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Cash, Check, Credit

Insurance Accepted:

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Philosophy of Care

Providing personalized care for patients having difficulty building their family. I specialize in all aspects of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss.

Personal Interests

Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Medical School

Wake Forest University Medical School

Residency

UCSF (University of California at San Francisco)

Fellowship(s)

Stanford University

Board Certifications

Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Professional Associations:

American Society of Reprodcutive Medicine, Fellow in American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Stanford OBGYN Alumni, Washington State Obstetric Association, Seattle GYN Society

Awards:

Teaching awards, Medical school honor society

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Shahine LK, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Baker VL, Behr B, Lathi R. Day 2 versus Day 3 embryo transfer in poor responders: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Fert Stert 2011; 95:330-332.

Masie JA, Shahine LK, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Lathi RL. Ovarian stimulation and risk of aneuploid conceptions. Fert Stert 2011; 95:970-972.

Banerjee P, Chot B, Shahine LK, et al. Deep phenotyping to predict live birth outcomes in in vitro fertilization. PNAS 2010;107(31):13570-13575.

Langen ES, Shahine LK, Lamb JD, Lathi RB, Milki AA, Fujimoto VY, Westphal LM. Asian ethnicity and poor outcomes after in vitro fertilization blastocyst transfer. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;115(3):591-6.

Shahine LK, Lamb JD, Langen E, Lathi RB, Milki AA, Westphal LM. Poor Prognosis with In Vitro Fertilization in Indian Women Compared to Caucasian Women Despite Similar Embryo Quality. PLoS One 2009. [In Press]

Shahine LK, Lathi RB, Baker VL. Oocyte retrieval versus conversion to intrauterine insemination
in patients with poor response to gonadotropin therapy. Fertil Steril 2009;92:1315-17.

Friedman B, Shahine LK, Rogers J, Lathi RB. Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on in vitro fertilization outcome. Fertil Steril 2009;92:1312-14.

Huang K, Shahine LK, Gupta N, Westphal LM. Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation and Gestational Surrogacy: A Feasible Option for Patients with Lung Transplant. J Reprod Med 2009 [In press].

Shahine LK, Burney RO, Behr B, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Lathi RB. Embryo quality in infertile patients before and after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. J Assist Reprod Genet J Assist Reprod Genet. 2009;26(2-3):69-73.

Jun SH, Choi B, Shahine L, Westphal LM, Behr B, Reijo Pera RA, Wong WH, Yao MW. Defining human embryo phenotypes by cohort-specific prognostic factors. PLoS ONE. 2008; Jul 2; 3(7) e2562.

Shahine LK, Cedars MI. Patient willingness to participate in a clinical trial with preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Fertil Steril. 2008;89(4):879-84.

Klatsky PC, Cronbach EJ, Shahine LK, Caughey AB. Abruptio placentae in the setting of an atypical presentation of acute appendicitis: a case report. J Reprod Med 2008;53(2):129-131.

Friedman BE, Shahine LK, Lathi RB. SSRIs: Implications for women's health across the reproductive life span. Sexuality, Reproduction, and Menopause 2008(6):27-32.

Shahine LK, Lathi RB, Dahan M. Metformin and fetal malformations. Fertil Steril 2007; 87(5)1240.

Shahine LK, Cedars MI. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis does not increase pregnancy rates in patients at risk for aneuploidy. Fertil Steril 2006; 85:51-6.

Shahine LK, Lathi R. Night sweats and elevated FSH levels associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in a pre-menopausal woman. Obstet Gynecol 2006;108(3 Pt 2):741-2.

Shahine LK, Caughey AB. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2005;60(1):39-46.

Peer-Reviewed Abstracts:

Miscarriage rates in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss undergoing oocyte donation. Poster presentation at The American Society of Reproductive Medicine Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2010.

“Asian ethnicity associated with decreased live birth rate after blastocyst transfer.” Poster presentation at The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Meeting, Palm Springs, 2008.

“The Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors on In Vitro Fertilization Outcome.”
Poster presentation at The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Meeting, Palm Springs, 2008.

“Exogenous follicle stimulating hormone and risk of aneuploidy.” Oral presentation at The American Society of Reproductive Medicine Meeting, Washington, DC, 2007.

“Surgical treatment of endometriosis and embryo quality.” Poster presentation at The American Society of Reproductive Medicine Meeting, Washington, DC, 2007.

“Metformin and fetal malformations.” Correspondance Fert Stert 2007; 87:1240.

“Pregnancy and multiple gestation rates in donor oocyte cycles in relation to the number of embryos transferred.” Poster presentation at The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Meeting, Palm Springs, 2006.

“Are all egg donors created equal?” Poster presentation at The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Meeting, Palm Springs, 2006.

“The effect of a vanishing twin on perinatal outcomes.” Oral presentation at The American Society of Reproductive Medicine Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2005.

Kelly L, Moran W, Velez R, Russell G, Case D, Paskett E. Breast cancer screening: The role of physician personal characteristics and professional experience. J Gen Int Med. 2001; 16:203-204.

Abernathy DR, Kelly LP, Andrawis, NS. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) induces prolonged AP-1 transcription factor DNA binding activity in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) isolated from aged Fischer 344 rats. FASEB Journal 1996; 10:558.