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Arthur Castelbaum, MD

Co-Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Assistant Professor (adjunct), Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Telephone:  215-938-1515

Email: info@northernfertility.com

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

University of Sussex, Brighton, England, 1982-1983

 

BA (Biology), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1984

 

MD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1988

 

Internship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1988-1989

 

Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1989-1992

 

Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1992-1994

 

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• In vitro fertilization
• Female infertility
• Male infertility
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids

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• Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995
• Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1997
• Re-certification, 2005

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• Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
• American Society of Reproductive Medicine
• Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrinology Society

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• Implantation
• In Vitro fertilization

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Recent Medically Related Publications, Obtained from PubMed (Click on PubMed ID to view abstract)

17074345. Chung K, Coutifaris C, Chalian R, Lin K, Ratcliffe SJ, Castelbaum AJ, Freedman MF, Barnhart KT, Factors influencing adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies achieved through use of in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril 86:6(1634-41)2006 Dec

16311298. Chung K, Sammel MD, Coutifaris C, Chalian R, Lin K, Castelbaum AJ, Freedman MF, Barnhart KT, Defining the rise of serum HCG in viable pregnancies achieved through use of IVF. Hum Reprod 21:3(823-8)2006 Mar

12477530. Castelbaum AJ, Bigdeli H, Post KD, Freedman MF, Snyder PJ, Exacerbation of ovarian hyperstimulation by leuprolide reveals a gonadotroph adenoma. Fertil Steril 78:6(1311-3)2002 Dec

12007287. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Integrins and implantation in the human. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 3:2(107-17)2002 May

10731541. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Wolf L, Greene W, Paulson M, Meyer WR, Fritz MA, Use of integrins to date the endometrium. Fertil Steril 73:4(779-87)2000 Apr

9886557. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Integrins and endometriosis: fact or artefact? Hum Reprod 13:12(3578-80)1998 Dec

9619348. Castelbaum AJ, Freedman MF, Is there a role for gamete intra-fallopian transfer and other tubal insemination procedures? Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 10:3(239-42)1998 Jun

9496360. Castelbaum AJ, Freedman MF, Platia MP, Lessey BA, Therapy of endometriosis--avoidance of confounders! Fertil Steril 69:2(360-1)1998 Feb

9389833. Meyer WR, Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Hydrosalpinx and altered uterine receptivity. Fertil Steril 68:5(944-5)1997 Nov

9262264. Meyer WR, Castelbaum AJ, Somkuti S, Sagoskin AW, Doyle M, Harris JE, Lessey BA, Hydrosalpinges adversely affect markers of endometrial receptivity. Hum Reprod 12:7(1393-8)1997 Jul

8989247. Castelbaum AJ, Ying L, Somkuti SG, Sun J, Ilesanmi AO, Lessey BA, Characterization of integrin expression in a well differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line (Ishikawa). J Clin Endocrinol Metab 82:1(136-42)1997 Jan

9009235. Lessey BA, Ilesanmi AO, Castelbaum AJ, Yuan L, Somkuti SG, Chwalisz K, Satyaswaroop PG, Characterization of the functional progesterone receptor in an endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line (Ishikawa): progesterone-induced expression of the alpha1 integrin. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 59:1(31-9)1996 Sep

8774273. Lessey BA, Yeh I, Castelbaum AJ, Fritz MA, Ilesanmi AO, Korzeniowski P, Sun J, Chwalisz K, Endometrial progesterone receptors and markers of uterine receptivity in the window of implantation. Fertil Steril 65:3(477-83)1996 Mar

7750590. Castelbaum AJ, Sawin SW, Bellardo LJ, Lessey BA, Endometrial integrin expression in women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero. Fertil Steril 63:6(1217-21)1995 Jun

7612522. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Integrins in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 102:4(347-8)1995 Apr

7887452. Lessey BA, Albelda S, Buck CA, Castelbaum AJ, Yeh I, Kohler M, Berchuck A, Distribution of integrin cell adhesion molecules in endometrial cancer. Am J Pathol 146:3(717-26)1995 Mar

7851583. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Sawin SW, Sun J, Integrins as markers of uterine receptivity in women with primary unexplained infertility. Fertil Steril 63:3(535-42)1995 Mar

7710520. Castelbaum AJ, Lessey BA, Corpus luteum defect--"alloyed gold standard". Fertil Steril 63:2(427-8)1995 Feb

8062944. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Buck CA, Lei Y, Yowell CW, Sun J, Further characterization of endometrial integrins during the menstrual cycle and in pregnancy. Fertil Steril 62:3(497-506)1994 Sep

7519194. Lessey BA, Castelbaum AJ, Sawin SW, Buck CA, Schinnar R, Bilker W, Strom BL, Aberrant integrin expression in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 79:2(643-9)1994 Aug

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