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About
Patricia Jimenez did her subspecialty training where she now practices. She took her medical degree and her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, then came to St. Louis for a reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine, and is now on staff at the university’s fertility center with the academic title Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The center’s published description of her is specific in two ways. First, certification: it calls her an experienced double-board certified OB-GYN and fertility specialist, which covers general obstetrics and gynecology as well as the reproductive endocrinology subspecialty. Her profile names no certifying board and no years, and this page does not supply either. Second, case mix: she says working at WashU gave her the chance to meet a complex set of patients she is always eager to learn more about.
What her page does not carry is a list of named subspecialty interests or a research program, and it lists no languages, so this page makes none of those claims.
Clinical Expertise
- Reproductive endocrinology and infertility, described by the center as her recognized area of expertise.
- Obstetric and gynecologic foundations alongside fertility care, the practical value of double certification when a patient arrives with fibroids, endometriosis, irregular bleeding or a prior uterine surgery in the history.
- IVF and assisted reproduction, as a core part of this center’s program.
- Complex infertility cases, her own description of the population she sees at Washington University.
Why Choose Dr. Jimenez
Two layers of certification on one chart. Generalist OB-GYN training plus the REI subspecialty is the combination that lets a physician decide whether a patient’s bleeding disorder, uterine finding or prior operative note changes the fertility plan — rather than pausing the cycle to ask someone else.
Her fellowship was done here. The center states that every patient is reviewed as a team before IVF starts, that its egg retrievals are covered by Washington University anesthesiologists on Barnes-Jewish staff, and that embryology work sits in its own 4,900-square-foot lab. Jimenez trained inside those arrangements as a fellow and now practices within them as staff.
She asks for the hard cases. Her own account of why she is here is the complexity of the patients, which is the answer you want if your history includes failed treatment somewhere else.
Professional Affiliations
Double-board certified OB-GYN and fertility specialist, as published by the Washington University Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center; center team page lists her as a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University. Fellowship training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Our sources name no societies, committees or publications for her.
Suitable For
- Patients whose infertility sits on top of a gynecologic problem, where an OB-GYN-plus-REI reading of the history may change the plan
- Anyone arriving after unsuccessful treatment at another clinic, where the history needs reading as carefully as the hormones
- IVF planning in a couple where one partner has significant medical or surgical history
- Patients who want a physician familiar with this center’s laboratory and review process from the inside