Sara Vaughn, MD, FACOG

2024 – Current:

Physician Educator
La Conexión | Portola Valley, CA

• Partnering with general practitioners on the Island of Catanduanes in the Philippines to provide advanced training and ongoing expert support.

January 2021 – Current:

Physician Consultant/Advisor
Self Employed | Palo Alto , CA

• Gameto, Mate Fertility, Evvy, Intuitive Surgical, DCVC, Future Ventures, Playground Global

November 2019 – June 2022:

REI Physician and Medical Director
Spring Fertility | Sunnyvale, CA

• Provided leadership and supervision for a team of 2 Reproductive Endocrinologists (REIs) and 1 Nurse Practitioner (NP) at the Sunnyvale clinic. Successfully oversaw the clinic’s establishment and growth, achieving a volume of 1,000 IVF cycles per year within the first two years of operation.

August 2016 – August 2019:

Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Stanford University | Palo Alto , CA

• Stanford University Resident Infertility Continuity Clinic: Initiated and developed a resident continuity infertility clinic offering fertility evaluation and ovulation induction treatment protocols.

September 2013 – June 2016:

Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles , CA

• Created a residency program and clinic within the Saban Community Clinic, offering hands-on experience in fertility evaluation and ovulation induction for residents.

July 2012 – August 2013:

Intern in Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Colorado | Denver, CO

June 2012:

M.D.
University Of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, Houston

May 2007:

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Psychology
Rice University , Houston Texas

Magna Cum Laude
President’s Honor Roll
Psi Chi National Honor Society

June 2012:

M.D.
University Of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, Houston

• American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Junior Fellow
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Resident Member

• Churchill SJ, Eagleman D. A Large-Scale Analysis of Synesthetic Correspondences. (Oral presentation at Synesthesia
  Association Annual Conference; Edinburg, UK)
• Churchill SJ, Allshouse A, Kondapalli LA (2013). Prospective Cohort Study of Contraceptive Use After Assisted
  Reproductive Technology: Are We Underestimating the Risk of Unplanned Pregnancy? (Oral presentation 2013 IFFS/ASRM
  conference)
• Churchill SJ, Schmeler KM, Frumovitz M, Greer M, Garcia J, Redworth G, Ramirez PT (2014). Current and future trends in
  fertility-preserving surgery: A survey of the society of gynecological oncology (SGO) on the use of radical trachelectomy
  for early- stage cervical cancer. (Poster presentation, 2014 ASRM conference)
• Churchill SJ, Wang ET, Akhlaghpour M, Goldstein EH, Barlow G, Chabot E, Williams J III, Pisarska M. (2014) Differences in
  1st trimester placental volume based on mode of conception. (Poster presentation, 2014 ASRM conference)
• Fru KN, Millan NM, Churchill SJ, Conrey A, DeCherney AH, Tisdale JF, Wolff EF. (2015). Sickle cell disease is associated
  with an increased rate of ovarian dysfunction in reproductive age women. (Poster presentation, SRI 62nd Annual Scientific
  Meeting)
• Churchill SJ, Implementing efficient evidence-based fertility care in a low resource patient population (Oral presentation,
  2016, Cedars Sinai Resident Research Day)
• Churchill SJ, Bavan B, Lathi RB. (2017). The prognostic value of endometrial receptivity array in recurrent implantation
  failure. (Oral presentation, 2017 PCRS Conference).
• Churchill SJ, Bavan B, Comstock IA, Lathi RB. (2017). The prognostic value of endometrial receptivity array in the general
  infertile population. (Poster presentation, 2017 ASRM Conference).
• Churchill SJ, Moreno I, Simon C, Lathi RB. (2018). The uterine microbiome in recurrent pregnancy loss. (Oral presentation,
  2018 PCRS Conference).

• Most Original Award, NIH Pi Day Pie Competition
• CREOG Exam Top Score in Class Award
• The Endocrine Society’s Medical Student Achievement Award
• The Merck Manual Award for Excellent Academic Performance in Medical School