MRSi 2021: The Fertility Cosmos: Exploring Beyond the Known
Eric Forman, MD, HCLD
As the Medical and Laboratory Director at Columbia University Fertility Center, Eric Forman, MD, HCLD, oversees the medical practice as well as the IVF embryology and andrology laboratories. Dr. Forman has extensive clinical and laboratory research experience. He has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals on a wide range of topics in assisted reproductive technology (ART). He has a special interest in using preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) to optimize IVF and improve selection for elective single embryo transfer (eSET). A randomized controlled trial he led demonstrated, for the first time, that transferring a single chromosomally-normal embryo can achieve the same live birth rates as transferring two untested embryos. After publication of this paper, eSET rates skyrocketed and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine references Dr. Forman’s study in its guideline on the number of embryos to transfer in IVF. He also has an interest in fertility preservation, and a study he led proved that egg freezing using the rapid vitrification technology does not increase the risk of genetic abnormalities in the resulting embryos. This study was cited as a “watershed in ART” by one of the world’s leading experts on cryopreservation.
Sessions
Opening Ceremony & Meeting Welcome!
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
8:00am - 9:00am
The Controversy: Do you Dare Take The Mosaic Embryo Transfer Voyage
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Welcome!
Thursday, September 23, 2021
8:30am - 9:00am
To Euploidy and Beyond: A Review of Factors Influencing Implantation of PGT-A Screened Embryos
Thursday, September 23, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Meeting Welcome!
Friday, September 24, 2021
10:30am - 10:45am