User:Jim.williams333/Dr. Sonja B. Kristiansen

Sonja B. Kristiansen, MDPhysician, board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist Infertility (REI) specialist, has practiced infertility in the Houston area since 1995. A native Texan, Dr. Kristiansen began her pursuit of becoming a REI specialist when she received her medical degree from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas,http://www.ttuhsc.edu/. Next, she completed a residency program in Obstetrics & Gynecology at John Peter Smith Hospital,http://www.jpshealthnet.org/ in Fort Worth, Texas. This is also where she fell in love with the challenges of infertility, both the surgical and technical aspects. She continued her training with a fellowship in the division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. In 1996 she started her own infertility center by founding Houston Fertility Center where she serves as the Medical Director. Her goal in establishing this clinic and her own private practice "Where Women Specialize in the Care of Women" was to provide couples complete and comprehensive infertility treatment in a compassionate, private environment that was easily accessible and affordable. Having completed more than 1000 IVF cycles with pregnancy rates that compare well nationally, Houston Fertility Center is now utilized by several other Reproductive Endocrinologists in the Houston area. Specializing in surgical and in-vitro fertilization procedures, Dr.Kristiansen has advanced training in hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, and micro-tubal reconstruction. She also works with female endocrine abnormalities relating to menstrual and reproductive development. Dr. Kristiansen is well published,http://www.sgionline.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=162&orgId=sfgi participating in many speaking engagements relating to infertility and is frequently used as a resource by the news media. Dr. Kristiansen is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Society, and the Harris County Medical Society.