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Staff: Dr. John A. Schnorr

Dr. John Schnorr is a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist trained at the world-renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Schnorr completed medical school at the University of Arizona, an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Virginia and a Reproductive Endocrinology Fellowship at the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dr. Schnorr is Board Certified in both Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FACOG). Dr. Schnorr is dedicated to teaching and is the Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina and the recipient of the 2003 APGO Excellence in Resident Training Award.

Dr. Schnorr has received national awards for his pioneering research in ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation to help women with malignant diseases avoid premature ovarian failure. Dr. Schnorr has developed an ovarian tissue transplantation program at Southeastern Fertility Center and is now doing further research into oocyte cryopreservation. Dr. Schnorr’s work in ovarian tissue cryopreservation and ovarian transplantation was awarded the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s highest award, “General Program Prize Paper” in San Diego, California, October 2000 and was published in Human Reproduction, January 2002. He continues to present and publish numerous manuscripts and book chapters on a variety of topics including ovarian tissue transplantation, embryo cryopreservation, in-vitro fertilization, donor egg donation and ethics in medicine.

Through Dr. Schnorr's very specialized training he has been able to treat thousands of couples with assisted reproductive technologies including both IVF and donor egg treatments. This large amount of IVF experience enables Dr. Schnorr to maximize pregnancy rates by individualizing patient care through the selection of the best ovarian stimulation protocols and embryo culture techniques.