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About
Martin Bastuba is the surgeon on this roster, and most of his work happens at two other addresses. He founded Male Fertility & Sexual Medicine Specialists (MFS) in San Diego more than 25 years ago, where his vasectomy reversals are performed, and he is medical director of the Fertility Center of California, a cryobank running sperm banking, donor sperm, insemination, fertility preservation and andrology laboratory services. At Gen 5 he holds the male fertility seat: the urologist a couple sees when the infertility workup points at sperm.
He trained into a narrow field. The clinic’s biography says he was among the first physicians accepted into the combined male infertility and sexual dysfunction fellowship program at Boston University School of Medicine, and states that “only 2% of urologists nationwide are trained experts in these highly specialized medical treatments” — the clinic’s figure, not one our sources independently verify. He is board-certified in urology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). The claim carried on his Gen 5 page that he is “the only board-certified urologist and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons who offers these services in San Diego” is the practice’s own exclusivity statement; we repeat it as their claim, not as a verified market fact.
His surgical reputation is built on reversal work. The clinic reports that patients travel to San Diego for vasectomy reversal at MFS, that he uses advanced microsurgical technique, and that he has a track record in re-do reversals after an earlier attempt has failed. No reversal patency or pregnancy numbers appear in our sources, so ask him for his own patency and pregnancy rates for your situation, and for the years those figures cover. He is not a reproductive endocrinologist; the fertility side of a couple’s care stays with Wood and Villanueva.
Clinical Expertise
- Vasectomy reversal: microsurgical reversal, including repeat reversal after a first attempt has failed — the area his practice is known for, with patients traveling to San Diego for it
- Male infertility evaluation: semen analysis, assessment of the urological conditions behind a couple’s infertility, and treatment or surgical solutions rather than referral out
- Surgical sperm retrieval: testicular sperm aspiration (TESA) and related retrieval, listed among Gen 5’s services, to supply sperm for IVF with ICSI when an ejaculate contains none
- Male sexual medicine: erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction that blocks conception, from the Boston University combined male infertility and sexual dysfunction training pathway
- Fertility preservation and cryobanking: sperm banking before sterilizing cancer treatment and donor sperm programs, through the Fertility Center of California cryobank where he is medical director
- Andrology laboratory services: the cryobank he medically directs also runs sperm banking, artificial insemination, fertility preservation and andrology laboratory work
Why Choose Dr. Martin Bastuba
A urologist who specializes in fertility, not general urology. The clinic states that only about 2% of US urologists complete training of the kind he did — male infertility and sexual medicine rather than general urinary practice. That distinction is the reason a couple with a sperm problem sees a surgeon instead of repeating IVF cycles that cannot work.
The reversal surgeon’s track record, including re-dos. Repeat reversal after a failed first attempt is where surgical judgment earns its keep, and it is a named part of his practice.
One physician across the whole sperm pathway. Evaluation, surgery, retrieval and banking sit under one person who also directs a cryobank — fewer hand-offs between the clinic where a man is seen and the laboratory that stores his sample.
He is the male half of this practice. Gen 5’s IVF physicians handle the reproductive endocrinology; Bastuba handles the surgical andrology, which means a male-factor case does not have to be referred out of the practice.
Professional Affiliations
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Board-certified urologist, per his Gen 5 biography, with fellowship training in male infertility and sexual dysfunction at Boston University School of Medicine. Founding physician of Male Fertility & Sexual Medicine Specialists in San Diego, and medical director of the Fertility Center of California cryobank. Our sources document no society memberships beyond the American College of Surgeons, and name no board or residency institution for his urology training.
Suitable For
Couples where sperm is the limiting factor. Low count, poor motility, abnormal morphology or no sperm in the ejaculate — evaluated by a urologist, with retrieval available when ejaculation cannot deliver a sample.
Men seeking vasectomy reversal. Including men whose first reversal did not restore sperm, which the clinic identifies as a specific strength.
Patients facing sterilizing treatment. Sperm banking before chemotherapy or pelvic radiation, arranged through the cryobank he medically directs.
Men whose sexual function is standing between the couple and conception. Erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction treated as a fertility problem, from his combined male infertility and sexual medicine training.