Reproductive Endocrinology And Infertility (REI) Fellowship – UCSF
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Main Address
UCSF OB/GYN&RS Residency Program
490 Illinois Street
10th Floor, Box 0132
San Francisco, CA 94158
M-F, 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday appointments are available for patients undergoing treatment
Research/Clinical Interests:
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Endometrial Pathology, Fertility Preservation, Access to Fertility Care
Education/Training
|
Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University | Residency | Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 2020 | Emory University Laney Graduate School | MS | Clinical Research |
| 2020 | Emory University School of Medicine | MD | Medicine |
| 2014 | Emory University College of Arts and Sciences | BS | Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology |
Achievements and Recognition
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2021-2023 | Recipient of Northwestern University EDW/Biostatistical Support Grant 2020-2022 |
| 2022 |
Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Resident Award for Excellence in REI, Northwestern University | Chicago, IL |
| 2022 | Best Project, S.T.A.M.P. Stamping out trichomoniasis in asymptomatic women and implementing practice guidelines, Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement, Northwestern University |
| 2021 | Recipient of Nezhat Family Foundation Grant for Endometriosis Research |
| 2019 |
Best Poster, Infectious Disease Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) Annual Meeting, Big Sky, MT |
| 2019 | Recipient Marianne Ruby Award, Emory University School of Medicine |
| 2018 - 2019 | Recipient of TL1 Grant from Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance |
| 2018 - Present | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Emory University School of Medicine |
Poster Presentations
History of an IUD and chronic endometritis: is there an association? McClean S, HogenEsch E, Komorowski A, Roberts K, Pavone ME, Bernardi L. Poster presented at Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, CA, Mar 2024.
Sequential Progesterone Monitoring: A novel protocol for transfer timing following natural cycle frozen embryo transfer. Bakkensen JB, Almgren-Bell J, Liu R, Mormol JS, Holder KN, Desai K, HogenEsch E, Pavone ME, Bernardi LA. Poster presented at Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, CA, Mar 2023.
Chronic endometritis: Who should we screen, how should we treat and what are outcomes after treatment? HogenEsch E, Hojjati R, Komorowski AS, Maniar K, Pavone ME, Bakkensen JB, Bernardi LA. Poster presented at American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Oct 2022.
Planning for the long haul: childbearing intentions and fertility concerns among medical and non-medical graduate students. HogenEsch E, Smith G, Okine R, Ross A, Bakkensen JB, Feinberg EC, Bernardi LA. Poster presented at American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Oct 2022.
Uterine pathology and the microbiome: next-generation sequencing of the 16S ribosomal subunit among patients with fibroids and endometrial polyps. Bakkensen JB, Komorowski AS, HogenEsch E, Schipma MJ, Wang X, Fowler H, Shah S, Pavone ME, Bernardi LA. Poster presented at American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, 2022.
Stamping Out Trichomoniasis in Asymptomatic Women and Implementing Practice Guidelines. Tate, M, Lantos E., Ogu NQ, HogenEsch E, Cheeks, M. Presentation at Northwestern Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement. Apr 2022. Chicago, IL.
Disparities in Group B Streptococcus screening during pregnancy in Latin America. HogenEsch E, Haddad LB, Yildirim I, Omer SB. Poster presented at the 2019 IDSOG Annual Meeting. Big Sky, Montana. August, 2019.
Oral Presentations
The Legal Landscape of Reproduction in the Wake of Dobbs v Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization. HogenEsch E, Cromack SC, Walter JR. Oral presentation at American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Oct 2023.
Selected Publications
HogenEsch E, Bernardi LA. Clinical Management of Chronic Endometritis in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. In: Farquharson RG, Stephenson MD, Goddijn M, eds. Early Pregnancy. Cambridge University Press; 2025:22-31.
Bensouda S, Cromack SC, Komorowski AS, HogenEsch E, Schipma MJ, Wang X, Fowler H, Pavone M, Green SJ, Bernardi LA, Bakkensen JB. Uterine pathology and microbiome among patients with endometrial polyps and fibroids. F S Sci. 2025 Feb;6(1):107-116. doi: 10.1016/j.xfss.2024.12.002. Dec 2024.
HogenEsch E, Hojjati R, Komorowski A, Maniar K, Pavone ME, Bakkensen J, Bernardi L. Chronic Endometritis: Screening, Treatment and Pregnancy Outcomes in an academic fertility center. J Assist Reprod Genet. 40(10):2463-2471Oct 2023.
Smith, DS, Ross A, HogenEsch E, Okine R, Bonus ML, Feinberg EC, Bernardi LA. Anxiety, attitudes, and education about fertility among medical students in the United States. BMC Medical Education. 3;23(1):147. Mar 2023.
HogenEsch E, Dahl C, Samworth A, Venkatachalam S, Rajan P, Lange EMS. Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response as maternal presentation of mirror syndrome: a case report. Case Reports in Women’s Health. 36:e00469. Nov 2022.
HogenEsch E, Boots C, Bernardi LA. Aneuploidy rates are not higher in women with obesity: Is it worth the “weight” to delay IVF until BMI decreases? Fertility & Sterility, 116(2):339-3401 Aug 2021.
Yildirim I, Kao CM, Tippett A, Suntarattiwong P, Munye M, Yi J, Elmontser M, Quincer E, Focht C, Watson N, Bilen H, Baker JM, Lopman B, HogenEsch E, Rostad CA, Anderson EJ. A Retrospective Test-Negative Case-Control Study to Evaluate Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Hospitalizations in Children. Clin Infect Dis. 73(10):1759-1767. Nov 2021.
HogenEsch E, De Mucio B, Haddad LB, Vilajeliu A, Ropero AM, Yildirim I, Omer SB. Differences in maternal group B Streptococcus screening rates in Latin American countries. Vaccine. 39 Suppl 2. July 2021.
Kim TG, Young MR, Goggins ER, Williams RE, HogenEsch E, Workowski KA, Jamieson DJ, Haddad LB. Trichomonas vaginalis in Pregnancy: Patterns and Predictors of Testing, Infection, and Treatment. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 135(5):1136-1144, May 2020.