Dr. Paul R. Shin

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.

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.

Alexander Kandabarow is an Urologist and a General Surgeon in Woodbridge, Virginia. Dr. Kandabarow has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spermatogenesis Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Kidney Stones, Peyronie Disease, Carbuncle, Boils, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Kandabarow is currently accepting new patients.