
James Segars Jr., MD
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Gynecology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About James Segars Jr.
Professional Titles
- Director, Division of Reproductive Science and Women’s Health Research
- The Howard and Georgeanna Jones Professor
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Background
Dr. James Segars is director of the Division of Reproductive Science and Women’s Health Research and a professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. He leads the Howard W. and Georgeanna Seegar Jones Laboratory of Reproductive Sciences and Women's Health Research, where he and his team focus on endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and reproductive and ovarian disorders.
Dr. Segars received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and earned his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a clinical fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Segars performed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Laboratory of Molecular Growth Regulation at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2015.
Before coming to Johns Hopkins, Dr. Segars was head of the Unit on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Dr. Segars has published more than 160 peer-reviewed research articles and serves on the editorial boards of Reproductive Sciences, Molecular Human Reproduction, Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, and Fertility and Sterility.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
- New Center to Take Multidisciplinary Approach to Endometriosis, Johns Hopkins Gynecology & Obstetrics Newsletter (Winter 2018)
- Planning A Pregnancy? Advice About Zika, The Huffington Post (08/2016)
- Florida Fertility Doctor Describes Struggle of Advising Patients Amid Zika Virus Outbreak, ABC News (08/2016)
- Zika Virus Forces Tough Choices on Couples Seeking Fertility Treatment, ABC News (06/2016)
Research Interests
Endometriosis, Non-classical Hormone Action, Ovarian Disease and Infertility, Uterine Fibroids
Lab Website
Howard W. and Georgeanna Seegar Jones Laboratory of Reproductive Sciences and Women's Health Research - Lab Website
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10755 Falls Road, Floor 4, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 410-847-3835
- fax: 410-367-3314
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-0400
- fax: 410-367-2909
Expertise
Education
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1989Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987Duke University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1981Board Certifications
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2024Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2024Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)