RGI Team

RGI Team

Reproductive Genetics

Dr. Ilan Tur-Kaspa

Ilan Tur-Kaspa, MD, is the President and Medical Director of the Institute for Human Reproduction (IHR) in Chicago. He is also the Director of the IVF-PGD Program, at the Reproductive Genetics Institute since 2002.

Dr Tur-Kaspa is an internationally known Specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility. He is one of the worlds most experienced Reproductive Specialists in advanced IVF/ICSI treatment with Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).

In addition to hundreds of IVF/ICSI cycles performed annually for infertility, he personally conducted more than 1000 IVF-PGD cycles in the last few years for patients with over 50 different genetic single gene disorders (such as Cystic Fibrosis, Fragile-X syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia, Huntington disease, and Hereditary cancer predisposition genes), chromosomal translocations, for HLA matched child, and for aneuploidy.

Dr Tur-Kaspa graduated Medicine in 1980 from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, with an outstanding M.D. Thesis Award. He completed his residency and training in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Tel-Hashomer Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Israel and at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and the PGD International Society.

Dr Tur-Kaspa specializes in advanced Assisted Reproductive Technologies and infertility treatments (IVF, ICSI, Egg Donation, Oocyte Cryopreservation for fertility preservation), with or without PGD. He is the author and co-author of over 90 scientific publications and book chapters in scientific journals with regards to modern infertility treatments, reproductive imaging, and PGD. He is an Invited Speaker in important national and international scientific meetings on infertility, reproductive imaging, IVF and clinical outcome of PGD.  He is a co-Editor of the book on “Biotechnology of Human Reproduction”, published in 2003. He serves as a Reviewer for the leading scientific Journals in Reproductive Medicine such as Fertility and Sterility, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Human Reproduction, and Human Reproduction Update.

Dr Tur-Kaspa served in 2002-2003 as Chair of the Reproductive Imaging Special Interest Group of the ASRM. He is the Vice President of the International Society of the Fallopian Tube. In 2008-09 he served as the President of the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists.

Dr Tur-Kaspa: “I am committed to providing excellent and innovative patient care in an environment of respect, compassion and sympathetic concern. The patients’ success in achieving their goal to have a healthy baby is our success.”

Dr. Norman Ginsberg

Department: Prenatal

Specialty
Fetal Medicine
Prenatal Genetic Testing
CVS
Amniocentesis

Address:
2825 North Halsted,
Chicago, Illinois 60657
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Languages (in addition to English)
French
Russian

Gender
Male

Medical School
Northwestern Medical School
 
Accepted Health Plans:
Aetna
BCBS of IL
Cigna
HMOI
Humana
Unicare
 

Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson

Joe Leigh Simpson, M.D. received his medical education and training at Duke University (M.D., 1968). He subsequently trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology (residency) and in Pediatrics (pediatrics) at Cornell University Medical College (New York City), and took laboratory training in cytogenetics. Prior to accepting his current position at Florida International University (FIU), he was at Brooke Army Medical Center (1973-75), Northwestern University (Associate Professor and Professor, 1975-86), University of Tennessee Memphis (Chair and Professor, 1986-94), and Baylor College of Medicine (Chair and Professor, 1994-2007). He is certified in medical genetics as well as in obstetrics and gynecology.
 
Dr. Simpson has played leadership roles in many professional organizations. He was 1993-1994 President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 1994-1998 President of the International Society of Prenatal Diagnosis, 1998-1999 President of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, 2007-09 President of the American College of Medical Genetics, 2006-09 President of the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society and 2007-2010 Treasurer of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM). He serves on numerous committees, including the NICHD Board of Scientific Counselors (2005-09) and the March of Dimes Scientific Advisory Committee.
 
Dr. Simpson has written 15 major books and over 700 articles and chapters. His research encompasses many areas of genetic prenatal diagnosis and reproductive genetics. He has received NIH and March of Dimes support for clinical trials on prenatal genetic diagnosis, multiple conferences, basic work on recovering fetal cells from maternal blood, and K-12 faculty mentoring training awards. Current studies include genetics of sex differentiation and especially genetics of premature ovarian failure for which several causative mutations (FIGLA, NOBOX) have been found. This work is in collaboration with colleagues at Shandong University, Jinan, China. Work in prenatal genetic diagnosis focuses on recovery of intact fetal cells and cell-free DNA from maternal blood for definitive noninvasive prenatal genetic diagnosis; the first detection of fetal trisomy in maternal blood was made by Dr. Simpson and colleagues. Other work in prenatal genetic diagnosis involves preimplantation genetic diagnosis, namely single cell diagnostics. FIU Dr. Simpson is working with Dr. Helen Tempest, Dr. Renee Martin and FIU faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences to develop nanoscale devices that can detect exposure to toxins unspecified with respect to nature and magnitude.
 
 Dr. Xu Ye

Dr. Xu is theDr. Xu Ye MD, is the  Medical Director of Beijing Millary Yulane Yulane Reproductive Genetics Institute.

Dr. Xu Ye is an internationally known Specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility. He is one of the China most experienced Reproductive Specialists delivied near 10,000 births.
 

 

Residency (OB/GYN):


Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chicago, Illinois
6/1977 –  6/1981