Jessica B. Spencer, MD, MSc - Assistant Professor
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Emory Reproductive Center
Medical Office Tower, Suite 1800
5500 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308
Patient Appointments · 404-778-3401
Email · jessica.spencer@emoryhealthcare.org
Education
MD degree: Sackler School of Medicine, New York / American Program, Tel Aviv, Israel
Residency: July 2001-June 2003: Tufts University / New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, Obstetrics and Gynecology
July 2003-June 2005: U.C.L.A., David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Emory University School of Medicine
MSc in Clinical Research, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Board Certifications
Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professional societies and memberships
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Junior Fellow
American Society of Reproductive Medicine
Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Endocrine Society
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Society of Gynecologic Investigation In-Training Member
Research focus and special interests
Investigating the mechanisms of premature ovarian insufficiency in women with galactosemia.
Development of oligonucleotide array based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) for single-cell aneuploid screening.
References
Sanders R*, Spencer J*, Vardhana P, Pollak S, Lustbader J, Fridovich-Keil J. Biomarkers of gonadal reserve in children and adults with classic galactosemia. FERTILITY AND STERILITY, Mar 2008.
Spencer J, Klein M, Kumar A, Azziz R. The age-associated decline of androgens in reproductive aged and menopausal Black and White women. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, 2007; 92(12):4730-3.
Spencer, J. 2006, ‘Physiology of Pregnancy’ in First Aid for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Boards. ed. Jeannine Rahimian and Tao Le. McGraw-Hill Medical, USA.
DeCherney A, Spencer J, Chard T, Hutchinson K. 2007, ‘Endocrinology of Pregnancy and the Placenta’ in Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus and the Mother, 3rd ed. ed. by E. Albert Reece and John C. Hobbins. Blackwell Publishing Ltd., USA.
Wang DG, Fan JB, Siao CJ, Berno A, Young P, Sapolsky R, Ghandour G, Perkins N, Winchester E, Spencer J, Kruglyak L, Stein L, Hsie L, Topaloglou T, Hubbell E, Robinson E, Mittmann M, Morris MS, Shen N, Kilburn D, Rioux J, Nusbaum C, Rozen S, Hudson TJ, Lipshutz R, Chee M, Lander ES. Large-scale identification, mapping, and genotyping of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the human genome. SCIENCE 1998; 280(5366):1077-82
Kusumi K, Sun ES, Kerrebrock AW, Bronson RT, Chi DC, Bulotsky MS, Spencer JB, Birren BW, Frankel WN, Lander ES. The mouse pudgy mutation disrupts Delta homologue Dll3 and initiation of early somite boundaries. NATURE GENETICS 1998; 19(3):274-8