About Sheldon H. F. Marks, MD – 2023 Update

This page, written by Dr. Sheldon Marks, will highlight key aspects of Dr. Marks’ practice and career, why he is chosen by the leading urologists to teach the classes, write the courses, and write the textbook used around the world, and why he is one of the country’s top respected thought leaders and experts in vasectomy reversals.

To top it off, he has the world record at 42 years from vasectomy, now with a 18 year old daughter who just had her own baby (1)!

We think it’s important to know about the surgeon that couples are considering, his or her training and experience, as well as any activities above and beyond that demonstrates true leadership and expertise as a leading authority in the vasectomy reversal world, plus as a little about their personal side.

Sheldon H. F. Marks, MD, is one of the world’s top vasectomy reversal experts and founder of the International Center for Vasectomy Reversal (ICVR), one of the top, full-time, vas reversal only centers in the world with a published success up to 99.5% for vas-to-vas connections in most men (2). The fact that patients travel to have him perform their vas reversal from every state in the US and more than 85 countries around the world and that other respected vas reversal doctors come out to watch him perform vas reversals and refer patients to him speaks to his reputation.

“I am so blessed to follow my passion to provide the very highest chances to make a difference in people’s lives from around the world.” Dr. Sheldon Marks

Contributions, inventions, books and articles written, courses taught
Whether inventing new instruments (the Marks Vas Cutting Forceps) used by vas reversal doctors all over the world or new surgical techniques, writing a textbook on vasectomy reversals, book chapters, certification modules, publishing papers, or teaching other vas reversal doctors about advanced vasectomy reversal techniques at international conferences, Dr. Marks is one of the most experienced and sought-after vas reversal experts, dedicated to offering every patient the very highest chances for success and the very best personalized, “old world style” care.

Here are just a few examples:

Dr. Marks is the author of a new textbook by Springer on step-by-step instruction manual for other doctors on how to perform reversals (3).

At the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting, Dr. Marks has taught the only course on techniques and advances in vasectomy reversals for the past 15 years with vas reversal leaders Dr. Peter Schlegel (New York City) and Dr. Bob Oates (Boston)

During the 2018 American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Dr. Marks taught the Special Master’s class on vasectomy reversal techniques and tricks with other world class experts (Dr. Marc Goldstein, Dr. Mark Sigman and Dr. Peter Chan)

Dr. Marks wrote and has updated the vasectomy reversal certification module for the ASRM Andrology course

He recently taught three round table courses at past ASRM meetings, one on vas reversal techniques, one on the vas-to-epididymal (VE) bypass procedure and most recently at the 2020 virtual meeting on ethics of website SEO

After all, isn’t vas reversal success rates why every patient chooses the doctor that they think will give them the best chances to have a baby?

He was just interviewed by the New York Times and is regularly quoted in WebMD, BottomLine and is the integrative urologist for DrWeil.com. In fact, WebMD Magazine recently wrote a full-page interview with Dr. Marks about vasectomy reversals!

Education
After graduating from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and medical school at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona, Dr. Marks completed two years of general surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and then his residency in urology and as chief resident in urology in Boston at Tufts University/New England Medical Center.

Dr. Marks practices what he believes is the lost art of old-world caring for each patient as part of the “Dad’s Again” family.

Academics
Dr. Marks is Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Urology, Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona and

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology, Tufts University School of Medicine / New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Societies

1994 to present      American Urological Association

1994 to present      American Urological Association, Western Section

1995 to present      American Society for Reproductive Medicine

1997 to present      American Society of Andrology

1998 to present      Society of Reproductive Surgeons

1998 to present      Society for the Study of Male Reproduction

1998 to present      Society for Male Reproduction and Urology

1987 to present      Pima County Medical Society (President 1995)

1987 to present      Arizona Urologic Society (President 1995-1997)

Community
He is actively involved in giving back, as an active volunteer member of the Tucson police SWAT team for more than 20 years and frequently teaching courses for the FBI, the Medical Reserve Corps and government groups to thousands of business, community, government, military and medical leaders on a variety of medical topics, locally and nationally. he taught classes at the Western Section of the American Urological Association for two years. He has been president of the Tucson and the Southern Arizona Urological Society and the Arizona Urologic Society as well as president of the Pima County Medical Society and American Cancer Society, Tucson Unit and on various Tucson Zoo Foundation committees (which may be the reason he was asked to perform a vasectomy on an African Lion).

Personal
Dr. Marks loves anything out-of-doors with his family. He especially enjoys time with his adult children, eating the fruits of his little backyard orchard and garden, writing books and articles, and playing with his friends in the military, gardening, fire and law enforcement world.

To set up a no-cost consult with Dr. Marks or Dr. Burrows by Zoom, phone, Skype or Face Time, or just to find out more about vas reversals, call us at (888) 722-2929 .

This page was reviewed, edited and updated January 4, 2023 by Sheldon H. F. Marks, MD.

References:

1. Mui P, Perkins A, Burrows PJ, Marks SF, Turek PJ. The need for epididymostomy at vasectomy reversal plateaus in older vasectomies: a study of 1229 cases. Andrology 2014;2(1):25-9.
2. Crosnoe LE, Kim ED, Perkins AR, Marks MB, Burrows PJ, Marks SH. Angled vas cutter for vasovasostomy: technique and results. Fertility and Sterility.2014;101(3):636-639.
3. Marks SHF. Vasectomy Reversal: Manual of Vasovasostomy and Vasoepididymostomy. New York; Springer; 2018.