mary morris md towson md

Mary Morris, M.D., Ph.D.  

Board Certified Board Certified

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Towson Location Towson, MD
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I highly recommend Dr. Quaas and SGF! He was attentive, thorough, and kind. I also like that I saw him for every ultrasound appointment and he was very involved in my care. They’re an incredible team and I appreciate what they have done for me.

Dr. Quaas is the kindest, most caring doctor. The team is truly the best and they really care about the patients. It’s a new practice, but I truly believe Dr. Quaas and the team understand the research and have great success rates. My husband and I are so grateful!

Amazing care! Dr. Quaas and his team are so proficient, professional, caring and understanding.

Biography

Mary Morris, M.D., Ph.D., is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI). Dr. Morris completed her residency in OB/GYN at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Combined Program in Boston, Massachusetts. From there, she trained in REI at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Prior to joining SGF, Dr. Morris served as Medical Director for Oncofertility and Third Party Reproduction at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also served as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Her research interests include exploring novel approaches to fertility preservation in those diagnosed with cancer and understanding clinical outcomes for women with hereditary cancer syndromes. She is also very interested in infertility due to PCOS and pregnancy complications of those with PCOS. She takes care of those with infertility and those interested in fertility preservation. 

Dr. Morris provides patient care at SGF’s Towson, Maryland, location. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, running, cycling, drawing, and reading.  

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Education

  • Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Combined Program, Boston, Massachusetts  
  • Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts   
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)  
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)  
  • Oncofertility Consortium
  • Morris ME, Saatcioglu HD, Zhang LH, Donahoe PK, Pépin D. Single cell sequence analysis of the mouse ovary through the estrous cycle.  Manuscript in preparation.
  • Meinsohn, Marie-Charlotte, Hatice D. Saatcioglu, Lina Wei, Yi LI, Heiko Horn, Maeva Chauvin, Motohiro Kano, Ngoc Minh Phuong Nguyen, Nicholas Nagykery, Aki Kashiwagi, Wesley. Samore, Dan Wang, Esther Oliva, Guangping Gao, Mary E. Morris, Patricia K. Donahoe, David Pepin. “Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Suppressive Transcriptional Programs Regulated by MIS/AMH in Neonatal Ovaries.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 118, no. 20, 2021, doi:10.1073/pnas.2100920118.
  • Kano M, Hsu J, Saatcioglu HD, Nagykery N, Zhang LH, Sabatini ME, Donahoe PK, Pépin D. Neoadjuvant treatment with Mullerian Inhibiting Substance synchronizes follicles and enhances superovulation yield. PMID: 31232694
  • Saatcioglu HD, Kano M, Horn H, Zhang LH, Samore WR, Nagykery N, Hyun M, Suliman R, Joy MP, Hsu J, Sacha C, Wang D, Gao G, Oliva E, Morris Sabatini ME, Donahoe PK, Pépin D. Single-cell sequencing of neonatal uterus reveals an Misr2+ stromal progenitor indispensable for fertility. Elife. 2019 Jun 24;8:e46349. doi: 10.7554/eLife.46349. PMID: 31232694
  • Romanski P, James K, Sabatini ME. Women’s health providers perspectives on preimplantation genetic testing. Reprod Biomed Online2019 Sep;39(3):530-537. Epub 2019 May 11.
  • Pépin D, Sabatini ME, Donahoe PK. Müllerian inhibiting substance/anti-Müllerian hormone as a fertility preservation agent. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2018 Dec;25(6):399-405. PMID: 30320617
  • Hsu JY, James KE, Bormann CL, Donahoe PK, Pépin D, Sabatini ME. Mullerian-inhibiting substance/anti-Mullerian hormone as a predictor of preterm birth in polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Sep 14. PMID: 30239805
  • Coutifaris C, Kilcoyne A, Feldman AS, Sabatini ME, Oliva E. Case 29-2018: A 31-Year-Old Woman with Infertility. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 20;379(12):1162-1172. PMID: 30231229
  • Hariton E, Kim K, Mumford SL, Palmor M, Bortoletto P, Cardozo ER, Karmon AE, Sabatini ME, Styer AK. Total number of oocytes and zygotes are predictive of live birth pregnancy in fresh donor oocyte in vitro fertilization cycles. Fertil Steril. 2017 Aug;108(2):262-268. PMID: 28601410
  • Hariton E, Bortoletto P, Cardozo ER, Hochberg EP, Sabatini ME. The role of oncofertility clinics in facilitating access to reproductive specialists. J Patient Exp. 2016 Dec;3(4):131-136. PMID: 28725849
  • Mínguez-Alarcón L, Chiu YH, Messerlian C, Williams PL, Sabatini ME, Toth TL, Ford JB, Calafat AM, Hauser R; EARTH Study Team. Urinary paraben concentrations and in vitro fertilization outcomes among women from a fertility clinic.  Fertil Steril. 2016 Mar;105(3):714-721. PMID: 26654974
  • Kano M, Sosulski AE, Zhang L, Saatcioglu HD, Wang D, Nagykery N, Sabatini ME, Gao G, Donahoe PK, Pépin D. AMH/MIS as a contraceptive that protects the ovarian reserve during chemotherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Feb 28;114(9): E1688-E1697. PMID: 28137855
  • Anahtar MN, Byrne EH, Doherty KE, Bowman BA, Yamamoto HS, Soumillon M, Padavattan N, Ismail N, Moodley A, Sabatini ME, Ghebremichael MS, Nusbaum C, Huttenhower C, Virgin HW, Ndung’u T, Dong KL, Walker BD, Fichorova RN, Kwon DS. Cervicovaginal bacteria are a major modulator of host inflammatory responses in the female genital tract. Immunity. 2015 May 19;42(5):965-976. PMID: 25992865
  • Cardozo ER, Thomson AP, Karmon AE, Dickinson KA, Wright DL, Sabatini ME. Ovarian stimulation and in-vitro fertilization outcomes of cancer patients undergoing fertility preservation compared to age matched controls: a 17-year experience. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2015 Apr;32(4):587-596. PMID: 25595540
  • Doyle JO, Attaman JA, Styer AK, Sabatini ME, Petrozza JC, Toth TL. Rescue human chorionic gonadotropin for false empty follicle syndrome: optimism for successful pregnancy outcome. Fertil Steril. 2012 Aug;98(2):450-452. PMID:22608311
  • Sabatini ME, Guo L, Lynch MP, Doyle JO, Lee H, Rueda BR, Styer AK. Metformin therapy in a hyperandrogenic anovulatory mutant murine model with polycystic ovarian syndrome characteristics improves oocyte maturity during superovulation. J Ovarian Res. 2011 May 23;4(1):8. PMID: 21605417
  • Sabatini ME, Wolkovich AM, Macklin EA, Wright DL, Souter I, Toth TL. Pronuclear embryo cryopreservation experience: outcomes for reducing the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and for fertility preservation in cancer patients. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2011 Mar;28(3):279-284. PMID: 21107899
  • Schratt GM, Tuebing F, Nigh EA, Kane, KG, Sabatini ME, Kiebler M., Greenberg ME.  A brain-specific microRNA regulates dendritic spine development. Nature. 2006; 439:283-9.

Q&A

I studied neuroscience in graduate school, so I assumed I would go into neurology or neurosurgery, but they really didn’t appeal to me in the same way as obstetrics and gynecology. When I saw my first delivery, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. It was absolutely incredible.

Given my neuroscience background, I found reproductive endocrinology allowed me to continue to think about how the brain and pituitary work.

There are many stories! I think the first in this field was a patient I met when I was a resident. She was brought in by ambulance obtunded with heavy bleeding and her husband said she was pregnant. She had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. She went to the ICU after surgery, and I was not sure she would survive. Thankfully she did. It took her a while to try to conceive again. She became my patient when I was an attending physician, and she did in vitro fertilization (IVF) and was successful.

Seeking care with a reproductive endocrinologist is difficult on so many levels, no matter what the reason. I’ve found through the years that listening is key. Sometimes people have other factors in their lives that are also weighing them down, and it is important to acknowledge those things.

All of my patients! Also, my sister. She was the first person I knew who struggled with infertility and recurrent miscarriage. She is 14 years older than I am. When I was a child, she had 4 miscarriages, a stillborn, and finally a baby boy. She was so strong and endured so much. I couldn’t really understand it then but looking back I can see how incredible she is. 

Quiet. Honest. Determined. I like to laugh. 

There are lots of places I would like to travel and see but my real goal is to own a farm one day.

I love to cook and I love to feed people. I run and bicycle to get outside and let go of any stress. I like to draw and read.

I like walking my dog and spending time with my children, family and friends. 

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