Past Presidents of ASRM
A complete list of Presidents who have presided over the American Society for the Study of Sterility founded in 1944, which became the American Fertility Society in 1965, and which was renamed the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in 1994.
1944-1948 Walter W. Williams MD*
1949-1950 Lyman W. Mason MD*
1951 Lewis Michelson MD*
1952 Fred A. Simmons MD*
1953 Irving F. Stein MD*
1954 B. Bernard Weinstein MD*
1955 John O. Haman MD*
1956 Somera H. Sturgis MD*
1957 W. T. Pommerenke MD*
1958 Charles M. McClane MD*
1959 Sheldon Payme MD*
1960 C. Lee Buxton MD*
1961 S. Leon Israel MD*
1962 Robert B. Wilson MD*
1963 Willis E. Brown MD*
1964 David N. Danforth MD*
1965 Francis Ingersoll MD*
1966 Robert H. Hotchkiss MD*
1967 Charles J. Collins MD*
1968 Richard J. Blandau MD*
1969 H. Hudnell Ware Jr. MD*
1970 William P. Given MD*
1971 Georgeanna Seegar Jones MD*
1972 Thomas F. Dillon MD*
1973 Bruce Stewart MD*
1974 John C. Weed MD*
1975 Coy L. Lay MD*
1976 Herbert H. Thomas MD*
1977 Luigi Mastroianni Jr. MD*
1978 William C. Andrews MD*
1979 S. Jan Behrman MD*
1980 Robert W. Kistner MD*
1981 C. Alvin Paulsen MD*
1982 James H. Beaton MD*
1983 Celso-Ramon Garcia MD*
1984 Edwin P. Peterson MD
1985 Charles B. Hammond MD*
1986 Edward E. Wallach MD
1987 Veasy C. Buttram MD*
1988 Roger D. Kempers MD
1989 J. Benjamin Younger MD*
1990 Paul G. McDonough MD*
1991 Kamran S. Moghissi MD*
1992 Leon Speroff MD
1993 Daniel H. Riddick MD, PhD
1994 Joe Leigh Simpson MD
1995 Alan H. DeCherney MD
1996 Mary G. Hammond MD*
1997 John A. Rock MD
1998 Arthur F. "Cap" Haney MD
1999 Larry I. Lipshultz MD
2000 R. Jeffrey Chang MD
2001 Michael R. Soules MD
2002 William R. Keye, Jr. MD*
2003 Sandra A. Carson MD
2004 Marian D. Damewood MD
2005 Robert S. Schenken MD
2006 Joseph S. Sanfilippo MD, MBA
2007 Steven J. Ory MD
2008 G. David Adamson MD
2009 R. Dale McClure MD
2010 William E. Gibbons MD
2011 Roger A. Lobo MD
2012 Dolores J. Lamb PhD
2013 Linda Giudice MD, PhD
2014 Richard Reindollar MD
2014-2015 Rebecca Z. Sokol MD
2016 Owen K. Davis MD
2017 Richard J. Paulson MD
2018 Christos R. Coutifaris MD, PhD
2019 Peter N. Schlegel MD, FACS
2020 Catherine Racowsky, PhD
2021 Hugh S. Taylor, MD
2022 Marcelle I. Cedars, MD
2023 Michael A. Thomas, MD
2024 Paula Amato, MD
2025 Elizabeth Ginsburg, MD
*deceased
Learn More About ASRM
Find out more about the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Mission, Vision, and Values
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine.
Strategic Initiatives
ASRM has accomplished several strategic initiatives to advance the science and practice of reproductive medicine through education, research, advocacy, and public awareness.
Board of Directors
The ASRM Board of Directors is committed to advancing the reproductive medicine field and providing patients with high-quality care. The Board works tirelessly to ensure that the organization is meeting the needs of its members and the public.
History of ASRM
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) is the leading organization worldwide dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine.