Sharon E. Moayeri, MD
Balancing a warm personality with a high level of technical proficiency, Orange County Fertility Specialist Dr. Sharon E. Moayeri delivers sound advice while creating personalized treatments.
Her many accomplishments include a prestigious fellowship at Stanford University Reproductive Center, one of the leading centers of its kind. Dr. Moayeri joined SCCRM in 2009 and is extremely well versed in today’s fertility challenges.
To further strengthen her commitment towards advancing the field, she serves as Assistant Professor in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of California-Irvine. Dr. Moayeri is a frequent contributor to medical journals and a reviewer for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her clinical specialties include infertility management, in vitro fertilization, minimally invasive reproductive surgery, and fertility preservation for cancer patients.
Dr. Sharon Moayeri Curriculum Vitae
CURRENT POSITION
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Newport Beach & Mission Viejo, CA
Private Practice Physician
PRIOR POSITION
- 2007-2009 FERTILITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Irvine, CA
Private Practice Physician
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Assistant Professor
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- 2004-2007 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, DIVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY
Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility - 2005-2007 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH AND POLICY
NIH/AHRQ Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
M.S., Health Services - 2000-2004 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER
Internship and Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology- Administrative Chief Resident, 2003-2004
- Committee on Resident Work Hours
- 1996-2000 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE M.D.
- Subcommittee of Clinical Course Directors
- Dean Educational Affairs Student Advisory Board
- Committee for Curriculum & Educational Policy
- 1995-1997 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
M.P.H., Health Policy in Dept. of Community Health Sciences - 1990-1994 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
B.S., Biological Science and B.A., Cognitive Science
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certified December 2005
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Board Certified April 2009
LICENSURE
The Medical Board of California: Issued 2002, Renewed Jun 2006
AWARDS
- Pacific Coast Reproductive Society In-Training Scholarship, April 2006
- NIH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Fellowship , 2005-2007
- Senior Resident Research Award, “Does PGD correlate with day-3 embryo morphology?”
- Berlex Best Teaching Resident Award
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society
- Senior Medical Student Humanitarian Award
- Outstanding Achievement in Obstetrics, UCI-College of Medicine
- Excellence in Research, UCI-College of Medicine
- Contributions to Organized Medicine, Orange County Medical Association
- Health Policy Fellowship Award, American Medical Student Association
- UC Regents Biological Sciences Research Grant Award, UCI undergraduate
- Dean’s Honor List
PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES
2005-2006 Junior Fellow District IX [California] Past-Chair, ACOG
2004-2005 Junior Fellow District IX Chair, ACOG
2003-2004 Junior Fellow District IX Vice-Chair, ACOG
2003-2005 Junior Fellow Council Advisory Committee, ACOG
2003 Junior Fellow Section VII [Orange] Chair of District IX, ACOG
2002 Junior Fellow Section VII Vice-Chair of District IX, ACOG
1999 Political Leadership Institute, American Medical Student Association
1999 Student Regional Conference Committee, American Medical Association
1997-2000 Medical Student Representative, Orange County Medical Association
1997-1998 Council on Legislation, Medical Student Delegate, California Medical Association
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES
Fellow of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FACOG)
American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI)
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society (AOA)
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)
PUBLICATIONS
BOOK CHAPTERS
Moayeri SE and Westphal LM. [Book chapter] Fertility issues for newly diagnosed women interested in child bearing. Breast Surgery: Office Management and Surgical Technique (1st Edition) Ed. Carol E.H. Scott-Conner and Frederick M. Dirbas, Springer, New York, NY
Moayeri SE and Westphal LM. [Book chapter] Radiation and chemotherapy for cancer: Effects on the uterus. The Endometrium: Molecular, Cellular, and Clinical Perspectives (2nd Edition). Taylor & Francis, UK. December 2008.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Moayeri SE, Lee HC, Lathi RB, Westphal LM, Milki AA, Garber AM. Laparoscopy in women with unexplained infertility: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Fertil Steril 2009;92(2):471-480.
Moayeri SE, Allen RB, Brewster WR, Kim MH, Porto M, Werlin LB. Day-3 embryo morphology predicts euploidy among older subjects. Fertil Steril. 2008 Jan;89(1):118-23.
Moayeri SE, Behr B, Lathi RB, Westphal LM, Milki AA. Reply: Perspectives on oocyte research. Fertil Steril. 2007 Oct; 88(4):1020.
Moayeri SE, Behr B, Lathi RB, Westphal LM, Milki AA. Risk of monozygotic twinning with blastocyst transfer decreases over time: an 8-year experience. Fertil Steril. 2007 May;87(5):1028-32.
Moayeri SE, Coutre SE, Ramirez EJ, Westphal LM. Von Willebrand disease presenting as recurrent hemorrhage after transvaginal oocyte retrieval. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr;196(4):e10-1.
Moayeri SE, Cahill L, Jin Y, Potkin SG. Relative sparing of emotionally influenced memory in Alzheimer's disease. Neuroreport. 2000 Mar 20;11(4):653-5.
ABSTRACTS
Wang SL, Burney RO, Moayeri SE, Milki AA, Lathi RB. Effect of diagnostic hysteroscopy with or without mechanical disruption of the endometrium in the infertile population. 64TH ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. San Francisco, CA – ORAL PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2008 Sept;90 (Supplement):S39-40.
Lathi RB, Moayeri SE, Milki AA, Potti S, Westphal LM. Elevations in maternal serum testosterone in early pregnancy related to ovarian stimulation. 63RD ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. Washington, DC – POSTER PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2007 Sept;88 (Supplement):S190.
Moayeri SE, Lee H, Lathi RB, Westphal LM, Garber AM. Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopy and empiric infertility treatment in unexplained infertility. 62ND ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. New Orleans, LA – ORAL PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2006 Sept;86 (Issue 3, Supplement):S101.
Moayeri SE, Werlin LB, Brewster WR, Allen R, Kim M, Porto M. Does PGD correlate with day-3 embryo morphology? 54TH ANNUAL MEETING, PACIFIC COAST REPRODUCTIVE SOCIETY. Indian Wells, CA – ORAL PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2006 April;85 (Supplement):S10.
Allen RB, Brewster WR, Moayeri SE, Nass T, Kim MH, Porto M, Werlin LB. The predictive value of embryo developmental rate for PGD results and pregnancy outcomes. 54TH ANNUAL MEETING, PACIFIC COAST REPRODUCTIVE SOCIETY. Palm Springs, CA – POSTER PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2006 April;85 (Supplement):S20-21.
Moayeri SE, Burney RO, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Behr B, Lathi RB. Pregnancy loss and aneuploidy rate in fresh versus frozen blastocyst transfer. 61ST ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. Montreal, Canada – POSTER PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2005 Sept;84 (Supplement):S172-173.
Moayeri SE, Behr B, Lathi RB, Westphal LM, Giudice LC, Milki AA. Does the incidence of monozygotic twinning with blastocyst transfer decrease over time? 61ST ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. Montreal, Canada – POSTER PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2005 Sept;84(Supplement):S352.
Moayeri SE, Coutre S, Ramirez E, Westphal LM. von Willebrand disease presenting as recurrent hemoperitoneum following transvaginal oocyte retrieval. 61ST ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. Montreal, Canada – POSTER PRESENTATION – Fertil Steril. 2005 Sept;84 (Supplement):S365.
Burney RO, Moayeri SE, Milki AA, Westphal LM, Lathi RB. The prevalence and severity of intrauterine adhesions in an infertile population. 61ST ANNUAL MEETING, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. Montreal, Canada. Oct 2005 - POSTER PRESENTATION. Fertil Steril. 2005 Sept;84(Supplement):S469.
Moayeri SE, Potkin SG, Jin YJ. Selective Attention in Schizophrenia as Measured by a Computerized Task. Biological Psychiatry; 37(9):669, May 1995. ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY - POSTER PRESENTATION.
Jin YJ, Pham J, Moayeri SE, Telford J, Potkin SG. Changes in EEG Resonance Following SDZ MAR 327 Treatment. Biological Psychiatry; 37(9):669, May 1995. ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY - POSTER PRESENTATION.
Jin YJ, Tjahjono L, Cezar C, Moayeri SE, Gerber B, Potkin SG. Relationship Among Clozapine Level, EEG Photic Driving, and Clinical Symptoms. Biological Psychiatry; 37(9):669, May 1995. ANNUAL MEETING, SOCIETY OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY - POSTER PRESENTATION.
LECTURES
Oct 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE, 31ST ANNUAL REVIEW COURSE: OB/GYN Moayeri SE. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
April 2008 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE, DEPT. OF OB/GYN: GRAND ROUNDS Moayeri SE. State of the ART: Past, Present, and Future.
2004-2007 STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, RESIDENT AND MEDICAL STUDENT INSTRUCTOR
Nov 2005 STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, IVF NURSING PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM Moayeri SE. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
Sept 2004 STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, IVF NURSING PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM Moayeri SE. Female Infertility: Diagnosis and Treatment.
May 2004 ANNUAL PHILIP J. DISAIA SOCIETY AND SENIOR RESIDENT PAPER DAY Moayeri SE, Werlin LB, Brewster WR, Kim M, Porto M Does PGD correlate with day-3 embryo morphology?
May 2003 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE, DEPT. OF OB/GYN: GRAND ROUNDS Moayeri SE, Gorenberg DM, Garite TJ, McNulty J. Live cervical pregnancy & fertility preservation: A case of failed systemic methotrexate.
August 1997 AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION, D.C. POLICY FELLOWSHIP DEBRIEFING Moayeri SE. UC Irvine Medical Center confronts managed competition: Will it survive with its academic mission intact?
