Dr. Karen B. Glass

MD, FRCS(C), FACOG

Born in Toronto, Dr. Glass began her scientific training at an early age, enrolling in the Gr. 12 Science School program at the Ontario Science Centre. She then went on to complete her undergraduate training at the University of Western Ontario, her medical degree at the University of Ottawa and her postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

Dr. Glass’ interest in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery brought her to UCLA in Los Angeles, where she completed a two-year fellowship with a dual appointment in the divisions of reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI), and urogynecology. For the REI portion of her training she worked with Dr. David Meldrum’s team at Reproductive Partners Medical Group.

In 1999, Dr. Glass returned to Canada as Assistant Professor at McMaster University. In 2002, she moved to Toronto to concentrate her efforts on REI, with a focus on fertility preservation in oncology patients. She joined the CReATe Fertility Centre, where she continues to work as Director of Fertility Preservation. She also continues to work on staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Women’s College Hospital, and as an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Glass is currently the chair of the Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society and previously served on the executive of the Fertility Preservation Special Interest Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine for five years (2009-2014). She has received a prestigious grant as a co-investigator from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to study young women with breast cancer (RUBY Study). She previously sat on the Oncofertility Working Group for Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, part of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. She currently sits on the Medical Advisory Panel for Fertile Future, where she was made their “Evening of Hope” Honouree in 2015 for her work helping young people with cancer. Dr. Glass is regularly invited to speak at events across Canada to share her expertise in oncofertility. Above all, it’s her honour and privilege to work with young cancer patients from all over Ontario who require consultation and guidance regarding their fertility preservation options.