Richard J. Paulson, M.D., M.S.

Professor, Fellowship Director, and Director of Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
BS, Physics, University of California Los Angeles (1976), MD, UCLA School of Medicine (1980); Residency, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (1984); Fellowship, LAC+USC Medical Center (1986); MS, Biostatistics (1998)
(323) 226-3026
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Dr. Paulson has been the director of the Fertility Program at USC since 1986 and Director of the Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility since 1995. He is deputy editor of Fertility and Sterility and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. He is past president of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society.

Dr. Paulson has authored over 150 scientific articles and chapters. He has delivered over 100 invited talks and has been the recipient of numerous research awards. He has been listed in “The Best Doctors in America” continuously since 1994.  He is a co-editor of Mishell’s Textbook of Infertility, Contraception, and Reproductive Endocrinology and has co-authored a lay book entitled “Rewinding Your Biological Clock: Motherhood Late in Life.”  Dr. Paulson has appeared on numerous television programs and was the technical advisor for the lay book, "Infertility for Dummies".