Department of OBGYN

Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD

  • Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
  • Fellowship Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Tenured Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Academic Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Fellowship Director, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Editor Emeritus, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Serve on Editorial Boards of:

  • Fertility and Sterility
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
  • ​American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Clinical Update
  • OBG-Management

Site Inspector for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Training Programs
ACOG Industry Committee Member
Surgical Training Bootcamp prior Program Director
Actively engaged in Clinical Practice of all aspects of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Education & Training

  • Fellowship, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
  • Residency, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, New York
  • M.D., Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, Chicago, IL

Representative Publications

  • Nayak S, Witchell S, Sanfilippo JS. Vaginal Foreign Body: A delayed diagnosis. Journal of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, 2014 Dec; 27(6)
  • Georgiadis AP, Kishore A, Zorrilla M, Jaffe TM, Sanfilippo JS, Volk E, Rajkovic A, Yatsenko AN. High-quality RNA in semen and sperm: Isolation, analysis, and potential application in clinical testing. J Urol. 2015 Jan;193(1):352-9. PMID: 25088949
  • Yatsenko AN, Georgiadis AP, Ropke A, Berman AJ, Jaffe T, Olszewska M, Westernstroer B, Sanfilippo J, Kurpisz M, Rajkovic A, Yatsenko SA, Kliesch S, Schlatt S, Tuttelmann F. X-linked TEX11 mutations, Meiotic arrest, and azoospermia in infertile men. N Engl J Med. 2015 May 28;372(22): 2097-107. PMID: 25970010
  • Stuparich MA, Donnellan NM, Sanfilippo JS. Endometriosis in the Adolescent Patient. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, Semin Reprod Med. 2017 Jan;35(1):102-109. PMID: 27992932
  • Snook ML, Henry LC, Sanfilippo JS, Zeleznik AJ, Kontos AP. Association of concussion with abnormal menstrual patterns in adolescent and young women. JAMA Pediatr 2017 Sept; 171 (9): 879-886
  • Sanfilippo JS. We Are Teachers by Design; The Time Machine Approach-Time to Revisit; J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol ; vol 30, no 4, Aug 2017. PMID : 28645425
  • Beverley, RM; Malik, S; Collins R; Jean, K; Sanfilippo, J. Evaluation of Tubal Patency with the FemVue Saline-Air Device: Can we move back to the office? Journal of Reproductive Medicine; 2018; 63 (3):120-127
  • Sanfilippo, JS, Rothenberg SS. Developmental Anomalies of the Uterus and Vagina: Classification and Treatment (Video). In: Yen and Jaffe Reproductive Endocrinology. 6th ed, Elsevier, March 2018.
  • Sunita Katari, Mahmoud Aarabi, Angela Kintigh, Susan Mann, Svetlana Yatsenko, Joseph Sanfilippo, Tony Zeleznik, and Aleksandar Rajkovic. Chromosomal Instability in Women with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency. Hum Reprod. 2018 Mar 1;33(3):531-538.
  • Valli-Pulaski, H., Peters, K., Gassei, K. Steiner, S. Sukhwani, M. Hermann, B. Dwomor, L., Sanfilippo, J., Orwig, K., et al Testicular tissue cryopreservation: 8 years of experience from a coordinated network of academic centers. Hum Reprod. 2019; 34(6):966-977. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez043.

Clinical Interests/Research Interests

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Endometriosis
Assisted Reproductive Endocrinology/In vitro Fertilization