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Mark V. Sauer, MD is an American physician who has been responsible for advancing the field of reproductive medicine through several of his projects. He is principally known for his work in the field of donor oocyte and embryo transfer and achieved the world's first donor egg pregnancies in older menopausal women while serving as an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Dr. Sauer's other projects included the introduction of methotrexate for the nonsurgical treatment of ectopic pregnancies, and most recently the use of semen washing techniques to prevent the transmission of HIV in couples wishing to conceive when the wife is uninfected. He currently has developed a program for procuring eggs for stem cell therapy from paid donors.
Dr. Sauer is the Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan. He is a tenured Professor at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. He has served on the editorial board of several medical journals, and also worked as consulting editor or ad hoc member on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals. He has authored more than 300 peer review articles related to Reproductive Endocrinology and infertility. He is currently the Program and Laboratory Director for Center for Women's Reproductive Care at Columbia University and the Vice Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University.
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Dr. Sauer graduated Phi Beta Kappa with an A.B. degree in biology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1976. In 1980 Dr. Sauer received his medical degree, graduating with honors and named to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society from the University of Illinois School of Medicine. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Illinois Hospital in 1984 and then chose sub-specialty training in reproductive endocrinology at the University of California in Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, under the mentorship of John Buster, M.D. While there he became actively involved in developing the original protocols and refining the techniques used in embryo and egg donation.
Dr. Sauer is known for his work in establishing pregnancies in women following natural menopause. While an associate professor at the University of Southern California (USC), he headed the egg donation program that established the first pregnancies in women who were in their 40s, 50s and 60s. His series of experiments and work were published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Lancet. He was credited as being a pioneer in reproductive medical research and has been interviewed by leading newspapers and magazines including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and People, as well as television programs such as “Dateline,” “Charlie Rose,” “20/20,” “Nightline,” “The CBS Sunday Morning Show,” “Good Morning America,” “Today” and many others.
As a researcher, professor and clinician, Sauer has trained many young physicians in reproductive medicine. He has made hundreds of presentations at medical meetings and conferences throughout the world, authored over 50 medical textbook chapters, and written two medical textbooks. He serves as a board examiner for both obstetrics and gynecology and the sub-specialty of reproductive endocrinology for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In the past he has served as a medical consultant to the New York State Department of Health, the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Sauer has been married since 1979 to Lynda Marie (Treppa) Sauer and has 4 children: Julie, Chris, Jeffery, and Emily.