A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM DR. BRANDEIS

Over 20 years ago, I established the Brandeis Center in memory of my father.

Taking care of couples who are trying to conceive is the most wonderful honor that one could ever hope for yet at the same time an immense responsibility to each and every patient who puts their trust in my hands. Having the unique privilege of evaluating and treating many thousands of patients in my career, I understand the total frustration and enormous passion that many couples experience during the course of their evaluation and treatments.

It sometimes takes several months or years for some people to even admit that they have a problem and seek advice from a fertility specialist.

At their first visit, there are so many emotions that patients experience and it takes tremendous strength to be willing to partner with a physician who is a stranger in their lives and to discuss many things which are personal and often painful - yet realizing that this information is part of the process of achieving a solution. My responsibility as a physician and a fertility specialist is to balance the need to be compassionate and sympathetic and emotionally available as well as to look at the fertility dilemma with a scientific eye and an intuitive ear. There are times when couples simply break down and cry, then my responsibility and mission is to provide them with a sense of comfort and direction.

The greatest gift I can provide, especially when a couple is so overcome, is to help them understand that all of us are sitting on the same side of the table and that we are indeed a team whose mission is to make their dream a reality. With knowledge of the specific causes of their infertility and a true and total understanding of the options both diagnostic and therapeutic, this empowers them and allows them to make the right decisions and most importantly allow us all to achieve our goal with a positive and directed attitude.

I truly enjoy and cherish each day the opportunity to assist my couples in achieving their long-awaited goals. Each couple is unique with a unique set of causes and therefore a unique treatment plan. There is simply not one protocol, even in the process of in vitro, that fits all couples. My responsibility is to recognize those nuances and to serve as a mentor and a guide.

I remember as a child asking my father, “What is the greatest thing I can ever hope to accomplish in my life?” Without hesitation my father said, “To be of service to others and make their lives better.” My dear father never envisioned that one means of service would be to actually create a life (or sometimes 2 or 3) for a couple.

I hope the information on this website will provide you with useful guide and reference. I encourage you to call me directly so I can answer personally any questions you might have.

I wish you the best of luck and success.
With true respect and appreciation,
Vincent Brandeis M.D.