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

Bruce Lessey, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Medicine
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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

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  • Extracellular vesicles: a new understanding of endometrial receptivity?. Lessey BA. Fertil Steril. 2020 08; 114(2):287.
  • Establishment of an Immortalized Endometriotic Stromal Cell Line from Human Ovarian Endometrioma. Song Y, Joshi NR, Vegter E, Hrbek S, Lessey BA, Fazleabas AT. Reprod Sci. 2020 11; 27(11):2082-2091.
  • Non-bladder centric interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome phenotype is significantly associated with co-occurring endometriosis. Overholt TL, Evans RJ, Lessey BA, Matthews CA, Hines KN, Badlani G, Walker SJ. Can J Urol. 2020 06; 27(3):10257-10262.
  • Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Activates the NOTCH1 Signaling Pathway Through E-Proteins in Endometriotic Lesions. Song Y, Su RW, Joshi NR, Kim TH, Lessey BA, Jeong JW, Fazleabas AT. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 05; 105(5)
  • Role of Human Galectins in Inflammation and Cancers Associated with Endometriosis. Hisrich BV, Young RB, Sansone AM, Bowens Z, Green LJ, Lessey BA, Blenda AV. Biomolecules. 2020 02; 10(2)
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