Meet Our Team
Dr. Richard Chetkowski
The Alta Bates IVF Program was founded by Dr. Richard Chetkowski who remains its Medical Director. Dr. Chetkowski received his M.D. degree from UCSF in 1978, completed a residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1982 and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at UCLA in 1984.
Dr. Chetkowski is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist as well as obstetrician-gynecologist. He has published extensively in the field of assisted reproduction. He has served on the Executive Council of the Society for Reproductive Technologies (SART) and the Medical Advisory Panel of RESOLVE of Northern California as well as multiple hospital committees at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.
Dr. Chetkowski supervises all aspects of the program. His practice includes other forms of infertility treatment, in addition to ART. Each couple is evaluated thoroughly at the initial visit and all appropriate treatment alternatives are discussed. Dr. Chetkowski performs all examinations, ultrasounds, egg retrievals and embryo transfers, assuring maximal continuity of patient care.
His practice philosophy centers on maximizing patient autonomy and decision making ability through education and extensive discussion of all available family-building options in terms of their likelihood of success, potential benefits and drawbacks as well as the psychological stress and financial impact.