Dr. Malgorzata (Gosia) Skaznik-Wikiel, United States
Dr. Malgorzata E. Skaznik-Wikiel has wanted to help patients become parents from a young age. “Growing up in Poland, my grandmother had a major influence on me. She was a nurse and strongly encouraged me to pursue medicine. My mother tells a story about me at around 13 or 14, talking about attending medical school and helping people as a physician. Being a doctor is not a job; it is part of who I am.”
Dr. Skaznik-Wikiel joined the Conceptions team in June 2023, continuing her commitment to improving women's health care, especially in areas such as infertility and fertility preservation. “I first came to the United States in 2004 for a research fellowship at Harvard University. It was a dream come true. I thought I would return to Poland after a year or two, but access to research resources and opportunities to produce translational research kept me here. Advances such as vitrification would not have happened without the strong research conducted in the United States. I joined Conceptions because they understand that science drives success in our field.”
Dr. Skaznik-Wikiel completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of Colorado and an OB/GYN residency at Case Western Reserve University through MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. After attending medical school at the Medical University of Warsaw in Poland, she also completed a research fellowship at the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Many patients who are trying to conceive or cannot maintain a pregnancy experience profound anxiety, doubt, and grief. But science and research offer hope, Dr. Skaznik-Wikiel explains: “There are now many ways to build a family. From IVF to donor eggs and from PGT-A to fertility preservation, every patient has a unique story and set of circumstances that I need to understand as their physician.”
Although her early interest in ovarian function and fertility preservation was rooted in research, Dr. Skaznik-Wikiel recognizes that excellent science must be paired with the highest level of patient support and compassion. “When I first meet patients, I want them to feel safe and understood. Listening is one of a physician's best tools for treating patients successfully.”
Although most patients who come to Conceptions have been diagnosed with infertility, a growing number of fertile patients with known genetic disorders seek IVF with single-gene testing to help build a healthy family. Patients are also increasingly seeking genetic carrier screening before trying to conceive. Dr. Skaznik-Wikiel shares a patient story to illustrate: “I remember a patient who came to see me several years ago with severe hearing loss since birth. With no history of injury or infection, we investigated genetics. Testing showed that she was affected by a genetic mutation. We then tested her partner, and fortunately, he was not a carrier of the same mutation. This is about more than helping patients become pregnant; I want my patients to have healthy babies.”
When she is not helping patients build families, Dr. Skaznik-Wikiel spends her free time with her own family. “We love the outdoors. Our family often hikes and bikes together. I work hard for my patients because I know the joy a family can bring.” Although her musical interests lean more toward Mozart and Andrea Bocelli than Beyoncé, her three children have helped her discover new music. “I enjoy listening to what my children like. It reminds me that everyone ‘hears’ things a little differently, and I bring that perspective to my work with every patient, every day.”
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