Mark D. Johnson MD, FACOG, FACMG

Mark D. Johnson, M.D. has practiced reproductive medicine and fertility in the Phoenix valley since 2000. He came to Phoenix with an extensive professional experience in reproductive medicine. His background is unique in that he is both an experienced Reproductive Endocrinologist-Infertility specialist and a Clinical Geneticist. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology with subspecialty Certification in Reproductive Endocrinology-Infertility and is Board Certified in the specialty of Medical Genetics.

He is an Associate Medical Director at the Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists (ARMS). He combines his interests in reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and genetics as the Director of the Phoenix Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Center and the Division of Reproductive Genetics at the Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists (ARMS). His practice with the Arizona Reproductive Medicine Specialists (ARMS) encompasses all areas of advanced reproductive medicine and the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnostics (PGD), reproductive surgery, recurrent pregnancy loss, and reproductive genetics. In addition to his clinical practice at ARMS, he is a Clinical Associate Professor of the University of Arizona School of Medicine and is on the faculty of the Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Dr Johnson has been recognized as a "Top Doc in Infertility" for Phoenix Magazine in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Dr. Johnson has been very active in the Phoenix community of obstetrician-gynecologists. He has held several offices in the Phoenix OB-GYN Society and in the Arizona Section of the American Congress of Ob-Gyn (ACOG). He was the President of the Phoenix OB-GYN Society in 2004-2005. He is the Chair of the Arizona Section of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) for 2008-2011.

Dr Johnson received his B.S. degree at the United States Air Force Academy in 1974 and his medical M.D. degree at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1978. Following completion of his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1978-1982) and after fulfilling a commitment in the Air Force as an Obstetrician Gynecologist (1982-1987), Dr. Johnson pursued his Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship training at the Medical College of Georgia (1987-1989). During his fellowship, he developed an interest in genetics research and was selected as a Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). During his term as a Research Fellow at the NIH (1989-1993), he completed the NIH Clinical Fellowship in Medical Genetics.

Following his fellowships, Dr. Johnson joined the faculty of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Stanford University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. In 1996 he departed Stanford and became Assistant Professor in Residence and Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Harbor Medical Center. His academic career has included significant research experience in embryo development. He was the recipient of several research awards and grants to include The Berlex Foundation Scholar Award and the March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Award.

"Infertility is a personal struggle that confronts us both as individuals and as couples during a time in our lives when we are accomplishing our past goals and creating more dreams for the future. My family has lived through the struggle of infertility, and we have experienced the pain of the process and the joy of its success. As a reproductive physician, there is no greater joy for me than to assist my patients in the process of having healthy children. I combine my personal experiences in infertility with my two decades of professional experience in reproductive medicine and genetics, and assist my patients with empathy, compassion, and respect and the highest quality of care to fulfill their dreams of having a family."