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Sara Arian, MD, FACOG, MSc

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Dr. Sara Arian (she/her) is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF. She specializes in all aspects of fertility care.

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Biography

Dr. Sara Elizabeth Arian, FACOG, MSc, is a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF’s Quincy Fertility Center. She is double board-certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI). 

She is an expert in all facets of reproductive health and fertility care, including robotic and laparoscopic surgeries. She has a particular interest in fertility preservation for cancer patients and reproductive and fertility-sparing surgeries.

The American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has awarded and recognized Dr. Arian for her surgical skills.

Dr. Arian joins us from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women, where she served as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. She also served as the Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Uterine Transplant Program, a board member and Director of REI at Texas Children’s Hospital United States Olympic and Paralympic Women’s Health Committee, and a board member of the Texas Children’s Hospital Clinical Ethics Committee.

She earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Toronto in Canada, received her MD at the Iran University of Medical Sciences, and completed her Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at the Cleveland Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine. She received her Master's in Clinical Research at Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Arian has authored numerous publications in prestigious journals, written several book chapters, and has received multiple awards for her innovative research, including the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) President’s Presenter’s Award for her research in reproductive genetics and the Houston Top Physician and Texas Rising Star Awards.

In addition to her position at Boston IVF, Dr. Arian is a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School, where she teaches and trains BIDMC residents and Boston IVF fellows. Dr. Arian is also a member of several reproductive medicine organizations, including the ASRM, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), the International Society of Fertility Preservation, and the Fertility and Sterility Journal.

Awards

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor | 2024-2025
  • Boston Magazine Top Doctor | 2025
  • Houstonia Magazine Top Fertility Doctor | 2022
  • Texas Rising Star Award | 2021-2022
  • Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) President's Presenter's Award | 2019

Publications

Recent Selected Publications

1. Arian SE, Mostafaei S. Response letter to "Some common, fatal flaws in systematic reviews of observational studies". Fertil Steril. 2024 Aug; 122(2):391. PMID: 38657889

2. Arian SE. Reply of the Authors: "Why lab-developed test for endometrial receptivity analysis may have failed to deliver". Fertil Steril. 2024 Jun; 121(6):1079. PMID: 38608870

3. Hessami K, Khatibi A, Arian SE. Response letter to Endometrial receptivity array before frozen embryo transfer cycles: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2023 05; 119(5):892. PMID: 36642306

4. Hessami K, Welch J, Frost A, AlAshqar A, Arian SE, Gough E, Borahay MA. Perioperative opioid dispensing and persistent use after benign hysterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Jul; 229(1):23-32.e3. PMID: 36539027; PMCID: PMC10276170

5. Arian SE, Hessami K, Khatibi A, To AK, Shamshirsaz AA, Gibbons W. Endometrial receptivity array before frozen embryo transfer cycles: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2023 02; 119(2):229-238. PMID: 36414088

6. Hessami K, Norooznezhad AH, Monteiro S, Barrozo ER, Abdolmaleki AS, Arian SE, Zargarzadeh N, Shekerdemian LS, Aagaard KM, Shamshirsaz AA. COVID-19 Pandemic and Infant Neurodevelopmental Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2238941. PMID: 36306133; PMCID: PMC9617178

7. LePoidevin L, Dunn T, Arian SE, Kaskar K, Schutt A. In vitro fertilization outcomes in VACTERL association (vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies and limb anomalies): report of 2 cases. F S Rep. 2022 Sep; 3(3):280-284. PMID: 36212569; PMCID: PMC9532890

8. Hessami K, Aagaard KM, Castro EC, Arian SE, Nassr AA, Barrozo ER, Seferovic MD, Shamshirsaz AA. Placental Vascular and Inflammatory Findings from Pregnancies Diagnosed with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Perinatol. 2022 11; 39(15):1643-1653. PMID: 35240710

9. Shamshirsaz AA, Hessami K, Morain S, Afshar Y, Nassr AA, Arian SE, Asl NM, Aagaard K. Intention to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Perinatol. 2022 04; 39(5):492-500. PMID: 34670322

10. Salmanian B, Arian SE, Shamshirsaz AA. The role of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer in the development of placenta accreta spectrum. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 10; 225(4):462. PMID: 34144018

11. Arian SE, Erfani H, Yadav GS, Clark S, Gibbons WE, Shamshirsaz AA. Neonatal and maternal outcomes among twin pregnancies stratified by mode of conception in the United States. Fertil Steril. 2021 08; 116(2):514-521. PMID: 33975727

12. Davis AC, Richards EG, Arian SE, Falcone T, Desai N, Yao M, Chiesa-Vottero A, Flyckt R. Diverse Approaches to Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation Have Equivalent Outcomes in Markers of Tissue Viability. Reprod Sci. 2021 08; 28(8):2129-2135. PMID: 33599949

13. Arian S, Rubin J, Chakchouk I, Sharif M, Mahadevan SK, Erfani H, Shelly K, Liao L, Lorenzo I, Ramakrishnan R, Van den Veyver IB. Reproductive Outcomes from Maternal Loss of Nlrp2 Are Not Improved by IVF or Embryo Transfer Consistent with Oocyte-Specific Defect. Reprod Sci. 2021 07; 28(7):1850-1865. PMID: 33090377; PMCID: PMC8060370

14. Arian SE, Erfani H, Westerfield LE, Buffie A, Nassef S, Gibbons WE, Van den Veyver IB. Prenatal testing in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization with pre-implantation genetic testing. Prenat Diagn. 2020 06; 40(7):846-851. PMID: 32297346

15. Salmanian B, Fox KA, Arian SE, Erfani H, Clark SL, Aagaard KM, Detlefs SE, Aalipour S, Espinoza J, Nassr AA, Gibbons WE, Shamshirsaz AA, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA. In vitro fertilization as an independent risk factor for placenta accreta spectrum. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 10; 223(4):568.e1-568.e5. PMID: 32360847

16. Hantoushzadeh S, Shamshirsaz AA, Aleyasin A, Seferovic MD, Aski SK, Arian SE, Pooransari P, Ghotbizadeh F, Aalipour S, Soleimani Z, Naemi M, Molaei B, Ahangari R, Salehi M, Oskoei AD, Pirozan P, Darkhaneh RF, Laki MG, Farani AK, Atrak S, Miri MM, Kouchek M, Shojaei S, Hadavand F, Keikha F, Hosseini MS, Borna S, Ariana S, Shariat M, Fatemi A, Nouri B, Nekooghadam SM, Aagaard K. Maternal death due to COVID-19. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 07; 223(1):109.e1-109.e16. PMID: 32360108; PMCID: PMC7187838

17. Arian SE, Flyckt RL, Herman R, Erfani H, Falcone T. Fertility preservation in pediatric female cancer patients. Fertil Steril. 2018 05; 109(5):941. PMID: 29778393

18. Shamshirsaz AA, Bateni ZH, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Arian SE, Erfani H, Shamshirsaz AA, Abuhamad A, Fox KA, Ramin SM, Moaddab A, Maskatia SA, Salmanian B, Lopez KN, Hosseinzadeh P, Schutt AK, Nassr AA, Espinoza J, Dildy GA, Belfort MA, Clark SL. Cyanotic congenital heart disease following fertility treatments in the United States from 2011 to 2014. Heart. 2018 06; 104(11):945-948. PMID: 29146625

19. Moaddab A, Chervenak FA, Mccullough LB, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Shamshirsaz AA, Schutt A, Arian SE, Fox KA, Dildy GA, Shamshirsaz AA. Effect of advanced maternal age on maternal and neonatal outcomes in assisted reproductive technology pregnancies. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2017 Sep; 216:178-183. PMID: 28783553

20. Arian SE, Goodman L, Flyckt RL, Falcone T. Ovarian transposition: a surgical option for fertility preservation. Fertil Steril. 2017 Apr; 107(4):e15. PMID: 28238491

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