Dr. Joel Batzofin, F.A.C.O.G.
Founder & Medical Director, Batzofin Fertility Services

Dr. Joel Batzofin, an internationally recognized expert in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology (A.R.T.), who has helped to pioneer many important developments in the field, was born in South Africa.  He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand Medical School.  After an internship in South Africa, Dr. Batzofin immigrated to the United States where he completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated in 1983.  He then did a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he graduated in 1985.  This was followed by a second fellowship in Reproductive Andrology and Male Infertility.  Dr. Batzofin is therefore uniquely qualified to address both male and female infertility issues.

In 1986, Dr. Batzofin moved to California to join the Medical Faculty at Stanford University.  He subsequently relocated to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. In 1988, he founded the Huntington Reproductive Center in Pasadena, California.  Under his medical directorship, the practice expanded into Orange County, CA, and grew to become the largest provider of Assisted Reproductive Technology (A.R.T) in the Western United States.

In 2003, Dr. Batzofin was recruited to open a new office for the Sher Institute of Reproductive Medicine in Manhattan, New York.  The program grew rapidly under his leadership and expanded into Westchester County, Long Island and New Jersey. Dr. Batzofin recently opened Batzofin Fertility Services, an East Meets West Fertility, Inc. Affiliate practice.  This program will incorporate traditional Western Medicine (IVF, Frozen Embryo transfers, Egg Donation, Surrogacy, etc.) as well as practices from Traditional Chinese Medicine under the direction of Dr. Mike Berkley, L.Ac. A holistic approach will be offered in a single setting, incorporating herbal treatments, maya abdominal massage, meditation and yoga, along with State of the Art Western Medical treatments.

Dr. Batzofin has authored many articles and scientific abstracts as well chapters in Medical Text books and has lectured and delivered scientific presentations throughout the world on various aspects of Assisted Reproductive Technology.  He has a special interest and expertise in Third Party Parenting, i.e., Egg Donation and Surrogacy. Additionally, Dr. Batzofin is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of immunologically mediated infertility, and repeated pregnancy loss.  He is an active clinical investigator and remains committed to the needs and interests of his patients in a rapidly evolving area of medicine.

Dr. Batzofin is married and has two daughters who both attend college at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.  His hobbies include sports, especially golf, boating, and skiing.  He also loves to explore new destinations and has traveled extensively throughout the world.  He enjoys photography, and loves children.  

Dr. Batzofin chose Reproductive Medicine because his biggest passion in life is to help couples either start or enlarge their families.  He has been involved in helping to bring more than 10,000 babies into the world. 

By combining holistic medicine and Western treatment protocols, which he has practiced for more than twenty years, Dr. Batzofin will dedicate the remainder of his career to trying to extract the best of each of these modalities to increase pregnancy rates in those suffering with infertility.   

Dr. Batzofin and his team of experts will do everything possible to make certain that your experience with us will be an exciting and productive journey.

You will be treated by attentive, caring and nurturing doctors and staff in a beautiful, tranquil and peaceful environment.