James Grifo, MD

About Me I pursued an MD and PhD in obstetrics and gynecology, because this best combined my desire to help others with my interest in having an impact on science. The field focuses heavily on translational medicine, so I am constantly researching and improving treatments. I have pioneered techniques called preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and preimplantation genetic screening (PGS), which examine specific genes and chromosomal number in early embryo development. These procedures can be u