UCLA Medical Center
Andre Belarmino, MD
Urology Resident
UCLA Medical Center
Dr. Andre Belarmino was born in Brazil and raised in South Florida. He attended Princeton University and majored in neuroscience and psychology. His research in undergrad focused on behavioral learning and plasticity. He earned his M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College. His medical research was focused on understanding the socioeconomic impact on surgical outcomes. During his time in medical school, he began a advocacy in medicine initiative to promote physician activism for underserved populations. He is interested in using technology to improve access to healthcare.
Dr. Andre Belarmino is devoting his research year to leading endeavors of the Men’s Clinic at UCLA, under the mentorship and guidance of Drs. Jesse Mills and Sriram Eleswarapu, UCLA Urology faculty members. There, he will focus on identifying causes and possible therapeutic interventions for male factor infertility. His main project utilizes a mail-in semen analysis kit to assess rates of DNA fragmentation among sub-fertile cohorts, and optimization of semen cryopreservation. Dr. Belarmino has collaborated with Fellow Health in its DNA fragmentation test and mail-in semen kits, and is working on projects examining the cost-effectiveness and compliance of mail-in semen testing in the post-vasectomy patient.
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Friday, April 28, 2023
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST