Alex Steinleitner, M. D.
Alex Steinleitner, M. D. is the California Central Coast's only Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist, with an office in San Luis Obispo. Dr. Steinleitner has been caring for infertile families for over twenty years. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego and trained as a Reproductive Endocrinologist at the University of Southern California. His special interests include endometriosis and the treatment of patients with difficult infertility problems and repeated IVF failure. He is an expert in egg donation and children conceived in his program may be found on every continent of the globe.
In addition to his clinical career, his peers have recognized Dr. Steinleitner for his medical research efforts with major awards from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Pacific Coast Fertility Society, and American Gynecologic and Obstetrical Society.
Dr. Steinleitner lives in San Luis Obispo and is the father of two rambunctious girls.
EDUCATION:
University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, with Honors
El Camino College, Torrance, CA
Undergraduate studies in chemistry
RESIDENCY:
University of California, San Francisco,
Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
FELLOWSHIP:
University of Southern California
LAC/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS:
- American Society for Cell Biology Paper selected as "One of the fifteen most interesting abstracts" at the 33rd Annual Meeting
- American Fertility Society Annual Clinical Meeting General Program Prize Paper Award
- American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society Charles A. Hunter, Jr. Prize Thesis Award
- Pacific Coast Fertility Society Squibb Prize for the outstanding paper presented at the 38th Annual Meeting
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical Meeting Basic and Clinical Investigations Prize Paper
- Society of Gynecologic Surgeons President's Prize Award Paper, Second Place
- Pacific Coast Fertility Society TAP Pharmaceuticals Poster Award
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists CIBA Fellowship for Research in Endocrinology of Postreproductive Women
- Pacific Coast Fertility Society Squibb Prize for the outstanding paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting
- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Postgraduate Prize Paper, First Place
- Elected to Alpha Gamma Sigma in recognition of being named the "Outstanding Graduate" of El Camino College, Torrance, CA
EXPERIENCE:
- Private practice in gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility Miami Beach, FL
- Florida International University Department of Biological Sciences Courtesy Professor
- Private practice in gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility San Francisco, CA, Berkeley, San Jose, CA
- Private practice in gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility Chicago, IL
- Private practice in gynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility San Luis Obispo, CA
