About the Ovarian Aging (OVA) Longitudinal Study
The original OVA cohort study conducted by Dr. Marcelle Cedars began in 2006 and enrolled 1100 healthy and regular-cycling women between the ages of 25-45 with the aim to develop clinical and genetic markers of ovarian aging. To ensure that the OVA cohort is representative of the San Francisco community, we enrolled an equal proportion of participants across the 4 major racial groups: White/Caucasian, Black/African-America, Hispanic/Latina, and Asian/Pacific Islander. This unique distribution of participants still marks the OVA cohort as one of the largest and most diverse study populations to date.
Our Team
Marcelle I. Cedars MD
Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Director, UCSF In Vitro Fertilization Program
Dr. Marcelle Cedars received her medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at UCLA. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Her clinical and research interests include polycystic ovary syndrome, ovarian aging, and assisted reproduction. She is an NIH-funded researcher and has chaired the FDA panel on Obstetrical and Gynecological Devices and currently serves on the Editorial Board of Fertility and Sterility and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Mitchell Rosen MD HCLD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Director, Reproductive Laboratories and
Director, Fertility Preservation Program
Dr. Mitchell P. Rosen is the Director of the UCSF Reproductive Laboratories and Fertility Preservation Program. As a clinical reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Rosen studies the genetic basis of unexplained infertility and the clinical outcomes of reproductive practices. His main clinical and research focus is the preservation of fertility in cancer patients, and optimizing ovarian stimulation protocols. Dr. Rosen received his medical training at St. Louis University and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He subsequently received his training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UCSF. He is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. In addition, to further understand the IVF process, he also trained as an embryologist. Knowledge of both the clinical and laboratory aspects of assisted reproduction has allowed him to focus his clinical work and research endeavors on the optimization of ovarian stimulation protocols to improve egg quality and outcome. Additional research interests include the causes and understanding of premature ovarian failure.
Fernando Lara Lince
Clinical Research Coordinator
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415-476-5305
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Fernando received his medical degree in Peru. After moving to the United States her spent time doing basic and translational research at the Diabetes and Obesity Center for Excellence at the University of Washington in Seattle. Later he relocated to San Francisco to join the clinical research team in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF. Fernando is passionate about medicine, direct patient care, teaching and contributing to research that will improve population health outcomes in the future. He is honored to be part of the research team at UCSF and proud to contribute to the important work of improving women's health and eliminating preventable diseases.
Ye (Ron) Wang, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator
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415-476-3514
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Ron is a recent graduate from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he received a degree of Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. Before he came to the United States, he obtained his medical degree from Harbin Medical University in China. He recently moved to the Bay Area and started working at UCSF. He is very ecited about having a career at UCSF. He likes to spend his free time traveling around the world and exploring the Bay Area.
Maritza Cárdenas
Clinical Research Coordinator
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415-254-6447
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Maritza Cárdenas is a recent graduate from the University of California, Berkeley where she received a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology and a minor in Creative Writing. Maritza is passionate about serving under-resourced and disadvantaged communities, which she plans to do in a medical capacity as a future nurse practitioner. She likes to spend her free time running, reading a book or writing poetry at cozy coffee shops.