Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Medicine

Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Medicine
- Education
- BA, Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
- BA, University of Delaware, 1976
- MS, Colorado State University, 1978
- PhD, Colorado State University, 1980
- MD, University of Colorado School, 1984
- Residency
- OB GYN, Duke University School of Medicine, 1988
- Fellowship
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1989
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Memberships
- American Society of Reproductive Med
- Society of Study of Reproduction
- Endocrine Society
- Positions
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Medicine
- Departments and Affiliations
- Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Medicine
- Center for Biomedical Informatics
- Center for Precision Medicine
Research
- SOX17 regulates uterine epithelial-stromal cross-talk acting via a distal enhancer upstream of Ihh. Wang X, Li X, Wang T, Wu SP, Jeong JW, Kim TH, Young SL, Lessey BA, Lanz RB, Lydon JP, DeMayo FJ. Nat Commun. 2018 10; 9(1):4421.
- Effects of histone methyltransferase inhibition in endometriosis. Colón-Caraballo M, Torres-Reverón A, Soto-Vargas JL, Young SL, Lessey B, Mendoza A, Urrutia R, Flores I. Biol Reprod. 2018 08; 99(2):293-307.
- Long-Term Outcomes of Elagolix in Women With Endometriosis: Results From Two Extension Studies. Surrey E, Taylor HS, Giudice L, Lessey BA, Abrao MS, Archer DF, Diamond MP, Johnson NP, Watts NB, Gallagher JC, Simon JA, Carr BR, Dmowski WP, Leyland N, Singh SS, Rechberger T, Agarwal SK, Duan WR, Schwefel B, Thomas JW, Peloso PM, Ng J, Soliman AM, Chwalisz K. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 07; 132(1):147-160.
- Elevated levels of adrenomedullin in eutopic endometrium and plasma from women with endometriosis. Matson BC, Quinn KE, Lessey BA, Young SL, Caron KM. Fertil. Steril. 2018 06; 109(6):1072-1078.
- Bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens in combination with leuprolide for the treatment of endometriosis. Hill AM, Lessey B, Flores VA, Taylor HS. . 2018 Jun; 6(6):990-994.