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James Segars Jr.

James Segars Jr., MD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Gynecology

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

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.

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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

  1. Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
    • 10755 Falls Road, Floor 4, Lutherville, MD 21093
    • Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
      • 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287

      Expertise

      Education

      Vanderbilt University Medical Center

      Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1989

      Vanderbilt University Medical Center

      Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987

      Duke University School of Medicine

      Medical Education, MD, 1981

      Board Certifications

      Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

      American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2024

      Obstetrics and Gynecology

      American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2024

      Insurance

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      • 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)