Meet our Physicians
Norbert Gleicher, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Gleicher founded CHR in 1981. He is a graduate of Tel Aviv Medical School in Israel and completed his residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Gleicher was appointed to the facility as an Assistant Professor in charge of student and resident education in Obstetrics and Gynecology and became Chief of the section for Reproductive Immunology. Two years later, he moved to Chicago when he was offered the position of Chairman of OB/GYN at the Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center and Associate Professor of Immunology/Microbiology at Rush Medical College. He held his position as Chairman for ten years until his resignation in 1990.
Dr. Gleicher has published hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific papers, abstracts and book chapters in the areas of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, as well as in areas of high risk obstetrics. He has edited some of the most prestigious textbooks in these specialties and is also editor-in-chief of two prestigious scientific journals.
Dr. Gleicher serves as ad hoc reviewer and editorial board member for a number of other medical journals. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, as well as numerous other professional societies and organizations. In the year 2000, he was chosen by Chicago magazine as only one amongst a handful of "best physicians" in reproductive endocrinology and infertility as designated by his peers.
Dr. Gleicher splits his time between CHR's New York and Chicago practices and serves as Medical Director of CHR-NY. He also holds the academic title of Visiting Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale University - School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Gleicher speaks German, Hebrew and Polish.
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David Barad, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.O.G.
Dr. Barad joined CHR in 2003. He is a graduate of Rutgers Medical School and completed his residency in OB/GYN at the Sloane Hospital for Women of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. Following his residency, Dr. Barad was accepted to the Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Barad is certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and also received subspecialty certification as a Reproductive Endocrinologist. Dr. Barad served as Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Barad holds the academic title of Associate Clinical Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Barad has been increasingly active in clinical research. He served as an investigator at the New York Clinical Center of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) on the landmark study examining factors that may affect the health of women after menopause. He is currently a scientific consultant for the WHI, and is presently Chair of the WHI Hormone Trials advisory committee. Dr. Barad also serves on many national and international WHI committees.
Dr. Barad has published extensively in the field of Reproductive Endocrinology. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology, as well as numerous other professional societies and organizations.
In May 2003 Dr. Barad was awarded a Masters of Science degree in Clinical Research Methods at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 1999 he was recognized by the American Infertility Association for his “continuing dedication and support to individuals experiencing infertility”.
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