Dr. C. James Chuong is the Medical Director of Cooper Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medicine in Houston, Texas. He was the Founder of the Institute in 1997. Dr. Chuong received his Medical Degree from National Taiwan University College of Medicine and a Master’s Degree of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles. He completed his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan/Henry Ford Hospital and fellowship training in reproductive endocrinology/infertility at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr. Chuong was on the faculty at the University of Texas, Medical Branch in Galveston and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Prior to his current position, he was the In Vitro Fertilization Program Director of the Cooper Institute in New Jersey. He has received several national grants and merit awards including those from American Society for Reproductive Medicine and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He served as a reviewer for Am. J of Ob/Gyn and Obstetrics & Gynecology. He has published numerous articles and book chapters, and given presentations at national and international meetings in the field of infertility and reproductive medicine. He is board certified by both American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and American Board of Reproductive Endocrinology.
CURRENT POSITION (1998 – Present)
Medical Director / Laboratory Director
Cooper Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medicine
FORMER POSITIONS
1995-97 Program Director, In Vitro Fertilization Program
Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders
Associate Professor,
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey
1989-95 Assistant Professor
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1991-94 Director of Fellowship Program
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1985-89 Assistant Professor
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
EDUCATION
1970-72 National Taiwan University, College of Science, Taipei Taiwan
1972-77 National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei Taiwan, M.D. Degree
1977-78 UCLA, School of Public Health (Specialized in Epidemiology) – M. P. H. Degree
SPECIALTY TRAINING
1979, New Jersey Medical School Integrated Newark, New Jersey Internship Program
1983, University of Michigan/Henry Ford Hospital Residency Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics Detroit, Michigan
Program Director: Bruce H. Drukker, M.D.
1985, Mayo Clinic Fellowship
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Rochester, Minnesota
Program Director: Carolyn B. Coulam, M.D.
1989, Mini-Fellowship – Assisted Reproductive Technologies (In Vitro Fertilization/Embryo Transfer); Methodist Center for Reproduction and Transplantation Immunology, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana. Program Director: Carolyn B. Coulam, M.D.
1989, Preceptorship – Hypophyseal Portal Blood Sampling in Rats; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, Sponsor: John Porter, Ph.D.
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Fellow)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (previously American Fertility Society)
Mental Health Professional Group; American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Society of Reproductive Surgeons
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
The Endocrine Society
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mayo Alumni Association
Chinese American Doctors Association of Houston
Dr. Chuong is on the staff of Memorial – Hermann Healthcare System (Hermann Hospital, Southwest Memorial Hospital), Columbia Health Network (Woman’s Hospital of Texas, in Houston), Methodist Health Care System Center in Sugarland. A physician on staff of an accredited hospital is subject to peer review by the medical community, and must conform to independent standards of training, continuing education and performance.
Dr. Chuong has been conducting both clinical and research activities in reproductive endocrinology and infertility for more than thirty years. He has received several national grants and merit awards for his work. He has published numerous articles and given presentations throughout the country. He was on the Executive Committee and Scientific Program Committee for the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Program Committee for the International Congress of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, he is on the Ad Hoc Committee for several peer-reviewed journals including Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology, and Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Botros Rizk, MD, HCLD
Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Fellow, Royal College of physician and surgeon of Canada
Fellow, Royal College of Obstetrics and gynecology London, England
Dr. Botros Rizk is a renowned infertility specialist internationally recognized for his expertise in In Vitro Fertilization and endometriosis Prior to joining Cooper Institute, Dr. Rizk was Professor and Head of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Medical and Scientific Director of USA In vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction at the University of South Alabama. Mentored by Nobel Laureate Professor Robert Edwards, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for achieving the first successful In Vitro fertilization in the world.
Dr. Rizk started his career in Reproductive Medicine in London, UK. He joined the prestigious University of Cambridge for three years from 1990 to 1993. Dr. Rizk is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist in England, as well as, the American Board of Bioanalysts in Embryology and Andrology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Rizk conducted numerous fertility research projects, published more than twenty medical textbooks and gave presentations nationally and internationally. He is very active in numerous fertility societies and is currently the President of the Middle East Fertility Society.
FORMER POSITIONS:
Distinguished Adjunct Professor
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Present 2015-2016
Interim Chairman
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Alabama 2001-2002
Director
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Program Director, USA IVF and ART Program
Medical Director, USA IVF and ART Program
University of South Alabama 1996-2020
Co-Director Women’s Health Center
Knollwood Park Hospital
University of South Alabama 2001-2002
Tenured Professor and Head
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Program Director, USA IVF and ART Program
Medical Director, USA IVF and ART Program
University of South Alabama 2000-2020
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Program Director, USA IVF and ART Program
Medical Director, USA IVF and ART Program
University of South Alabama 1997-2000
Assistant Professor and Director
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Program Director, USA IVF and ART Program
Medical Director, USA IVF and ART Program
University of South Alabama 1996-1997
Residency
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
University of South Alabama 1993-1996
Clinical Lecturer and Senior Registrar Cambridge University
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Cambridge Clinical School
Cambridge, England
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
Norwich, Norfolk, England 1990-1993
Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Reproductive Endocrinology and In Vitro Fertilization Program
Bourn Hallam Medical Center and the Middlesex Hospital
Cambridge and London, England 1988-1990
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Farnborough Hospital
University of London
Orpington, Kent, England 1986-1988
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
All Saints Hospital
University of London
Chatham, Kent, England 1985-1986
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cairo University and Sahel Teaching Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt 1983-1985
Internship in Medicine and Surgery
Cairo University Medical School
Cairo, Egypt 1982-1983
EDUCATION:
MBBCh, Cairo University Medical School, Cairo, Egypt, December 1981
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, England, MRCOG January 1988
Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology American Board Obstetrics and Gynecology November, 1998
Board Certified, Embryology and Andrology The American Board of Bioanalysis, High complexity Laboratory Director November 1997
Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Ottawa, Canada, FRCS(C) June 1996
LICENSES:
Alabama 18303, California A67306, Michigan 4301082961, Texas L 5536, United Kingdom 3383599
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
American Society for Reproductive Medicine, (formerly AFS), Birmingham, AL
American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
American Association of Bioanalysts, St. Loius, MO
American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
American Association of University Professors
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, England
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Brussels, Belgium
President, Middle East Fertility Society Chapter in the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Rizk’s areas of clinical and research interests have been ovarian stimulation including the development of the protocol. He is internationally considered a leading authority on ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and made original contributions to the pathophysiology and prevention of the syndrome. Dr. Rizk authored a book solely dedicated to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome that is considered the standard reference for OHSS. Dr. Rizk is an authority on endometriosis; its novel medical management and robotic surgery. He has received numerous academic honors and given presentations nationally and internationally. He is the editor and reviewer for numerous peer review journals.
