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Emily Seidler, MD

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Dr. Emily Seidler (she/her) is a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF and a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in all aspects of fertility care.

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Biography

Dr. Emily Seidler is double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility.

She specializes in all aspects of fertility care, and has particular interest in LGBTQ family building, fertility preservation, and use of donor egg.

Emily graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in Neurobiology and Spanish literature. She then completed a year-long AmeriCorps program in the Bay Area, providing health education to underserved patients. Emily earned her medical degree at Marshall University School of Medicine. While there, she served as President of the American Medical Women’s Association.

Dr. Seidler completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Washington University in St. Louis, where she was actively involved in several research projects in the field of Reproductive Endocrinology. She was selected for an oral presentation at American Society of Reproductive Medicine in 2015 on her findings involving anti-müllerian hormone, and was an award recipient at Pacific Coast Reproductive Society in 2016 for her presentation on the effect of CoQ10 on follicular development.

Dr. Seidler went on to do her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility here at Boston IVF & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Her fellowship research project was at the Needleman Laboratory at Harvard University in Cambridge. Her thesis involved the use of a novel two-photon microscope technique for noninvasive metabolic imaging of embryos and oocytes to ultimately improve embryo selection for transfer.

Dr. Seidler is currently an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, and an Assistant Fellowship Director at BIDMC/Boston IVF. She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She became President of the New England Fertility Society in 2022.

She sees patients at Boston IVF virtually who live all over Massachusetts and beyond, and her office is based in Lexington, MA. She provides fertility education on Instagram @emilyseidlermd

Awards

  • Boston Magazine Top Doctor | 2024-2025
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor | 2023-2025
  • APGO Excellence in Teaching | 2019
  • Pacific Coast Reproductive Society (PCRS) Excellence In-Training Award | 2017
  • Pacific Coast Reproductive Society (PCRS) Presentation Award | 2016

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Patients should know that in the beginning it is very helpful (albeit not so easy) to normalize these feelings so they can better reach out when they need extra help.
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Emily Seidler, MD

MD Q&A

Why Did You Become a Fertility Expert?
Because it’s the best job in the world! I can’t imagine a career that would be a better fit for me. I love the cerebral nature of reproductive endocrinology, the cutting edge technology, the hands-on surgical procedures, and most of all — playing a role in helping patients become parents. 

What About Boston IVF Makes You Proud?
I have a unique position at Boston IVF compared to other physicians at our center: I am 60% clinical, seeing patients in the Lexington office 3 days a week, and 40% academic, teaching, performing research, and advocacy work at BIDMC with an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School. What I am most proud of is my 2019 teaching award, which recognized one faculty member that medical students and OB/GYN residents felt most contributed to their education. The award means so much to me. 

I am also proud of the advocacy work I do at the state and national level, where I fight for reproductive choice. We are fortunate in Massachusetts to have mandated insurance coverage for fertility care, but there is so much more work to do across all of New England. Coverage for LGBTQ, single parents, fertility preservation, and so much more. 

What is Your Approach to Patient Care? 
As a patient, it is impossible to not become weighed down at some point while experiencing infertility. It can be isolating and frustrating and unfair. I expect my patients to struggle with it in some way at some point.

Patients should know that in the beginning it is very helpful (albeit not so easy) to normalize these feelings so they can better reach out when they need extra help. At Boston IVF, we are lucky to have the Wellness Center. So there is no better place to get added support.

What Makes Working at Boston IVF Great? 
The best part about working at Boston IVF is that I am blessed to work alongside so many incredibly gifted fertility doctors. When I am treating a patient or couple who may be dealing with a complex clinical history or diagnosis, I have instant access to over a dozen experts who have seen it all, heard it all, and treated it all. This is a huge benefit to all patients — especially those who have an unexplained diagnosis or rare condition. 

Where is the One Place You'd Like to Visit?
I love to travel and have visited 22 countries (and counting)! Each year, I'm always adding to my list. I visit China 6 times per year — where I educate and consult with doctors for Boston IVF. I recently visited Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Next year I’d like to visit Japan!

How Would You Describe Your Personality?
Friends would describe me as warm, passionate, and ambitious. I enjoy educating and feel strongly that noone  should ever feel lost or unsure about their own health journey.

Publications

Recent Selected Publications

1. Sakkas D, Gulliford C, Ardestani G, Ocali O, Martins M, Talasila N, Shah JS, Penzias AS, Seidler EA, Sanchez T. Metabolic imaging of human embryos is predictive of ploidy status but is not associated with clinical pregnancy outcomes: a pilot trial. Hum Reprod. 2024 Mar 01; 39(3):516-525. PMID: 38195766

2. Fouks Y, Sakkas D, Bortoletto PE, Penzias AS, Seidler EA, Vaughan DA. Utilization of Cryopreserved Oocytes in Patients With Poor Ovarian Response After Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 02; 7(1):e2349722. PMID: 38165675; PMCID: PMC10762568

3. Seidler EA, Vaughan DA, Leung AQ, Sakkas D, Ryley DA, Penzias AS. Routine ketorolac at oocyte retrieval decreases postoperative narcotic use by more than 50. F S Rep. 2021 Jun; 2(2):156-160. PMID: 34278347; PMCID: PMC8267402

4. Seidler EA, Sanchez T, Venturas M, Sakkas D, Needleman DJ. Non-invasive imaging of mouse embryo metabolism in response to induced hypoxia. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2020 Aug; 37(8):1797-1805. PMID: 32852649

5. Shear MA, Vaughan DA, Modest AM, Seidler EA, Leung AQ, Hacker MR, Sakkas D, Penzias AS. Blasts from the past: is morphology useful in PGT-A tested and untested frozen embryo transfers? Reprod Biomed Online. 2020 Dec; 41(6):981-989. PMID: 33011085

6. Dodge LE, Farland LV, Correia KFB, Missmer SA, Seidler EA, Wilkinson J, Modest AM, Hacker MR. Choice of statistical model in observational studies of ART. Hum Reprod. 2020 07 01; 35(7):1499-1504. PMID: 32424400; PMCID: PMC7368396

7. Vaughan DA, Seidler EA, Murphy LA, Cleary EG, Penzias A, Norwitz ER, Sakkas D. Double trouble? Clinic-specific risk factors for monozygotic twinning. Fertil Steril. 2020 09; 114(3):587-594. PMID: 32622657

8. Aluko A, Seidler E, Penzias A. Prepregnancy Genetic Carrier Screening in Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 10; 134(4):756-758. PMID: 31503151

9. Murphy LA, Seidler EA, Vaughan DA, Resetkova N, Penzias AS, Toth TL, Thornton KL, Sakkas D. To test or not to test? A framework for counselling patients on preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). Hum Reprod. 2019 02 01; 34(2):268-275. PMID: 30500907

10. Sanchez T, Seidler EA, Gardner DK, Needleman D, Sakkas D. Will noninvasive methods surpass invasive for assessing gametes and embryos? Fertil Steril. 2017 11; 108(5):730-737. PMID: 29101998

11. Seidler EA, Moley KH. Metabolic Determinants of Mitochondrial Function in Oocytes. Semin Reprod Med. 2015 Nov; 33(6):396-400. PMID: 26562288

12. Kim GE, Seidler E, Kimball AB. A measure of chronic quality of life predicts socioeconomic and medical outcomes in psoriasis patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015 Feb; 29(2):249-254. PMID: 24684416

13. Kim GE, Seidler E, Kimball AB. The relative impact of psoriasis and obesity on socioeconomic and medical outcomes in psoriasis patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014 Feb; 28(2):216-21. PMID: 23347229

14. Seidler EA, Lieven CJ, Thompson AF, Levin LA. Effectiveness of Novel Borane-Phosphine Complexes In Inhibiting Cell Death Depends on the Source of Superoxide Production Induced by Blockade of Mitochondrial Electron Transport. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2010 Feb 17; 1(2):95-103. PMID: 20532184

15. Scott CJ, Seidler EA, Levin LA. Cell-autonomous generation of mitochondrial superoxide is a signal for cell death in differentiated neuronal precursor cells. Brain Res. 2010 Jan 08; 1306:142-8. PMID: 19819231

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