Anuja Dokras, MD, MHCI, PhD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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Sees patients age 12 to 65
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About me

  • Director, Penn Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Center
  • Executive Director, Women's Health Center for Clinical Innovation
  • Director, Penn Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Program
  • Medical Director, Reproductive Surgical Facility
  • Founder's Professor in Women's Health

I direct a multidisciplinary program for women with PCOS with access to nutritional, dermatological, weight management and psychological services. In addition, I direct the Women's Health Center for Clinical Innovation (WHCCI) that focuses on redesigning and reimagining healthcare delivery across the lifespan.

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
  • Residency: Seth G.S. Medical College
  • Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Spoken languages

English
English
हिन्दी
Hindi
ગુજરાતી
Gujarati

Reviews

Average Rating

107 reviews

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Anonymous
December 2025
dr. dokras is very knowledgeable and has an excellent bedside manner. she is empathetic while setting realistic expectations. i trust her with my care and feel she listens to my needs.
Anonymous
November 2025
she was very professional but also understanding and explained everything well
Anonymous
November 2025
knowledgeable and helpful in addressing my concerns.
Anonymous
November 2025
very patient and kind

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Princeton Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Dokras is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Teede HJ, Khomami MB, Morman R, Laven JSE, Joham AE, Costello MF, Patil M, Rees DA, Berry L, Cree MG, Zhao H, Norman RJ, Dokras A, Piltonen T; Global Name Change Consortium. Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome: a multistep global consensus process , Lancet: 2026

Dokras A, Coutifaris C, Remaley AT, Mehta NN, Playford MP, Kunselman AR, Stetter CC, Dodson WC, Legro RS. Impact of combined hormonal contraceptives and metformin on metabolic syndrome in women with hyperandrogenic polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity: The COMET-PCOS randomized clinical trial , PLoS Med, 22: 2025,e1004662

Teede H, Morman R, Dokras A, Khomami MB, Piltonen T, Norman R, Stener-Victorin E. Naming in medicine: how disease nomenclature shapes diagnosis, research and patient lives , Nat Med: 2026

Lee IT, Rees J, King S, Kim A, Cherlin T, Hinkle S, Mumford SL, Dokras A. Depression, Anxiety, and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study. , The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism., 110(3): 2025,e750-e756

Senapati, S, Asch, D, Merchant, RM, Rosin, R, Seltzer, E, Mancheno, C, Dokras, A The Fast Track to Fertility Program: Rapid Cycle Innovation to Redesign Fertility Care , NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery , 3(10): 2022

Lee IT, King S, Sealy N, Rees J, Mumford SL, Hinkle SN, Dokras A. Social deprivation, race, and metabolic syndrome in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome , J Endocr Soc, 10: 2026,bvag063

Stener-Victorin E, Teede H, Norman RJ, Legro R, Goodarzi MO, Dokras A, Laven J, Hoeger K, Piltonen TT. Polycystic ovary syndrome. , Nat Rev Dis Primers. , 10(1): 2024,27

Applebaum J, Kim EK, Sharp M, Dokras A, Shah DK. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in fertility treatment provision for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. , Fertil Steril. , S0015-0282(24): 2024,00545-4

Cooney LG, Sammel MD, Lee I, Clapp MA, Goldsammler M, Scott E, Bjorkman S, Fisher BT, Dokras A. The details matter: personalized prediction of live birth following in vitro fertilization in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. , Fertil Steril. , 121(6): 2024,1010-101

Teede HJ, Tay CT, Laven J, Dokras A, Moran LJ, Piltonen TT, Costello MF, Boivin J, M Redman L, A Boyle J, Norman RJ, Mousa A, Joham AE Recommendations from the 2023 International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. , Fertil Steril. , 120(4): 2023,767-793

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