Dr. Laurie J. McKenzie, M.D.

Dr. McKenzie is Medical Director of Houston IVF and is on clinical faculty for both University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine. She received her Baccalaureate Degree at University of Florida and graduated with honors from the University of Florida Medical School. Following her completion of a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas, Dr. McKenzie completed fellowship training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Professional memberships include the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Endocrine Society and the American Medical Association. She is a professional member of RESOLVE, the National Fertility Association. Dr. McKenzie has received many honors and awards including the John Harrington Tanous Research Award, the NIH Fellowship Award, and membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. In 2003, she was awarded the prestigious ACOG Ortho- McNeil Academic Fellowship.

Dr. McKenzie has published both basic science research and clinical reports in peer reviewed journals as well as chapters in textbooks on reproductive topics. Her research related to preimplantation genetic diagnosis, embryo selection, and male factor infertility has been presented at national and international research meetings including the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the International Society for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, and she has been an invited speaker for courses given by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. McKenzie's areas of expertise include IVF, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, reproductive surgery, and fertility preservation in couples undergoing therapy for cancer. Dr. McKenzie’s current research is targeting means to improve embryo selection and gene regulation in human oocytes.