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Cooper Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medicine
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About Cooper Institute
Your Dream of Building a Family Will Come True
Cooper Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medicine, a premier Houston fertility clinic established in 1998, offers the cutting edge of infertility treatment, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic injection of sperm (ICSI), testicular aspiration of sperms (TESE), and has achieved among the highest pregnancy rates. C. James Chuong, M.D., a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist, is the Medical Director and Antoinette Khoury, MT, ASCP is the IVF Coordinator. With convenient location in Southwest Houston, Cooper provides the highest level of quality control in embryology laboratories staffed by highly regarded senior embryologists. Recent addition of preimplantation genetics diagnosis and screening (PGD and PGS) service allows the embryos to be tested for genetic problems before the pregnancy begins. Egg freezing procedure is available to those who are not ready to get pregnant and those who need to undergo cancer treatment. As its sister facility in New Jersey (www.ccivf.com) led by Dr. Jerome H. Check, a world renowned infertility specialist, Cooper is specialized in patients with advanced age and high FSH.
Our clinic has developed an extremely efficient and reasonable cost approach for its IVF services. In addition, if the patient is willing to donate one-half of the eggs from retrieval procedures, an extremely low cost cycle can be arranged as most charges will be paid by those who receive the eggs.
Company History
C. James Chuong, M.D., M.P.H. is board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology /Infertility and board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. he established Cooper Institute for Advanced Reproductive Medicine in 1998 and has been the Medical Director and Laboratory Director of the Institute since then.
Between 1995 and 1997, he was the Program Director, In Vitro Fertilization Program, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders and Associate Professor, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, New Jersey. Prior to that, he was on the faculty at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas and Baylor college of Medicine in Houston, Texas following his subspecialty training at Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr. Chuong has been conducting both clinical and research activities in reproductive endocrinology and infertility for more than thirty years. He has received several national grants and merit awards for his work. He has published numerous articles and given presentations throughout the country.
Since its establishment, Dr. Chuong believes in an integrated and systematic approach to health care, combining the latest in medical technology and state-of-the-art procedures with concern for the patient's physical, as well as emotional well-being. While staff at Cooper Institute are dedicated to meet each patient's individual needs, it emphasizes the concept that the optimal medical care can be achieved only through a team approach. It is based on a mutual respect, trust and courtesy between physician, patients and office staff. Patients at Cooper Institute have received highly professional care, along with personal consideration for the individual from Dr. Chuong and his most caring staff.