Biography

Dr. Salih completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale New Haven Hospital and a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at the University of Texas. Her special clinical interests include reproductive health disorders such as infertility, advanced reproductive technology, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, female hirsutism, hyperprolactinemia, amenorrhea and menopause.

Sana has a special interest in helping cancer patients maintain satisfactory reproductive outcomes. Dr. Salih has research interests in fertility preservation in cancer patients. Although third party reproduction, such as donor eggs or donor embryos, is a viable option for female patients with chemotherapy and radiation therapy-induced ovarian failure, the ultimate goal will be to assist these patients to have genetically related children as naturally as possible.

Dr. Salih is a BIRCWH Scholar working passionately with Dr. Gloria Sarto to achieve her research goals. Through the Reproductive Health and Fertility Preservation Center, Dr. Salih and her colleagues at UWHC meet special needs of vulnerable cancer and non-cancer patients.

Sana is the 2008 awardee of the ASRM-EMD Serono Research Grant in Reproductive Medicine in which she will investigate novel mechanisms involving ethically derived stem cell differentiation and potential role in preserving gonadal function in patients that receive chemo and radiation therapies.