
Karen Purcell
MD, PhD
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology
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About
Dr. Karen Purcell is a reproductive endocrinologist and the founder and director of CARE for the Bay Area, a fertility practice in Los Gatos, California. She earned her medical degree at Yale School of Medicine and trained in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she served as administrative chief resident. She then completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco, supported by NIH reproductive sciences training funding. She is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Her clinical work centers on fertility and endocrine care, and she has led research projects examining complementary medicine in the context of fertility treatment.
Education
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Yale School of Medicine
Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
University of California, San Francisco
Certifications
- –Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- –Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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- CCRM San Francisco, Bay Area Center for Reproductive Medicine, LLC (BACRM)Menlo Park, CA
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