Over three decades of experience across multiple facets of Assisted Reproductive Technology, Dr. Yelian has become one of the world’s most respected thought leaders in fertility care. As the founder and Medical Director of Life IVF, Dr. Yelian has assisted thousands of patients in pursuit of their family dreams.
Dr. Frank D. Yelian, MD, PhD, is the Founder and Medical Director of Life IVF Center. He is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist with fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and over 30 years of experience in reproductive medicine and women’s health.
Inspired by his mother, an OBGYN doctor in rural China, Dr. Yelian graduated from Zhejiang University’s School of Medicine, one of Asia’s top medical programs, going on to receive Obstetrics and Gynecology training and a Master’s Degree at the same institution.
Coming to the United States, he earned a PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology and Embryology from Michigan State University where he would also receive additional residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He first joined Wayne State University’s IVF program as an embryologist and postdoctoral fellow, where he performed the first intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) case in the state of Michigan. He later joined Wayne State’s Reproductive Medicine and Infertility (REI) fellowship program and served as an Associate Professor there where he taught, researched, and practiced medicine with a focus on assisted reproductive technologies and minimally invasive gynecological surgery.
In 2009, Dr. Yelian took a sabbatical to work at Tokyo’s Kato Ladies Clinic, one of the world’s largest and most successful IVF programs. There, he mastered the cutting-edge techniques and skills they pioneered in Natural Cycle and Minimal Stimulation IVF.
Dr. Yelian is highly recognized around the world as an expert in the field of infertility, especially in treating patients with diminished ovarian reserve, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, recurrent pregnancy loss, and premature ovarian failure.
He has over 100 scientific publications and has received numerous local, national, and international awards, and was elected Chairman of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Chinese Special Interest Group. Through Life IVF Center, he has treated patients from dozens of countries all around the world and nearly all fifty states.
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Look no further! Dr. Yelian is the best IVF doctor in Southern California. I delivered a health baby girl on my first embryo transfer at Life IVF Center after a 6 weeks missed miscarriage (PGT-A tested embryo) transfer from another famous IVF clinic. Dr. Yelian gives suggestions for your retrieval and transfer cycles while listening to your concerns and provides the best approach for you. Not like other ordinary IVF doctors just tells you what to do and hopes you do not ask any questions. Dr. Yelian treated me with patients and he believes all patients are unique with individual needs, I believe this is what makes him a GREAT doctor.
L.H.Y
IVF Patient
California, USA
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Eight years in the making and I finally have my bundle of joy! Thank you so much Dr. Yelian for working with me to make this happen. You never gave up. You and your team could not have been nicer throughout this process. For me to start with artificial insemination, then traditional IVF, then finally on to your office with minimal stimulation to donor egg, you stuck by me with all the driving from the San Fernando Valley to Irvine to your new office in Arcadia! Well, my son is here and I cannot be more grateful, happy and proud. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
S.F.
IVF Patient
California, USA
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I had failed multiple traditional IVF cycles at several clinics before, and had several doctors say I would need donor eggs. Dr Yelian believed my body will still be able to produce that golden egg to give me my child and he was absolutely right. Thank you!
Z.L.
IVF Patient
Wisconsin, USA
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I had tried for 2 years to conceive. I underwent fibroid surgery and multiple IUI treatments with another agency with no success. Then we found Dr. Yelian and his team. We were informed with minimal IVF we would be able to conceive. Dr. Yelian was correct. With our first transfer, we conceived a baby boy, who was born in June. Thank you Dr. Yelian, nurses, and staff!
A.T.
IVF Patient
California, USA
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