Robert Anderson MD

Robert Anderson MD is double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and has been practicing in Orange County longer than any other Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist.

 

Dr. Anderson is a leader in the clinical practice of all facets of Reproductive Medicine. In 1989, following his fellowship training in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Southern California, he introduced Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy to the physicians of Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach. He did so by performing procedures that had previously required laparotomy, including the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and pelvic adhesions. He brought expertise in the use of the CO2 and KTP lasers and was instrumental in credentialing the members of the Department of Ob/Gyn in the use of the laser for Laparoscopy.

 

Dr. Anderson founded the Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine in 1992

This center was the first independent IVF center in Orange County located outside a hospital. In 1993, he founded the Southern California Institute for Reproductive Sciences, the first independent IVF laboratory in Orange County. He introduced the routine use of assisted hatching to IVF in 1995. He brought the technology for Blastocyst culturing to Orange County resulting in the first live births of babies from fresh (1999) and frozen (1996) blastocysts. Dr. Anderson has helped develop the current practice of IVF by pioneering the procedure involving the transfer of embryos by transvaginal ultrasound guidance.

 

He has also formed a collaboration with stem cell researchers who developed a stem cell line from embryos donated by patients at the Center. This was one of the initial lines that qualified for federal funding of ongoing research in the field. He has developed a program for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), now preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic diseases (PGT-M). He is currently leading the public dialogue for responsible use of this technology while it is still evolving until further developments allow it to be utilized on a widespread basis.