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George M. Grunert, MD
Founder and medical director of the most longstanding in vitro fertilization (IVF) program in Houston, Dr. Grunert believes in a customized, holistic approach in treating patients. Dr. Grunert believes that an integral part of his practice is to treat each patient as an individual, addressing the physical and psychological toll that the infertile patient faces.
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Curriculim Vitae
- Education:
- B.A., Rice University, Houston, Texas 1969
- M.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1973
- Graduate Education:
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- Internship:
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Naval Regional Medical Center
- Oakland, California
- 1973-74
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- Residency:
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Naval Regional Medical Center
- Oakland, California
- 1974-77
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- Fellowship:
- Reproductive Endocrinology
- Naval Regional Medical Center
- Oakland, California
- 1977-78
- Professional Appointments:
- Obstetrical & Gynecological Associates, P.A.
- 7900 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77054
- 1981-present
- Teaching Appointments:
- Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland, CA 1977-81
- Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
- Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland, CA 1978-81
- Clinical Instructor
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- University of California, Davis, 1977-81
- Clinical Instructor
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- University of California, San Francisco, 1978-81
- Clinical Instructor
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1981-
- Honors:
- William Marsh Rice Scholar, 1965-69
- President's Honor Society, 1965-69
- Delta Phi Alpha German Language Honor Society, 1969
- Michael E. DeBakey Scholar, 1969-71
- National Science Foundation Fellow, 1969-71
- Military:
- 1970-73: Naval Medical Student Scholarship Program
- 1973-81: Active duty, NRMC, Oakland, CA
- 1981- Navy reserve, NMCRRC, Houston, TX
- 1991: Active duty for Operation Desert Shield/Storm
- 1976: Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, MC, USNR
- 1980: Promoted to Commander, MC, USNR
- 1993: Promoted to Captain, MC, USNR
- Military Honors:
- 1969: National Defense Medal
- 1973: Military Unit Commendation: for care given to returning POWs
- 1974: Humanitarian Service Medal: for care to refugees of Vietnam and Cambodia
- 1979: Humanitarian Service Medal: for air-sea rescue operations in the Bering Sea
- 1980: Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- 1991: National Defense Medal for Operation Desert Storm
- 1991: Armed Forces Reserve Medal (second award)
- Memberships:
- American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
- American Society of Reproductive Medicine
- Reproductive Biology Special Interest Group
- Sessions Management Committee
- Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Society of Reproductive Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- American College of Surgeons
- European Society for Human Reproduction and Endocrinology
- Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society
- American Andrology Society
- International College of Surgeons
- Pacific Coast Fertility Society
- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
- New York Academy of Sciences
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine
- Gynecologic Laser Society
- Fallopius International Society
- International Society for Humanistic Studies in Gynecology
- Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Texas Medical Association
- Houston Gynecology and Obstetrics Society
- Harris County Medical Society
- Licensure:
- Texas, 1973
- California, 1975
- Board Certification:
- Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 1973
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1980
- Hospital Appointments:
- Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland, CA 1973-81
- The Woman's Hospital of Texas, Houston, TX 1981-
- HCA Medical Center Hospital, Houston, TX 1981-95
- The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 1981-
- Harris County Hospitals, Houston, TX 1981-
- Bibliography
- Drake, TS, Grunert GM, Tredway DR & Buchanan GC: Continued clinical experience with an increasing dosage regimen of clomiphene citrate administration. Fertil Steril 30:274,1978
- Drake TS & Grunert GM: A cyclic pattern of sexual dysfunction in the infertility investigation. Fertil Steril 32:543,1979
- Drake TS & Grunert GM: The unsuspected pelvic factor in the infertility investigation. Fertil Steril 34:27,1980
- Drake TS, Metz SA, Grunert GM & O'Brien WF: Peritoneal fluid volume in endometriosis. Fertil Steril 34:280,1980
- Drake TS & Grunert GM: The unsuspected pelvic factor in the infertility investigation. Obstet Gynecol Surv 36:98,1981
- Grunert GM: Delayed tubal patency following tubal sterilization. Fertil Steril 35:406,1981
- Grunert GM, Drake TS & Takaki NK: Microsurgical reanastomosis for reversal of tubal sterilization. Obstet Gynecol 56:148,1981
- Grunert GM, Drake TS & Takaki NK: Microsurgical reanastomosis for reversal of tubal sterilization. Obstet Gynecol Surv 37:120,1982
- Grunert GM: Inadvertent injury during gynecologic endoscopy. Fertil Steril 37:284,1982
- Grunert GM: Carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 144:358,1982
- Fern PE, Grunert GM & Lewis SB: Urinary estriols: are they of value in the normoglycemic diabetic pregnancy? Diabetes Care 5:316,1982
- Grunert GM & Franklin RR: What's new: the laser in gynecologic fertility surgery. Tex Med 79(5):43,1983
- Grunert GM & Franklin RR: The carbon dioxide laser in tubal surgery. in Buttram VC (ed): Surgery of the Infertile Female, Williams & Wilkins, New York, 1984
- Grunert GM: The carbon dioxide laser in tubal microsurgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 148:117, 1984
- Rogers SR, Lotze EC, and Grunert GM: Endometriosis: then and now. J Repro Med 29:613,1984
- Grunert GM & Field DR: Status epilepticus in pregnancy. J Repro Med 30:69,1985
- Grunert GM: Monitoring techniques with clomiphene citrate. Fertil Steril 43:672,1985
- Grunert GM: Lasers in fertility surgery. In: Garcia CR, Mikuta JJ, and Rosenblum NG (eds): Current Therapy in Surgical Gynecology, B. C. Decker, Inc., Philadelphia, 1987
- Grunert GM and Franklin RR: Infertilty and pregnancy loss due to congenital uterine abnormalities. Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 20(11):73,1986
- Grunert GM: Computerized tomography in cases of lipoid cell tumor causing virilization. Am J Obstet Gynecol 155:684,1986
- Barie PS, Benedetti C, Bland KI, Clayman RV, Grunert GM, Libeertino JA, Loeser JD, Moore EE, Raj PP, Resnick MI, Rogers SF, Schecter WP, Schwesinger WH, Singleton CM, Trunkey DD, Winfield H: An open-labeled, multicenter assessment of buprenorphine hydrochloride injectable (Buprenex) in postoperative patients with moderate to severe pain. Clinical Perspectives 2:1,1987.
- Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Evaluation and treatment of recurrent endometriosis. In: Wilson EA (ed) Endometriosis, Alan R. Liss, Inc, New York,1987
- Rodriguez-Rigau LJ, Ayala C, Grunert GM, Woodward RM, Lotze EC, Feste JR, Gibbons W, Smith KD, Steinberger E: Relationship between the results of sperm analysis and GIFT. J Andrology 10:139,1989.
- Lotze EC, Grunert GM: The use of lasers in infertility surgery. Clin Obstet Gynecol, 32:576,1989
- Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Management of the patient with recurrent endometriosis. Houston Med 6:175,1990
- Grunert GM: Lasers in gynecologic reconstructive surgery. In Rock JA, Murphy AA, Jones HW, Jr. (eds) Female Reproductive Surgery, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1992
- Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Surgical management of gastrointestinal endometriosis. In Martin DC (ed) Atlas of Endometriosis. Gower Medical Publishing, London, 1993
- Wun W-SA, Wun CC, Grunert GM: Minimal essential medium alpha (MEM) enhances assisted reproductive technology results. I. Mouse embryo study. J Asst Reprod Genetics 11:303,1994
- Wun W-SA, Cisneros P, Dunn R, Grunert GM: Vitamin supplements improve the fertility potential of a subfertile male with macrocytic anemia - a case study. J Asst Reprod Genetics 11:375,1994
- Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Pathogenesis of infertility in endometriosis. In Nezhat CR, Berger GS, Nezhat FR, Buttram VC, Jr., Nezhat CH (eds) Endometriosis: Management and Surgical Techniques, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995
- Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Extragenital endometriosis. In Nezhat CR, Berger GS, Nezhat FR, Buttram VC, Jr., Nezhat CH (eds) Endometriosis: Management and Surgical Techniques, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1995
- Wun W-SA, Anderson SP, Grunert GM: Assisted reproductive technologies alleviate anti-sperm antibody subfertility. Asst Reprod Reviews 5:251,1995