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Overcoming Infertility: The Next Step to Parenthood
Pacific Fertility Center®, offers complimentary monthly educational seminars hosted by our infertility specialists. These seminars will provide you with an opportunity to:
- Meet our physicians
- Learn about infertility
- Learn about options available through ART or Advanced Reproductive Technology
- Ask your specific infertility questions
Our seminars are always free and are led by our Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists and Infertility Specialists.
San Francisco Seminar Locations (All Seminars will be at the PFC Education Center unless otherwise noted):
Pacific Fertility Center's New Education Center
55 Francisco Street, Suite 550
San Francisco, CA 94133
Complimentary Parking is Available
Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf Hotel
1300 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-771-9000
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Holiday Inn Express at Fisherman's Warf
550 N Point St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-409-4600
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Time:
Every third Wednesday
Registration begins at 6:15 PM
The seminar begins promptly at 6:30 PM and runs until 8:30 PM
2008 Seminar Dates (All Seminars will be at the PFC Education Center unless othewise noted):
January 16 (at the Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf Hotel)
February 20 (at the Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf Hotel)
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
Semptember 17
October 15
November 19
Please phone 888-834-3095 and make a reservation or
Click here to make a Reservation on line.
Seminar Speakers
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Philip E. Chenette, MD
Infertility specialist, Dr. Chenette has spent over a decade specializing in the treatment of patients with complex infertility diagnoses, especially those over the age of 40. Previously, he performed clinical care and infertility research at Northwestern University Medical School, founding their successful IVF program. Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Indiana University Medical School, 1983; residency, Magee Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh; fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Southern California; faculty, Northwestern University Medical School, 1989–91; Pacific Fertility Center 1991–92, San Francisco Center for Reproductive Medicine, 1992–99, Pacific Fertility Center, 1999-present.
Joseph Conaghan, PhD
Dr. Conaghan is an internationally recognized human embryologist who directed ART laboratories at both UCSF and Hammersmith Hospital, London. An active participant in patient treatment, he directs a team of human embryologists focusing on embryo viability and selection for transfer and cryopreservation. Board Certified High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director; University of Limerick, Ireland, 1987; University of London, PhD, 1994; IVF Laboratory Inspector for the College of American Pathologists; American Board of Bio-analysis Examination Board Member for Embryology; faculty, UCSF, 1995–99, Pacific Fertility Center, 1999-present.
Carolyn R. Givens, MD
Infertility specialist, Dr. Givens is a skilled practitioner in physician-assisted ovulation induction, laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. During her years at the University of California, San Francisco, she developed particular expertise in severe male factor infertility and genetic problems associated with infertility. She is an accomplished clinical researcher and author of numerous published professional articles . Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1986; residency, Parkland Memorial Hospital; fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, UCSF; faculty, UCSF 1992–99, Pacific Fertility Center, 1999-present.
Carl M. Herbert, MD
Dr. Herbert has been performing IVF longer than any other infertility specialist in San Francisco, and was instrumental in the development of one of the first assisted reproductive technology programs in the country, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Under his direction over the last ten years, SFCRM has become a leading center for infertility care and assisted reproductive technology services . Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; University of Florida Medical School, 1978; residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, Vanderbilt; faculty and Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology Division, Vanderbilt 1989–90; Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at California Pacific Medical Center, 1996–present, President of ISFAHSIM, The International Society for Advancement of Humanistic Studies in Medicine 2002-2003, Pacific Fertility Center, 1999-present.
Isabelle P. Ryan, MD
Dr. Ryan is an experienced Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility specialist who joined PFC in December 1999. Her pioneering research at UCSF has led to new insights into the important clinical problem of endometriosis-related infertility. She has published extensively on this subject in major journals. Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; University of California, Davis Medical School, 1989; combined residency/fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, UCSF; faculty, UCSF, 1996–99, Pacific Fertility Center, 1999-present.
Eldon D. Schriock, MD
Dr. Schriock is an internationally recognized expert in infertility and was a member of the medical team of infertility specialists that performed the first IVF treatment in Northern California. He has expertise with couples whose IVF treatment has been unsuccessful at other clinics. During his years as a faculty member and later Director of the UCSF IVF Program, he concentrated on infertility patient care and physician education. Board Certified Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Northwestern University Medical School 1977; residency, Northwestern; fellowship in Endocrinology, UCSF; faculty, University of Tennessee; faculty and Director of IVF Program, UCSF, 1990–99, Pacific Fertility Center, 1999-present.
DIRECTIONS TO HOLIDAY INN FISHERMAN'S WHARF HOTEL
Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf Hotel
1300 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-771-9000
SEE MAP – Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf
Location within the Hotel
2nd Floor Conference Room Area (follow the PFC signs).
From BART, Embarcadero Station:
Board "F-Market" streetcar @ Market & Main to Fisherman's Wharf (outbound)
Get off at Fisherman’s Wharf stop @ Jones & Beach
South on Jones (away from the wharf) 1/2 block
West on North Point for one block
Right into hotel entrance @ Columbus
Before 7 pm we recommend taking the following route:
Go to the East Corner of Fremont St. & Market St.
Board the SF Muni Bus #10/Aquatic Park
Get off at the North Point St. & Jones St. exit
West on North Point for one block
Right into hotel entrance @ Columbus
Please note the #10 line ends at 7 pm. As such, it should be used for your arrival only.
From North of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge (Hwy 101)
Highway 101 South
Cross the Golden Gate Bridge
Marina Exit (Follow the signs to Fisherman's Wharf)
Right on Laguna for one block
Left on Bay, go approximately 1 mile
Left on Columbus
From South San Francisco via Hwy 101 - from the Airport or the Peninsula.
101 North
80 East
Exit 4th Street, Stay in the middle lane
Merge on to Bryant Street, continue to the end
Left on Embarcadero, go 1 1/2 miles
Left on Bay, go approximately 1/2 mile
Right on Columbus
From East of San Francisco via the Bay Bridge (Hwy 80)
80 West - the Bay Bridge
Exit right off the bridge on the "FREMONT Street" exit
Stay to the right as you go down the ramp. Follow the signs toward "FOLSOM Street"
Left at the bottom of the ramp onto Folsom Street.
Left on Embarcadero, go 1 1/2 miles
Left on Bay, go approximately 1/2 mile
Right on Columbus
From South of San Francisco via Highway 280
280 North towards San Francisco/Bay Bridge
Highway ends at King Street
Continue on King, it becomes Embarcadero
Continue on Embarcadero about 2 miles
Left on Bay, go approximately 1/2 mile
Right on Columbus
Complimentary parking in hotel parking lot with validation at the front desk. Parking lot entrance is on Columbus. Street parking in metered areas is free after 7 pm.
DIRECTIONS TO HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS at Fisherman's Wharf
Holiday Inn Express at Fisherman's Warf
550 North Point St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-409-4600
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