ErtugKovanciMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Shenandoah, TX

General Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
111 Vision Park Blvd
Ste 110
Shenandoah, TX 77384
Phone+1 281-444-4784

Fax+1 281-444-0429
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 2003 - 2006
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000 - 2003
Istanbul University FomClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Regimen for Breast Cancer Associated with Significant Decline in Ovarian Reserve.
Sangi-Haghpeykar, H., Chamani, I., Gannon, A., Connell, P., Bisen, A., Kovanci, E., Woodard, T., McKenzie, L.> ;Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2023 Dec 19
2 citations
Successful yolk-sac tumor treatment with fertility-sparing partial oophorectomy.
Timothy N. Dunn, Kamyar Khazaeian, Donna Coffey, Jan Rohozinski, Ertug Kovanci, Creighton L. Edwards, Celestine S. Tung> ;Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 2019 Feb 1
22 citations
New Crosslinked Hyaluronan Gel, Intrauterine Device, or Both for the Prevention of Intrauterine Adhesions.
Emre Göksan Pabuçcu, Ertuğ Kovanci, Özgür Şahin, Esra Arslanoglu, Yiğit Yıldız, Recai Pabuçcu> ;JSLS. 2019 Jan 1
19 citations
WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 1 regulates human endometrial stromal cell decidualization, proliferation, and migration in part through mitogen-activated protein ...
Nyssa Adams, Yasmin M. Vasquez, Qianxing Mo, William Gibbons, Ertug Kovanci, Francesco J. DeMayo> ;Biology of Reproduction. 2017 Sep 1
Correction: Acceleration of the Glycolytic Flux by Steroid Receptor Coactivator-2 Is Essential for Endometrial Decidualization.
Kommagani R, Szwarc MM, Kovanci E, Gibbons WE, Putluri N, Maity S, Creighton CJ, Sreekumar A, DeMayo FJ, Lydon JP, O'Malley BW> ;PLoS Genet.. 2015-09-01
30 citations
Antimullerian hormone levels are inversely associated with body mass index (BMI) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Maya Kriseman, Charity Mills, Ertug Kovanci, Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar, William Gibbons> ;Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 2015 Aug 4
64 citations
Progesterone receptor transcriptome and cistrome in decidualized human endometrial stromal cells.
Erik C. Mazur, Yasmin M. Vasquez, Xilong Li, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Lichun Jiang, Rui Chen, Rainer B. Lanz, Ertug Kovanci, William E. Gibbons, Francesco J. DeMayo> ;Endocrinology. 2015 Mar 17
62 citations
Premature ovarian failure: clinical presentation and treatment.
Ertug Kovanci, Amy K. Schutt> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2015 Mar 1
70 citations
FOXO1 is Required for Binding of PR on IRF4, Novel Transcriptional Regulator of Endometrial Stromal Decidualization
Yasmin M. Vasquez, Erik C. Mazur, Xilong Li, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Lichun Jiang, Rui Chen, Rainer B. Lanz, Ertug Kovanci, William E. Gibbons, Francesco J. DeMayo> ;Molecular Endocrinology. 2015 Jan 13
71 citations
The epidermal growth factor receptor critically regulates endometrial function during early pregnancy.
Michael J. Large, Margeaux Wetendorf, Rainer B. Lanz, Sean M. Hartig, Chad J. Creighton, Michael A. Mancini, Ertug Kovanci, Kuo-Fen Lee, David W. Threadgill, John P. L...> ;Plos Genetics. 2014 Jun 19
16 citations
A Murine Uterine Transcriptome, Responsive to Steroid Receptor Coactivator-2, Reveals Transcription Factor 23 as Essential for Decidualization of Human Endometrial Str...
Ramakrishna Kommagani, Maria M. Szwarc, Ertug Kovanci, Chad J. Creighton, Bert W. O'Malley, Francesco J. DeMayo, John P. Lydon> ;Biology of Reproduction. 2014 Apr 1
74 citations
Activin-like kinase 2 functions in peri-implantation uterine signaling in mice and humans.
Caterina Clementi, Swamy K. Tripurani, Michael J. Large, Mark A. Edson, Chad J. Creighton, Shannon M. Hawkins, Ertug Kovanci, Vesa Kaartinen, John P. Lydon, Stephanie ...> ;Plos Genetics. 2013 Nov 14
Acceleration of the glycolytic flux by steroid receptor coactivator-2 is essential for endometrial decidualization.
Kommagani, R.,Szwarc, M. M.,Kovanci, E.,Gibbons, W. E.,Putluri, N.,Maity, S.,Creighton, C. J.,Sreekumar, A.,Demayo, F. J.,Lydon, J. P.,O'Malley, B. W.> ;PLoS Genet.. 2013 Nov 10
78 citations
Liver receptor homolog-1 is essential for pregnancy
Cong Zhang, Michael J. Large, Raj Duggavathi, Francesco J. DeMayo, John P. Lydon, Kristina Schoonjans, Ertug Kovanci, Bruce D. Murphy> ;Nature Medicine. 2013 Aug 1
99 citations
A new isoform of steroid receptor coactivator-1 is crucial for pathogenic progression of endometriosis
Sang Jun Han, Shannon M. Hawkins, Khurshida Begum, Sung Yun Jung, Ertug Kovanci, Jun Qin, John P. Lydon, Francesco J. DeMayo, Bert W. O'Malley> ;Nature Medicine. 2012 Jul 1
51 citations
A meta-analysis of the relationship between endometrial thickness and outcome of in vitro fertilization cycles.
Mazdak Momeni, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Ertug Kovanci> ;Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 2011 Sep 1
72 citations
Genomic analysis using high-resolution single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays reveals novel microdeletions associated with premature ovarian failure
Megan M. McGuire, Wayne Bowden, Natalie J. Engel, Hyo Won Ahn, Ertug Kovanci, Aleksandar Rajkovic> ;Fertility and Sterility. 2011 Apr 1
1 citations
Blood pressure regulation across pregnancy: evidence of a paradigm shift in gene expression.
Ertug Kovanci, Anthony R. Gregg> ;Hypertension in Pregnancy. 2010 Apr 1
24 citations
Detection of novel copy number variants in uterine leiomyomas using high-resolution SNP arrays
Wayne Bowden, Josh Skorupski, Ertug Kovanci, Aleksandar Rajkovic> ;Molecular Human Reproduction. 2009 Sep 1
6 citations
Relaxin Signaling in Uterine Fibroids
Zhen Li, Jennifer K. Burzawa, Anne Troung, Shu Feng, Irina U. Agoulnik, X W Tong, Matthew L. Anderson, Ertug Kovanci, Aleksandar Rajkovic, Alexander I. Agoulnik> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2009 Apr 1
38 citations
Selectivity of hyaluronic acid binding for spermatozoa with normal Tygerberg strict morphology.
Petra Prinosilova, Thinus F. Kruger, Leyla Sati, Sinan Ozkavukcu, Lynne Vigue, Ertug Kovanci, Gabor Huszar> ;Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 2009 Jan 1
19 citations
Oocyte-specific G-protein-coupled receptor 3 (GPR3): no perturbations found in 82 women with premature ovarian failure (first report)
Ertug Kovanci, Joe Leigh Simpson, Paula Amato, Jan Rohozinski, Michael J. Heard, Colin E. Bishop, Sandra Ann Carson> ;Fertility and Sterility. 2008 Oct 1
61 citations
Analyses of GDF9 mutation in 100 Chinese women with premature ovarian failure.
Han Zhao, Yingying Qin, Ertug Kovanci, Joe Leigh Simpson, Zi-Jiang Chen, Aleksandar Rajkovic> ;Fertility and Sterility. 2007 Nov 1
20 citations
Mutation analysis of NANOS3 in 80 Chinese and 88 Caucasian women with premature ovarian failure
Yingying Qin, Han Zhao, Ertug Kovanci, Joe Leigh Simpson, Zi-Jiang Chen, Aleksandar Rajkovic> ;Fertility and Sterility. 2007 Nov 1
2 citations
Three loci on mouse chromosome 5 and 10 modulate sex determination in XX Ods/+ mice
Christophe Poirier, Jennifer L. Moran, Ertug Kovanci, Deborah C. Petit, David R. Beier, Colin E. Bishop> ;Genesis. 2007 Jul 1
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