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:
Internship:
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Naval Regional Medical Center
Oakland, California
1973-74
Residency:
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Naval Regional Medical Center
Oakland, California
1974-77
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
  1. 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
  2. Drake TS & Grunert GM: A cyclic pattern of sexual dysfunction in the infertility investigation. Fertil Steril 32:543,1979
  3. Drake TS & Grunert GM: The unsuspected pelvic factor in the infertility investigation. Fertil Steril 34:27,1980
  4. Drake TS, Metz SA, Grunert GM & O'Brien WF: Peritoneal fluid volume in endometriosis. Fertil Steril 34:280,1980
  5. Drake TS & Grunert GM: The unsuspected pelvic factor in the infertility investigation. Obstet Gynecol Surv 36:98,1981
  6. Grunert GM: Delayed tubal patency following tubal sterilization. Fertil Steril 35:406,1981
  7. Grunert GM, Drake TS & Takaki NK: Microsurgical reanastomosis for reversal of tubal sterilization. Obstet Gynecol 56:148,1981
  8. Grunert GM, Drake TS & Takaki NK: Microsurgical reanastomosis for reversal of tubal sterilization. Obstet Gynecol Surv 37:120,1982
  9. Grunert GM: Inadvertent injury during gynecologic endoscopy. Fertil Steril 37:284,1982
  10. Grunert GM: Carbon dioxide laser in the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 144:358,1982
  11. Fern PE, Grunert GM & Lewis SB: Urinary estriols: are they of value in the normoglycemic diabetic pregnancy? Diabetes Care 5:316,1982
  12. Grunert GM & Franklin RR: What's new: the laser in gynecologic fertility surgery. Tex Med 79(5):43,1983
  13. 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
  14. Grunert GM: The carbon dioxide laser in tubal microsurgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 148:117, 1984
  15. Rogers SR, Lotze EC, and Grunert GM: Endometriosis: then and now. J Repro Med 29:613,1984
  16. Grunert GM & Field DR: Status epilepticus in pregnancy. J Repro Med 30:69,1985
  17. Grunert GM: Monitoring techniques with clomiphene citrate. Fertil Steril 43:672,1985
  18. 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
  19. Grunert GM and Franklin RR: Infertilty and pregnancy loss due to congenital uterine abnormalities. Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality 20(11):73,1986
  20. Grunert GM: Computerized tomography in cases of lipoid cell tumor causing virilization. Am J Obstet Gynecol 155:684,1986
  21. 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.
  22. Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Evaluation and treatment of recurrent endometriosis. In: Wilson EA (ed) Endometriosis, Alan R. Liss, Inc, New York,1987
  23. 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.
  24. Lotze EC, Grunert GM: The use of lasers in infertility surgery. Clin Obstet Gynecol, 32:576,1989
  25. Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Management of the patient with recurrent endometriosis. Houston Med 6:175,1990
  26. Grunert GM: Lasers in gynecologic reconstructive surgery. In Rock JA, Murphy AA, Jones HW, Jr. (eds) Female Reproductive Surgery, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1992
  27. Grunert GM, Franklin RR: Surgical management of gastrointestinal endometriosis. In Martin DC (ed) Atlas of Endometriosis. Gower Medical Publishing, London, 1993
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. Wun W-SA, Anderson SP, Grunert GM: Assisted reproductive technologies alleviate anti-sperm antibody subfertility. Asst Reprod Reviews 5:251,1995