Title: IVF Lab Director

Board Certified: Yes

Gender: Male

Primary Affiliations: Women & Infants Hospital

Specialty: Embryology

Education: Tongji Medical University

Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences

Awards / accreditations / recognitions

• Board-certified by the American Board of Bioanalysis as a High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD), Embryology Laboratory Director (ELD), Andrology Laboratory Director (ALD)
• Several postgraduate honors and awards, including outstanding contribution and achievements, Stanford Medical Center.
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Star Awards.
• Recognition of excellence to Human Reproduction’s Peer Review by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)/Oxford University Press.
• Member of ESHRE and ASRM, where he serves on several special interest groups and committees.
• Published many peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, abstracts, and posters.
• Currently serves on three editorial boards and is a peer reviewer for 22 journals.

Meet Dr. Shu

Dr. Shu chose the infertility area of medicine because he understands that the inability to conceive a child is extremely stressful for those who hope to start a family. His passion for his profession derives from the exceptional possibility of helping couples experience the joy of pregnancy. Dr. Shu is proud to be a key member of the Women & Infants’ interdisciplinary IVF team of professionals providing excellent care and service to all patients in a compassionate and respectful environment.

He performed his internship and residency at Tongji Medical University and served as a senior research scientist at Stanford University School of Medicine. He was an associate professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Wake Forest School of Medicine. In addition, he has had several hospital appointments in China and in the United States.

Dr. Shu grew up in a large family in China and was given medical and research education at premier academic institutions in both China and the U.S. He learned and benefited from his teachers and mentors on how to study and how to translate medical knowledge into quality patient services.

Care Quote

My goal is to provide the best laboratory services to infertility patients and my focus is to provide high-quality embryos capable of continued development and implantation through monitoring the early steps of embryonic development.

Approach to treatment

Dr. Shu recognizes that to most patients, the IVF journey is an emotionally, physically, and financially exhausting experience. His goal is to provide the best laboratory services to infertility patients, with a focus on providing high-quality embryos capable of continued development and implantation through monitoring the early steps of embryonic development.

Although he does not see patients directly, the laboratory has frequent communications with patients and families, and Dr. Shu truly feels their pain and physical and emotional stress during the IVF journey. During his free time, he exercises, takes classes, and spends time with family.