María Bustillo, MD, is a graduate of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Bustillo completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a research fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Bustillo has been board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology since 1983.
Dr. Bustillo has held numerous academic appointments throughout her career, including Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at both the Genetics and IVF Institute in Virginia, and the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Most recently, Dr. Bustillo has been the Medical Director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Program for the Center for Human Reproduction in New York City.
Dr. Bustillo is a member of numerous professional societies such as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists, the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. Dr. Bustillo served as president of the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART), and the GynecoRadiology Society and is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Fertility and Sterility and the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. She is also an ad hoc reviewer for other prestigious peer-reviewed journals including Human Reproduction, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.
Dr. Bustillo is widely recognized as a pioneer in ultrasound guided egg retrieval and uterine lavage for oocyte donation. She has published over 100 articles and abstracts in her areas of expertise which include infertility, assisted reproductive technologies, implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss. Dr. Bustillo has performed in excess of four thousand assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles while advancing the field of ART with the introduction of new concepts and technologies. She was recently named as one of the 401 Best Doctors for Women by Good Housekeeping.
In addition to English, Dr. Bustillo, a Cuban-American, is fluent in Spanish and French.
