The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has expelled Dr. Michael Kamrava, the physician famous for transferring numerous embryos via in vitro fertilization to Nadya Suleman, who later went on to give birth to octuplets. Dr. Kamrava of the West Coast IVF Clinic in Beverly Hills, California transferred six embryos into Ms. Suleman’s uterus – it’s believed that two of those embryos split into twins, leading to the birth of eight infants. In patient younger than 35 years of age, ASRM guidelines say that only one or two embryos can be transferred to reduce the risk of multiple births. Provider tracking data apparently shows that Dr. Kamrava transferred, on average, 4.1 embryos to patients under 35. [via Medical News Today]
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.