Wendy S. Vitek, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 487-3378

Administrative: (585) 275-7891

Fax: (585) 756-5717

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Biography

Dr. Vitek combines her clinical expertise, kindness, and compassion with state-of-the-art technologies to meet her patients' individual needs. After earning her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Vitek completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She returns to Rochester following a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.

As the Director of the Strong Fertility Center's Fertility Preservation Program, established in 2009, she is expanding this program to provide fertility preservation options for individuals facing loss of fertility due to cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation. She is editor of the "Textbook of Oncofertility Research and Practice".

Dr. Vitek's extensive experience includes infertility treatments of all types, including ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization .

Dr. Vitek's research interests include infertility treatments in obesity, PCOS, fertility preservation and adolescent reproductive issues.

She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society for Reproductive Medicine and Resolve:The National Infertility Association.

Credentials

Specialties

Obstetrics and Gynecology - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reproductive Endocrinology - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education

2001
B.S. | University of Pittsburgh
Molecular and Cell Biology

2005
M.D. | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Medical School

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2009 - 06/30/2012
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infert at Women & Infants Hospital/ Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University

06/20/2006 - 06/20/2009
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Human Resource Dept

06/20/2005 - 06/19/2006
Internship in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Human Resource Dept

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Awards

2016
Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
Sponsor: American Association for Medical Colleges
Location: Denver, Colorado, 2016

2014
Teaching Commendation for Second Year Medical Student Teaching During the 2012-2013 Academic Year
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

2013 - 2015
CREST (Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training) Scholar
Sponsor: American Society for Reproductive Medicine

2012
Top Fellow Teacher of the Year
Location: Women & Infants Hospital

2011
Excellence-in-Teaching, Resident Medical Education
Location: Women & Infants Hospital

2010
Top Fellow Teacher of the Year
Location: Women & Infants Hospital

2010
Excellence -in-Teaching, Medical Student Education
Location: Women & Infants Hospital

2008 - 2009
Administrative Chief Resident
Location: Magee Womens Hospital

2007
Bayer HealthCare Best Teaching Resident
Location: Magee Womens Hospital

2007
Alpha-Omega-Alpha Inductee
Location: University of Rochester

2005
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee
Location: University of Rochester

2005
Dr. George Trombetta Award-Excellence in Ob/Gyn clerkship
Location: University of Rochester

2003
Outstanding Community Service Award
Location: University of Rochester

2002
International Medicine Scholarship
Location: University of Rochester

2001
Summa Cum Laude Graduate
Location: University of Pittsburgh

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Publications

Journal Articles

7/2017
Moore RG, Plante B, Hartnett E, Mitchel J, Raker CA, Vitek W, Eklund E, Lambert-Messerlian G. "Assessment of serum HE4 levels throughout the normal menstrual cycle." American journal of obstetrics and gynecology.. 2017 Jul 0; 217(1):53.e1-53.e9. Epub 2017 Feb 22.

3/2017
Styer AK, Jin S, Liu D, Wang B, Polotsky AJ, Christianson MS, Vitek W, Engmann L, Hansen K, Wild R, Legro RS, Coutifaris C, Alvero R, Robinson RD, Casson P, Christman GM, Christy A, Diamond MP, Eisenberg E, Zhang H, Santoro N, . "Association of uterine fibroids and pregnancy outcomes after ovarian stimulation-intrauterine insemination for unexplained infertility." Fertility and sterility.. 2017 Mar 0; 107(3):756-762.e3. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

8/2016
Vitek W, Hoeger K, Legro RS. "Treatment strategies for infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome." Minerva ginecologica.. 2016 Aug 0; 68(4):450-7. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Books & Chapters

2017
Chapter Title: Estrogens, Progestins and the Female Reproductive Tract
Book Title: Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Edition
Author List: Levin ER, Vitek W, Hammes SR
Published By: Goodman and Gilman's 2017

2016
Chapter Title: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Book Title: Clinical Updates in Women's Health Care
Author List: Vitek, W, Hoeger K
Published By: American College for Obstetricians and Gynecologists Monograph 2016

2011
Chapter Title: Embryo transfer - does position matter?
Book Title: How to Improve Your IVF Success Rate:An Evidence-Based Review of Adjuncts to IVF
Author List: Vitek W, Carson SA
Published By: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 2011

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