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Donna Session, M.D.
The Emory Clinic
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Medical Director of Assisted Reproduction Program
Emory Reproductive Center


Specialties


Obstetrics and Gynecology (Board certified since 1994)
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (Board certified since 1996)



Area of Clinical Interest


fallopian tube recanalization
fertility
fibroids
gynecological surgery
hormone replacement therapy
in-vitro fertilization
infertility
laparoscopic surgery
laparoscopy with lasers
miscarriage-spontaneous
polycystic ovarian disease
premature ovarian failure
reproductive surgery
ultrasound





Hospital Affiliation(s)


Emory University Hospital
Emory University Hospital Midtown



Addresses Locations


Emory University Hospital Midtown
550 Peachtree Street, NE, 18th Floor Atlanta , GA 30308 Map to the office
(404) 778-3401



Year started practicing at Emory

2004



Education


Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 1986

Internship
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY 1987

Residency
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY 1990

Fellowship
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 1993

Other
Post Doctorate, Sloane Scholar, Columbia University, 1996
Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers, 2007



Organizational Leadership Memberships

American Association of Gynecologic Laparosocpists

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Resolve

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology

Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility



Awards

America's Top Doctors
Castle Connolly’s Guide, 2003

Atlanta Magazine Top Doctors,
2009

Ladies Home Journal
Best Doctors in America, 2002



Major or Recent Publications

Allemand MC, Dumesic DA, Tummon I, Session D, Morphological Criteria for the Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) by 3-Dimensional (3D) Transvaginal Ultrasound (TVUS), Fertility and Sterility . Fertility & Sterility. 85(1):214-9,2006.

Foong SC, Abbott DH, Lesnick TG, Phy JL, Session DR, Tummon IS, Walker DL,Thornhill AR, Dumesic DA Diminished Intrafollicular Estradiol (E2) Levels in Women with Reduced Ovarian Responsiveness to Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone (rhFSH) Therapy for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) . Fertility and Sterility 2005 Vol 83/5 ,1377-1383.

Park JK, Murphy AA, Bordeaux BL, Dominguez CE, Session DR. Ovulation induction in a poor responder with panhypopituitarism: a case report and review of the literature . Gynecol Endocrinol. 23:82-86,2007.

Session DR. Gynecologic ultrasound; and diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adults, in Avoiding Common Errors in OB/GYN edited by Carla Roberts MD. PhD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia,PA.

Session DR. Thyroid replacement and pregnancy. Georgia Chapter Resolve. . The National Fertility Association Newsletter,2007.

Walker DL, Gardner DK, Lane M, Tummon, IS, Session, DR, Thornhill, A. Cryosystem assessment by glucose uptake of blastocysts . Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 2005 Vol 11,601-607.