Dr. Gary D. Smith, Ph.D. HCLD
Off-site Lab Director
- Southern California Native
- Bachelor and Master of Science from Oregon State University. In 1993, awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Washington State University, followed by a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Oregon Primate Research Center
- Over 30 years' experience as IVF Lab/Scientific Director at University of Chicago, University of Michigan, and Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
- In 2002, co-founded one of the nation’s first Fertility Preservation Programs in the University of Michigan’s Rogel Cancer Center
- Mentored more than 70 predoctoral and postdoctoral students, medical residents, and fellows—many of whom are today’s leaders in Human Reproduction
- Published over 125 peer-reviewed articles and books
- Currently Professor of Ob/Gyn, Physiology, and Urology at University of Michigan
- Board Certified as a High Complexity Laboratory Director (AAB) in both Andrology and Embryology
Education
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Reno, NV
Internship
Pepperdine University, M.A. Clinical Psychology,
Selected Member of Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology)
Kenyon College, B.A., English Literature, with minor in Psychology and Drama
License
License
California Board of Behavioral Sciences Examiners, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: #23079
Affiliations
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
ASRM Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG)
Fertile Hope
Pacific Coast Reproductive Society
Path2Parenthood
Resolve, The National Infertility Association
Southern California Reproductive Psychology Professional Group
The Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy
