Oleksii Barash, Ph.D., HCLD
Director
- IVF & Embryology Laboratories
- Language Spoken: Ukranian, Russian
Meet Dr. Oleksii Barash
Dr. Oleksii Barash has served as a laboratory director at Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area since January 2021 and has held a position with the lab since 2012. He is a board-certified, high-complexity clinical lab director (HCLD) in the discipline of embryology.
Dr. Barash is also a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
His areas of interest include preimplantation embryo culture, preimplantation genetic testing, machine learning, and data-driven clinical decision-making during infertility treatment.
Dr. Barash is fluent in English, Russian and his native language Ukrainian. His hobbies are hiking, photography, software development, traveling and reading.
Read More- Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
- Harvard Medical School Award for Outstanding Teaching in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2017, 2019 and 2020
- Merit Scholarship from Pacific Coast Reproductive Society in 2018 and 2019
- Dean’s Research Scholarship from Keck School of Medicine of USC 2022
- Agarwal R, Winer S, Ho JR, McGinnis LK, Stanzyck F. Prevalence of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer in women with PCOS: a cross-sectional analysis. [Manuscript in preparation]. 2023.
- Place TL, Agarwal R, Najafzadeh P, Walia S, McGinnis LK, Kohli P, Felix JC, Paulson RJ. Consistency of ERA and histologic dating of spatially distinct endometrial samplings: a prospective, blinded study. Fertility and Sterility Reports. 2023.
- Violette C, Agarwal R, Mandelbaum R, Gonzalez J, Hong K, Roman L, Wright J, Paulson RJ, Matsuo K. Potential role of GLP-1 agonist targeting in fertility-sparing treatment in obese patients with endometrial pathology: a call for research. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2023.
- Awadalla MS, Agarwal R, Ho JR, McGinnis LK, Ahmady AA. Effect of trophectoderm biopsy for PGT-A on live birth rate in good prognosis patients. Reprod Biomed Online. 2022.
- Bakkensen JB, Agarwal R, Shapiro M. Recent advances and current perspectives on endometrial receptivity. Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep. 2021.
- Master of Science: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
- Master of Science: University of Leeds, UK
- Ph.D. in cytology, cell biology and histology: Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine
Outside of his practice, Dr. Harris is a former NCAA scholarship soccer player and proudly embraces his Jamaican heritage. He enjoys staying active and sharing his love for Jamaican cuisine with family and friends, bringing the same warmth and connection to his personal life that he offers his patients.
Dr. Harris is thrilled to be part of the team at the Los Gatos clinic, where he serves the San Francisco Bay Area community with dedication and expertise.
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