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Satu Kuokkanen
MD
Satu Kuokkanen
MD
Mineola
New York (NY)
Reproductive Endocrinology; Obstetrics/Gynecology
Reproductive Endocrinology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
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Dr. Satu Kuokkanen is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and holds a PhD in genetics. She completed her residency and fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Her multi-level clinical and research experience, combined with her genetics education, have allowed for a unique medical perspective when treating infertility. She enjoys overcoming the challenges that infertility diagnoses present as well as using science and personalized care to create successful pregnancies. She prides herself on compassionate and tenacious patient care. Her special areas of interest include female and male infertility,fertility preservation, unexplained infertility, recurrent IVF failure and preimplantation genetic testing. Dr. Kuokkanen is active member of American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and serves as the Chair of ASRM special interest group. In this role, she planned several presentations for the Annual ASRM meeting in October 2018. Dr. Kuokkanen was teh member scientific program committee for the annual North American Menopause Society NAMS 2020. She has published her research in a wide range of peer-reviewed manuscripts and reviews. Dr. Kuokkanen actively participates in reviewing manuscripts and scientific abstracts. Additionally, Dr. Kuokkanen is active in the community and she has served as the secretory for the Nassau OB/GYN society since 2015.
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About Satu Kuokkanen
Medical School: University of Helsinki
Graduation Year: 1992
Professional Webpage: https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/obstetrics...
Honors and Awards:
Promotion to Associate Professor, NYU LI School of Medicine, 2022
NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY
Faculty Scholars Program, Educator Pathway, 2021
Research Bridge Funding Award
American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF)/ American Boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Foundation, 2012Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Pilot Grant, National Institutes of Health (NICHD), 2012
Research Scholarship Award
American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF)/ American Boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Foundation, 2007
Workshop for Clinical Investigators in Trainee Award, the Endocrine Society,
Boston, MA
Trainee Attendance and Travel Award, 2006
Award for Excellence in Medical student Teaching
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2004
Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2003
Ortho McNeil award for the resident with the highest CREOG score
Ortho McNeil, 2001Special Licenses/Certifications:
American Board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
2010
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist
2008
American Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology
2007Professional Activity:
Grant Reviewer, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, ASRM Large Grant
2022
Grant Reviewer, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, ASRM Patient Advocacy Grant
2022
Abstract reviewer, American Society of Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology Annual meeting
2021
Abstract reviewer, Society for Gynecological Investigation Annual meeting
2021
Past Chair ASRM Menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Special Interest Group (MOISIG)
2020
Abstract reviewer and scientific session moderator, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
2020
Plenary session moderator, Annual meeting, North American Menopause Society, NAMS 2020
2020
Scientific Program Committee member, North American Menopause Society Annual meeting, NAMS 2020
2020
Immediate past chair, Menopause, Ovarian Insufficiency and Diminished Ovarian Reserve Special Interest Group (MOISIG), American Society for Reproductive Medicine
2019
Abstract reviewer, Society of Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting
2019
Chair, Menopause, Ovarian Insufficiency and Diminished Ovarian Reserve Special Interest Group (MOISIG), American Society for Reproductive Medicine
2018
Abstract Reviewer and Symposium Chair, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
2018
Abstract reviewer, Society of Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting
2018
Assistant Clinical Professor, NYU Langone
2018- present
2018
Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Winthrop Hospital
2018- present
2018
Abstract Reviewer, Americal Society of Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting 2017
2017
Abstract reviewer and oral abstract session moderator (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility), SRI Annual Meeting
2017
Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology.
Reseach focuses on endometrial and implantation biology.
2017
Abstarct Reviewer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Annual Meeting 2016
2016
Abstract Reviewer, Society for Reproductive Investigation, Annual Meeting 2016
2016
Grant Reviewer, Junior Investigator Award, Society for Reproductive Investigation, 2015
2015
Scientific Session Moderator, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Annual Meeting 2014
2014
Abstract Reviewer, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ARSM), Annual Meeting 2013
2013
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwell-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 2008- present
Attending Physician, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2008- 2017
Assitant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2008- 2017
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist, Long Island IVF, 2008- 2016
Member, Women's Council, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) since 2015
Member, Endometriosis special Interest Group, Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) since 2015
Member, Physician-Scientist Scpecial Interest Group, American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) since 2016
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG)
Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine since 2008
Member Society for Reproduction, Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI) since 2008
Member Society for Reproductive Investigation since 2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. 2017- present
Community Service:
Nassau Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Secretary (2015 - present)
2015
Ad Hoc Peer Reviewer: Biology of Reproduction, Human Reproduction, Molecular Human Reproduction, Journal of Assisted Reproductionand Genetics (JARG), Menopause, PlosOne, PlosGenetics, Maturitas, MicroRNA, Neuroendocrinology
Publications, Lectures and Presentations:
Departmental Grand Rounds, Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) from the past to the present, NYU Long Island Hospital, Mineola, NY
Invited Speaker, 2022
Oral presentation, Seungdamrong A, Pal L, Kuokkanen S, Lieman H, wild R, Sun F, Zhang H, Diamond D, Legro R, Santoro N. American Society for Reproductive Medicine, USA, 78th Annual Meeting, Annaheim, CA. Relationship of antithyroid antibodies and TSH to infertility phenotypes and outcomes.
Author, 2022
Kuokkanen S, Akerman M, Pal L. American Society for Reproductive Medicine, USA, 78th Annual Meeting, Annaheim, CA. Pregnancy outcomes of single PGT-A (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy) tested frozen embryo transfer cycles in women with PCOS - analysis of 79,416 cycles from SART CORS database.
Poster presenter, 2022
Prize paper Lightning Round presentation, Pal L, Akerman M, Kuokkanen S. American Society for Reproductive Medicine, USA, 78th Annual Meeting, Annaheim, CA. Prize paper Lightning Round. Racial disparities in outcomes resulting from PGT-A single blastocyst transfer analysis of 79,416 cycles from SART CORS database.
Author, 2022
Author, Meir O, Kuokkanen S, Xianhong X, Negessa A, Pal L, Jindal S, The impact of Hurricane Katrina, a major natural disaster, on assisted reproductive outcomes through an analysis of 451,848 ART cycles, Scientific Reports, published online, 2021 11:17864.
Author, 2021
American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting, Symposium, Hormone Therapy for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Menopausal Symptoms – Case Presentations, Baltimore, MD
Invited Speaker, 2021
Author, The selective progesterone receptor modulator, telapristone acetate, is a mixed antagonist/agonist in the human and mouse endometrium and inhibits pregnancy in mice, Fertility & Sterility Science, published online, January 14, 2021, p59-70. Author, McAvey B*, Kuokkanen S*, Zhu L, Pollard JW; *Equal contribution
Author, The selective progesterone receptor modulator, telapristone acetate, is a mixed antagonist/agonist in the human and mouse endometrium and inhibits pregnancy in mice, 2020
Kuokkanen S and Pollard JW
Author, Xenografted tissue models for the study of human endometrial biology, Differentation, 2017
Kuokkanen S and Pollard JW
Poster Presenter, Mir-204-5p regulates ROR2 (thyrosine-protein kinase transmembrane receptor) and other genes involved in the functions of the human endometrial epithelium, Society for Reproductive Investigation, Canada, 2016
Kuokkanen S and Pal L. In Essentials of Menopause Management: a case-based approach.
Author in Book Chapter, Reproductive Aging: Epidemiology, symptomatology and nomenclature, Springer Publishing, 2016
Kuokkanen S, Polotsky AJ, Chosich J, Bradford AP, Jasinska A, Phang T, Santoro N, Appt SE.
Author, Corpus luteum as a novel target of weight changes that contributes to impaired female reproductive physiology and function, Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine, 2016
Kudesia R and Kuokkanen S.
Author, Thin endometrium after radiation therapy as an unresolved treatment challenge: a case report , Gynecological Endocrinology, 2016
Kuokkanen S and Pollard JW
Oral presenter, Integrated analysis of microRNA (miR) and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression profiles reveals miR regulation in sex steroid actions in the mouse uterus, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Salt Lake City, 2016
Kuokkanen S, McAvey B, Pollard JW
Oral presenter, Selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) CDB-4124 inhibits decidualization of human and mouse endometrial stromal cells and prevents embryo implantation in the mouse uterus, Americal Society of Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting, 2015
Bradford AP, Jones K, Kechris K, Chosich J, Montague M, Warren W, May MC, Al-Safi Z, Kuokkanen S, Appt SE, Polosky AJ.
Author, Joint miRNA/mRNA Expression Profiling Reveals Changes Consistent with Development of Dysfunctional Corpus Luteum after Weight Gain, PlosOne, 2015Poster Presenter, Weight fluctuations induce opposing changes in luteal molecular signals in vervet monkeys, Society for Gynecological Investigation, Annual Meeting, 2013
Roundtable Discussion Leader, Hormone replacement here and now, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting, 2013
Author in Poster Presentation, Endometrial actions of selective progesterone receptor modulator CDB-4124 (CDB), American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting, 2012
Author in Poster Presentation, Endometrial actions of selective progesterone receptor modulator CDB-4124, Society for Reproductive Investigation, Annual Meeting, USA, 2012
Author in Poster Presentation, The effect of a low oxygen environment on early embryo development and cycle outcome , American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting, 2011
Author in Oral Presentation, The effect of a low oxygen environment on early embryo development, 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Fertility and Sterility (IFFS), 2010
Invited Speaker, MicroRNAs as regulators of endometrial functions, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS), Annual Meeting, 2010
Invited Speaker, MicroRNAs as regulators of endometrial functions, Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2010
Oral Presenter, MicroRNAS as cell cycle regulators in human endometrial functions, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF)/ American Boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Scholarship Retreat, 2010
Kuokkanen S, Chen B, Ojalvo L, Benard L, Santoro N, Pollard JW
Author, Genomic Profiling of microRNAs and mRNAs Reveals Hormonal Regulation in microRNA expression in Human Endometrium, Biology of Reproduction, 2010
Liu Z, Kuokkanen S, Pal L.
Author, Steroid Hormone Receptor Profile of Premenopausal Endometrial Polyps, Reproductive Sciences , 2010Poster Presenter, Interactions of microRNAs and cell cycle regulators in hormonal actions in human endometrium, Society for Gynecological Investigation, Annual Meeting, UK , 2009
Interactions of MicroRNAs and cell cycle regulators in hormonal actions in Human Endometrium, American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF)/ American Boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) retreat, 2009
Poster Presenter, Sex steroid hormone status can be defined by microRNA status in the mouse uterus , Endocrine Society, Annual Meeting, 2008
Invited Speaker, MicroRNAs as regulator of endometrial function in the mouse and human uterus, Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2008
Kuokkanen S and Santoro N. In the Global Library of Women’s Medicine.
Author, Endocrinology of Perimenopausal Women, 2008
Guffanti E, Kittur N, Brodt ZN, Polotsky AJ, Kuokkanen SM, Heller DS, Young SL, Santoro N, Meier UT.
Author, Nuclear pore complex proteins mark the implantation window in human endometrium, Journal of Cell Sciences , 2008Oral Presenter, Interactions of MicroRNAs and cell cycle regulators in hormonal actions in Human Endometrium, American Boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) retreat, 2008
Author in Poster Presentation, Nucleolar channel systems of human endometrial epithelial cells mark the preimplantation window, Society for Gynecological Investigation, 2nd International Summit on Reproductive Medicine, Spain, 2007
Oral Presenter, Modulation of the human endometrial cell cycle by selective estrogen receptors (SERMs), American Boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) retreat, 2007
Poster Presenter, Intra-ovarian mechanisms in diminished ovarian reserve (DOR): Exploring apoptotic pathways using gene expression analysis in human luteinized granulosa cells, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting, 2006
Nejentsev S, Laaksonen M, Tienari PJ, Fernandez O, Cordell H, Ruutiainen J, Wikstrom J, Pastinen T, Kuokkanen S, Hillert J, Ilonen J.
Author, Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 K469E polymorphisim: study of association with multiple sclerosis, Human Immunology , 2003
Pihlaja H, Rantamaki T, Wikstrom J, Sumelahti ML, Laaksonen M, Ilonen J, Ruutiainen J, Pirttila T, Elovaara I, Reunanen M, Kuokkanen S, Peltonen L, Koivisto K, Tienari PJ.
Author, Linkage disequilibrium between the MBP tetranucleotide repeat and multiple sclerosis is restricted to a geographically defined subpopulation in Finland, Genes Immunology , 2003
Peltonen L, Saarela J, and Kuokkanen S. In The Genetic Basis of Common Diseases, 2nd edition, eds. Richard A. King, Jerome I. Rotter, and Arno G. Motulsky.
Author in Book Chapter, Genetic Basis of Multiple Sclerosis, Oxford University Press, 2002
Laaksonen M, Pastinen T, Sjooroos M, Kuokkanen S, Ruutiainen J, Sumelahti ML, Reijonen H, Salonen R, Wikstrom J, Panelius M, Partanen J, Tienari PJ, Ilonen J.
Author, HLA class II associated risk and protection against multiple sclerosis – a Finnish family study, Journal of Neuroimmunology , 2002
Reunanen K, Finnila S, Laaksonen M, Sumelahti ML, Wikstrom J, Pastinen T, Kuokkanen S, Saarela J, Uimari P, Ruutiainen J, Ilonen J, Peltonen L, Tienari PJ
Author, Chromosome 19q13 and multiple sclerosis susceptibility in Finland: a linkage and two-stage association study, Journal of Neuroimmunology, 2002
Saarela J, Schoenberg Fejzo M, Chen D, Finnila S, Parkkonen M, Kuokkanen S, Sobel E, Tienari PJ, Sumelahti ML, Wikstrom J, Elovaara I, Koivisto K, Pirttila T, Reunanen M, Palotie A, Peltonen L.
Author, Fine mapping of a multiple sclerosis locus to 2.5 Mb on chromosome 17q22-q24, Human Molecular Genetics , 2002Poster Presenter, Amplicon mapping in human ovarian adenocarcinoma by BAC contig assay, EST mapping and tissue microarray analysis, American Society of Cancer Genetics, 90th Annual Meeting, USA, 2000
Poster Presenter, 8th International Workshop on Chromosomes in Solid Tumors, USA, 2000
Poster Presenter, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Scientific Retreat, USA, 1999
Tienari PJ, Kuokkanen S, Pastinen T, Wikstrom J, Sajantila A, Sandberg-Wollheim M, Palo J, Peltonen L.
Author, Golli-MBP gene in multiple sclerosis susceptibility, Journal of Neuroimmunology , 1998Poster Presenter, Human Genome Meeting, HGM’97, Canada, 1997
Poster Presenter, The European Society of Human Genetics, 29th Annual Meeting, Italy, 1997
Wansen K, Pastinen T, Kuokkanen S, Wikstrom J, Palo J, Peltonen L, Tienari PJ
Author, Immune system genes in multiple sclerosis: genetic association and linkage study on TCR beta, IGH, IFN-gamma and IL-1ra/IL-1 beta loci, Journal of Neuroimmunology , 1997
Kuokkanen S, Gschwend M, Rioux JD, Daly MJ, Terwilliger JD, Tienari PJ, Wikstrom J, Palo J, Stein LD, Hudson TJ, Lander ES, Peltonen L.
Author, Genome-wide scan of multiple sclerosis in Finnish multiplex Families, American Journal of Human Genetics , 1997Poster Presenter, Human Genome Meeting, HGM’96, Germany, 1996
Poster Presenter, Gordon Research Conference on Myelin, Italy, 1996
Kuokkanen S, Sundvall M, Terwilliger JD, Tienari PJ, Wikstrom J, Holmdahl R, Pettersson U, Peltonen L.
Author, A putative vulnerability locus to multiple sclerosis maps to 5p14-p12 in a region syntenic to the murine locus Eae2, Nature Genetics , 1996Oral Presenter, American Society of Human Genetics, 45 th Annual Meeting, USA, 1995
Oral Presenter, International Symposia on Myelin and Myelin Formin Cells, Japan, 1995
Oral Presenter, INSERM Conferences: Demyelination and Remyelination, France, 1995
Poster Presenter, Gordon Conference on Myelin, USA, 1994
Oral Presenter, Europen Society of Human Genetics, 26th Annual Meeting, France, 1994
Other Outstanding Achievements:
Invited Symposium Speaker, American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting, Symposium, Hormone Therapy for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Menopausal Symptoms – Case Presentations, Baltimore, MD
2021
Scientific program commitee member for the North American Menopause Society Annual meeting in 2020 (NAMS 2020)
2020
Chair, Menopause and Ovarian Insufficiency Special Interest Group, MOISIG, American Society of Reproductive Medicine
Organized all presentations for the ASRM Annual meeting on the behalf of the special interest group
2018
Round Table Discussion Leader: Fragile X Premutation – Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Beyond, ASRM Annual Meeting
2017
Round Table Discussion Leader, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Annual Meeting 2013
2013
Mentor for Beth McAvey's REI fellowship thesis work entitled Endometrial effects of the selective progesterone receptor modulator, CDB-4124.
2012
Invited speaker, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS), Annual Meeting in Napa Valley, CA. Topic: MicroRNAs as regulators of endometrial functions.
2010Educational Background:
Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
2008
Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
2005
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University, New York, NY 2000-2001
2000
Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 1998-2000
1998
Graduate Degree PhD in Human Molecular and Population Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
1998
Graduate Degree MD, Unversity of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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