Meet Our Speaker

Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Licensed Psychologist, Independent Practice

Baltimore, Maryland

 In addition to his clinical practice in psychology, Bill Petok is a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University, where he provides supervision and didactic training for psychology externs. He earned his doctorate at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1978. Dr. Petok served on the Executive Council of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology for 12 years and is currently the Mental Health Professional Group representative to the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology. He is a past chair of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. He regularly speaks on sexuality and assisted reproductive technologies at Professional meetings. His publications include an edited book, Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health,  multiple book chapters on Infertility Counseling, Sexuality and Gender Based Differences as well as journal articles on Male Factor Infertility, the interface of religion and sexuality and the treatment of sexual dysfunctions