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Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD

Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Winston-Salem)
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Education
PhD, Colorado State University, 1980
MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 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
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American Society of Reproductive Medicine
Society of Study of Reproduction
Endocrine Society
Positions
Professor Emeritus, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Obstetrics and Gynecology (Winston-Salem)
Center for Precision Medicine

Research

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  • Neutrophil recruitment and function in endometriosis patients and a syngeneic murine model. Symons LK, Miller JE, Tyryshkin K, Monsanto SP, Marks RM, Lingegowda H, Vanderbeck K, Childs T, Young SL, Lessey BA, Koti M, Tayade C. FASEB J. 2020 01; 34(1):1558-1575.
  • Extracellular vesicles from endometriosis patients are characterized by a unique miRNA-lncRNA signature. Khalaj K, Miller JE, Lingegowda H, Fazleabas AT, Young SL, Lessey BA, Koti M, Tayade C. JCI Insight. 2019 09; 4(18)
  • What exactly is endometrial receptivity?. Lessey BA, Young SL. Fertil. Steril. 2019 04; 111(4):611-617.
  • Loss of HDAC3 results in nonreceptive endometrium and female infertility. Kim TH, Yoo JY, Choi KC, Shin JH, Leach RE, Fazleabas AT, Young SL, Lessey BA, Yoon HG, Jeong JW. Sci Transl Med. 2019 01; 11(474)
  • Medical or surgical treatment before embryo transfer improves outcomes in women with abnormal endometrial BCL6 expression. Likes CE, Cooper LJ, Efird J, Forstein DA, Miller PB, Savaris R, Lessey BA. J. Assist. Reprod. Genet. 2019 Mar; 36(3):483-490.
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