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Yo San Names Dr. Paul Magarelli Director of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Paul Magarelli was recently named director of clinical medicine at Yo San University. Dr. Magarelli, a double-board-certified reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) specialist, helped develop the reproductive medicine specialty in Yo San’s DAOM program, co-chairing the department with Dr. Daoshing Ni; spearheaded research that incorporated acupuncture into IVF treatment cycles (the C-MAP Acupuncture Protocol); and served as an advisor to the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).

Dr. Magarelli earned his MD degree from the University of Arizona; completed his OB/GYN residency at Duke University Medical Center; and REI fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles/ Cedars-Sinai. He has been in private practice for more than three decades.

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