The Center for Reproductive Medicine

Dr. Gianpiero D. Palermo is a Professor of Embryology in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Blavatnik Family Professor of Reproductive Medicine at The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College. He received his B.Sc. from Lyceum Vincenzo Lilla in Franacavilla, Fontana, Italy; received his medical degree from the Universityof Bari in Bari, Italy; and received his Ph.D. in Reproduction and Developmentfrom Monash University in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and his Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a member of both the American Society of Reproductive Medicine as well as the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology. Furthermore, he has been the Director of Assisted Fertilization and Andrology at The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine since 1993.Dr. Palermo was the first to describe intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a solution to complete and unexpected fertilization failure with in vitro fertilization and male factor infertility, in 1992. Since then, it has become the most utilized assisted reproductive technology in the world.Dr. Palermo lectures both nationally and internationally and has authored or co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, over 30 book chapters, multiple textbooks, and over 440 abstracts presented at congresses across the world. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple high-impact journals, including The Lancet, Nature, Fertility and Sterility, Reproductive Biomedicine Online and the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics where he has also served as an editor.Dr. Palermo specializes in the assessment and treatment of the infertile man, including sophisticated, non-traditional sperm preparation techniques and the correction of fertilization failure.You may also visit http://www.ivf.org CRM's patient resource website, for more information and http://www.icsicenter.com/ for the latest research in the Andrology laboratory.

Samuel H. Selesnick, M.D., F.A.C.S. is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Professor of Otolaryngology in Neurological Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and is a member of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Dr. Selesnick is the Editor-in-Chief of The Laryngoscope, which is the oldest and largest otolaryngology peer reviewed journal.Dr. Selesnick is aPast President of the American Otological Society andis a Past President of the American Neurotology Society, the largest specialty organization of neurotologists - skull base surgeons in the United States.Dr. Selesnick is the General Secretary of the International Society for Otology (The Politzer Society).Neurotology encompasses lateral skull base surgery for tumors such as vestibular schwanommas (acoustic neuromas), meningiomas,epidermoid tumors and glomus tumors, as well as the surgical and medical treatment for patients suffering from complex ear-related problems such as hearing loss, otosclerosis, cholesteatoma and facial nerve tumors.Dr. Selesnick has lectured on neurotologic and ear related topics in the United States, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Spain, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Australia, Japan, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, India, the Ukraine, Canada, Brazil and MexicoDr. Selesnick has received The Certificate of Honor bestowed by The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and has been named one of the best doctors in his field by lay publications. Dr. Selesnick sits on the editorial board of the journal 'Otology and Neurotology' and has served as guest editor of 'The Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America'. Dr. Selesnick has served on the Executive Council of The American Neurotology Society, and has served on or chaired numerous committees for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The American Otological Society, The Triological Society, The American College of Surgeons and other medical societies. Dr. Selesnick serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.Dr. Selesnick has researched topics in neurotology - skull base surgery and otology, and has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. The second book he has co-edited was released in November 2010.At the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Selesnick has pioneered skull base surgery for acoustic neuromas and meningiomas as well as other skull base lesions. He has pioneered the use of lasers for the treatment of hearing loss in otosclerosis, and for the treatment of cholesteatoma, during mastoidectomy surgery and for tympanoplasty to repair tympanic membrane perforation.Dr. Selesnick received a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and graduated from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed his training in Otolaryngology at The Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital - Cornell Residency Program and went on to advanced Fellowship training in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Selesnick has been frequently interviewed by the television, radio, and print media. He is an Honorary Police Surgeon in the New York Police Department.His website address is http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/samuelselesnick/index.html."The Acoustic Neuroma Association would like to thank the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery for partnering with the ANA as a Gold sponsor."To learn more about ANA please click the below link:https://www.anausa.org