Mohamad Irani, M.D., H.C.L.D.

About

Three ASRM Star Awards in four years — 2022, 2023 and 2025 — is the shortest summary of Mohamad Irani, M.D., H.C.L.D., the honor the American Society for Reproductive Medicine gives members who combine clinical results, research and patient education. The H.C.L.D. after his name is the longer summary: beyond board certification in OB/GYN and in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, he is certified as director of a high-complexity clinical laboratory.

That matters in an IVF clinic because the lab is half the treatment. An embryology-trained physician reviews your stimulation response, egg maturity, fertilization route and biopsy sample with a director’s eye on lab quality, not just a prescriber’s eye on the protocol. His own research interests — fertility preservation, IVF outcome optimization, polycystic ovary syndrome and recurrent pregnancy loss — sit precisely where clinical decisions meet laboratory performance.

Trained at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center through fellowship, Irani stayed on as CRM faculty and an Assistant Attending at the hospital. He has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and abstracts in reproductive medicine, including in journals such as Fertility and Sterility, and holds four Maimonides Research and Development Foundation grants. He sees patients at CRM’s Upper East Side, Brooklyn and Tribeca offices; Arabic-speaking patients can consult with him directly.

Clinical Expertise

• IVF and ICSI: Individualized stimulation through retrieval, fertilization and transfer, with oversight-level understanding of lab conditions
• Preimplantation Genetic Testing: Counseling, biopsy timing and management of PGT cycles for genetic risk or repeat implantation failure
• Fertility Preservation / Egg Freezing: Oocyte and embryo cryopreservation before cancer treatment or on elective timelines — a named research interest
• PCOS and Ovulation Disorders: Evidence-based stimulation strategies for hyper-responders, from his published work on polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Implantation Failure: Structured workup and protocol redesign, a focus of his research program
• Minimally Invasive Reproductive Surgery: Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery recognized with an AAGL award for surgical excellence
• LGBTQ+ Family Building: Donor gamete and gestational pathways with inclusive practice

Why Choose Dr. Irani

The lab-director credential is the differentiator. Few practicing fertility physicians also hold high-complexity clinical laboratory direction certification (H.C.L.D.); Irani reads your cycle with both the prescriber’s and the lab director’s checklist.

Peer-recognized, three times. The ASRM Star Award is given for sustained excellence in clinical care, research and education — he has taken it in 2022, 2023 and 2025.

Surgical recognition on top of IVF. Awards from the New York Obstetrical Society research nights, the Gynecological Society of Brooklyn and Staten Island (first prize for research), and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists for surgical excellence.

A publishing record at his career stage. A long list of peer-reviewed papers and international abstracts, supported in part by four research grants, concentrated on exactly the questions patients ask: why cycles fail and how to preserve fertility.

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (Star Award 2022, 2023, 2025); Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Double-to-triple certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in OB/GYN and REI, and in high-complexity laboratory direction. Assistant Attending Obstetrician/Gynecologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Suitable For

• First-time IVF and ICSI patients: Protocol choices from a physician whose research is IVF outcomes itself
• Patients considering or requiring PGT: Genetic-risk cycles and repeat implantation failure, managed with lab-director-level oversight
• Cancer patients and egg freezers: Fertility preservation is his published specialty, not a side service
• PCOS and ovulation-disorder patients: Stimulation tailored by someone actively researching polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Recurrence of loss or failed transfers: Structured evaluation informed by his recurrent pregnancy loss research
• LGBTQ+ families and Arabic-speaking patients: Inclusive family-building care, consults available in Arabic