My Fertility Doctor

I just found out my fertility doctor passed away on Saturday. I was so surprised and saddened to hear this news. I will forever be grateful for his wisdom and his dedication to helping families acheive their dream of having a family. He affected many many lives. The following was from my clinics website:

We are deeply saddened that our director, K. Paul Katayama, M.D., Ph.D., unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, February 20th, 2010.
Dr. Katayama was world-renowned in his field, responsible for a number of "infertility milestones" including Wisconsin's first frozen embryo baby; first selected assisted hatching (SAH); first pregnancy by partial zona dissection (PZD); first sister-to-sister donated oocyte pregnancy; first gestational surrogacy pregnancy; first microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration pregnancy (MESA); first percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration pregnancy (PESA), and the Midwest's first pregnancies by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), blastocyst embryo transfer, and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) done in the office suite.

For nearly three decades, Dr. Katayama dedicated his personal and professional skills to helping couples realize their dream of having a baby.

From his dedicated staff - "We miss and will never forget our KPK."

Thank you for keeping us all in your thoughts and prayers.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 26 from 4 to 7 pm and Saturday, February 27 from 12:30 to 2 pm with the funeral service at 2 pm at Becker Ritter, 14075 West North Avenue, Brookfield, WI.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the K. Paul Katayama Memorial Fund of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Sound Investments Campaign