Patricia M. McShane, M.D.

Patricia M. McShane, M.D.

Medical Director

Biography

For those faced with infertility, The World Egg Bank strives to make building a family a reality

Dr. Pat McShane completed her training in OB/GYN and Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 1983, earning her REI boards in 1985. She completed her Clinical Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. McShane served as the Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard and as an Associate Professor at UMass Medical Center.

Coincidentally, after completing her boards in the mid-eighties, the historical beginnings of IVF in the US commenced. Dr. McShane served as the Medical Director of IVF at the Brigham, and soon thereafter at the Reproductive Science Center of New England during the introduction of many key clinical services, including embryo cryopreservation, oocyte donation, and ICSI in the mid-eighties and nineties. Later, she would be involved in the launch of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and screening and an early trial of oocyte maturation. Dr. McShane was listed as one of Boston’s top doctors. She is one of the first reproductive specialists to bring in-vitro fertilization technology to the US.

From 2007 to 2013, Dr. McShane practiced at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center where she spearheaded the oocyte vitrification clinical trial, involving immediate thawing and transfer of vitrified oocytes for infertile couples, showing equivalency with fresh oocytes. A current project involves developing CME materials for Oncologists to increase acceptance of fertility preservation options, including oocyte and embryo vitrification. She recently earned a Certificate in Global Public Health at the Colorado School of Public Health.

Dr. McShane has served on the Board of Directors of Integramed, a management company for fertility practices, and as the President of the New England Fertility Society. Other memberships include: Offices and Committee Assignments for ASRM, SART Abstract Committee, and Women’s Council.

Dr. McShane is the author of numerous medical reports, reviews, and book chapters, including:
• McShane PM, Schiff I. IVF and embryo transfer–what we’ve learned. Contemporary Ob/Gyn 1986;28:125.
• McShane PM. “Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation for Assisted Reproductive Technologies”: New Horizons in Reproductive Medicine.
• Coutifaris C and Mastroianni L (eds). Lancs LA6 2 LA, UK, Parthenon Publishing, 1997: ISBN 1-85-70-793-6.
• McShane PM, Danforth A, Carson R. Oocyte donation-an efficient therapy for perimenopausal infertility. Presented at the District ACOG, Meeting New Rhode Island, 1995.
• Carson RS, Burgess CM, Glatstein IZ, Singer N, Cunningham DL, McShane PM, Wood DS. Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis and

The World Egg Bank 9 Cryopreservation of Embryos. Presented at the 532rd ASRM Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1997.
• IVF in women over 42 years old: Is using autologous oocytes a reasonable option? Presented at the 59th ASRM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX 2003.
• Outcome in women over 35 years of age undergoing consecutive cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) using the gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist protocol. ASRM Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2006.

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