Eric Dan Flisser, MD

420 East 61st Street, Apt 4B New York, NY 10065 Home: (212) 750-1621 Cellular: (917) 699-9422 Email: [email protected]

Date of Birth: September 25, 1973 Place of Birth: New York, New York

Employment: Physician, Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA-NY) 635 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor New York, New York 10022 July, 2006-present

Medical Director, Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA-NY), Long Island 400 Garden City Plaza, Suite 107 Garden City, New York 11530 November, 2006-September, 2017

Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bellevue Medical Center, 462 First Avenue New York, New York 10016 July, 2003-June, 2006

Current Affiliations: Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science Icahn School of Medicine The Mount Sinai Medical Center 1 Gustave Levy Plaza New York, New York 10029-5674 January, 2013-present

Associate Attending, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Lenox Hill Hospital 100 East 77th Street New York, New York 10075 November, 2008-present

Active Attending Staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Winthrop University Hospital 259 First Street Mineola, New York 11501 October, 2007-present

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 1 of 9 Past Hospital Affliations: Clinical Assistant Attending, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mercy Medical Center 1000 N Village Avenue Rockville Centre, New York 11570 December, 2006-April, 2009

Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Bellevue Medical Center 462 First Avenue New York, New York 10016 July, 2003-June, 2006 Licensure: New York State Medical License #218482-1, 2000-present DEA #BF8262812, 2003-present NPI #1639181217

Graduate Medical Education: Fellow, Division of Reproductive and Infertility Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology New York University School of Medicine 660 First Avenue New York, New York 10016 July, 2003-June, 2006

Awards: Berlex Foundation Junior Faculty Development Workshop, May, 2006

Intern, Resident and Chief Resident Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Columbia Presbyterian Hospital 622 W 168th Street New York, New York 10032 July, 1999-June, 2003

Medical Education: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York Degree: Doctor of Medicine, May, 1999 Awards: New York University School of Medicine, student research assistant, MRI/ Lab, 1996 New York University School of Medicine, student research assistant, Cardiovascular Surgery Lab, 1997 New York University School of Medicine, student research assistant, Reproductive Endocrinology Lab, 1998

Undergraduate Education: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Degree: Bachelor of Arts, May, 1995 Major: History Honors: Honores in Historia, Yale University, 1995 Awards: The Andrew Patterson Award for Leadership, Morse College, Yale University, 1995 President, Morse College Council, Yale University, 1994-1995 Chairman, Morse College Student Activities Committee, Yale University, 1993-1994 Captain, Yale Skeet and Trap Team, 1993-1995

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 2 of 9 Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Subspecialty Oral Board Exam (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility), Passed, 2008 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Subspecialty Written Board Exam (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility), Passed, 2007 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Oral Board Exam, Passed, 2005 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Written Board Exam, Passed, 2003 United States Medical Licensing Exam, Step 3, Passed, 2000 United States Medical Licensing Exam, Step 2, Passed, 1999 United States Medical Licensing Exam, Step 1, Passed, 1997

Membership: Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2006-present Junior Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1999-2006 Associate Member, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 2003-present Associate Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 2003-present Member, New York Metropolitan Embryologist Society, 2003-present Member, New York Society of Reproductive Medicine, 2006-present

Professional Experience: Ad hoc Review Board for Fertility and Sterility, 2009, 2012

Oocyte donation counseling and screening, New York University Program for In Vitro Fertilization, Reproductive Surgery and Infertility, 2003-5

Established the Bellevue Gynecologic Endocrinology Clinic, 2005

Peer reviewer for the International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2004-5

Peer-Reviewed Publications: Flisser E. Identifying at-risk populations: are we simply not doing enough fertility preservation procedures? Fertil Steril. 2018:110:640-641.

Sekhon L, Lee JA, Flisser E, Copperman AB, Stein DE. Blastocyst vitrification, cryostorage and warming does affect live birth rate, infant birth weight or timing of delivery. Reproductive BioMed. 2018;37:33-42.

Mukherjee T, Flisser E, Copperman AB, Grunfeld L, Sandler B, Barritt J. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for gender selection: you don’t always get what you want. Open J Obstet Gynecol 2012:291-7.

Flisser E, Scott RT Jr, Copperman AB. Patient-friendly IVF: How should it be defined? Fertil Steril. 2007;88:547-9.

Keegan DA, Morelli SS, Noyes N, Flisser ED, Berkeley AS, Grifo JA. Low ectopic pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization: do practice habits matter? Fertil Steril. 2007;88:734-6.

Grifo JA, Flisser E, Adler A, McCaffrey C, Krey LC, Licciardi F, Noyes N, Kump LM, Berkeley AS. Programmatic implementation of blastocyst transfer in a university-based in vitro fertilization clinic: maximizing pregnancy rates and minimizing triplet rates. Fertil Steril. 2007;88:294-300.

Flisser E, Grifo JA. Is what we clearly see really so obvious? Ultrasonography and transcervical embryo transfer – a review. Fertil Steril. 2007;87:1-5.

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 3 of 9 Flisser E, Licciardi F. Subchorionic hematoma associated with heterotopic pregnancy following in vitro fertilization: a case report. J Reprod Med. 2006;51:503-6.

Flisser E, Licciardi F. One at a Time. Fertil Steril. 2006;85:555-8.

Flisser E, Grifo JA, Krey LC, Noyes N. Transabdominal ultrasound-assisted embryo transfer and pregnancy outcome. Fertil Steril. 2006;85:353-7. Abstracts:

Hernandez-Nieto C, Lee JA, Slifkin R, Duke M, Luna M, Copperman AB, Sandler B, Flisser E. Slow growing embryos biopsied on day 7: what are realistic expectations? Oral Presentation, 74th Annual Scientific Congress & Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Denver, CO. October 6-10, 2018.

Sekhon L, McAvey B, Lee JA, Briton-Jones C, Duke M, Flisser E, Copperman AB. Evaluating IVF and perinatal outcomes following repeat trophectoderm biopsy. Oral Presentation, 74th Annual Scientific Congress & Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Denver, CO. October 6-10, 2018.

Nazem TG, Hernandez-Nieto C, Lee JA, Faulkner N, Neitzel D, Flisser E, Copperman AB. Inter- Program variation in donor oocyte aneuploidy rate. Poster Presentation, 66th Annual Meeting - Fertility Innovations: 21st Century Technologies to Build Healthy Families, Renaissance Indian Wells, Indian Wells, CA. March 21-25, 2018.

Sekhon L, Lee JA, Duke M, Briton-Jones C, Flisser E, Copperman AB. The duration of cryostorage of biopsied embryos neither impacts implantation potential nor surrogate markers of placentation. Poster Presentation, 73nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), San Antonio, TX. October 28-November 1, 2017.

Sekhon L, Feuerstein JL, Lee JA, Flisser E, Copperman AB, Grunfeld L. A comparison of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) platforms: targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) results in comparable clinical outcomes despite identifying fewer suitable embryos for transfer. Poster Presentation, 73nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), San Antonio, TX. October 28- November 1, 2017.

Aharon D, Sekhon L, Rodriguez-Purata J, Lee JA, Slifkin R, Briton-Jones C, Duke M, Flisser E, Copperman AB. Is reproductive potential compromised when embryos are re-biopsied? Poster Presentation, 2017 Annual Meeting Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Renaissance Indian Wells, in Indian Wells, CA. March 22-26, 2017.

Kon M, Sekhon L, Shaia K, Whitehouse MC, Lee JA, Slifkin R, Flisser E, Klein J, Lederman M, Grunfeld L, Mukherjee T, Sandler B, Copperman AB, Stein DE. Number of supernumerary euploid embryos from an IVF cycle correlates with an ongoing pregnancy rate after subsequent single, euploid embryo transfer (SET). Poster Presentation, 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Salt Lake City, UT. October 15-19, 2016.

Rodriguez-Purata J, Sekhon L, Lee JA, Whitehouse MC, Slifkin R, Flisser E, Duke M, Copperman AB, Sandler B, Bar-Chama N. Does severe teratozoospermia is correlated with embryonic aneuploidy rates? Poster Presentation, 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Salt Lake City, UT. October 15-19, 2016.

Witkin G, Tran A, Rekawek P, Flisser E, Lee JA, Copperman AB. To tell or not to tell: ovum recipients choice to disclosure intentions. Poster Presentation, 2013 Annual Meeting ASRM: Boston, MA, October 12-17, 2013.

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 4 of 9 Witkin G, Tran A, Rekawek P, Flisser E, Lee JA, Copperman AB. Older women-younger men couples participating in an ovum donation program. Poster Presentation, 2013 Annual Meeting ASRM: Boston, MA, October 12-17, 2013.

Luna M, Vela G, Flisser E, Copperman AB, Grunfeld L, Sandler B. The reproductive impact of a “normal variant” parental karyotype. Fertil Steril 2010;93(Suppl 1):S16. Accepted for poster presentation at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Indian Wells, CA. April, 2010.

Vela G, Flisser E, Luna M, Sandler B, Mukherjee T, Copperman AB. Young patients who succeed at in vitro fertilization should not be overconfident and delay future attempts. Fertil Steril 2010;93(Suppl 1):S23. Accepted for poster presentation at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, Indian Wells, CA. April, 2010.

Flisser E, Uberti L, Copperman K, Ezcurra D, Copperman AB. Trends in oocyte cryopreservation - local and national economy on elective medical procedures. Fertil Steril 2009;92:S134. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2009.

Witkin G, Copperman K, Luna M, Schuman L, Copperman AB, Flisser E. Demographics of donor- applicants have not variant during the current economic downturn. Fertil Steril 2009;92:S130. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2009.

Witkin G, Copperman K, Luna M, Schuman L, Copperman AB, Flisser E. Longitudinal assessment of recipient preferences of donor characteristics. Fertil Steril 2009;92:S131. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2009.

Duke MJ, Flisser E, DeVenuta A, Cotton H, Copperman AB. Economic downturn has resulted in a corresponding increase in patients choosing to discontinue frozen embryo storage. Fertil Steril 2009;92:S34. Accepted for oral presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 65th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 2009.

Flisser E, Duke M, Luna M, Barritt J, Copperman AB. “Patient-friendly” frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET). Fertil Steril 2008; 90(Suppl 1):S206. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 64th Annual Meeting, 2008. San Francisco, CA.

Flisser E, Copperman AB, Barritt J, Duke M. Natural selection of single embryos provides acceptable pregnancy rates when compared to elective single embryo transfer. Fertil Steril 2007;88(Suppl 1):S332. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2007.

Mukherjee T, Luna M, De Venuta A, Flisser E, Copperman AB, Barritt J. Unexpected gender bias in IVF for sex selection. Fertil Steril 2007;88(Suppl 1):S134-5. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 63rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2007.

Flisser E, Luna M, Grunfeld L, Walls D, Copperman AB. Sharing oocytes does not limit the potential for achieving a biological sibling. Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S298. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2006.

Flisser E, Licciardi F, Krey LC. The myth of the “clutch” donor. Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S183- 4. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2006. Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 5 of 9

Flisser E, Levine BA, Krey LC, Licciardi F. Depot leuprolide acetate does not adversely affect oocyte donor stimulation. Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S409. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2006.

Conway DA, Flisser E, Krey LC, Licciardi FL. Influence of endometrial thickness (ET) less than 7 millimeters on donor oocyte recipient outcomes. Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S70. Accepted for oral presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2006.

Adler A, DeJesus E, Flisser E, Berkeley A, Grifo J, Krey L. Day 5 versus Day 6 blastocyst cryopreservation. Fertil Steril 2006;86(Suppl 2):S257. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 62nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans. LA, 2006.

Levine BA, Flisser E, Katz J, Levitz M, Noyes N, Krey LC, Grifo JA. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) significantly alters follicular fluid molecular signature. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2006:13(Suppl 2):267A. Accepted for poster presentation at the Society of Gynecologic Investigation 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Quebec City, CA. 2006.

Flisser E, Krey LC, Berkeley AS. Diminishing returns of increasing gonadotropins dosage in subsequent in vitro fertilization cycles? Fertil Steril 2005;84(Suppl 1):S325-6. Accepted for poster presentation at the conjoint American Society for Reproductive Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society 51st Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA. 2005.

Flisser E, Krey LC, Noyes N. Day 1 intracytoplasmic sperm injection – five years of “rescued” oocytes. Fertil Steril 2005;84(Suppl 1):S372. Accepted for poster presentation at the conjoint American Society for Reproductive Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society 51st Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA. 2005.

Keegan DA, Flisser E, Krey LC, Noyes N, Berkeley AS, Grifo J. Low rates of ectopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization (IVF): Do practice habits matter? Fertil Steril 2005;84(Suppl 1):S130. Accepted for oral presentation at the conjoint American Society for Reproductive Medicine 61st Annual Meeting and Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society 51st Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA. 2005.

Flisser E, Kump LM, Krey LC, Licciardi F. Donor age does not impact the success of oocyte donation cycles. Fertil Steril 82(Suppl 2);2004:S211. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 60th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 2004.

Noto RA, Flisser E, Wiederhorn MD, Mignone LI, Brosius DC, Breidbart S, Romano A, Moy F, Frey M. Home A1c hemoglobin determination: a new tool for monitoring diabetic control. Society for Pediatric Research, January, 1995.

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 6 of 9 Other Publications: Flisser E. [Letter] Polytherapy increases the risk of infertility in women with epilepsy. . 2011:76;1442.

Flisser E. [Letter] The fight over health care in America. The New York Times. June 17, 2009:A26.

Flisser E, Copperman AB. [Letter] Why do couples drop out from IVF treatment? Hum Reprod. 2009;74:758-9.

Flisser E, Grifo JA. “Ultrasonography and the Embryo Transfer” in Nezhat’s Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, 3rd ed. Nezhat C, Nezhat F and Nezhat CH, eds. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. p. 115-128.

Flisser E. Polycystic ovary syndrome. News from the National Infertility Network Exchange. Fall, 2008:7.

Flisser E. Endometriosis and infertility. News from the National Infertility Network Exchange. March/April, 2008:5.

Flisser E. How do I choose a fertility specialist? News from the National Infertility Network Exchange. Fall, 2007:7.

Flisser E. At what cost? News from the National Infertility Network Exchange. Summer, 2007:7.

Flisser E. Single embryo transfer: something to consider. The 2007 Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Handbook and Directory. Arlington: The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, Inc., 2007. p. 31.

Flisser E. Low Sperm Counts. News from the National Infertility Network Exchange. Mar/Apr, 2007:7.

Flisser E, Copperman AB. Ovum donation and prospective donors. The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, Inc. December, 2006. http://www.inciid.org/article.php?cat=thirdparty&id=596

Flisser E. [Letter] Always an important question: the experimental unit, “patients or cycles”? Fertil Steril. 2006;85:270-1.

Flisser E. [Letter] “Acute,” in Safire, William. The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular “On Language Column” in the New York Times Magazine. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004 . p. 119.

Flisser E, Skolnik J, Tsong E, eds. Medical Violet. New York University School of Medicine Yearbook, 1999.

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 7 of 9 Lectures: Fertility Preservation: Overview and Medical Advances. OptumHealth sponsored On-Line “Webinar.” September 30, 2009.

The Biological Clock: Take Control of Your Fertility. Extend Fertility™ educational lecture and expert panel discussion. New York, NY. July 29, 2009.

Abnormal Sexual Development. Residents’ Didactic Lecture. Winthrop University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mineola, NY. May 30, 2008.

Maximizing IVF Success and Understanding IVF Cycle Failure. The Northeast Region of RESOLVE Teleconference Lecture. February 20, 2008.

Proper Use of the Medical Record. Didactic Lecture for office staff, nurses and IVF coordinators at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, NY. September 3, 2008.

Introduction to the Infertility Work-Up. Residents’ Didactic Lecture. Winthrop University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. February 15, 2008.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Grand Rounds Lecture, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oceanside, NY. December 7, 2007.

Patient-Friendly IVF. The American Fertility Association “Family Matters” National Fertility and Adoption Conference. Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY. April 29, 2007.

Advances in IVF Protocols. The American Fertility Association “Family Matters” National Fertility and Adoption Conference. Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY. April 29, 2007.

Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Medications You Should Know About. The American Fertility Association On-Line “Chat.” April 24, 2007.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Didactic Lecture for Nurses and IVF Coordinators at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York, New York, NY. December 21, 2006.

Anonymous Donors: Matching and Cycling. The American Fertility Association Ovum Donation Seminar. New York, NY. December 4, 2006.

Infertility’s Latest and Greatest. RESOLVE Annual Family Building Symposium. New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY. October 29, 2006.

Programmatic Implementation of Blastocyst Culture in a University-Based In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Clinic: Maximizing Pregnancy Rates and Minimizing Triplet Rates. Gordon Watkins Residents’ Honors Day. New York University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. June 16, 2006.

The Success of Excess – The Problem of Twins in IVF. Advanced Workshop on In Vitro Fertilization and Infertility. New York University School of Medicine. March 1-5, 2006.

Resident Review of REI for CREOG Exam. Residents’ Didactic Lecture. New York University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. January 6, 2006.

The Menstrual Cycle: Physiology and Its Relationship to Assisted Reproductive Technology. Nurses’ Didactic Lecture. New York University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. December 21, 2005.

Curriculum Vitæ: Eric Flisser, M.D. Updated December 2018 Page 8 of 9 Introduction to the Infertility Work-Up. Residents’ Didactic Lecture. New York University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. September 30, 2005.

Introduction to Infertility and Treatment. New York University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Endocrinology. May 20, 2004.

Intraoperative and Postoperative Comparison of Vesica Sling and Tension-free Vaginal Tape. Senior Project. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Residents’ Day Lecture. June 12, 2003.

Pregnancy Following Renal Transplantation. Grand Rounds Lecture, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. February 27, 2003.

Prolapse Management in the Medically Compromised. Grand Rounds Lecture, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. September 19, 2002.

Uterine Leiomyomata: Genes, Genetics and Gene Therapy. Grand Rounds Lecture, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. February 28, 2002.

Operative Injury to the Ureter. Grand Rounds Lecture, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. April 12, 2001.

Prophylactic Oophorectomy. Grand Rounds Lecture, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. November 30, 2000.

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