NeelParekhMD

Summary

• Neel V. Parekh M.D., is a male fertility and men's health specialist in the Department of Urology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He graduated from a 7-year accelerated baccalaureate/M.D. program at Northeast Ohio Medical University as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He subsequently completed his Urologic Surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic-Akron General where he was a recipient of the SSMR & SMSNA Men’s Health Traveling Fellow Award. Dr. Parekh then completed a fellowship in male infertility and andrology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He was appointed to staff in the Cleveland Clinic Center for Male Fertility in 2019.
  Dr. Parekh’s surgical interests include microsurgical reconstruction of the male reproductive tract, surgical sperm retrieval, varicocelectomy, penile prosthetics and spermatic cord denervation. His research interests include male oxidative stress infertility, vasectomy reversal, hypogonadism and chronic orchialgia.
  Dr. Parekh is a member of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Ohio Urologic Society, Society of Academic Urologists and American Urologic Association. Throughout his training, Dr. Parekh has continually been involved in research and quality improvement. He has presented at regional and national conferences, and published numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed articles.

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