Riwa Sabbagh, MD

Riwa Sabbagh, MD, is a valuable member of the Boston IVF physician team, where she routinely performs IVF retrievals and other procedures that are integral to a patient’s success.

She is a Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Boston IVF and will be graduating in the summer of 2024. She will then stay on as a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF.

She graduated with distinction from the American University of Beirut, with a major in Biology and later completed her medical degree at the American University of Beirut. After graduating from medical school, she spent two years working in the Reproductive Endocrinology Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, expanding her knowledge in reproduction where she worked in gene discovery related to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.  

Dr. Sabbagh completed her four-year residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. During her residency, she worked on prenatal genetic testing and spent time in the embryology lab working on morphology in mouse embryos.

She graduated from her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility here at Boston IVF & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. Since her fellowship, she has remained at Boston IVF as a full time physician.

Her current research interests include human embryo characterization.

She has presented her work at several national conferences, including the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the American College of Medical Genetics and the Society for Reproductive Investigation.

Her current research interests include human embryo characterization, fertility preservation and optimizing management of patients with thin endometrial lining.

Dr. Sabbagh is an active candidate for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

As a native Lebanese, she is fluent in Arabic and French and proficient in Spanish, which has helped her interact and communicate with patients from various backgrounds.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family including her two little girls, staying active, traveling, and exploring new restaurants.

Awards

• SREI Young Investigator Award | 2022