Richard Legro, MD

Richard Legro, MD

Dr. Richard S. Legro is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA and Co-Director at the Resource Sharing Hub of the NIH-funded Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. His research and clinical practice are primarily focused on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): diagnosis, treatment, and genetic/environmental causes as well as on improving infertility diagnosis and treatment. He has designed and participated in many practice-changing, multi-center, comparative effectiveness infertility trials in the U.S. and China. These trials have expanded the scope of infertility outcomes beyond a clinical pregnancy to capture all maternal and infant outcomes through pregnancy, delivery, and the neonatal period. He has been continuously funded by the NIH for over 25 years as a principal investigator and has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles. He is an Editorial Editor for Fertility and Sterility. He has received many awards including election as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in the U.S., as an Ad Eundem member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the U.K. and the Presidential Achievement Award from the Society for Gynecologic Investigation.

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