Women's Surgery Group

David Adamson, M.D.

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth: September 16, 1946

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Canada

Marital Status: Married - Three children

Business Addresses:

Fertility Physicians of Northern California
540 University Avenue, Suite 200
Palo Alto, California 94301
(650) 322-1900

Fertility & Reproductive Health Institute of Northern California
2516 Samaritan Drive, Suite A
San Jose, California 95124
(408) 358-2500

DEGREES AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1965 Senior Matriculation, Burlington Central High School, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
1969 B.Sc. (Honors), Biological and Medical Sciences, Trinity College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1973 M.D., Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1978 Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
1980 Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1982 Board Certified, Reproductive Endocrinology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1984 Fellow, American College of Surgeons
1988 Board Certified, Laser Surgery, American Board of Laser Surgery

LICENSES

1974 Licentiate of Medical Council of Canada
1974 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
1978 California

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

June 14, 1973 - Straight Internship, Obstetrics and GynecologyJune 14, 1974 Gynecology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
July 1, 1974 - Assistant Resident, Surgery, Women's College Hospital, December 31, 1974 Toronto, Canada
January 1, 1975 - Assistant Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 30, 1976 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
May 1, 1976 - Assistant Resident, Gynecological Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada
July 1, 1976 - Chief Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Canada
January 1, 1977 - Chief Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology,Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
July 1, 1977 - Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
July 1, 1978 - Fellow, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

1980 - Present Active Staff, Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, California
1980 - Present Active Staff, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, California
1980 - 1984 Clinical Instructor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine,Stanford, California
1984 - 1992 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
1988 - Present Director, Fertility and Reproductive Health Institute of Northern California, San Jose, California
1992 - 1995 Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
1995 - Present Clinical Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
1992 - Present Associate Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Society for Reproductive Medicine:

1984 - 1995 Society Development Committee (Co-Chair 1989-1990; Chair 1991-1995)
1985 - 1989 Sessions Management Committee
1988 - Present State Legislative Monitor, Press and Public Relations Committee
1989 - Present Mental Health Professional Group, Secretary (1989-1990), Vice-Chair (1990-1991), Chair-Elect (1991-1992), Chair (1992-1993), Executive (1989-1995)
Postgraduate Course Chair (1989)
1994 - Present Member Subcommittee to Develop Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Assisted Reproductive Technologies
1996 - Present Program Committee, Prize Poster Committee

Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology

1990 - 1994 Chair, Research Committee, 1994 - Present Director, 1995 - 1997 Secretary-Treasurer, 1996 - 1997 Vice President - Elect, 1997 - 1998 Vice President, 1998 - 1999 President, 1993, 1994, 1995 Postgraduate Course Faculty

Society of Reproductive Surgeons

1990 - 1991 Program Chairman
1991 Faculty, Regional Postgraduate Course, Critique of New Reproductive Surgeries
1992 - 1994 Member, Fellowship Committee
1994 - 1995 Treasurer
1995 - 1996 Secretary
1996 Faculty, Regional Postgraduate Course
1996 - 1997 Vice President - Elect
1995 - Present Member, Research Committee
1997 - 1998 President - Elect

Pacific Coast Fertility Society

1990 Program Chairman, 1991 - Present Board of Directors
1994 Awards Chairman, 1994 - Present Secretary
1996 Postgraduate Course Chair, 1997 President – Elect

Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society

1993 Symposium Faculty
1995 Caucus Long Range Planning Committee
1995 - 1996 Member, Program Committee

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

1990, 1992 - 94 Postgraduate Course Faculty

Gynecologic Laser and Advanced Technology Society

1994 Postgraduate Course Faculty

American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

1990 - 92, 94, 96 Postgraduate Course Faculty, 1993 - Present Advisory Committee, 1996 - Present Editorial Advisory Board
Faculty, Operative Endoscopy Courses
1984 - 1995 CO₂ Laser Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy in Gynecology, Course Director and Lecturer, Good Samaritan Hospital Laser Courses, (30)
1985 - 1995 Approximately 45 courses including:
Beckman Laser Institute, (Irvine, CA)
Houston Laser Institute, (Houston, TX)
Pacific Presbyterian Hospital, (San Francisco, CA)
Northwest Regional Hospital, (Margate, FL)
Salt Lake City Surgical Center (Salt Lake City, UT)
Northside Hospital, (Atlanta, Georgia)
Baggish and Marlow, (Washington, DC)
1985 - 1996 American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists (Santa Barbara, CA); (Fort Worth, TX)
University of Oregon (Portland)
Gynecologic Laser Society (Marco Island, FL)
Stanford Endoscopy Center for Training & Technology (Multiple courses)

Other Executive Positions, Professional Societies

1983 - 1994 Chairman, Laser Committee, Good Samaritan Hospital
1986 - 1987 Chairman, Program Committee
1992 - 1993 San Francisco Gynecological Society
1986 - 1987 Chairman, Insurance Review Committee, Santa Clara County Medical Society (Member 1981-1989)
1988 - 1992 Chairman, Laser Center Committee, Good SamaritanHospital
1989 - 1991 Founding President, Bay Area Reproductive Endocrinologists Society
1989 - 1991 President, Peninsula Gynecological Society (Executive Committee 1985-1991)
1992 - 1995 Chairman, Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, Good Samaritan Hospital
1994 - Present Executive Committee, Sereno Surgery Center

Editorial Activities

1977 - 1983 Contributing Editor, Canadian Doctor Magazine
1986 - 1988 Contributing Editor, Fertility Review
1986 - Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, New England Journal of Medicine
1987 - Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Fertility and Sterility
1988 - 1990 Conceive Magazine
1989 - 1991 Medical Portfolio Audio Digest
1992 - Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1992 - Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
1993 - Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Reproductive Medicine
1994 - Present Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
1995 - Present Associate Editor, Video OB/GYN Times
1996 - Present Associate Editor, International Journal of Fertility and Menopausal Studies

RESOLVE

1984 - 1991 Board Member, Resolve of Northern California
1990 - Present Physician's Advisory Board, National Resolve
1992 - Present Director, National Resolve
1995 - Present Secretary, National Resolve

Endometriosis Association

1988 - Present Life Member
1992 - Present Physicians' Advisory Board
1990, 1995 Invited Speaker, Tenth and Fifteenth Anniversary Conferences

Canadian Association of Internes and Residents

1974 - 1979 President, Member Board of Directors,
Representative to the American Medical Association-Resident Physician Section, Representative to Canadian Medical Association, Representative to Canadian Medical Protective Association

Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario

1973 - 1976 President, Vice-President, Board Member

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

1976 - 1980 Representative - Committee on Examinations,
Member - On-Site Residency Inspections

University of Toronto School of Medicine

1971 - 1973 Class President, Junior and Senior Year
1972 - 1973 Associate Editor, University of Toronto Medical Journal

Industry Consultant

OvaMed Heraeus Lasersonics
Conceptus Syntex
Serono Coherent Laser
Searle Origin
Innerdyne
Imagyn
US TeleMedicine
Vista

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health and Human Services

1995 - 1996 Reviewer, PORT applications.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists
Society of Reproductive Surgeons
Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
Society of Gynecological Surgeons
Bay Area Reproductive Endocrinologists Society
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Pacific Coast Fertility Society
San Francisco Gynecological Society
American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists
Gynecologic Laser Society
New York Academy of Sciences
American Federation for Clinical Research
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Shufelt Gynecologic Society of Santa Clara Valley
Peninsula Gynecological Society
American Medical Association
California Medical Association
Santa Clara County Medical Association
San Mateo County Medical Association

AWARDS

1965 Valedictorian, Burlington Central High School
1965 University of Toronto War Memorial Scholarship
1966, 1968 Scholar of Trinity College
1977 Award for the best scientific paper at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
1977 - 1978 Ontario Ministry of Health Fellowship
1979 Mead Johnson Perinatal Symposium participant
1979 Honorary Life Member, Canadian Association Internes and Residents
1980 Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Association of Internes and Residents
1990 - Present Who's Who In America
1991 Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting, Best Paper by a Practicing Physician
1993 Pacific Coast Fertility Society, 2nd Prize poster presentation
1995 Honorary Award for service from the Endometriosis Association

SELECTED ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS

October 1979 The effect of pelvic endometriosis on fertility, Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting
March 1980 Prognostic factors in tubal surgery, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
June 1980 Certification of physician specialists - a survey of candidates, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Annual Meeting
May 1981 The birth process; progress and problems, guest speaker, University of California at San Francisco
May 1981 Combined male and female factors causing infertility, guest speaker, American College of Surgeons, Northern California Chapter Annual Meeting
April 1984 Improved prediction of postovulatory day by using temperature recording, endometrial biopsy, and serum progesterone, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
April 1986 Luteinizing hormone urinary monoclonal antibody assay use in a donor artificial insemination program, Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting
September 1986 Laparoscopic CO₂ laser vaporization of endometriosis, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
September 1986 Treatment of endometriosis with nafarelin nasal spray, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
May 1987 Comparison of laparoscopic CO₂ laser vaporization of endometriosis with traditional treatments, Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting
May 1988 Failure of intrauterine insemination in refractory infertility, Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting
October 1988 Comparison of CO₂ laser pelviscopy with conventional and CO₂ laser laparotomy for management of endometriomata, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
May 1989 Comparison of laparoscopic CO₂ laser vaporization of endometriosis with traditional treatments, Second International Symposium on Endometriosis, Houston, Texas
November 1989 Hamster egg penetration assay predicts pregnancy rates, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
September 1990 GnRH agonists in the treatment of endometriosis, Endometriosis Association Tenth Anniversary Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 1990 Comparison of CO₂ laser pelviscopy with conventional and CO₂ laser laparotomy for management of endometriomata, American Fertility Society Annual Meeting
April 1991 Laser laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis: Is it Better?, Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting
September 1991 A prospective randomized study of fresh versus frozen sperm in therapeutic donor insemination, Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
October 1991 Uses of a CO₂ waveguide in laser laparoscopy, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists
February 1992 Myomectomy/GnRH Analogs and Adhesions, Second International Symposium on Gynecologic Surgery and Adhesion Prevention, Palm Beach, Florida.
May 1992 Laparoscopy versus Laparotomy for Treatment of Endometriotic Posterior Cul-de-Sac Obliteration, American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, Orlando, Florida, May 17, 1992
September 1992 The Efficacy of Different Modalities for Treatment of Minimal Endometriosis, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Chicago, Illinois, September 23-27, 1992
September 1992 Laparoscopy versus Laparotomy for Treatment of Complete Endometriotic Cul-de-Sac Obliteration, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Chicago, Illinois, September 23-27, 1992
September 1992 Successful Hysteroscopic Treatment of Ectopic Intrauterine Bone, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. Chicago, Illinois, September 23-27, 1992
April 1993 Analysis of the Hamster Egg Penetration Assay (HEPA) in the Assessment of the Infertile Couple, The Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, April 14-18, 1993
April 1993 A Simple Fertility Index (FI) Predicts Pregnancy Rates in Patients with Moderate and Severe Endometriosis, The Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, April 14-18, 1993
November 1993 Adhesions in Patients with Endometriosis, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 22nd Annual Meeting, World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, San Francisco, California, November 10-14, 1993
November 1993 Surgical Treatment of Myomata in Patients with Endometriosis, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 22nd Annual Meeting, World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, San Francisco, California, November 10-14, 1993
November 1993 Hysteroscopy Findings in Patients with Endometriosis, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 22nd Annual Meeting, World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, San Francisco, California, November 10-14, 1993
April 1994 Zero Percent Sperm Penetration Assay Does Not Predict Pregnancy Rates In IVF, The Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting. Indian Wells, California, April 20-24, 1994
April 1995 Preliminary Single Center Report from Oxegene - The Oxford Endometriosis Gene Study, The Pacific Coast Fertility Society Annual Meeting. Coronado, California, April 26-30, 1995
October 1995 Preliminary Meta-Analysis Comparing In Vitro Fertilization to No Treatment, Medical Treatment, and Surgical Treatment for Minimal/Mild Endometriosis, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 51st Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 7-12, 1995
November 1995 Preliminary Meta-Analysis Comparing In Vitro Fertilization to Surgical Treatment for Moderate and Severe Endometriosis, World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 24th Annual Meeting. Marriott World Center, Orlando, Florida, November 7-12, 1995
February 1996 Dartmouth College Winter Symposium on Ethics and Regulation of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Lebanon, New Hampshire, February 9-10, 1996
September 1996 Intrauterine Pressure and Uterine Distention, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, September 24-29, 1996
September 1996 Falloposcopy Experience Suggests Potential New Diagnostic and Treatment Paradigm, The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, September 24- 29, 1996
November 1996 Better Quality Published Studies Report Higher Pregnancy Rates Than Poorer Quality Studies, American Society for Reproductive Medicine 52^nd Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2-6, 1996
February 1997Hysteroscopy in the Management of Infertility, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Current Issues in Gynecologic Endoscopy, Squaw Creek, California, February 20-23, 1997
April 1997 Sonohysterographic Screening Prior to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Pacific Coast Fertility Society 45^th Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, April 10-13, 1997

WORK IN PROGRESS

Evidence based guidelines for the use of in vitro fertilization in treating endometriosis (American Society for Reproductive Medicine).
OXEGENE study to determine the genetic basis for endometriosis (Oxford University).
Laparoscopic complications study (Society of Reproductive Surgeons).
Ovarian cancer and Fertility Drugs (NIH sponsored).
Recurrent pregnancy loss study (NIH sponsored).
Development of children conceived through IVF/ET and ICSI (University of Oregon)
Randomized Trial Comparing Radially Expanding Trocars with Cutting Trocars (Innerdyne, Inc.)
Evaluation of neural network analysis in clinical decision-making.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Adamson GD. Health Care: The Australian G.P., Letter-to-the-Editor.1973 June;5(12):55-56.
Adamson GD. Problems of health insurance in Canada, Letter-to-the-Editor.New England Journal of Medicine 1978 June 29;298(26):1482-1483.
Adamson GD. The controversial interneship, Letter to the Editor. Canadian Medical Association Journal 1978 Oct 21;119(8):844-846.
Adamson GD, Cousin AJ, Gare DJ. Rhythmic fetal movements. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1980 Jan 15;136(2):239-242.
Shewchuk AB, Adamson GD, Lessard P, Ezrin, C. The effect of pregnancyon suspected pituitary adenomas after conservative management of ovulation defects associated with galactorrhea. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1980 Mar 1; 136(5):659-66.
Shewchuk AB, Correnblum B, Pairaudeau N, Ezrin C, Adamson GD. Predicted ovulatory response to 2-brom-alpha-ergocryptine (CB-54) in amenorrhea- galactorrhea syndromes, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1980 Mar 1;136(5):652-58.
Adamson GD, Gare DJ. Home or hospital births? Journal of the American Medical Association 1980 May 2;243(17):1732-1736.
Heinrichs WL, Adamson GD. A practical approach to the patient with dysmenorrhea. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1980 Oct;24(4 *Suppl):236-242.
Wilson DM, Bennett A, Adamson GD, Nagashima RJ, Liu F, DeNatale ML, Hintz RL, Rosenfeld RG. Somatomedins in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of insulin-like growth factors I and II and somatomedin peptide content in normal human pregnancies. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 1982 Nov;55(5):858-861.
Adamson GD, Frison L, Lamb EJ. Endometriosis: studies of a method for the design of a surgical staging system, Fertility and Sterility 1982 Dec;38(6):659-666.
Adamson GD, Rowe HE. Certification of specialists: survey of candidates and review of the literature. Canadian Medical Association Journal 1984 Mar 1;130(5):586-590.
Droegmuller W, Henzl M, LePage ME, Adamson GD. Three day treatment with butoconazole nitrate for vulvovaginal candidiasis: pharmacokinetics and efficacy comparison to clotrimazole. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1984 Oct; 64(4):530-534.
Brown D, Standard JV, Adamson GD, Henzl MR. Butoconazole vaginal inserts for vulvovaginal candidiasis: Comparison to clotrimazole. Advances in Therapy 1985 Mar;2(2):60-64.
Adamson GD, Heinrichs WL, Raffin TF. Successful treatment of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis with oophorectomy and progesterone. American Review of Respiratory Disease 1985 Oct;132:916-921.
Adamson GD, Brown D Jr, Standard JV, Henzl MR. Three-day treatment with butoconazole vaginal suppositories for vulvovaginal candidiasis. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1986 Feb; 31(2):131-132.
Brown D Jr, Henzl MR, LePage ME, Tsao LL, Izu AE, Walker KA, Adamson GD, Droegmuller W. Butoconazole vaginal cream in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis. Comparison with miconazole nitrate and placebo. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1986 Nov;31(11):1045-8.
Adamson GD. Three-day treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1988 April;158(4):1002-1005.
Adamson GD, Lu J, Subak LL. Laparoscopic CO₂ laser vaporization of endometriosis compared with traditional treatments. Fertility and Sterility 1988 Nov;50(5):704-710.
Adamson GD. Diagnosis and clinical presentation of endometriosis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1990 Feb; 162(2):568-569.
Pillet MCL, Wu TF, Adamson GD, Subak LL, Lamb EJ. Improved prediction of postovulatory day using temperature recording, endometrial biopsy and serum progesterone. Fertility and Sterility 1990 Apr;53(4):614-619.
Adamson GD. Management of ectopic pregnancy. Western Journal of Medicine 1990 Apr;152:411.
Adamson GD. More on "Misuse of Statistics". Letters-to-the-Editor, Fertility and Sterility 1990 Oct;54(4):743-4.
Adamson GD. Management of endometriosis. Part I: Pharmacologic therapies. The Female Patient 1991 Feb;16:35-40.
Adamson GD. Management of endometriosis. Part II: Surgical therapies. The Female Patient 1991 Apr;16:59-66.
Adamson GD. Surgical and medical treatment of endometriosis. Contemporary OB/GYN 1991 Jul;36(7):48-63.
Adamson GD, Subak LL, Boltz NL. Failure of intrauterine insemination in a refractory infertility population. Fertility and Sterility 1991 Aug;56(2):361-3.
Adamson GD. The choice of therapy for the operative treatment of endometriosis is endoscopic laser surgery. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery 1991;7(2):129-131.
Hurd SJ, Adamson GD. Pelvic pain: endometriosis as a differential diagnosis in adolescents. Adolescent and Pediatric Gynecology 1992;5:3-7.
Adamson GD. Treatment of uterine fibroids: current findings with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1992 Feb;166(2):746-51.
Adamson GD, Subak LL, Pasta DJ, Hurd SJ, von Franque O, Rodriguez BD. Comparison of CO₂ laser laparoscopy with laparotomy for treatment of endometriomata. Fertility and Sterility 1992 May; 57(5):965-73.
Subak LL, Adamson GD, Boltz NL. Therapeutic donor insemination: a prospective randomized trial of fresh versus frozen sperm. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1992 Jun;166(6):1597-1604; discussion 1604-1606.
Adamson GD, Hurd SJ, Pasta DJ, Rodriguez BD. Laparoscopic endometriosis treatment: Is it better? Fertility and Sterility 1993 Jan;59(1):35-44.
Palmisano GP, Adamson GD, Lamb EJ. Can staging systems for endometriosis based on anatomic location and lesion type predict pregnancy rates? International Journal of Fertility and Menopausal Studies 1993 Jul-Aug;38(4):241-249.
Adamson GD. Myomectomy, GnRH analogs, and adhesions. Progress in Clinical and Biological Research 1993;381:155-185.
Rodriguez BD, Adamson GD. Hysteroscopic treatment of ectopic intrauterine bone. A case report. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1993 Jul;38(7):515-20.
Adamson GD, DeNatale ML, Harman S. A new wave guide for use with a CO₂ delivery system for laparoscopic surgery. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1993 Nov; 38(11):875-878.
Adamson GD, Pasta DJ. Is laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis better? Letter-to-the-Editor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1994 Jan;170(1):255.
Adamson GD, Reich H, Trost D. ¹³CO₂ isotopic laser (Ultrapulse 5000L) used through the operating channel of laser laparoscopes: A comparative study of power and energy density losses. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1994 May;83(5):717-24.
Adamson GD, Kwei L, Edgren RA. Pain of endometriosis: effects of nafarelin and danazol therapy. International Journal of Fertility 1994 Jul-Aug;39(4):215-17.
Adamson GD, Pasta DJ. Surgical treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility: meta-analysis compared with survival analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1994 Dec;171(6):1488-1505.
Chapko K, Weaver M, Chapko MC, Pasta D, Adamson GD. Stability of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer success rates from the 1989, 1990, and 1991 Clinic Specific Outcome Assessments. Fertility and Sterility 1995 Oct;64(4):757-763.
Baker VL, Adamson GD. Threshold intrauterine perfusion pressures for intraperitoneal spill during hydrotubation and correlation with tubal adhesive disease. Fertility and Sterility 1995 Dec;64(6);1066-9
Adamson GD. Polycystic ovarian disease - ovarian drilling. Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1996;3(4):343- 45.
Adamson GD. Do we need more than professional guidelines for the assisted reproductive technologies? Possible regulation, legislation, and oversight. Assisted Reproduction Reviews. Accepted for publication.
Guzick DS, Paul N, Adamson GD, Buttram VC, Canis M, Malinak LR, Schenken RS. Prediction of pregnancy in infertile women based on the American Fertility Society's Revised Classification of endometriosis. Accepted for publication Fertility and Sterility.
Adamson GD, Heinrichs WL, Henzl MR, Yuzpe A, Bergquist C, Jacobson JJ, Eriksson S, Kwei L, Gilbert SM. Therapeutic Efficacy and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Response During and Following a 3-Month Retreatment of Endometriosis with Nafarelin (Synarel^�). Accepted for publication. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Adamson GD, Boltz NL, Subak LL, Lu J, Fisher M. Treatment of endometriosis with nafarelin nasal spray versus danazol: Long-term follow-up. Submitted for publication.
Baker VL, Adamson GD. Threshold uterine pressures to cause uterine distention with isotonic fluid. Submitted for publication.
Adamson GD, Rodriguez BD, Hurd S, Pasta DJ. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for treatment of complete endometriotic posterior cul-de-sac obliteration. Submitted for publication.
Adamson GD, West RC, Barker RC. Successful electrosurgical ablation of cystic mass wall: A case study of deep nabothian cysts. Submitted for publication.
Adamson GD, Pasta DJ, Wolff DR. A least function scoring system (LF score) improves prediction of postoperative pregnancy rates in patients with moderate and severe endometriosis. In preparation.
Adamson GD. Book Review, Endometriosis. Ed. R. W. Shaw. Journal of the American Association of Gynecologist Laparoscopists. In preparation.

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Cann CE, Henzl M, Burry K, Andreyko J, Hanson F, Adamson D, Trobough G, Heinrichs L, Stewart G. Reversible bone loss is produced by the GnRH agonist nafarelin. Calcium regulation and bone metabolism: Basic and clinical aspects, Vol. 9, D.V. Cohn, T.J. Martin, P.J. Meunier, editors, 1987 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. (Biomedical Division).
Adamson GD. Laser Surgery for Adhesions. Basic and Advanced Laser Surgery In Gynecology Second Edition. Edited by Michael S. Baggish, M.D., Dec 90.
Adamson GD. Endometriosis. Syntex Annual Women's Healthcare Roundtable, Jan 91. Monograph published March 1991, 147-159.
Adamson GD. Use of GnRH agonists to improve results of operative laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America. Edited by M. L. Polan, M.D. and M. R. Henzl, M.D. 4(1):65-81, Jan 93.
Adamson GD. Laparoscopic Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis. Edited by Alan Johns, M.D. Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America. Consulting Editors: Michael P. Diamond, M.D. and Alan H. DeCherney, M.D. Guest Editor: D. Alan Johns, M.D. 4(2):345-369, Apr 93.
Adamson GD. Advantages of Laparoscopic and Laser Surgery. Edited by Alan Johns, M.D. Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America. Consulting Editors: Michael P. Diamond, M.D. and Alan H. DeCherney, M.D. Guest Editor: D. Alan Johns, M.D. 4(2):239-254, Apr 93.
Adamson GD. Myomectomy, GnRH Analogs and Adhesions. Gynecologic Surgery and Adhesion Prevention. Edited by Drs. Michael Diamond, Gere S. di Zerga, Cary B. Linsky, and Robert L. Reid. Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, NY, 1993, pgs. 155-185.
Adamson GD. Principles of the Surgical Management of the Infertile Couple. Infertility: Evaluation and Treatment. Edited by William R. Keye, M.D. W. B. Saunders Company, New York, NY, 1995.
Adamson GD and Martin DC. Endoscopic Management of Gynecologic Disease. Edited by G. David Adamson and Dan C. Martin. Lippincott- Raven Press, New York, NY, 1996.
Adamson GD. Chapter 4: Endoscopic Energy: Laser. Edited by G. David Adamson and Dan C. Martin. Endoscopic Management of Gynecologic Disease. Lippincott-Raven Press, New York, NY, 1996, pgs. 27-41.
Adamson GD. Chapter 6: Operating Room Set-up. Edited by G. David Adamson and Dan C. Martin. Endoscopic Management of Gynecologic Disease. Lippincott-Raven Press, New York, NY, 1996, pgs. 51-59.
Adamson GD. Chapter 14: Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis. Edited by G. David Adamson and Dan C. Martin. Endoscopic Management of Gynecologic Disease. Lippincott-Raven Press, New York, NY, 1996, pgs. 147-187.
Maxson WS, Hoffman DI, Nezhat F, Adamson GD. Chapter 34: Complications of Operative Laparoscopy. Edited by G. David Adamson and Dan C. Martin. Endoscopic Management of Gynecologic Disease. Lippincott-Raven Press, New York, NY, 1996, pgs. 361-383.
Adamson GD. Myoma: Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America. Edited by Togas Tulandi, M.D. 7(1);179-207. January 1996.
Adamson GD, Kim AH. Endometriosis. Conn's Current Therapy. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1997, pgs. 1075-1081
Adamson GD, Kim AH. Endometriosis: Surgical Results. Endometrium and Endometriosis. Edited by Michael Diamond. W.B. Saunders. In press.
Adamson GD, Nelson HP. Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis. OB/GYN Clinics of North America, June 1997, pgs. 375-409.
Kim AH, Sapugay A, Adamson GD. Surgical Techniques for Endometriosis. Surgical Technologies International. In press.
Adamson GD. Does treating minimal endometriosis enhance conception? Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America. In press.
Kim AH, Adamson GD. Laser injury in laparoscopic surgery. Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. In press.
Adamson GD, Nelson HP. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Endometriosis. The Endocrinologist. In press.
Adamson GD. Laparoscopic treatment is better than medical treatment for minimal or mild endometriosis. In press.
Clapp DN, Adamson GD. Chapter 28: Physicians and Nurses: Counseling the Infertile Patient. In: Infertility Counseling: A Handbook for Clinicians. Edited by LH Burns and SN Covington. Parthenon Publishing. In press.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Adamson GD. Medical student views of an increase in size of the faculty of medicine. University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Auricle, 2:1-8, Nov 72.
Adamson GD. The integration of undergraduate medical education at the University of Toronto into a health care system. University of Toronto Medical Journal, L(5):108-115, 1973.
Adamson GD. Selection and socialization of medical students. Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate Course Curriculum, 1975-76.
Adamson GD. Impaired physicians - there's no age barrier. CanadianDoctor, 44(10):82-84, Oct 78.
Adamson GD. Canadian residents learn collective bargaining. Resident and Staff Physician, 25(6):24, Jun 78.
Adamson GD. Unexplained Infertility - Part 1: The Non-diagnosis. Fertility Review, 2(2): 1-2, Sept 86.
Adamson GD. Unexplained Infertility, Part 2: The Investigation. Fertility Review, 2(4):1-4, Jan 87.
Adamson GD. "The Infertile Couple", presented at the American Academy of Family Physicians, San Francisco, California, September 14, 1987.
Adamson GD. Understanding Ovulation Dysfunction. Conceive Magazine 1(1):16-19, January/February 1989.
Adamson GD. The New Reproductive Technologies: Which One To Choose? RESOLVE National Newsletter, Volume XIV, No. 4, September 1989.
Adamson GD. Decision Making In Reproductive Health Care. American Fertility Society Postgraduate Course IX, 1989 American Fertility Society, Birmingham, Alabama.
Adamson GD. Clinical Management of Psychological Issues in Therapeutic Donor Insemination. American Fertility Society Postgraduate Course IX, 1989, American Fertility Society, Birmingham, Alabama.
Adamson GD. Lasers in the Treatment of Infertility. Conceive Magazine 1989 November/December;1(6);7-10.
Adamson GD. GnRH Agonists: Current and Future Therapies. America College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 1990, San Francisco, California.
Adamson GD: Endometriosis. Syntex Annual Women's Healthcare Roundtable, January 1991. Monograph published March 1991, pgs 147-159.
Adamson GD. How to Prepare, Present, and Publish Your Own Paper: (1) Abstract Preparation (2) How To Train Your Office Staff To Do Research (3) How to Obtain Funding From Drug Companies - Or The High Price You Pay
American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, Annual Meeting, Postgraduate Course, 1990, 1991, 1992.
Adamson GD. Presenting Surgical Options to Your Patients. American Fertility Society Regional Postgraduate Course, November, 1991.
Adamson GD. Tubal cannulation in the treatment of proximal tubal disease. American Fertility Society Regional Postgraduate Course, November, 1991.
Adamson GD. The role of IVF/GIFT in the surgical patient. American Fertility Society Regional Postgraduate Course, November, 1991.
Adamson GD. GnRH agonists to improve surgical results. American Fertility Society Regional Postgraduate Course, November, 1991.
Adamson GD. "New Horizons in Endoscopy", Basic Operative Laparoscopy Course, Oregon Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, January 10-11, 1992.
Adamson GD. Syntex Annual Women's Healthcare Roundtable, Washington, D.C., February 7-9, 1992.
Adamson GD. "Assisted Reproductive Technologies", New Directions; New Frontiers, 5th National Conference for IVF Nurse Coordinator and Support Personnel, Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club, Newport Beach, California, May 1-3, 1992.
Adamson GD. "Clinical Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility"(1) Assisted Reproductive Technologies
(2) Treatment of Endometriosis (3) Use of GnRH Agonists in Laser Surgery and Endometrial Ablation -Current and Future Therapies (4) Lasers in Gynecology The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Postgraduate Course, Washington, D.C., May 28-30, 1992.
Adamson GD. "Advanced Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy" (1) Surgical Decision Making (2) Endometriosis(3) Operative Laparoscopy vs. Assisted Reproductive Technology The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Postgraduate Course, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 4-6, 1993.
Adamson GD. "Advantages of laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis" Today in Medicine/Obstetrics & Gynecology 1993 Mar/Apr;8(2):21-2.
Adamson GD. "Reproductive Laparoscopic Techniques" (1) Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment of Pelvic Endometriosis The Pacific Coast Fertility Society 41st Annual Meeting Postgraduate Course, Indian Wells, California, April 14-18, 1993.
Adamson GD. "Assisted Reproductive Technology: Controversies and Dilemmas"/SART Postgraduate Course (1) When to Stop Infertility Treatment: Counseling Patients (2) Infertility at Forty The American Fertility Society 26th Annual Postgraduate Course, Montreal, Canada, October 9-14, 1993.
Adamson GD. "Controversies in Endoscopy" (1) Laparoscopic Lasers: Which, When, Why?
(2) Endometriosis: Infertility The University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, January 27-29, 1994.
Adamson GD. "Basic and Advanced Operative Endoscopy for the Gynecologic Surgeon: Laparoscopy, Pelviscopy, Hysteroscopy" (1) Laparoscopic Endometriosis Treatment: Is It Better? (2) Operative Laparoscopy II: Contraindications and Complications The Gynecologic Laser and Advanced Technology Society Postgraduate Course, Marco Island, Florida, February 4-6, 1994.
Adamson GD. "Cost Effectiveness, Complications and Safety in Gynecologic Endoscopy" (1) Laparoscopic Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis (2) Complications and Their Avoidance-Operative Hysteroscopy The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Phoenix, Arizona, February 25-26, 1994.
Adamson GD. "Nursing" (1) Ovulation Detection and Regulation: Assessment, Choices, Basic and Advanced Treatment ProtocolsT he Pacific Coast Fertility Society 42nd Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Courses, Indian Wells, California, April 20-24, 1994.
Adamson GD. "Operative Laparoscopy" (1) Principles of Operative Laparoscopy (2) GnRH Agonists, Myomas, and Adhesions (3) Laparoscopic Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Postgraduate Course, Orlando, Florida, May 10-12, 1994.
Adamson GD, Martin MC, Sharlip ID, Zarutskie, DN Clapp. "Treating Infertility Takes More Than Technology". Transcript from a roundtable discussion. Contemporary OB/GYN 1994 October 15;71-8.
Adamson GD. "Fundamentals of Study Design, Statistics, Presentations, and Publications" (1) Control Groups and Confounding Variables (2) Statistics - II (3) Writing an Abstract (4) Industrial Funding of Research The American Fertility Society 50th Anniversary Meeting and Annual Postgraduate Program, San Antonio, Texas, November 5-10, 1994.
Adamson GD. Book Review: Atlas of Laparoscopic Pelvic Surgery Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1995 Nov;3(1):381-2.
Adamson, GD, et al. Treating Infertility Takes More Than Technology. Contemporary OB/GYN 1995 Oct. 15:71-78.
Adamson GD. (1) Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Postgraduate Course "State of the ART" - Presentation given: Guidelines for the Use of ART: Report of ASRM Practice Subcommittee (2) Society for Reproductive Surgeons Postgraduate Course "Laparotomy versus Laparoscopy" - Presentation given: Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis The American Fertility Society 51st Annual Meeting & Annual Postgraduate Program, Seattle, Washington, October 7-12, 1995.
Adamson GD. "Immunology and Infertility". Response to patient letter regarding repeated pregnancy loss. RESOLVE of Northern California Newsletter 1996 Spring;17(1):7-10.
Adamson GD. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 2^nd International Symposium on Office Microendoscopy and Endoscopic Microsurgery, San Francisco, California July 19-21, 1996 Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis for Infertility ,Proximal Tubal Occlusion: Tubal Cannulation
Adamson GD. Interpreting IVF Success Rates. RESOLVE of New York City Newsletter. 1996 September.
Adamson GD. Vth World Congress on Endometriosis, Yokohama, Japan, October 21-24, 1996 Meta-Analysis and Evidence-Based Guidelines For Treatment Endometriosis-Associated Infertility
Adamson GD. American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting PostgraduateCourse "Twenty-First Century ART: The Realism of Managed Care", November 2, 1996 (1) Endometriosis in the Infertile Woman (2) Laparoscopy: Operating Room or Office? (3) Congenital Uterine Anomalies: When Is Surgery Appropriate Before Conception?
Adamson GD. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District VII Annual Meeting, "Endoscopy and Managed Care", November 16, 1996 (1) Endometriosis and Infertility (2) Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis (3) Infertility: A Managed Care Bottomless Pit?
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine Regional Postgraduate Course, San Francisco, California, May 29-31, 1997 Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis ,Cost-Effective Fertility Treatment
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) 53^RD Annual Clinical Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 20-25, 1997. New Modalities of GnRH Agonist Treatment: Dose, Duration, Retreatment and Add-Back.

MEDIA ACTIVITIES

1982 Jack London Square, San Francisco, Television talk show on donor insemination
November 1987 Expert Contributor, Newsweek, "The Grueling Baby Chase" by Jean Seligmann, Jeanne Gordon, Jennifer Foote, Lisa Drew, Patricia King, and Susan Katz, November 30, 1987
1988 - 1993 Consultant/Participant in Syntex Corporation educational program about endometriosis. Radio, television, and tape programs in United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
1989 Consultant/Participant - Medical Portfolio/Outlook for Infertility Specialists Audio Tape Series (1) Medical Treatment of Fibroids, Volume 2, The Laser Advantage with H. Preston Nelson, M.D., Volume 1(2)
February 1989 Guest expert participant, Lifetime Medical Television, "Advances Against Endometriosis"
June 1989 Evening news, June 13, 1989, infertility 1990 Consultant/Participant - Medical Portfolio/Outlook for Infertility Specialists Audio Tape Series (1) Ectopic Pregnancy, Volume 2, (2) Fresh or Frozen Sperm for Therapeutic Donor Insemination and AIDS with Robert Nachtigall, M.D.
March 1990 Expert/Contributor New York Newsday, Controlling Estrogen: New Drugs Offer An Option To Hysterectomy, by Jamie Talan, March 6, 1990
October 1990 United Airlines, United Report Audio Series, Newest treatments for endometriosis
October 1991 TV Interview (Judy Reno), October 28, 1991
January 1992 Guest expert participant, Lifetime Medical Television, "Modern Concepts in the Management of Endometriosis"
1993 National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation: IVF, Ray Suarez, PBS
1993 National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation: Infertility, Ray Suarez, PBS
September 1993 Expert Contributor, Longevity Magazine, "IVF/Egg Donation"
October 1993 Presented the Barbara Eck Menning Award to Louise Brown, world's first IVF baby, at ASRM Annual Meeting in Montreal
October 1993 Panel Participant, The Les Brown Show, "Miracle Babies", October 26, 1993
February 1994 Expert Contributor, L'Omnipraticien, "Investiguer l'infertilitJ", February 2, 1994
February 1994 Expert Contributor, The Business Journal, "Palo Alto Clinic Working to Make Fertility Problems Thing of the Past" by Pete Barlas, February 28, 1994
March 1994 Expert Contributor on reproductive surgery, KATV in Portland, Oregon
March 1994 Expert Contributor, Business Week, "Infertility: What You Should Know", by Joan Hamilton, March 14, 1994
March 1994 Expert Contributor, Palo Alto Weekly, "Making Babies" by Monica Hayde, March 16, 1994
May 1994 Expert Contributor, Medical Tribune, "Age and FSH Level Will Predict Pregnancy Rate", May 5, 1994
May 1994 Interviewed for article for Mirabella magazine
May 1994 Expert Contributor, Willie Brown Show, "Should Older Women Have Children?", May 19, 1994
June 1994 Expert Contributor, California Medicine Magazine, University of California Irvine issues
July 1994 Participant, The Vanderveer Group, Inc. Synarel Teleconference, "Treatment Options in GnRH Therapy", July 20, 1994
August 1994 Expert Contributor, Science, "Rules On Embryo Research Due Out", Volume 265, August 19, 1994
August 1994 Expert Contributor, Time Magazine
September 1994 Expert Contributor, Prevention Magazine, GnRH Analogs
September 1994 Presentation at Apple Health and Fitness Program sponsored by Apple Computers, "Thinking Of Starting A Family?", September 20, 1994
October 1994 Expert Contributor, ABC Television (KNTV), American Health Front, Network America, Filmed at the Fertility and Reproductive Health Institute of Northern California, October 1, 1994
October 1994 Expert Contributor, Contemporary OB/GYN Special Issue Fertility 1994, "Treating Infertility Takes More Than Technology," October 15, 1994
November 1994 Expert Contributor, Family Practice Magazine, "New Research Expands Endometriosis Options," by Kate Johnson, November 14, 1994
November 1994 Expert Contributor, Family Practice Magazine, "Two Symptoms Key To Spotting Endometriosis," by Kate Johnson, November 14, 1994
December 1994 Los Gatos High School Health Committee Workshop presentation to high school students "Sex and Your Future," December 8, 1994
December 1994 Expert Contributor, San Jose Mercury News interview by Donna Alvarado, review of movie Junior and the possibility of men becoming pregnant, December 12, 1994
December 1994 Expert Contributor, Medical Tribune, interview regarding meta-analysis paper
December 1994 Expert Contributor, Total Health for Women (Rodale Press), "Endometriosis"
December 1994 Expert Contributor, Medical Tribune, reviewed two Fertility and Sterility articles (Ultrastructural changes in sperm with improved fertilizability after treatment with egg yolk, and Alleviation of acrosome reaction prematurity by sperm treatment with egg yolk"
December 1994 Expert Contributor, Age Erasers for Women (Rodale Press), "Endometriosis"
January 1995 Expert Contributor, OB/GYN & Endoscopy News, "American Fertility Society Introduces New Ethical Guidelines", by Kate Johnson
March 1995 Expert Contributor, Redbook Magazine, endometriosis article
May 1995 Expert Contributor, San Jose Mercury News, "Fertility Clinic Procedures Under Scrutiny" by Donna Alvarado, May 24, 1995
June 1995 ABC Television, Nightline, "Ethics in Assisted Reproductive Technologies," (Ted Koppel / Cokie Roberts), June 6, 1995
June 1995 Expert Contributor, Ob.Gyn.News, "Gynecologic Endoscopy Faces A Shakeout" by Bruce Jancin, Volume 30, Number 12, June 15, 1995
July 1995 Expert Contributor, News & Record, "Study Could Change Birth Control" by John A. Nagy, July 7, 1995
July 1995 Expert Contributor, Planned Parenthood Women's Health Letter, "What You Should Know About Fertility Drugs"
September 1995 Expert Contributor, Newsweek, "The Baby Myth" by Sharon Begley, September 4, 1995
September 1995 Expert Contributor, Healing with Vitamins, chapter in book on infertility by Gale Malesky
December 1996 Expert Contributor, Medical Tribune: Opinion. Needed: evidence-based practice guidelines.
April 1997 KGO-TV Evening News, San Francisco, IVF Women over 40.
In addition, Dr. Adamson has contributed to shows that addressed infertility issues that have aired on the CBS News and the Home Show on ABC, and articles that have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Orange County Register, Ladies’ Home Journal, Sacramento Bee, and Prism Magazine
July 1997 Interview by Julie Fanselow, Parenting magazine. Expert contributor. In February 1998 issue: "Secondary Infertility".