Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsDenny Sakkas, PhD
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2026
Fertility care and family building for LGBTQ+ individuals: a committee opinion
Medicine P, Gracia C, Flyckt R, Hansen K, Hill M, Jain T, Kalra S, Pier B, Sakkas D, Steiner A, Tanrikut C, Yauger B, Plowden T, Smith R, Trolice M, Senapati S, Brannigan R, Amato P, Sparks A, Robins J, Shannon C, Brooks M. Fertility care and family building for LGBTQ+ individuals: a committee opinion. Fertility And Sterility 2026 PMID: 42264981, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2026.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Embryology in the United States: Current Landscape and Considerations for Professional Development and Standardization
Gvakharia M, Sakkas D, Ezzati M, Ribeiro S, Sparks A, Go K, Bartolucci A, Celia G, Nichols-Burns S, Ali S, Baker M, Swain J, VerMilyea M, Albertini D, Jellerette-Nolan T, Jindal S, Embryology W, Gvakharia M, Sakkas D, Bartolucci A, Ali S, Baker M, Swain J, VerMilyea M, Albertini D, Jindal S. Clinical Embryology in the United States: Current Landscape and Considerations for Professional Development and Standardization. Fertility And Sterility 2026 PMID: 42176841, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2026.05.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracytoplasmic sperm injection for nonmale factor indications: a Committee opinion
Medicine P, Gracia C, Flyckt R, Hansen K, Jain T, Kalra S, Pier B, Sakkas D, Yauger B, Plowden T, Smith R, Trolice M, Senapati S, Brannigan R, Sparks A, Robins J, Shannon C, Goldstein J, Brooks M, Technology P. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection for nonmale factor indications: a Committee opinion. Fertility And Sterility 2026, 126: 49-56. PMID: 42091403, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2026.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCan Cell-Free DNA in the Culture Medium Predict the Chromosomal Constitution of Preimplantation Embryos? Final Results from a Multicenter Study with 2539 Blastocysts
Navarro-Sánchez L, Sakkas D, Frantz N, de la Fuente Lucena E, Venier W, Soscia D, Barroso G, Bisioli C, DiMattina M, Teke B, Escudero L, Rubio C. Can Cell-Free DNA in the Culture Medium Predict the Chromosomal Constitution of Preimplantation Embryos? Final Results from a Multicenter Study with 2539 Blastocysts. Genes 2026, 17: 416. PMID: 42074534, PMCID: PMC13116962, DOI: 10.3390/genes17040416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrofluidic automation improves oocyte recovery from follicular fluid of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization
Mutlu B, Civale S, Diettrich J, Gupta N, Barber T, Sayare M, Penzias A, Alper M, Toth T, Kapur R, Toner M, Sakkas D, Ozkumur E. Microfluidic automation improves oocyte recovery from follicular fluid of patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. Nature Medicine 2026, 32: 906-914. PMID: 41680481, PMCID: PMC13004694, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04207-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReply: immature oocyte proportion may or may not compromise ICSI outcomes, but methods do: a critical appraisal
Sripada V, Sakkas D, Vaughan D, Morse B, Fouks Y. Reply: immature oocyte proportion may or may not compromise ICSI outcomes, but methods do: a critical appraisal. Human Reproduction 2026, 41: 640-641. PMID: 41653405, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deag013.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe impact of endometrial fluid on single euploid frozen embryo transfers, to cancel or not?
Patel K, Sakkas D, Morse B, Duvall D, Penzias A, Vaughan D. The impact of endometrial fluid on single euploid frozen embryo transfers, to cancel or not? Human Reproduction 2026, 41: 353-360. PMID: 41639890, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deag010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research40th anniversary of Human Reproduction: reflecting on four decades of scientific excellence
Barratt C, Kirkegaard K, Sakkas D, Wise L, Williams A. 40th anniversary of Human Reproduction: reflecting on four decades of scientific excellence. Human Reproduction 2026, 41: 137-137. PMID: 41630363, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf241.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersFertility preservation in patients with medical indications: a committee opinion
Medicine P, Gracia C, Amato P, Anderson J, Flyckt R, Hansen K, Hill M, Jain T, Jindal S, Kalra S, Pier B, Sakkas D, Steiner A, Tanrikut C, Trolice M, Senapati S, Smith R, Plowden T, Yauger B, Brannigan R, Ginsburg E, Robins J, Shannon C, Goldstein J, Brooks M. Fertility preservation in patients with medical indications: a committee opinion. Fertility And Sterility 2026, 125: 247-259. PMID: 41494900, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSperm Chromatin Structure Analysis and Clinical Correlations
Vaughan D, Sakkas D. Sperm Chromatin Structure Analysis and Clinical Correlations. 2026, 139-144. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-21477-6.00048-1.Books