Alison C. Peck, MD, FACOG

• Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Medical School: Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine
• Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Women’s & Children’s Hospital
• Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center

• Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center

• Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors
• Optum Fertility Solutions Expert Panelist
• Annual Guest Speaker Science Day de Toledo High School
• Annual Guest Speaker Taharas Hamishpacha Series
• Fertility and Mikvah: Expert Fertility Advisor for Optimizing Natural Conception and Fertility Treatment around Mikvah
• Community Fertility Lecturer/Educator
• Vice Chair, District IX, Section V, American College Obstetrics and Gynecology
• USC Resident Representative for the Optimistic Future Program
• Berlex Best Teaching Resident
• Ethics Committee Resident Chair

• In Vitro Fertilization /Optimization of Cycle Protocols
• Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) and Diagnosis (PGD) of Embryos
• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for Male Infertility/ PICSI/Zymot
• Fertility Preservation in Young Reproductive Age Patients and Oncofertility
• Fertility Preservation and Embryo Cryopreservation
• Assisted Reproductive Technology with Egg Donation in Patients of Advanced Reproductive Age
• Third Party Reproduction/Gestational Surrogacy
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Diminished Ovarian Reserve
• Natural cycle and Mini IVF
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
• LGBTQ Fertility
• Religious Infertility

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
• Phi Beta Kappa

BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS

• Everything Egg Freezing: The Essential Step-by-Step Guide to Doing it Right
• My God Shots: They’re Everywhere
• Carte Blanche South Africa Medical Expert
• In Touch Magazine Expert Fertility Advisor
• Mechanisms of menopause and the menopausal transition
• Decisions regarding treatment during the menopause transition

PUBLICATIONS

“Selection of single blastocysts for fresh transfer via standard morphology assessment alone and with array CGH for good prognosis IVF patients: results from a randomized pilot study.” Zhihong Yang, Jiaen Liu, Gary S. Collins, Shala A. Salem, Ziaohong Liu, Sarah S. Lyle,  Alison C. Peck, E. Scott Sills, Rifaat D. Salem.  Molecular Cytogenetics, 5:24 (02 May 2012) http://www.molecularcytogenetics.org/content/5/1/24

“Balancing selected medication costs with total number of daily injections: a preference analysis of GnRH-agonist and antatgonist protocols by IVF patients.”  E Scott Sills, Gary S. Collins, Shala A. Salem, Christopher A. Jones, Alison C. Peck, Rifaat D Salem.  Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 10:67 (30 August 2012) Presented at American Society for Reproductive Medicine 68^th Annual Meeting http://www.rbej.com/content/10/1/67

“Bivariate analysis of basal serum anti-Mullerian hormone measurements and human blastocyst development after IVF.” E Scott Sills, Gary S. Collins, Adam C. Brady, David J. Walsh, Kevin D. Marron, Alison C. Peck, Anthony PH Wash, Rifaat D. Salem.  Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 9:153 (02 Dec 2011)   http://www.rbej.com/content/9/1/153

“Effects of statins on serum estradiol levels in postmenopausal women treated with oral estradiol.”  Alison C. Silverberg, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Min J. Wu, Wendy J. Mack, Howard Hodis.  Presented at Scientific Gynecologic Investigation, March 2003.  Accepted in Climacteric 2010. Pending publication.

“Central insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors play distinct roles in the control of reproduction, food intake and body weight.”  Brigitte J. Todd, Gregory S. Fraley, Alison C. Peck, Gary J. Schwartz, Anne M. Etgen.  Biol Reprod. 2007 Sep;77(3):492-503. Epub 2007 June 13.

“Central pathways mediating suppressive effects of estradiol on feeding behavior in female rats do not involve brain IGF-I receptors.”  Alison C. Peck , Lubna Pal, Nanette Santoro, and Anne M. Etgen.  Fellowship thesis project, Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Presented at Society of Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, ON, Canada, March  23, 2006.

“Mechanisms of menopause and the menopausal transition.” Alison Silverberg and Nanette Santoro:  In DeGroot LJ, Jameson JF, et al. (eds): Endocrinology, 5^th edition, Philadelphia, Elsevier: 2006.

“Decisions regarding treatment during the menopause transition.”  Alison C. Peck and Nanette Santoro: In Lobo RA: Treatment of the Postmenopausal Woman, 3^rd edition, Philadelphia, Elsevier Inc.: 2007.

Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Co-investigator with Nanette Santoro, et al.  Comparison of diagnosis, demographics, ethnic variation, and uterine pathology in post-hysterectomy patients.  Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

“Serum insulin levels independently predict ovarian size.” Alison C. Peck, Stacea N Bowen, Josh C. Skorupski, Gauhar Zeltian, Nanette Santoro, Lubna Pal.  Presented at Society of Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, ON, Canada, March  24, 2006.

“Progesterone levels on the day after HCG administration are predictive of fragmentation in cleaving embryos.”  Alison C. Silverberg, Sangita Jindal, Hillel W. Cohen, Nanette Santoro, Lubna Pal.Presented at American Society of Reproductive Medicine, October 2004.

“Brain levels of sex steroid hormones in normal aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.”  Sukanya Chaikittisilpa, Lilly Chang, Emily Rosario, Alison Silverberg, Christian J Pike, Frank Z Stanczyk

Resident Research Award Second Place Prize, 2003. Presented at Society of Gynecologic Investigation, March 2004.

• Become Your Own Egg Donor 
• How Should I Know if I Should Do More Than One Cycle of Egg Freezing 
• Dr. Peck Discusses The Benefits of a Healthy PCOS Lifestyle 
• Why We Loved Working with Dr. Peck
• Embrace the Summer Months as you Plan Your Fertility Treatment
• How Fertility Treatments Can Help Prevent Some Types of Breast Cancer 
• Love the One You’re With on Valentine’s Day 

“Dr. Peck helped us with our embryo implantation and she was the best! Not only did she explain every step and communicate with ease, she was also friendly and accessible. When we had a little scare, she was available to reassure us and comfort us and she made sure all the conditions were optimal for our implantation. Without her we wouldn’t have our beautiful and healthy eight month old boy- thank you infinitely Dr. Peck- you gave us the greatest gift and you do so with professionalism and positivity! Reader- please know that you are in great hands with Dr. Peck.”

>”To say Dr Peck is an AMAZING doctor, that is an understatement.  My husband and I had been trying to conceive for 5 years.. after many. many, many ups and downs of would parenthood be in our cards a friend referred me to Dr Peck to do initial meet and possible tests. Of course going into the appointment I didn’t know what to expect I was so nervous. But the moment I sat down in her office she instantly made me feel at home, she is so down to earth, honest and overall such a sweet person. After leaving the appointment I called my hubby and was so excited to try IVF. Throughout the entire process she was open, committed and available for whatever questions and concerns I had. Her coordinator Kimberly is AWESOME!! And because of that, we now have our 4month old son. We owe them beyond words and are so blessed to have started our family. And when the time is right we are definitely wanting to try for our 2nd with her. If you are thinking of IVF…make an appointment with Dr Peck, you wont regret it!!”

“How can I write a review for someone who literally changed the course of my life?!  I went to HRC since they were covered by insurance, and pretty much stumbled upon what would become one of the best decisions of my life. I went to see Dr. Peck in March of 2017 and immediately was drawn to her kind and genuine personality, along with her calming manner of explaining the IVF process. She would always stop me from getting TOO ahead of myself, and would encourage me to focus on the next step so that I didnt get overwhelmed.  WHAT A GREAT APPROACH, particularly with someone of my over-analytical personality.

Flash forward a few months and we were retrieving eggs.  My case was a bit more complicated than your average because I also had fibroids that were basically a huge, if not sole contributor to my not getting pregnant.  Dr. Peck carefully devised a plan in which we would retrieve the eggs, create the embryos and then remove the fibroids a bit before we implanted.  The fibroid removal was going to be a bit of a gamble because if it didn’t work, I would have to go in for a full on myomectomy and recovery would have been 6 months before I could do an implant…well, needless to say, Dr. Peck came through and got the fibroid out for me! The clock was ticking on when if/when it would grow back, so we went straight into implant phase. I hear that some doctors are apprehensive about putting in 2 embryos, but Dr. Peck was supportive and even encouraging after assessing my case. We did it…the chances of getting twins was something like 15% and the chances of just 1 embryo attaching was much higher at something like 65-70%. And here I am 2 years later with beautiful boy/girl twins!! Dr. Peck made my dreams come true…even the dream that I never even knew I had. I was nervous to even have 1 kid much less 2 kids, but it was truly God’s blessing and Dr. Pecks incredible instinct and talent that put me in this position. I am just eternally grateful for Dr. Peck and her nurses. Dr. Peck brings amazing bedside manner and I truly believe this is her purpose in life – to help women get pregnant and bring beautiful lives into this world.  Thank you, Dr. Peck!!!!!!!”

VIDEOS

• Our Promise To You – Whole Patient Care Pledge
• Celebrating Nurses Week 2021
• Is Egg Freezing Right For Me?

WEBINARS

• Webinar: Why Am I Not Pregnant, Yet?

PATIENT TESTIMONIALS

• Leeandra’s Story
• Valerie’s Story