Natan Bar-Chama, MD

Natan Bar-Chama, MD, is a board-certified reproductive urologist and has been the Director of the Center for Male Reproductive Health at RMA of New York for the past 20 years. His clinical and surgical practice is exclusively dedicated to the field of male infertility. He has served as president of both the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU) and the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR).

Education

Undergraduate: Yeshiva University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Urology Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine

Top Accomplishments:

President of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology
Recipient of an NIH RO1 research grant

Clinical Topics

Male Infertility
Micro TESE
Assessment of and optimization of sperm quality

Press

Dr. Bar-Chama has lent his expert opinion to articles on male health and fertility on CNN, Business Insider, Romper, US News, Washington Post, Business Times, and Medscape.

Affiliations

Member, American Medical Association
Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Member, American Urological Association
Former President, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology
Mount Sinai Medical System

Personal Facts

Married father of two children
An avid road biker
Food enthusiast

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Featured Research

Izadyar F, Wong J, Maki C, Pacchiarotti J, Ramos T, Howerton K, Yuen C, Greilach S, Zhao HH, Chow M, Chow YC, Rao J, Barritt J, Bar-Chama N, Copperman AB. Identification and characterization of repopulating spermatogonial stem cells from the adult human testis
Hum Reprod. 2011 Jun;26(6):1296-306
Luna M, Finkler E, Barritt J, Bar-Chama N, Sandler B, Copperman AB, Grunfeld L. Paternal age and assisted reproductive technology outcome in ovum recipients.
Fertil Steril. 2009 Nov
Schiff JD1, Luna M, Barritt J, Duke M, Copperman A, Bar-Chama N. The morphology of extracted testicular sperm correlates with fertilization but not pregnancy rates.
BJU Int. 2007 Dec

Awards

Dr. Bar-Chama was awarded the New York Academy of Medicine F.C. Valentine Fellowship and has been recognized in New York Magazine’s annual Best Doctor list of urologists. Dr. Bar-Chama has also been named a New York Super Doctor each year since 2009.

Celebrating 25 Years of Fertility Care Excellence

Expanding Access and Advancing Fertility Care

Dr. Taraneh Nazem and Dr. Robert Setton, both reproductive endocrinologists at RMA of New York, alongside reproductive urologist Dr. Natan Bar-Chama, share reflections and expert insights on key shifts shaping fertility care today. Topics include the growing recognition and treatment of male factor infertility, the increasing impact of employer fertility benefits on access to fertility preservation, and RMA of New York’s expansion throughout the New York metropolitan area to bring high-quality fertility care closer to more patients and communities.

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