Scientific Director for Tulsa Fertility Center IVF Lab

J Kevin Thibodeaux PhD, specializes in techniques associated with the treatment of infertility including oocyte maturation, IVF, microsurgical fertilization, cryopreservation and embryo culture.

Dr. Thibodeaux’s major focus has been on developmental requirements for early growth of embryos. His research has concentrated on how a single cell zygote progress to more advanced stages just prior to implantation and what is required for this process. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles and presented his work at national and international meetings.

Dr. Thibodeaux is a board certified laboratory director in embryology

He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Doctor of Philosophy in Reproductive Physiology. He then completed a two year postdoctoral appointment in Reproductive Biology from the same institution. Dr. Thibodeaux is a member of the American Fertility Society, the Society for the Study of Reproduction, the Society for Study of Fertility, the American Association of Bioanalysts, the International Embryo Transfer Society, the American Society for the Advancement of Science and Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society.