Psychological Impacts of Infertility and Infertility Treatments | Dr. Kelly Baek and Susan Hammoudeh, Psy.D.

Susan Hammoudeh is a Clinical Psychologist, specializing in
reproductive trauma and perinatal mental heath. She received her
doctoral degree from the Adler School of Professional Psychology
in 2009 and has been licensed since 2011. Her training has been
heavily trauma based, as has been her ongoing work. Susan's own
personal experiences led her into the field of reproductive
trauma. She became aware of the critical need to support those
dealing with fertility issues as it is often a struggle that is
dealt with in isolation and shame.


 


Dr. Kelly Baek is a world-renowned fertility specialist and
partner at California Fertility Partners. She is known for her
unique relatability with her patients as she also struggled with
fertility herself. Most of Dr. Baek’s patients are referrals from
friends and family of former patients, travelling from all parts
of the world to receive her individualized care.


Dr. Baek is double-board certified in both Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility and Obstetrics and Gynecology. A
Los Angeles native, she attended the Marlborough School,
graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University, and earned
her medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New
York. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at
the New York University Langone Medical Center, and her
postdoctoral fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility at the New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell
Medical Center.


She is recognized as one of Los Angeles Magazine’s Top Doctors
and Southern California’s Super Doctors. Dr. Baek was featured in
the 2019 Vogue article “How California Became the World’s
Fertility Treatment Destination,” and in the Netflix series Bling
Empire.


Passionate about social change, she is a board member of Habits
of Waste, a non-profit that protects the environment by finding
solutions to create collective societal change. Dr. Baek is a
member of the Leadership Circle of Visionary Women, a non-profit
that brings awareness to womens’ issues and advances leadership
opportunities for women globally. Dr. Baek is a Fellow of the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member
of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Baek
resides in Southern California with her husband and three teenage
sons. “I know firsthand how scary and frustrating infertility can
be. It’s empowering to know I can help patients with my personal
and professional experience.”


 


Dr. Kelly Baek


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Susan Hammoudeh, Psy.D.


Susan Hammoudeh, Psy.D.


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