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Staff Members at Sperm Bank, Inc.
Our sperm bank is about people. We want to get to know you better during your visits. Here is some information on our staff members in case you want to know a little about us.
Martin D. Bastuba, MD, Tissue Bank Scientific Director and President
Dr. Bastuba is the founder and medical director of Male Fertility Specialists in San Diego. He is part of the elite group of 2% of board-certified urologists in the U.S. who are specialized in treatments and procedures relating to male fertility. His specialty is vasectomy reversals, in which he has the highest success rates in the region.
Dr. Bastuba has earned numerous academic achievement awards, is board-certified by The American Board of Urology, and is currently a clinical instructor in Urology at the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine. He is a frequent guest lecturer and author, serves as a consulting medical expert for local and national TV, and has published and participated in a number of research studies in his areas of expertise. His professional memberships include the American Urological Association, American Medical Association, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the California Medical Association. He has served as president of both the San Diego Reproductive Endocrine Society and San Diego Urologic Society. For more information go to www.vasectomyinfo.com.
Aaron Spitz, MD, Medical Co-Director
Dr. Aaron Spitz is a urologist fellowship-trained in male reproductive medicine and surgery. He is the medical director with the South Orange County Urological Medical Associates in Laguna Hills. He is a member of the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the American Medical Association and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). He also has professional memberships with the American Urological Association, the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction and the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. Dr. Spitz is the author of several peer review journal articles and several chapters regarding treatments for infertility.
Dan Molden, MD, Medical Co-Director
Dr. Molden is Director of Grossmont Hospital in San Diego. His specialties are anatomic and clinical pathology, cytopathology and immunopathology.
Joe Richard, Clinical Director
Joe has been working in the field of Andrology and Male Infertility for more than 20 years. He received his training in Andrology and Cryobiology under Dr.Larry Lipschultz at the Baylor College of Medicine, Scott Department of Urology and Male Reproductive Laboratory. In 1991, he established the first Andrology laboratory in the Department of Urology at the Emory Clinic, where he worked for the next five years before leading the laboratory teams at Reproductive Biology Associates. Joe has been involved with FCC since 2006 and has a strong compassion for patient education and care. He oversees the administrative and clinical aspects at FCC.
Teresa Bastuba, LCSW, Counseling Specialist
Teresa has a Master’s degree in social work. She worked with spinal cord injury patients at the VA Hospital in San Diego for several years. She joined Sperm Bank Inc. Fertility Center of California staff in 2006 and specializes in the process of donor application, matching and patient relations.