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About
The University of Michigan runs a dedicated interdisciplinary clinic for the collision point of weight and fertility — the Michigan Interdisciplinary Clinic for Obesity and Reproduction — and Marie Menke is one of its key members. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, specializing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, with clinical and research interests centered on that same intersection plus fertility preservation.
In practice this means patients whose weight affects their fertility are not bounced between a weight-loss program and an IVF clinic. Menke’s role on the obesity-and-reproduction clinic is to keep both goals in one care plan, with the multidisciplinary support the clinic model is built around.
She earned her MD at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, trained in obstetrics and gynecology at Montefiore Medical Center, and completed her reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship back at Virginia Commonwealth.
Clinical Expertise
- Weight management and reproductive care: her named clinical and research focus, delivered through the interdisciplinary obesity-and-reproduction clinic
- Fertility preservation: her second named interest, alongside patients delaying or protecting family building
- Reproductive endocrinology and infertility: the specialty she trained in and holds her faculty appointment in, at the core of CRM’s program
- Female infertility: evaluation and treatment within the Center for Reproductive Medicine’s service lineup
Why Choose Dr. Menke
She works at a clinic built for exactly her patient type. The Michigan Interdisciplinary Clinic for Obesity and Reproduction exists because weight-related fertility care needs more than one specialty; Menke is documented as a key member of it.
Research and clinic point the same way. Her research interests and her day-to-day practice cover the same ground — weight and reproduction, and preservation — rather than a title that drifts from what she actually sees.
Three institutions, one specialty. VCU for her MD, Montefiore for residency, VCU again for the REI fellowship — an east-coast training arc completed before joining Michigan’s faculty.
Professional Affiliations
Menke’s documented affiliations are institutional: Associate Professor in Michigan’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a core clinician of the Michigan Interdisciplinary Clinic for Obesity and Reproduction. The Center for Reproductive Medicine where she practices is a SART member clinic, reporting its cycles to the national registry.
Suitable For
- Weight-related fertility difficulty: the intersection is her specialty, backed by a purpose-built clinic
- Fertility preservation, planned or urgent: her second named interest — ask early, because preservation cycles have their own calendar
- Hormonal and endocrine causes of infertility: covered by her REI specialty within CRM’s full service menu
- Patients who want one coordinated plan: the interdisciplinary model means weight goals and pregnancy goals are scheduled together, not negotiated between two separate practices