
Overview
Cigdem (“Cori”) Tanrikut, MD, FACS, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and earned her medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her urologic surgery residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School, and then continued on to Weill Cornell Medical College in New York to pursue a fellowship in male infertility and microsurgery. Upon completing her fellowship training, she became the Director of Male Reproductive Medicine at the MGH Fertility Center. While at Harvard, she was an Associate Professor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School. In 2015, she was named the Quality Chair for the MGH Department of Urology, and in 2017, she became the President of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Dr. Tanrikut’s research endeavors include assessing how lifestyle and medications may impact male reproductive health, sperm banking trends, and sperm-related factors to optimize fertility treatment outcomes. Dr. Tanrikut joined SGF in 2017.
Dr. Tanrikut is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spermatogenesis Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Infertility, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Varicocele, Vasectomy, and Penectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 100, Towson, MD 21204
2000 Medical Parkway, Suite 308, Annapolis, MD 21401
13580 Groupe Drive, Suite 105, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Shady Grove Fertility - Towson
Jessica A. Marinaro, M.D., is a urologist with sub-specialty expertise in male infertility and microsurgery. Dr. Marinaro graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, and earned her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She completed her urologic surgery residency training at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.,and then pursued additional fellowship training in male infertility and microsurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Dr. Marinaro’s research interests include microsurgical management of male infertility, sperm DNA fragmentation, and optimizing outcomes for men with severe infertility, among others. She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the American Urological Association (AUA), the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU), and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR). As part of SGF’s Center for Male Fertility physician team, Dr. Marinaro works with patients to confront challenging situations to achieve their family-building goals. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and taking advantage of any opportunity to try new things. Dr. Marinaro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spermatogenesis Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Spermatogenesis Arrest, Infertility, Varicocele, and Vasectomy.
Shady Grove Fertility - Rockville
Paul R. Shin, M.D., earned his undergraduate degree with distinction in biology and his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA. Before starting his residency he completed a 1 year internship in general surgery with the Emory University Hospitals and Clinics, Atlanta, GA. He continued on to complete his residency in urology at the University of Virginia before heading to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Glickman Urological Institute to complete his fellowship in male infertility. Dr. Shin was an Executive Board Member for the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR) from 2011 to 2013 and Program Chair for the 2012 SSMR meeting. He served on the Strategic Planning Committee for the American Society of Andrology meeting in 2014. Dr. Shin has served on the Urology Care Foundation’s Reproductive and Sexual Health Committee since 2014, and is currently a Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU) Board Member (Member-at-Large). He has been a member of the Continuing Medical Education Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine since 2014. Dr. Shin is board certified in urology and joined the practice in 2015. Dr. Shin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spermatogenesis Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Spermatogenesis Arrest, Varicocele, and Infertility.
Chesapeake Urology Associates LLC
Melissa Mendez is an Urologist in Hanover, Maryland. Dr. Mendez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spermatogenesis Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Peyronie Disease, Urinary Incontinence, Retrograde Ejaculation, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Mendez is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- InfertilityDr. Tanrikut isDistinguished. Learn about Infertility.
- Sertoli Cell-Only SyndromeDr. Tanrikut isDistinguished. Learn about Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Leydig Cell HypoplasiaDr. Tanrikut isAdvanced. Learn about Leydig Cell Hypoplasia.
- Spermatogenesis ArrestDr. Tanrikut isAdvanced. Learn about Spermatogenesis Arrest.
- VaricoceleDr. Tanrikut isAdvanced. Learn about Varicocele.
- Experienced
- Eunuchoidism Familial HypogonadotropicDr. Tanrikut isExperienced. Learn about Eunuchoidism Familial Hypogonadotropic.
- HypogonadismDr. Tanrikut isExperienced. Learn about Hypogonadism.
- Hypogonadism Primary Partial AlopeciaDr. Tanrikut isExperienced. Learn about Hypogonadism Primary Partial Alopecia.
- Hypogonadotropic HypogonadismDr. Tanrikut isExperienced. Learn about Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.
- IntersexDr. Tanrikut isExperienced. Learn about Intersex.
- Isolated Hypogonadotropic HypogonadismDr. Tanrikut isExperienced. Learn about Isolated Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.


