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Heather G. Huddleston, M.D.

Fertility specialist

Dr. Heather Huddleston is an expert in reproductive endocrinology and fertility at the UCSF Center for Reproductive Health. She has a special interest in unexplained infertility, uterine disease and recurrent pregnancy loss. Huddleston is actively researching endometrial biology, recurrent miscarriage and ethnic differences in reproductive potential. She has spoken nationally on her research, which has been published in numerous medical and scientific journals.

Huddleston earned a medical degree at Harvard Medical School and completed an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology as well as a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine. She is an adjunct assistant professor in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at UCSF.

Clinics

Center for Reproductive Health
2356 Sutter St., Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353-7475
Fax: (415) 353-7744

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday apts. available for patients undergoing treatment

PCOS Clinic
2356 Sutter St., Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 885-3674
Fax: (415) 885-3663

Hours: Two Thursdays a month
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

More about Heather G. Huddleston

Education

Harvard School of Medicine 1998

Residencies

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology 2002

Fellowships

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility 2005

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Skillern A, Cedars M, Huddleston H. Egg Donor Informed Consent Tool (EDICT): development and validation of a new informed consent tool for oocyte donors. Fertil Steril. 2013 May; 99(6):1733-1738.e4.
  2. Foyouzi N, Cedars MI, Huddleston HG. Cost-effectiveness of cytogenetic evaluation of products of conception in the patient with a second pregnancy loss. Fertil Steril. 2012 Jul; 98(1):151-5.
  3. Mayle RE, Graw BP, Huddleston HG, Woolson ST, Goodman SB, Huddleston JI. MI TKA: A Risk Factor for Early Revision Surgery. J Knee Surg. 2012 Nov; 25(5):423-8.
  4. Johnstone EB, Davis G, Zane LT, Cedars MI, Huddleston HG. Age-related differences in the reproductive and metabolic implications of polycystic ovarian syndrome: findings in an obese, United States population. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2012 Oct; 28(10):819-22.
  5. Koenig K, Huddleston JI, Huddleston H, Maloney WJ, Goodman SB. Advanced age and comorbidity increase the risk for adverse events after revision total hip arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Aug; 27(7):1402-1407.e1.
  6. Fujimoto VY, Bloom MS, Huddleston HG, Shelley WB, Ocque AJ, Browne RW. Correlations of follicular fluid oxidative stress biomarkers and enzyme activities with embryo morphology parameters during in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. 2011 Dec; 96(6):1357-61.
  7. Huddleston HG, Rosen MP, Gibson M, Cedars MI, Fujimoto VY. Ethnic variation in estradiol metabolism in reproductive age Asian and white women treated with transdermal estradiol. Fertil Steril. 2011 Sep; 96(3):797-9.
  8. Wang ET, Fujimoto VY, Yeaton-Massey AJ, Vittinghoff E, Caughey AB, Huddleston HG. Asian ethnicity and fecundability in women with spontaneous conceptions. Fertil Steril. 2011 Jun 30; 95(8):2769-71.
  9. Sharma H, Johnstone EB, Gates E, Sohn SH, Huddleston HG, Fujimoto VY. Asian immigrants to the United States are less likely to donate cryopreserved embryos for research use. Fertil Steril. 2011 Apr; 95(5):1672-6.
  10. Lamb JD, Johnstone EB, Rousseau JA, Jones CL, Pasch LA, Cedars MI, Huddleston HG. Physical activity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: prevalence, predictors, and positive health associations. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Apr; 204(4):352.e1-6.
  11. Graw BP, Woolson ST, Huddleston HG, Goodman SB, Huddleston JI. Minimal incision surgery as a risk factor for early failure of total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Sep; 468(9):2372-6.
  12. Huddleston HG, Cedars MI, Sohn SH, Giudice LC, Fujimoto VY. Racial and ethnic disparities in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 May; 202(5):413-9.
  13. Dehlendorf C, Bryant AS, Huddleston HG, Jacoby VL, Fujimoto VY. Health disparities: definitions and measurements. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar; 202(3):212-3.
  14. Huddleston HG, Rosen MP, Lamb JD, Modan A, Cedars MI, Fujimoto VY. Asian ethnicity in anonymous oocyte donors is associated with increased estradiol levels but comparable recipient pregnancy rates compared with Caucasians. Fertil Steril. 2010 Nov; 94(6):2059-63.
  15. Browne RW, Bloom MS, Shelly WB, Ocque AJ, Huddleston HG, Fujimoto VY. Follicular fluid high density lipoprotein-associated micronutrient levels are associated with embryo fragmentation during IVF. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2009 Nov-Dec; 26(11-12):557-60.
  16. Lamb JD, Huddleston HG, Purcell KJ, Modan A, Farsani TT, Dingeldein MA, Vittinghoff E, Fujimoto VY. Asian ethnicity is associated with decreased pregnancy rates following intrauterine insemination. Reprod Biomed Online. 2009 Aug; 19(2):252-6.
  17. Rosen MP, Shen S, Rinaudo PF, Huddleston HG, McCulloch CE, Cedars MI. Fertilization rate is an independent predictor of implantation rate. Fertil Steril. 2010 Sep; 94(4):1328-33.
  18. Huddleston HG, Jackson KV, Doyle JO, Racowsky C. hMG increases the yield of mature oocytes and excellent-quality embryos in patients with a previous cycle having a high incidence of oocyte immaturity. Fertil Steril. 2009 Sep; 92(3):946-9.
  19. Browne RW, Shelly WB, Bloom MS, Ocque AJ, Sandler JR, Huddleston HG, Fujimoto VY. Distributions of high-density lipoprotein particle components in human follicular fluid and sera and their associations with embryo morphology parameters during IVF. Hum Reprod. 2008 Aug; 23(8):1884-94.
  20. Huddleston HG, Racowsky C, Jackson KV, Fox JH, Ginsburg ES. Coasting vs. cryopreservation of all embryos for prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. 2008 Oct; 90(4):1259-62.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.