Eugene Katz, M.D.

Board Certified Board Certified

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
Patient Testimonial
Dr. Katz walked us through our infertility journey and made it possible for us to hold a beautiful baby girl in our arms.

The best part of the experience has been the friendliness and genuine care of Dr. Katz and his staff. You don’t get this everywhere.

With Dr. Katz and the Shady Grove Fertility staff, I felt a sense of hope that I had not previously felt such that no matter what our outcome, I knew we were in the right hands.

Dr. Katz is such a pleasure to work with. His bedside manner is one that many other physicians should model themselves to be like.

Dr. Katz is a great doctor who makes you feel like you’re his only patient.

Dr. Katz was simply what we needed after going years without answers.

Dr. Katz was so compassionate through the whole process. He was great at explaining everything step by step.

Dr Katz is always providing hope and encouragement. His funny personality can brighten your day.

Working with Dr. Katz is so reassuring and calming! I loved that he listened to our story and questions and “got” it.

Biography

Dr. Katz has retired.

Eugene Katz, M.D., is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology. He received his medical degree in 1978 from The University of Chile, graduating magna cum laude. Dr. Katz then went on to an ob-gyn residency at Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. In 1981 he came to the United States and completed his ob-gyn residency at Tulane University in New Orleans in 1985. In 1987, he completed a 2-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Dr. Katz served as assistant professor and director of in vitro fertilization at the University of Maryland from 1987 to 1992. Dr Katz joined the GBMC Fertility Center in 1992 and became director of the center in 1997. Dr. Katz is currently assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland. He served as the director of the Baltimore-Washington Area Reproductive Endocrinologists, an educational organization of specialists, between 1995 and 1997.

Dr. Katz has published more than 60 journal articles and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for Fertility and Sterility. He has pioneered the use of the robotic da Vinci laparoscope for tubal surgery, particularly for outpatient reversal of tubal ligations, having performed the first of such procedures in a non-academic center in the Mid-Atlantic area in 2005. He is fluent in Spanish and understands German.

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I enjoy talking to my patients and more importantly, laughing with them.

Education

  • Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University (Chile) and Tulane University
  • Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Johns Hopkins University
  • Washington Consumers CHECKBOOK’s Top Doctors (2015)
  • Baltimore Magazine’s Top Doctor (2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
  • Washingtonian’s Top Doctor (2012)
  • Best Doctors in America
  • Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
  • Katz E, Akman MA, Damewood MD, García JE. Deleterious effect of the presence of hydrosalpinx on implantation and pregnancy rates with in-vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril.1996;66:122-5.
  • Katz E. Effect of hyperandrogenemia in the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH). Fertil Steril. 1994;62:1097.
  • Katz E, Scherzer WJ, Mansfiled RM, Adashi EY. Effect of hyperandrogenemia in the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH). Fertil Steril. 1994:61:567-9.
  • Katz E, Ricciarelli E, Adashi Y. The potential relevance of growth hormone to female reproductive physiology and pathophysiology. Fertil Steril. 1993;59:8-34.
  • Katz E, Goodman AL, García J, Rone JD. Evidence for the production of a non-steroidal angiogenic factor by human granulosa cells in culture. Fertil Steril. 1992;57:107.
  • Katz E, Weiss BE, Schran HS, Hassel AE, Adashi EY. Increased circulating levels of bromocriptine (BCR) after vaginal compared with oral administration. Fertil Steril. 1991;55:882.
  • Katz E, Schran H, Adashi EY. Successful treatment of a prolactin-producing pituitary adenoma with intravaginal bromocriptine mesylate: a novel approach to intolerance to oral therapy. Obstet Gynecol. 1989;73:517.
  • Katz E, Yost BA, Adashi EY. Persistence of remnants of hormonally active tubal trophoblast three months following linear salpingostomy in the face of undetectable serum B-hCG. Int J Obstet Gynecol. 1989;29:79.
  • Katz E, Dharmarajan AM, Suoka K, Ghodgaonkar RB, Dubin NH, Wallach EE. Effects of systemic administration of indomethacin on ovulation, luteinization, and steroidogenesis in the rabbit ovary. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989;161:1361.
  • Katz E. Unruptured luteinized follicle syndrome and other ovulatory dysfunctions. Fertil Steril.1988;50:839.

Q&A

I play the accordion and the piano. I enjoy photography, listening to jazz music, and watching soccer. I love to ride my bicycles and take long bike trips with my wife. I enjoy talking to my patients and more importantly, laughing with them.