"Dr. Lee Caperton is the only Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist practicing and living in the State of New Mexico. He is also Board Certified as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist. Board Certification is a rigorous process that requires many years of training, a comprehensive and novel research career, and a series of intense and rigorous tests, both written and oral. No candidate becomes Board Certified in Fertility without completing these tasks and being accepted into this prestigious group of clinicians. When searching for a fertility doctor, these credentials and experience carry significant weight. As the Founder, CEO and Medical Director of Caperton Fertility Institute, Dr. Lee Caperton focuses on innovation and technical advancement of the practice, and has pioneered the implementation of techniques in many areas including genetic screening of embryos (PGS/PGD), single embryo transfer (SET), and laser-assisted reproductive techniques (assisted hatching, CGH).
Additionally, Dr. Lee Caperton has continued research interests and expertise in assisted reproduction, fertility, genetics, and transgenic technology. He has been involved in research projects involving the study of polycystic ovaries, endometriosis and In Vitro Fertilization. He was a co-investigator in the Women’s Health Initiative, the largest study ever completed on menopause and hormone therapy. Dr. Lee Caperton is also an expert in the treatment of Fertility and Reproductive Endocrine disorders from both a non-invasive and surgical perspective. He has a special interest and expertise in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, both of which are minimally invasive types of surgical procedures that allow patients to leave the hospital the same day. He also has one of the safest track records of fertility doctors in the region for completing these procedures without significant risks to patients.
Dr. Caperton’s expertise includes egg donation, in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), assisted hatching, embryo donation, embryo freezing, egg freezing, vitrification, laser reproductive techniques, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), preimplantation genetic screening (PGS), fertility, fertility success rates, gestational carrier cycles, surrogacy, LGBT care, donor oocytes, and laboratory design."
