Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: value of the discriminatory human chorionic gonadotropin zone". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 66 (3): 357–360. ISSN 0029-7844. PMID 3895079.
^ De Cherney, A. H.; Eichhorn, J. H. (1996-01-25). "Case 3-1996". New England Journal of Medicine. 334 (4): 255–260. doi:10.1056/nejm199601253340409. PMID 8532004. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ Romero, Roberto (October 2017). "Giants in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A profile of Alan H. DeCherney, MD". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 217 (4): 389.e1–389.e12. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.06.028. ISSN 0002-9378. PMC 5987219. PMID 28692822.

[nih-1] Alan H. DeCherney, M.D., National Institutes of Health, retrieved 2016-02-21.

[2] Romero, R.; Kadar, N.; Jeanty, P.; Copel, J. A.; Chervenak, F. A.; DeCherney, A.; Hobbins, J. C. (September 1985). "Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: value of the discriminatory human chorionic gonadotropin zone". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 66 (3): 357–360. ISSN 0029-7844. PMID 3895079.

[3] De Cherney, A. H.; Eichhorn, J. H. (1996-01-25). "Case 3-1996". New England Journal of Medicine. 334 (4): 255–260. doi:10.1056/nejm199601253340409. PMID 8532004. Retrieved 2022-11-22.

[4] Romero, Roberto (October 2017). "Giants in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A profile of Alan H. DeCherney, MD". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 217 (4): 389.e1–389.e12. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.06.028. ISSN 0002-9378. PMC 5987219. PMID 28692822.

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