Diana Zhou, MD, FACOG

About

Diana Zhou took the long route into reproductive medicine. She studied East Asian Studies at Barnard College, then worked in public and global health in New York City and abroad — including a University of Washington Global Opportunities Health Fellowship — before coming home to Seattle for medical school. That background shows up in what she now studies: not just hormones and embryos, but polycystic ovary syndrome, ovarian aging, and the effect psychological stress has on fertility.

The training was three-institution. University of Washington School of Medicine for the degree; University of Chicago Medical Center for obstetrics and gynecology residency, where her peers elected her Administrative Chief Resident; then UCSF for reproductive endocrinology and infertility, which her profile describes as one of the largest and most respected programs of its kind in the country, where she took formal training in clinical research alongside the clinical fellowship. She won UCSF’s Outstanding Resident Teaching Award in 2020 and a Chicago Gynecological Society trainee research paper award in 2017.

At PNWF she handles a broad complex-infertility caseload: PCOS, diminished ovarian reserve and uterine factor infertility, with IUI, IVF and third-party reproduction — donor egg, donor sperm and gestational surrogacy — in the same practice. She is also trained in fertility procedures and advanced hysteroscopy, and Seattle Met has named her a Top Doctor.

Clinical Expertise

• PCOS: Ovulation induction and stimulation strategy for a condition that behaves differently in every patient
• Diminished Ovarian Reserve: Protocol choices for patients with a shortening window, including later-age family building
• Uterine Factor Infertility: Evaluation of the cavity plus advanced hysteroscopic procedures
• IVF and IUI Cycle Management: Full-cycle care from stimulation through transfer and confirmation
• Third-Party Reproduction: Donor egg, donor sperm and gestational carrier cycles
• Clinical Research in Fertility: Fellowship research training, with published and presented work recognized at the trainee level

Why Choose Dr. Diana Zhou

She was elected chief resident by her peers. Her profile says she was “honored to be elected Administrative Chief Resident by her peers” at the University of Chicago Medical Center — a role the residents choose rather than one handed down. That is a signal from colleagues, not from a brochure.

UCSF is one of the biggest REI programs in the country, and she trained there with a research track. High-volume fellowship programs produce physicians who have seen the unusual presentation many times. Zhou added formal clinical research training on top of the clinical fellowship, which is why her stated interests — PCOS, ovarian aging, stress and fertility — are research questions and not only treatment targets.

She covers the cavity and the cycle. Advanced hysteroscopy sits inside her practice, so a uterine polyp, adhesion or submucosal fibroid found during a workup can be treated in the same clinic that runs the transfer. For uterine factor infertility specifically, that removes a referral step and the delay that comes with it.

She treats third-party reproduction as routine. Donor egg, donor sperm and gestational surrogacy are named parts of her practice, which matters for patients whose path involves matching, legal documentation and cycle synchronization with another person’s calendar.

She has public health training, and it shows in how she asks questions. A Barnard East Asian Studies degree, work in New York City community health and abroad, and a global health fellowship precede her medical degree. Patients whose infertility is entangled with weight, metabolism, work stress or access to care tend to find those factors brought into the plan rather than set aside.

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Reproductive Medicine; Pacific Coast Reproductive Society; American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Honors include the 2020 UCSF Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, the 2017 Chicago Gynecological Society Trainee Research Paper Competition award, and the 2011 University of Washington Global Opportunities Health Fellowship.

Suitable For

• PCOS-related infertility: Her named research and clinical focus, from ovulation induction through IVF
• Diminished ovarian reserve or a ticking clock: Protocol decisions where experience with high-volume programs changes what is attempted first
• Uterine factor infertility: Advanced hysteroscopy available in the same practice that runs the cycle
• IUI, IVF, donor egg, donor sperm or surrogacy: Third-party paths handled as a regular part of her practice
• Patients who want stress discussed, not dismissed: Psychological stress and fertility is one of her stated research interests