Bruce Shapiro MD, Founder, Medical Director
and Laboratory Director
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Meet Bruce Shapiro MD, the founder of FCLV and the most-experienced reproductive specialist/endocrinologist in Nevada
Dr. Bruce Shapiro MD is specialty board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is also sub-specialty board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He founded The Fertility Center of Las Vegas (FCLV), the city’s first infertility practice. Today, the practice is renowned for research that has advanced the science and practice of reproductive medicine.
Under his direction, The Fertility Center of Las Vegas has grown from a successful local facility to having major regional, national & international influence in the field of Reproductive Endocrinology. Dr. Shapiro has developed techniques that make in vitro fertilization (IVF) safer and more effective, and this research is widely and regularly published in respected medical journals. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale New Haven Hospital. Then, he finished his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale University. Finally, he earned his PhD at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Bruce Shapiro MD has helped improved the field of reproductive medicine
Dr. Shapiro’s research background and a long-standing interest in making IVF safer and more effective have led to many innovations. He was one of the first physicians to perform and report on blastocyst transfer in the United States. Blastocyst transfer is a procedure allowing the transfer of fewer embryos into the uterus while maintaining high pregnancy rates and reducing the risk of high order multiple pregnancy (triplets and greater). He received a research award for this work.
Bruce Shapiro MD was also instrumental in developing techniques for post thaw extended culture (PTEC) following fertilized oocyte cryopreservation demonstrating the importance of embryo-endometrial synchrony for implantation. He received another research award for this work.
Dr. Shapiro was among the first in the world to standardize the use of GnRH agonist triggers in high responders undergoing ovarian stimulation. This practice virtually eliminates ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). His innovations also include the combination of GnRH agonist with low-dose hCG to realize the benefits of each trigger agent. This work has allowed patients who have had previous IVF failures and/or OHSS to have a greater likelihood of conceiving and fewer complications.
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Currently, as the medical director at The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Shapiro’s special interests include women over the age of 40 and those with decreased ovarian reserve. In addition to his work at our Las Vegas fertility center, Dr. Shapiro remains on the faculty as Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, where he teaches medical students and residents.
Contact us to schedule an appointment with Bruce Shapiro. He can help you get on the path to parenthood.
