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About
Michael Murray’s name is on this clinic’s SART filing. The 2023 Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology clinic summary report for Northern California Fertility Medical Center lists him as medical director and records the report as verified by Michael Murray, M.D. — the 1,679 cycles, the age-band outcome tables, the report rate. Very few patients realize that a SART submission is signed by a named physician, and fewer still can point to the person who signed theirs.
He came to that accountability through building services rather than inheriting them. After an REI fellowship at the University of North Carolina in 1999, following Tulane medical school (1993) and obstetrics and gynecology residency at Oregon Health Sciences University (1997), he joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. He then became the first Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health in Sacramento — a starting position, which means the division’s protocols, referral paths and staffing were set up around him rather than the reverse.
His clinical interests run surgical: reproductive surgery including laparoscopy and removal of fibroids, along with assisted reproductive technologies and research in women’s health. His published bio states board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology.
Clinical Expertise
- Reproductive surgery: laparoscopy and myomectomy (fibroid removal) are the named interests in his clinic biography — the procedures that address structural barriers to implantation and carry
- In Vitro Fertilization and ART: full program responsibility as medical director of a SART-reporting IVF practice with in-house ICSI, assisted hatching and embryo biopsy for PGT
- Women’s health research: a stated interest, backed by grants and awards for research from both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- Program oversight: cycle standards, reporting and clinical quality at the practice are his responsibility as medical director, not a side duty
Why Choose Dr. Murray
The physician who signs the outcome report also treats you. SART data only means something because a named medical director certifies it. That is a different position from a physician who treats cases inside someone else’s reporting system.
He built a regional division from the first day. Founding director of Kaiser Permanente Sacramento’s reproductive endocrinology and fertility division means he has written the protocol for a service from scratch and staffed it, which is the least transferable item on a fertility CV.
Academic before private practice. Faculty appointment at UC Davis School of Medicine, plus research funding recognition from ACOG and ASRM — the two bodies whose guidelines shape how American fertility care is actually delivered.
Surgical option inside the IVF consult. For a patient whose fibroids or uterine anatomy may be the reason a transfer failed, having a laparoscopic surgeon on the physician roster means the question gets answered in the same visit rather than by referral.
Professional Affiliations
Board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology, as stated in his clinic biography. Educated at Tulane University School of Medicine (1993), Oregon Health Sciences University for residency (1997), and the University of North Carolina for REI fellowship (1999). Faculty, UC Davis School of Medicine. Founding Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, Kaiser Permanente Center for Reproductive Health, Sacramento. Medical director of record on the clinic’s SART report. Research grants and awards from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine; his published biography names no society memberships of his own.
Suitable For
Patients who want the accountable physician on their case. Not a marketing point — the medical director is the person SART holds responsible for the numbers this clinic publishes.
Fibroids, adhesions or other structural factors where the decision is whether to operate before transferring. His named surgical interests are exactly this territory.
Long or complicated treatment histories, including patients who were managed elsewhere and did not get results; a founding-director background is useful when a plan has to be reconstructed rather than continued.
Patients who want surgery and IVF decided together. Laparoscopy or myomectomy has a place in a cycle timeline, and having both under one physician removes one handoff.