Ph.D., HCLD, CTBS, EMB, CC, ALD, Andrologist, Embryologist, Reproductive Physiology, Infertility, Fertility
Andrology Laboratory Director (ALD)- Certified as Clinical Consultant by the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB), 2012-Present
Clinical Consultant (CC)- Certified as Clinical Consultant by the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB), 2012-Present
Embryologist (EMB)- Certified as Embryologist by the American College of Embryology (ACE), 2011-Present
National Registry of Volunteer Reviewers- National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Scientific Review (CSR), 2010-Present
Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS)- Certified by the American Board of Tissue Banking (ABTB), 2009
High-Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD)-Certified by the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB)-Andrology & Embryology, 2006
Certification in "Advanced Methods of IVF and PGD Lab"- Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI), Chicago, IL, USA 2006. Embryo micromanipulation and biopsy (i.e., polar body and blastomere biopsy) and fixation for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)/Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS)
Director Member- American Association of Bioanalysts, 2004-Present
Certification as a Laboratory Inspector- College of American Pathologists Reproductive Laboratory Accreditation Program (CAP-RLAP), 2001-Present
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmaceutics, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, 1997
Ph.D., Reproductive Physiology-Andrology, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, 1996
MS, Reproductive Physiology-Andrology, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, 1994
BS, Animal Sciences, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez PR, 1991
Research Models: Bovine, Rabbit, Murine (i.e., rats and mice), Human
Member Speakers Bureau Schering-Plough/Organon, 2008-Present
Laboratory Director, Texas Center for Reproductive Health, Dallas TX
http://www.txcrh.com
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Andrology and Embryology laboratory, semen analysis for male infertility work-up, preparation for artificial insemination (AI, intrauterine insemination autologous and/or donor), assisted reproductive technologies (ART), gamete and embryo micromanipulation procedures (i.e sperm processing and selection, in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), testicular sperm extraction (TESE), percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA), assisted zona hatching (AZH), embryo biopsy/fixation for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), extended embryo culture (blastocyst culture), cryostorage, cryopreservation, freezing and thawing, oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM), oocyte donation, embryo donation)
Cryopreservation (Freezing) of semen, oocyte and embryos, testicular, epididymal and ovarian tissue, Donor semen cryopreservation, Oocyte and Embryo donor, cryopreservation technologies- fertility preservation potential (patients with various forms of cancer and surgical esterilization (i.e., post-vasectomy, breast cancer, tubal ligation)
Clinical Consultant, Dr. Pedro J. Beauchamp IVF Program (Puerto Rico Fertility Center), Bayamón PR
http://www.prfertility.com/
Election to Profesional Society Committees:
-Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR)- Membership Committee, 2008-Present
Editorial Board Member:
-The Scientific World Journal-UROLOGY, 2006-Present
-The Open Andrology Journal, 2008-Present
-Advances in Sexual Medicine, 2011-Present
Ad Hoc Editorial Board Member:
-FERTILITY AND STERILITY- American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), 2005-Present
-THERIOGENOLOGY, an international journal for animal reproduction, 1997-Present
-MIDDLE EAST FERTILITY SOCIETY (MEFS) JOURNAL- Middle East Fertility Society, 1997-Present
-THE JOURNAL OF MEN'S HEALTH- International Society for Men's Health (ISMH), 2005-Present
-CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES- Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2007-Present
-THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES- Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2007-Present
-ANDROLOGIA, 2010-Present
-JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY, 2010-Present
-JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION & GENETICS, 2011-Present
-UROTODAY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, 2011-Present
Professional Memberships:
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 2010
American College of Embryology (ACE), 2010
Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR), 2009
International Male Contraception Coalition, 2007
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), 2007
Testosterone Update, Collaborative for Improved Clinical Outcomes in Hypogonadism, 2007
ASRM Androgen Excess Special Interest Group, 2007
ASRM Contraception Special Interest Group, 2007
ASRM Imaging in Reproductive Medicine Special Interest Group, 2007
ASRM Menopause Special Interest Group, 2007
ASRM Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Special Interest Group, 2007
fertileHOPE, 2006
The Consortium for Improvement in Erectile Function (CIEF), 2006
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 2006
American Fertility Association (AFA), 2006
Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU), 2005
ASRM Sexuality Special Interest Group, 2005
ASRM Genetic Counseling Special Interest Group, 2005
ASRM Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group, 2005
American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB), 2004
College of Reproductive Biology- American Association of Bioanalysts' (AAB/CRB), 2004
ASRM Reproductive Biologists Professional Group (RBPG), 2003
ASRM Reproductive Laboratory Technologists Professional Group (RLTPG), 2003
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), 2000
The New York Academy of Sciences, 1999
Alumni Association, University if Kentucky, 1998
Kentucky Colonels, 1997
Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR), 1996
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), 1996
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1995
International Society of Andrology, 1994
American Society of Andrology (ASA), 1994
Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture, 1993
Other:
College of American Pathologists (CAP)- Participant in the Surveys and Anatomic Pathology Education Programs, 2006-Present
College of American Pathologists (CAP)- Participant in the External Comparative Evaluation of Laboratories (EXCEL) Program and Anatomic Pathology Education Programs, 2006-Present
American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB)- Participant in the AAB quality control and laboratory testing program for andrology and embryology disciplines, 2001-Present
College of American Pathologists (CAP)- Participant in the Reproductive Laboratory Accreditation Program for Andrology, Embryology and General Laboratory, 2000-Present
Research Interests:
Preservation of male reproductive health; Reversible causes of male infertility; Management of diabetic patients and retrograde ejaculation; Sperm processing methods; Male reproductive tract infections (Male accessory gland inflammation or MAGI)- Etiology and consequences; Semen, spermatozoa and leukocytes as vectors for pathogenic bacteria, viruses and yeast; Transmission of communicable diseases in semen/sperm (i.e. herpes virus, HIV, HBV, HCV, HPV, CMV); Physiology of the testis and epididymis; Dysfunction (Testicular, epididymal)of the testis and epididymis (epididymus); Semen freezing, cryostorage, cryopreservation and banking; The timing of the ejaculatory response (masturbation vs. intercourse); Stress management and the erection/ejaculatory response; Psychological (psychogenic) factors involved in semen collection via masturbation (effect of antidepressants, ejaculatory dysfunction); Idiosynchrasy of masturbation; Genital tract dysfunction (i.e., erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory duct obstruction); Genitourinary tract infections (i.e., bacteriospermia, leukocytospermia, white blood cells (WBC's)); Ejaculatory disorders (i.e premature ejaculation, retrograde ejaculation, anejaculation, hematospermia); Occupational exposure & heavy metals, platics-effect male reproduction and toxicity (lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum,uranium, vanadium, phthalates). Identification and management of epididymal necrospermia; Sperm DNA integrity; Sperm membrane functional integrity and the effect of colloid osmotic pressure under hypoosmotic conditions (i.e. albumin, human serum albumin, hyaluronic acid and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), hypoosmotic swelling test (HOS); Male contraception/contraceptives (Nonoxynol-9); Embryo transfer (ET) techniques; Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM); Cryobiology (slow-freezing, vitrification, liquid-nitrogen vapor); Fertility preservation; Ovarian (ovary) tissue cryopreservation and transplantation (i.e., cancer patients); Semen cryopreservation in men undergoing cancer theraphies. Oocyte freezing, cryopreservation and banking; Oocyte, sperm & embryo donation. Embryo development in cases involving ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS; PCO), Chron's disease and endometriosis. Fertilization and development of embryos originating from digynic and/or diandric zygotes (i.e., triploid, tetraploid), and embryos originating from oocytes exhibiting one pronuclei (haploid, uniploids) after fertilization; Assisted hatching techniques; Optimization of fertilization rates in oocytes inseminated via standard invitro fertilization (IVF) and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Male endocrine profile and testicular function. Semen quality and treatment in males with cystic fibrosis (CF), cystic fibrosis carriers, congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD), vasectomy and reversal (vaso-vasostomy, vaso-epididymostomy), partial or complete obstructions of the epididymus, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, prostate and seminal vesicles (obstructive azoospermia, transient azoospermia, severe oligozoospermia), transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct (TURED), percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA), testicular sperm extraction (TESE), testicular sperm aspiration (TESA), Sex selection, Fragile X screening.
Project Info:
Recent Presentations:
Correa-Pérez JR, Beauchamp PJ, Marynick SP. Sperm identification in cases previously diagnosed with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) via semen analysis/centrifugation: Application of the microdrop/pentoxifylline-stimulation approach. The 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Diego, CA, October 20-24, 2012.
Correa-Pérez JR, Beauchamp P, Drury A, Wilbois RP. The intake of a sympathomimetic drug compensates for the seminal emission dysfunction and severe oligozoospermia caused by the use of a SNRI antidepressant prescribed for generalized anxiety disorder)/peripheral neurophatic pain. The 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Houston, TX, April 10-13, 2010.
Correa-Pérez JR, Drury A, Wilbois RP. Restoration of active spermatogenesis following an episode of hyperprolactinemia and epididymal sperm retrieval post-vasectomy. The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Nov 8-12, 2008.
Correa-Pérez JR, Drury A, Wolfe G, Gold J, Chirco K, Wilbois RP. Prevention of fresh embryo transfer cancellations due to poor embryo development: switch to frozen-donor embryo transfer. The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Nov 8-12, 2008.
Correa-Pérez JR, Drury A, Wilbois RP.
Chronic use of a short-acting PDE-5 inhibitor to restore erection and ejaculation before IVF in a case with acquired hypogonadism and hyperprolactinemia. The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Nov 8-12, 2008.
Correa-Pérez JR, Drury A, Wilbois RP.
Fertilization failure in Crohn’s disease experienced by women: outcome of two cases after a recent period of remission. The 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Nov 8-12, 2008.
Correa-Pérez JR, Haley A, Levin A, Wilbois RP. Application of micromanipulation techniques for the removal of yeast colonization (Candida albicans) from embryos cultured in vitro. The 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, San Antonio, Texas, July 21–25, 2007.
Correa-Pérez JR, Alemañy W, Haley A, Levin A, Wilbois RP. User-induced factors contributing to the occurrence of retained embryos in embryo transfer catheters: Choice of syringe and loading technique. The 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, San Antonio, Texas, July 21–25, 2007.
Correa-Pérez JR, Haley A, Levin A, Wilbois RP. Removal of bacterial contamination from developing blastocysts in extended culture via micromanipulation in PVP. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract # P-241).
Correa-Pérez JR, Levin A, Haley A, Wilbois RP. Bacterial contamination in frozen-thawed blastocysts: Isolation of bacteria by complete removal of the zona pellucida and micromanipulation in PVP. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract # P-242).
Correa-Pérez JR, Levin A, Haley A, Howard P, Wilbois RP. Colonization of embryos with Candida dubliniensis originating from follicular fluid used for oocyte in vitro maturation. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract # P-259).
Correa-Pérez JR, Fernández-Pelegrina R, Kaskar K, Zavos PM. Modified processing of sperm specimens for ICSI characterized by total teratozoospermia and a high incidence of pinhead spermatozoa. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract # P-595).
Correa-Pérez JR, Rivera-Herrera J, Rodríguez F, Fernández-Pelegrina R, Kaskar K, Zavos PM. Successful TURED in a hypospermic subject with ipsilateral kidney and seminal vesicle agenesis compounded with an episode of prostatitis resulting in transient azoospermia. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract #P-643).
Zavos PM, Koundouros S, Correa-Pérez JR, Kaskar K, Zavos PN. Seminal viscosity: It’s effects on routine semen analysis outcome. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract # P-992).
Correa-Pérez JR, Fernández-Pelegrina R, Kaskar K, Zavos PM. Sperm retrieval from cervical mucus as an alternate source of spermatozoa in men with psychogenic anejaculation on the day of oocyte retrieval. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21-25, 2006. (Abstract # P-1007).