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About
Victor Fujimoto came to reproductive endocrinology from the other side of the exam table: he and his family went through infertility before he became the physician who directs UCSF’s IVF program. He speaks from that experience when he says patients need to fully understand their fertility potential and their treatment options — and it shapes how he walks couples through the emotional arc of a cycle.
Formally, he is the director of the in vitro fertilization program at UCSF Center for Reproductive Health and a UCSF professor, with a specific interest in non-invasive gynecologic treatment techniques that limit surgical trauma. His training is Mayo Clinic obstetrics and gynecology (1990) after an MD at UC San Diego (1986), followed by a reproductive endocrinology fellowship at UCSF in 1993; he began his clinical practice at the University of Washington before returning to California.
He consults in both English and Japanese, serving Japanese-speaking and international patients in their own language. He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Clinical Expertise
- IVF program direction: As program director, sets the clinical standards, protocols and quality control for UCSF’s entire IVF program
- Non-invasive gynecologic treatment: Techniques designed to reduce surgical trauma and recovery time
- Comprehensive infertility evaluation: Ovarian reserve, tubal patency and endometrial receptivity assessed as one integrated workup
- Japanese-English bilingual care: Direct consultation with Japanese-speaking patients, no interpreter needed
Why Choose Dr. Victor Fujimoto
He ran the marathon before coaching it. Few physicians directing a national-caliber IVF program have personally navigated infertility treatment — his perspective on the emotional dimension of cycles is first-hand, not learned from patient surveys.
Quality control from the top. As IVF program director he determines the protocols and standards his own patients’ cycles are run under; the direction of the program is his responsibility.
Mayo Clinic training pipeline. Residency at one of the most rigorous OB/GYN programs in the country, then subspecialty fellowship at UCSF itself — systematic training at both ends.
Care in your language. Japanese-speaking patients can discuss stimulation protocols and embryo transfer decisions in Japanese, precisely and privately.
Professional Affiliations
Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). Member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Professor and IVF Program Director, UCSF Center for Reproductive Health; clinical practice begun at the University of Washington.
Suitable For
- Couples heading into IVF for any cause: Full-cycle management led by the program’s own director
- Women needing a complete infertility workup: Structured evaluation of reserve, tubes and endometrium
- Patients who want to avoid or minimize surgery: A named specialty in non-invasive gynecologic techniques
- Japanese-speaking patients: Native-language consultation for the decisions that matter
- Complex cases with an emotional load: A physician who has sat where his patients sit