MICHAEL A. WITT, M.D.

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

 

            College:                                 Westmont College

              1976 - 1980                          Santa Barbara, California

                                                            B.A., Biology

                                                            G.P.A. 3.97

                                                            Honors, summa cum laude

 

            Medical School:                      Oregon Health Sciences University

              1980 – 6/1984                      Portland, Oregon

                                                            M.D. program completed

                                                           

            Residency:                             Boston University Hospital

               1984-1986                               General Surgery Program

                                                           

   1986-1990                               Boston University Hospital

                                                Urology Program

 

            Fellowship:                            Baylor College of Medicine

               1990-1991                               Scott Department of Urology

Infertility Fellowship

 

SOCIETIES:                           American Society of Andrology                                91 - present

                                                American Urology Association                             93 - present

                                                American Society for Reproductive Medicine            91 - present

                                                American Medical Association                             90 - present

                                                Society for the Study of Male Reproduction              94 – present

                                                Society of Male Reproduction

                                                            (Offices) Member at Large                           1996-1997

                                                American College of Surgeons                                94 – present

                                                Atlanta Urological Society                                               

                                                Georgia Urologic Society

                                                Society for The Study of Impotence

 

 

BOARDS:                               American Board of Urology                                                February 28,1993

                                                                                                                                    #10610

 

MEDICAL LICENSE:                   Georgia                                  8-8-91              #34743

                                                Massachusetts                      9-30-89        #60043           

           

 

EMPLOYMENT:                  Southeastern Fertility Institute, Atlanta, Georgia

                                                6/95 – present

 

                                                Emory Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia

                                                Department of Surgery, Assistant Professor

                                                7/91 – 5/95    

 

VIDEOS:                    

 

1.         Witt, M.A., Grantmyre, J. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  The Technique and Intraoperative Decision Making in Microscopic Vasal Reconstruction.  AFS National Meeting, New Orleans, 1992.

 

2.         Witt, M.A.:  Epididymal Aspiration.  Med Star, March 1994.

 

3.         Witt, M.A.:  The Vasectomy.  The Learning Channel, May 1994.

 

4.         Witt, M.A.:  Vasectomy Reversal.  The Learning Channel, May 1994.

 

GRANTS/STUDIES:

 

1.         KU-620-001,  A Placebo-Controlled Safety and Efficacy Study of Alprostadil Alphadex (PGE1 Cyclodextrin) in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Followed by 48 Weeks of Open-Label Treatment.  Principle Investigator.

 

2.         The Effects of Artificially Stimulated Ejaculation in the Acutely Injured Spinal Cord Patient, Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Research Center, Grant  136901.  Principle Investigator.

 

COURSES:

 

1.            Microsurgical Course, AUA Office of Education, Houston, TX, March 1994.

 

2.         Evaluation of the Infertile Male, AUA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 1994.

 

3.            Testicular Sperm Retrieval.  ASRM Symposium, Seattle, WA, October 1995.

 

MEETINGS:

 

1.            Impotence and Vascular Surgery, Emory University, Quarterly Seminar, Guest Irwin Goldstein, Atlanta, Georgia, 12-92.

 

2.            Evaluation of the Impotent Male, Emory University, Quarterly Seminar, Lecturer, Bermuda, 6-92.

 

3.            Tucker, M, Wright, G, Morton, P, Sweitzer, C, Brockman, W, Elsner, C, Massey, J, Mitchell-Leef, D and Witt, M:  Treatment of azoospermia with ICSI utilizing testicular and epididymal sperm.  Proceedings of the 10th World Congress of In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction, Vancouver (Canada), May 24-28, 1997.

 

CHAPTERS:

 

1.         Witt, M.A. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Techniques of Vasovasostomy, The Report on Urologic Techniques, eds, Assimos, D.G. and Kroovaand, R.L., 2(2):9,1992.

 

2.         Witt, M.A., Grantmyre, J. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Electroejaculation, Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America, 3(2):455,1992.

 

3.         Witt, M.A. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Infertility in the Male.  In:Infertility: A Practical Guide for the Physician.  Edited by L.M. Talbert and M.G. Hammond.  p. 26,1992.

 

4.         Witt, M.A. and Grantmyre, J.:  Ejaculatory Failure.  World J Urol 11:898, 1993.

 

5.         Witt, M.A. and Greer, J.:  The Semen Analysis:  What is normal or abnormal?  Current Opinion in Urology, 3:500, 1993.

 

6.         Witt, M.A. and Heron, S.:  Orchiechtomy and Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Medical Management of the Surgical Patient, eds,  Lubin, Walker, Smith.  636, 1994.

 

7.            Cookson, M. and Witt, M.A.:  Immunologic Aspects of Infertility in Advances in Urology, eds.  Lytton, Catalona, Lipshultz, McGuire.  Vol 7:133, 1994.

 

8.            Hoekstra, T and Witt, M.A.:  Penile Vein Ligation in the Treatment of Impotence in Advances in Urology, eds, Lytton, Catalona, Lipshultz, McGuire.  Vol 9:205, 1996.

 

9.         Witt, MA.:  Sperm Banking in the Male Infertility, eds, Lipshultz, LI and Howards, S.  1997.

 

10.       Witt, M.A.:  Testicular Sperm Retrieval.  Assisted Reproduction, Greer, JA, Richard, JR and Witt, MA:  The Retrieval of Sperm Directly from Testicular Tissue:  A Comparison of Three Methods.  Fert & Steril Program Supplement, 1994.

 

11.       Greer, JA, Richard, JR and Witt, MA:  The Post-Thaw Yield of Viable Testicular Sperm Following Controlled Rate Cryopreservation.  Fert & Steril Program Supplement, 1994.

 

12.       Witt, MA, Hoekstra, T, Toldeo, AA, Mitchell-Leef, D, Wright, G and Tucker, MJ:  The Results of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection with Cryopreserved Epididymal Sperm.  ASRM Annual Meeting Seattle, WA, Program Supplement, O-026 S13 Oct 1995.

 

13.       Witt, MA, Hoekstra, T, Richard, JR, Elsner, CW, Kort, H, Wright, G and Tucker, MJ:  The Results of Sperm Retrieval Combined with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in Azoospermic Men Due to Severe Hypospermatogenesis.  ASRM  Annual Meeting Seattle, WA, Program Supplement, O-079 S39 Oct 1995.

 

14.            Hoekstra, T, Richard, JR, Massey, JB, Tucker, MJ and Witt, MA:  The Yield of Testicular Sperm from Open Excisional Biopsy versus Percutaneous Needle Biopsy.  ASRM Annual Meeting Seattle, WA, Program Supplement, O-098 S48 Oct 1995.

 

15.       Greer, J, Witt, M and Tucker, M:  The Treatment of Male Immunologic Infertility with Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection.  ASRM Annual Meeting Seattle, WA, Program Supplement,

P-091, S136 Oct 1995.

 

16.            Hoekstra, T and Witt, MA:  The Success, Yield and Outcome of MESA at the Time of Vasal Reconstruction.  J Urol 155:364A, Abstract 214, 1996.

 

17.            Hoekstra, T and Witt, MA:  The Results of Rectal Probe Electroejaculation in the Spinal Cord Injured Patient Within Two Months of Injury.  J Urol 155:368A, Abstract 229, 1996.

 

18.            Hoekstra, T, Witt, M, Jaffe, T, Carson, S, Grunert, G, Buster, J, Casson, P, Dunn, R, Valdes, C, Tucker, M, Lipshultz:  The Effect of Sperm Source on Embryo Grade and Rate of Cell Division After ICSI.  J Urol 157:171, Abstract 662, 1997.

 

19.       Witt, MA, Rhee, E, Kort, H, Massey, J, Toledo, G, Wright, G, Tucker, M:  The Long Term Viable Pregnancy Rates Using Fresh Epididymal, Frozen Epididymal and Testicular Sperm with ICSI.  J Urol 157:446, Abstract 1744, 1997.

 

20.       Witt, MA, Rhee, E, Kort, H, Massey, Toledo, A, Wright, G and Tucker:  The Use of Sperm Heads with ICSI to Initiate Viable Pregnancies.  J Urol 157:1447, Abstract 1745, 1997.

 

ASTRACTS:

 

1.         Witt, M.A., Grantmyre, and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Varicocele a Static or Progressive Lesion?  J. Urol.  #166, May 1991.

 

2.            Grantmyre, J., Witt, M.A., and Lipshultz, L.I.:  The Results of Semen Obtained with Vibratory versus Electroejaculation.  J Urol.  #165, May 1991.

 

3.            Cookson, M.S., Grantmyre, J.E., Witt, M.A., Kimball, K.T. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Clinical Predictors of Antisperm Antibodies in Patients with Primary Infertility.  J. Urol.  #733 147(4):396, 1992.

 

4.         Witt, M.A. and Osborne, A.:  The Minimal Diameter of a Palpable Varicocele:  Do Subclinical Varicoceles Exist?  J. Urol.  #702,149(4), 1993.

 

5.         Witt, M.A. and Rhee, E.:  Does Cavernosal Systolic Occlusion Pressure Correlate with Peak Velocity Flow Using Duplex Ultrasound?  J. Urol. #266, 149(4), 1993.

 

6.         Greer, J., Richard, J. and Witt, M.A.:  Percoll Semen Preparation Enhances Pregnancy Rates in Men with Antisperm Antibodies.  J Urol, 151:Abst #155, 1994.

 

7.         Witt, M.A., Heron S. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  The Post Vasectomy Length of the Testicular Vasal Remnant:  A Predictor of Surgical Outcome in Microscopic Vasectomy Reversal.  J Urol, 151:Abst #293, 1994.

 

8.            Hoekstra, T.H. and Witt, M.A.:  Priapism:  Review of 55 Patients Treated over the Last Eight Years at Emory University.  J Urol 151:Abst #322, 1994.

 

9.         Takla, N.A. and Witt, M.A.:  The Early Results of Microscopic Epididymal Sperm Aspiration in Conjunction with Sperm Micromanipulation.  J Urol 151:Abst #333, 1994.

 

10.       Takla, N., Santamaria, P., Graham, S.G. and Witt, M.A.:  The Incidence of Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Perineal Nerve Sparing Prostatectomy:  A Retrospective Review of 76 Cases.  J Urol 151:Abst #512, 1994.

 

11.       Witt, MA, Burt, R, Massey, J, Elsner, C, Toledo, A, Mitchell-Leef, D, Kort, H and Tucker, M:  The Results of Direct Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Using Testicular Sperm.  J Urol 153:321A, 1995.

 

12.       Witt, MA and Osborne, A:  The Correlation of Flow to Maintain and Rate of Fall with End Diastolic Velocity Flow and Resistive Index.  J Urol 153:322A, 1995.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

1.         Witt, M.A., Tejada, I., Krane, R.J. and Goldstein, I.L.:  Traumatic Laceration of Intracavernosal Arteries:  The Pathophysiology of Nonischemic High-flow Arterial Priapism.  J. Urol.  143(1):127, 1990.

 

2.         Witt, M.A., Grantmyre, J. E. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  The Effects of Current and Heat Generated by Rectal Probe Electroejaculation on Seminal Quality.  J. Urol. 147(3):747, 1992.

 

3.         Witt, M.A., Meany, J. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Transient Femoral Neuropathy Following Varicocele Ligation.  J. Urol. 147:678, 1992.

 

4.         Witt, M.A. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Varicocele:  A Progressive or Static Lesion.  Urol 42:541.

 

5.         Witt, M.A., Heron, S. and Lipshultz, L.I.:  Vasal Length:  A Predictor of Surgical Outcome in Microscopic Vasectomy Reversal.  J. Urol, 151:892-894, April 1994.

 

6.         Rhee, E. and Witt, M.A.:  The Correlation Cavernosal Systolic Occlusion Pressure with Peak Flow Velocity.  J Urol. 153:358, 1995.

 

7.                  Hoekstra, T and Witt, M.A.:  The Minimal Palpable Diameter of Scrotal Varicoceles.  J Urol. 153:82, 1995.

 

8.                  Tucker, MJ, Morton, PC, Witt, MA, Wright, G:  Intracytoplasmic Injection of Epididymal Sperm for Treatment of Obstructive Azoospermia.  Hu Repro 10:1995.

 

9.                  Witt, MA, Elsner, C, Kort, H, Massey, J, Mitchell-Leef, D, Toledo,  A. and Tucker, MJ:  A Live Birth From Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection of Testicular Sperm. J Urol 154:1136-1137, 1995.

 

10.              Futral,  A and Witt, MA:  A Closed System for Corporal Irrigation of Refractory Priapism.  Urol 46:403-404, 1995.

 

11.              Townsend, M and Witt, MA:  Electroejaculation in the Brain Dead Patient.  Urol, 47:760, 1996.

 

12.              Tucker, MJ, Morton, PC, Witt, MA and Wright, G:  Intracytoplasmic Injection of Testicular and Epididymal Spermatozoa for Treatment of Obstructive Azoospermia.  Hu Reprod 10:486,1995.

 

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