CURRICULUM VITAE
Robert Rydze MD
Robert Rydze MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Medicine
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Froedtert East Clinics |
9200 W Wisconsin Ave |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/01/2001 - 05/01/2005 BA, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN |
08/01/2007 - 05/01/2012 MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
07/01/2017 - 07/01/2019 Masters in Clinical Investigation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2012 - 07/01/2016 Resident, OB/GYN, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plz, Houston, TX 77030 |
07/01/2016 - 07/01/2019 Fellow, OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plz, Houston, TX 77030 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/01/2019 - Present Assistant Professor, OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukie, WI 53226 |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
08/01/2019 - Present Assistant Professor, OB/GYN, REI, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukie, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Diplomat - General Obstetrics and Gynecology | 11/13/2017 | None |
Diplomat - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility | 04/16/2021 | None |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2003 - 2005 Captain DIII All-Conference and All-Regional’s Track Team , Macalester College |
2004 David C. Primrose Junior Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year , Macalester College |
2006 Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award , University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) |
2008 National Research Service Award (NRSA) Infectious Disease Training Grant , University of Iowa |
07/2010 - 07/2011 Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship recipient |
05/2012 Graduated with Research Distinction under the Research Distinction Track, University of Iowa |
07/2015 Resident Research Day Award Recipient , Baylor College of Medicine |
07/2015 - 07/2016 Administrative Chief Resident , Baylor College of Medicine |
2020 - 2021 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - 2023 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
07/01/2014 - Present American Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member) |
10/01/2018 - Present American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Fellow) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
11/01/2018 - Present Reviewer, Fertility and Sterility |
08/01/2021 - Present Reviewer, Journal of Visualized Experiments |
10/01/2021 - Present Reviewer, Cell and Tissue Research |
02/01/2024 - Present Reviewer, Biology of Reproduction |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2015 - 2016 Committee Member, Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Process Task Force, Baylor College of Medicine |
2015 - 2016 Committee Member, Ben Taub General Hospital OB/GYN Quality and Safety Committee, Baylor College of Medicine |
2020 - Present Committee Member, Website Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Committee Member, GYN Quality Assurance Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - Present Committee Member, Academic Incentive Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Regional |
Sub-Specialty News Flash, WI-ACOG 2023 Annual Conference, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 09/22/2023 |
Local |
Council on Residency Education in OBGYN Review Series, Resident Lecture, Houston, Texas, 01/2018 |
Council on Residency Education in OBGYN Review Series, Resident Lecture, Houston, Texas, 01/2019 |
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, Grand Rounds at the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of OB/GYN, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/2020 |
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Grand Rounds at the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of OB/GYN, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/2020 |
Puberty: Normal and Abnormal, Grand Rounds at the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of OB/GYN, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/2023 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Rydze RT, Bhattarai N, Wallace W, Stapleton JT, GBV-C Infection Reduces Reactivation of Latent HIV and Decreases PBMC Proliferation in vitro, 6th International Aids Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, Rome, Italy, 07/2011 |
Rydze RT, Kaskar K, Cochran RA, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Gibbons WE, Zartutskie PW, Spontaneous Miscarriage Following Transfer of Euploid Embryos, American Society for Reproductive Medicine 73rd Scientific Congress, San Antonio, Texas, 11/2017 |
Rydze RT, Torralba HS, Gibbons WE, Rajkovic A, Thompson T, Pangas SA, A Novel Gremlin2 Mutation from a Patient with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency is Predicted to Affect Bone Morphogenetic Protein Binding and may Alter the Ovarian Reserve, American Society for Reproductive Medicine 74th Scientific Congress, Denver, Colorado, 10/2018 |
Schoyer KD, Bosler JS, Rydze RT, Sandlow JI, Schwoerer J, Aviles S, Tsaih SW, Wang S, The use of Ovulation Predictor Kits For Donor Sperm Insemination Cycles: The Data Is Clear, American Society for Reproductive Medicine 77th Scientific Congress, Baltimore, Maryland, 10/2021 |
Rydze RT, Wang S, Tsaih SW, Gunderson G, Bosler J, Schoyer K, Pregnancy Outcomes By Degree of Expansion in Thawed High Quality Embryos, American Society for Reproductive Medicine 78th Scientific Congress, Anaheim, California, 10/2022 |
Rydze RT, Wang S, Tsaih SW, Gunderson G, Bosler J, Schoyer K, Blastocyst Formation Rates Comparing Ejaculated Sperm with or without the Use of Zymot, American Society For Reproductive Medicine 79th Scientific Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/2023 |
National |
Rydze RT, Bilgin EM, MD, Gibbons WE, Kovanci E, The Interleukin 11 Gene in Ovarian Failure Associated Region 19q13.42 is Highly Conserved in Women with Premature Ovarian Failure (POF), Society for Reproductive Investigation 62nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 03/2015 |
Rydze RT, Torralba HS, Gibbons WE, Rajkovic A, Pangas SA, Role of Gremlin-2 in a Murine Model of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, 51st Annual Society for the Study of Reproduction Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 07/2018 |
Pangas SA, Briley SM, Torralba HS, Rydze RT, Gremlin-2 Regulates Ovarian Function in Mice, Endocrine Society Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 03/2019 |
Local |
Rydze RT, Torralba HS, Gibbons WE, Pangas SA, Role of Gremlin-2 in a Murine Model of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, 24th Annual Texas Forum for Reproductive Sciences Meeting, Houston, Texas, 04/2018 |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
02/2022 - Present Annual lectures for the M2 Endo-Repro Course. Lectures include Menstrual Abnormalities and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. |
Resident and Fellow Education |
02/2022 Topic: Endocrinology of Pregnancy. Audience: MFM Fellows |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Community/Lay Public |
02/2020 Community Education Class at Drexel Town Square Health Center – Milwaukee, Topic: Optimizing Natural Fertility: Separating fact from fiction. Audience: Community
Members |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2003 - 2005 Mentor, Big Brother Big Sisters Program, St. Paul, MN:
Provided mentorship through a one-to-one relationship with a youth at Highland Park Junior High.
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2005 - 2007 Student volunteer, Surgical Intensive Care Unit at UIHC, Iowa City, IA:
My primary duty was to provide help to the nursing staff in any way possible.
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2007 - 2009 Medical Student Ambassador Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA:
I represented the College of Medicine as a tour guide to prospective students and provided educational programs in surrounding schools to children of all ages.
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2010 - 2012 Medical Examiner, Free Medical Clinic, Iowa City, IA:
I examined patients and provided medical care under the supervision of a medical doctor.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Xiang J, McLinden JH, Rydze RA, Chang Q, Kaufman TM, Klinzman D, Stapleton JT. Viruses within the Flaviviridae decrease CD4 expression and inhibit HIV replication in human CD4+ cells. J Immunol. 2009 Dec 15;183(12):7860-9. PMCID: PMC3557943 |
2. Rydze RT, Xiang J, McLinden JH, Stapleton JT. GB virus type C infection polarizes T-cell cytokine gene expression toward a Th1 cytokine profile via NS5A protein expression. J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul 01;206(1):69-72. PMCID: PMC3415935 |
3. Bhattarai N, Rydze RT, Chivero ET, Stapleton JT. GB virus C viremia is associated with higher levels of double-negative T cells and lower T-cell activation in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy. J Infect Dis. 2012 Nov;206(9):1469-72. PMCID: PMC3466998 |
4. Rydze RT, Bhattarai N, Stapleton JT. GB virus C infection is associated with a reduced rate of reactivation of latent HIV and protection against activation-induced T-cell death. Antivir Ther. 2012;17(7):1271-9. PMCID: PMC3709856 |
5. Chivero ET, Bhattarai N, Rydze RT, Winters MA, Holodniy M, Stapleton JT. Human pegivirus RNA is found in multiple blood mononuclear cells in vivo and serum-derived viral RNA-containing particles are infectious in vitro. J Gen Virol. 2014 Jun;95(Pt 6):1307-1319. PMCID: PMC4027039 |
6. Rydze R, Dixon K, Greely JT, Hawkins SM. Use of an Obstetric Balloon for Postabortion Hemorrhage With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Nov;126(5):1019-1021. |
7. Rydze RT, Patton BK, Briley SM, Salazar Torralba H, Gipson G, James R, Rajkovic A, Thompson T, Pangas SA. Deletion of Gremlin-2 alters estrous cyclicity and disrupts female fertility in mice†. Biol Reprod. 2021 Nov 15;105(5):1205-1220. PMCID: PMC8599072 |
8. Piquette T, Rydze RT, Pan A, Bosler J, Granlund A, Schoyer KD. The effect of maternal body mass index on embryo division timings in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. F S Rep. 2022 Dec;3(4):324-331. PMCID: PMC9783148 |
9. Rydze RT, Gibbons WE. Optimizing hormone therapy in fresh embryo transfers. Fertil Steril. 2019 Sep;112(3):467-468. |
10. Rydze RT, Bosler J, Schoyer KD. Advanced maternal age and in vitro fertilization: to inject or to inseminate? That is the question. Fertil Steril. 2020 Feb;113(2):325. |
11. Rydze RT, Bosler J, Schoyer KD. Subchorionic hematoma and implantation: Can better understanding the former help improve the latter? Fertil Steril. 2020 Sep;114(3):509-510. |
12. Rydze RT, Schoyer K, Wang S. Ectopic pregnancy: Why do embryos get lost along the way? Fertil Steril. 2020 Dec;114(6):1165. |
13. Schoyer KD, Wang S, Rydze RT. Evaluating recurrent implantation failure in the setting of euploid elective single-embryo transfer: Is three really the magic number? Fertil Steril. 2021 Jan;115(1):70-71. |
14. Rydze RT, Wang S, Schoyer KD. Preterm birth: is it the patient or the process? Fertil Steril. 2021 Mar;115(3):583-584. |
15. Rydze RT, Wang S, Schoyer KD. How costly is fertilization? Fertil Steril. 2022 Sep;118(3):473-474. |
16. Rydze RT, Wang S, Schoyer KD. Implications of starting life frozen-Ice, Ice, Baby. Fertil Steril. 2023 Jun;119(6):942-943. |
17. Rydze RT, Wang S, Schoyer KD. Unraveling the enigma: how does estradiol impact frozen embryo transfer? Fertil Steril. 2023 Dec;120(6):1174. |
18. Rydze RT, Wang S, Schoyer KD. Endometrial thickness and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: delving into the thick of things. Fertil Steril. 2024 Feb;121(2):261. |
19. Rydze RT, Schoyer KD. When to say when: optimal number of intrauterine insemination treatment cycles. Fertil Steril. 2024 Jul;122(1):72-73. |
20. Rydze RT, Gunderson SJ, Sandlow J. Preeclampsia: more than just a maternal disease. Fertil Steril. 2025 Jan;123(1):63-64. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Rodriguez A, Rydze RT, Briley SM, Pangas SA. Transgenic mouse models in the study of ovarian function, Chapter 18. The Ovary, 3rd Edition, Leung, P., Leung, P.C.K., and Adashi, P., Eds., (Elsevier). . |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Robert Rydze, Amy Schutt, William Gibbons, James Nodler. Gravity and Embryo Development Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports. Rydze, R., Schutt, A., Gibbons, W. et al. Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep (2017) 6: 51. . |