Wendy Vitek, MD

Dr. Wendy Vitek (she/her) is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist at Everleap Fertility's Syracuse, NY Fertility Center and for telehealth patients in New York. She is also a faculty member at Upstate Medical Center and an adjunct professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center. 

She specializes in all aspects of fertility care.

Dr. Vitek has 12+ years of clinical expertise in IVF, fertility preservation, and hysteroscopic surgeries. She joins Everleap Fertility from the University of Rochester Medical Center, where she served as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Program Director for the Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Fellowship. From 2021 to 2025, she successfully founded and scaled their ACGME-accredited REI fellowship program, expanding access to care and training the next generation of reproductive specialists. She has led clinical trials, including the Rochester site for NatPro, FDA device research, and served on advisory boards.

Dr. Vitek is triple board-certified in REI, OB/GYN, and Obesity Medicine. She has expertise in medical education and has published research in frozen embryo transfer (FET) protocols, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), obesity, and infertility. She received her medical degree and from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, completed her OB/GYN residency at Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and graduated her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology & infertility at Women & Infants Hospital. 

Accomplishments and awards

• Castle Connolly Top Doctor | 2019-2025
• ASRM Star Award | 2024
• Valor Performance Leadership Coaching | 2022-2023
• Faculty Educator of the Month | 2020
• SREI Prize Paper | 2018
• URMC/Susan B. Anthony Center Women's Faculty Development Program, Developing From Witihin | 2017 - 2018
• Second Year Medical Student Teaching Commendation | 2017
• Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar | 2016
• Teaching Commendation for Second Year Medical Student Teaching During the 2012-2013 Academic Year | 2014
• CREST (Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training) Scholar | 2013 - 2015
• Top Fellow Teacher of the Year | 2012
• Excellence-in-Teaching, Resident Medical Education | 2011
• Top Fellow Teacher of the Year | 2010
• Excellence-in-Teaching, Medical Student Education | 2010
• Administrative Chief Resident | 2008 - 2009
• Bayer HealthCare Best Teaching Resident | 2007
• Alpha-Omega-Alpha Inductee | 2007
• Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee | 2005
• Dr. George Trombetta Award-Excellence in Ob/Gyn clerkship | 2005
• Outstanding Community Service Award | 2003
• International Medicine Scholarship | 2002
• Summa Cum Laude Graduate | 2001

Publications

1. Voss KA, Chen YM, Castillo DA, Vitek WS, Alur-Gupta S. Ovulation-induced frozen embryo transfer regimens in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Sep;41(9):2237-2251. doi: 10.1007/s10815-024-03209-3. Epub 2024 Jul 30. PMID: 39080096; PMCID: PMC11405590.

2. Boots CE, Gloff M, Lustik SJ, Vitek W. Addressing weight bias in reproductive medicine: a call to revisit body mass index restrictions for in vitro fertilization treatment. Fertil Steril. 2024 Aug;122(2):204-210. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2024.05.140. Epub 2024 May 13. PMID: 38750875.

3. Vitek WS, Sun F, Cardozo E, Hoeger KM, Hansen KR, Santoro N, Zhang H, Legro RS. Moderate and increased physical activity is not detrimental to live birth rates among women with unexplained infertility and obesity. F S Rep. 2023 Jun 24;4(3):308-312. doi: 10.1016/j.xfre.2023.06.004. PMID: 37719091; PMCID: PMC10504528.

4. Evans AT, Vitek WS. Weight Bias in Reproductive Medicine: A Curiously Unexplored Frontier. Semin Reprod Med. 2023 Jul;41(3-04):63-69. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1777016. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 37992727.

5. Vitek WS. Obesity and Reproduction. Semin Reprod Med. 2023 Jul;41(3-04):61-62. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1777336. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38198790.

6. Meisel JL, Harrington A, Whaley N, Vitek W, O'Regan RM. When the personal becomes political: The impact of the Dobbs decision on women with cancer. Cancer. 2023 Jan 15;129(2):171-174. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34522. Epub 2022 Nov 7. PMID: 36345655.

7. Lewin Z, Vitek WS, O'Malley W, Astapova O. Resolution of Hyperandrogenism, Insulin Resistance and Acanthosis Nigricans (HAIR-AN) Syndrome After Sleeve Gastrectomy. JCEM Case Rep. 2023 Jan 17;1(1):luac030. doi: 10.1210/jcemcr/luac030. PMID: 37908254; PMCID: PMC10578405.

8. Lennon C, Voss K, Vitek WS. Preconception health optimization in women with polycystic ovary syndrome - how to find the time? Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2022 Dec 1;29(6):541-546. doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000781. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PMID: 36218230.

9. Carey KJ, Vitek W. Weight Cycling in Women: Adaptation or Risk? Semin Reprod Med. 2022 Nov;40(5-06):277-282. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721418. Epub 2020 Dec 7. PMID: 33285599.

10. Vitek WS, Hoeger KM. Worth the wait? Preconception weight reduction in women and men with obesity and infertility: a narrative review. Fertil Steril. 2022 Sep;118(3):447-455. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.07.001. PMID: 36116798.