Vivian Lewis, M.D.

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University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 668
Rochester, New York 14642

Appointment: 585 487-3378

Fax: 585 334-8998

Portrait

Dr. Lewis attended Harvard College as an undergraduate and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons as a medical student. She completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and a reproductive endocrinology fellowship at the University of California-SanFrancisco.

Dr. Lewis is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine where she is also Associate Dean for Faculty Development for Women and Diversity. Prior to coming to Rochester, she was on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago where she cared for infertility patients and ran a multidisciplinary menopause clinic.

Dr. Lewis is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive endocrinology. She is a member of the numerous professional societies including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the North American Menopause Society, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. She has served for two terms as a member of the advisory committee on reproductive health drugs for the Food and Drug Administration.

Her areas of expertise include reproductive endocrinology, infertility, menopause, in vitro fertilization and hormone replacement therapy. Her current areas of research interest are: male infertility, menopausal health and hormone therapy.

Current Appointments

Board Certifications
Reproductive Endocrinology, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1987 - Present
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1985 - Present
Education
MD Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons 1977
BA Biology Harvard College 1973
Post-Doctoral Training & Residency
University of California, San Francisco Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Cardiovascular Research Institute Reproductive Endocrinology 1981 - 1983
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City Mount Sinai School of Medicine Obstetrics-Gynecology 1977 - 1981
Awards and Honors
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development-Advisory Council 2007 - 2009
National Institute on Aging-study section member 2005 - 2007
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Outstanding district service award 2004
Ad-Hoc Reviewer - National Institute Maternal and Child Health, 2001 and National Institute on Aging (special emphasis panel) 2002 - 2004
Preliminary prize poster (clomiphene and insemination timing) American Society of Reproductive Medicine annual meeting 2002
National Medical Association OB/GYN Section: Distinguished physician, teacher and scholar award 1998
Chicago Gynecologic Society 1989
Alpha Omega Alpha 1976