Joie Guner, MD – Curriculum Vitae

Education

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
July 2018 – June 2021

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
M.S., Clinical Science
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
July 2019 –June 2021
Thesis: “Characterization of an orally active FSH receptor agonist in specific infertility patient populations”
Thesis Advisors: Martin Matzuk, MD, PhD and Stephen Palmer, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
June 2014 – June 2018
Thesis: “Expression of tumor suppressor gene PCDH10 in Leiomyomas and Leiomyosarcomas”
Thesis Advisor: Matthew Anderson, MD, PhD

University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
M.D.
June 2010 – May 2014

University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
M.S., Clinical Embryology
October 2008 – October 2009
Thesis: “Investigation of chromosomal abnormalities in human blastocysts using different molecular cytogenetic
methods”
Thesis Advisor: Dagan Wells, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
B.S. (Honors), Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
September 2003 – August 2007
Thesis: “The study of the glutamate transporter EAAT1 using the zebrafish animal model”
Thesis Advisor: Joanna Jen, MD, PhD

Board Certifications

Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certified (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Awards/Honors

Presentations and Publications

• McGlade, E., Herrera, G., Stephens, K., Olsen, S., Winuthayanon, S., Guner, J., Hewitt, S., Korach, K., DeMayo, F., Lydon, J., Monsivais, D., Winuthayanon, W. Cell-type specific analysis of physiological action of estrogen in mouse oviducts. The FASEB Journal. 35(5). April 2021. doi: 10.1096/fj. 202002747R.
• Nataraja, S., Yu, H., Guner, J., Palmer, S. Discovery and preclinical development of orally active small molecules that exhibit highly selective follicle stimulating hormone receptor agonism. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11:602593. January 2021. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.602593.
• Guner, J., Ghidei, L., Howard, R., Zarutskie, P., Appleton, J., George, V., Schutt, A. Ultrasound-guided hysteroscopy. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 46th Annual Scientific Meeting, March 2020.
• Tatem, A., Guner, J., McBride, J., Beilan, J., Gondokusumo, J., Schutt, A., Zarutskie, P., Gibbons, W., Lipshultz, L. Cutting the cost of parenthood: the efficacy and cost savings of compound follicle stimulating hormone. Poster presentation, American Society for Reproductive Medicine 75th Annual Scientific Meeting, October 2019.
• Guner, J., Jonnalagadda, V., Patil, N., Masand, R., Valdes, C., Gibbons, W., and Anderson, M. Heterogenous overexpression of HES6 promotes the growth of uterine leiomyomas. Oral presentation, Society for Reproductive Investigation 66th Annual Scientific Meeting, March 2019.
• Bardawil, E., Guner, J., Pan, E., and Orejuela, F. Vaginal and Bilateral Thigh Removal of a Transobturator Sling. OBG Management. 30(10). October 2018.
• Bardawil, E., Guner, J., Pan, E., and Orejuela, F. Vaginal and Bilateral Thigh Removal of a Transobturator Sling. AJOG. 218 (2). February 2018.
• Guner, J., Kim, G., Delaney, M., Ghosh-Coudhury, T., Valdes, C., Gibbons, W. and Anderson, M. (2016) Expression of tumor suppressor gene PCDH10 in leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas. Oral presentation, Society for Reproductive Investigation 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, March 2017.
• Alfarawati, S., Goodall, N., Gordon, T., Guner, J., Daphnis, D., Wells, D. and Fragouli, E. (2010) Cytogenetic analysis of human blastocysts with the use of FISH, CGH and aCGH: scientific data and technical evaluation. European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Rome, June/July 2010.
• Guner, J., Jones, C,. Kashir, J., and Coward, K. Fertile prospects for human embryology training. The Biologist, Society of Biology, 2010.
• “Investigation of chromosomal abnormalities in human blastocysts using different molecular cytogenetic methods.” Paper presented at University of Oxford School of Medicine. Oxford, United Kingdom, August 2009.
• Guner, J., Wan, J. and Jen, J. The study of the glutamate transporter EAAT1 using the zebrafish animal model. The UCLA Undergraduate Science Journal, Volume 20, p. 85 -88, Spring 2007.
• “The study of the glutamate transporter EAAT1 using the zebrafish animal model.” Poster presented at UCLA. Los Angeles, CA, May 2006.

The Daily Bruin Newspaper publications can be found at: https://dailybruin.com/author/joie_guner

Languages Spoken

• Turkish – Fluent
• Spanish – Working knowledge; sufficient to converse with patients.