JOHN J. ZHANG, M.D., M.SC., PH.D., H.C.L.D.
Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology from The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Inc.
Dr. Zhang is an early pioneer of Minimal Stimulation IVF and Natural Cycle IVF; Embryo and Egg Freezing; Freezing by Vitrification and Cytoplasmic Transfer.
After completing his medical degree at the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China in 1984, Dr. Zhang undertook postgraduate training in the United Kingdom. He studied male infertility at Birmingham University, earning a Master's Degree at that institution in 1985. He was one of 80 overseas student recipients of the British Postgraduate Scholarship in 1989.
At Cambridge University, Dr. Zhang studied in vitro maturation and fertilization of mammalian oocytes, earning a Ph.D. in In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in 1991. In 1997, after more than 10 years of training and research in the biology of mammalian reproduction and human embryology, Dr. Zhang successfully completed a residency in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the New York University School of Medicine. In 2001, Dr. Zhang was chosen to become the first Fellow in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility of New York University School of Medicine.
Dr. Zhang founded the New Hope Fertility Center in 2004. He has been recognized as a world leader in his more gentle approach to assisted reproductive technology (ART), including minimal stimulation IVF (the Mini-IVFTM treatment) and Natural cycle IVF. He is one of a handful of reproductive endocrinologists in the U.S. who also holds a Ph.D. in embryology with an additional certification as a high complexity laboratory director. His research interests include long term cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos and ovarian tissue, as well as oocyte reconstruction by nuclear transfer. His research and clinical work in mammalian in vitro fertilization is highly recognized and he is invited to speak each year at worldwide conferences.
