Carter Owen, MD

About

Two fellowships out of one institution is rare enough to be the first thing worth knowing about Dr. Carter Owen. Owen completed training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and in medical genetics at the National Institutes of Health, finishing the dual program in 2019 — the two halves of a PGT conversation that most clinics split between a reproductive endocrinologist and a separate genetics counselor.

The writing follows the training. Owen is a co-author of American Society for Reproductive Medicine committee opinions on polycystic ovary syndrome and on preimplantation genetic testing — guideline documents that set what US practices tell patients about those topics. A physician who authors a specialty society’s position on PGT is the person to sit across from when deciding whether to biopsy embryos, which conditions to test for, and what a result does and does not rule out.

Owen holds clinic at CCRM’s Vienna main center and at the network’s Downtown D.C. office, seven years into practice, and is listed in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors for LGBTQ+ patients as well as in Washingtonian Magazine’s physician listings. CCRM’s stated clinical pathway here runs embryo biopsy through CCRM Genetics, the network’s own laboratory, which is where a genetics-trained reproductive endocrinologist’s questions get answered.

Clinical Expertise

• Preimplantation genetic testing: PGT-A for chromosome number and PGT-M for single-gene conditions, from indication through result interpretation, with medical genetics training behind the counseling
• Reproductive genetics assessment: evaluating whether a family history, carrier status or recurrent loss warrants testing embryos rather than proceeding with standard IVF
• PCOS management: ovulation induction and endocrine treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome, a topic on which Owen co-authored the ASRM committee opinion
• IVF cycle care: stimulation design, monitoring and transfer for infertility of endocrine, tubal and unexplained origin
• LGBTQ+ family building: donor gamete and reciprocal pathways, recognized in Castle Connolly’s LGBTQ+ physician listing
• Guideline development: committee opinion authorship for the specialty society whose recommendations set US practice standards

Why Choose Dr. Carter Owen

The rare double fellowship. Reproductive endocrinology plus medical genetics, both at the NIH, means the genetic question and the cycle question get answered by the same physician instead of being relayed between two.

Author, not just reader, of the guidance. ASRM committee opinions on PCOS and on PGT carry Owen’s name as a co-author. Treatment recommendations you receive here sit on top of documents Owen helped write.

Two clinic locations in the region. Vienna and Downtown D.C. cover both ends of the metro area for monitoring and consultation during a cycle.

Named recognition with a specific scope. Castle Connolly’s LGBTQ+ Top Doctor listing is a designation tied to family-building care for queer patients, not a general honor.

Professional Affiliations

Reproductive endocrinology and infertility physician trained at the National Institutes of Health in both REI and medical genetics, with obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Pennsylvania and medical school at the Medical College of Georgia. Co-author of ASRM committee opinions on PCOS and preimplantation genetic testing. Practices at CCRM Fertility of Northern Virginia in Vienna and at CCRM Fertility of Downtown D.C., within the practice registered with SART as CCRM Virginia, LLC. The reviewed material does not state board certification status; confirm directly if that is a deciding factor.

Suitable For

• Patients deciding on PGT who want the testing question answered by a physician with formal genetics training
• Known family conditions — carrier status, structural rearrangements, single-gene disease — where PGT-M is the reason for IVF
• PCOS patients whose ovulation induction has failed or produced hyperstimulation before
• LGBTQ+ patients and couples building a family through donor gametes or reciprocal IVF
• Anyone working between D.C. and Northern Virginia, since Owen holds clinic in both places