Meet the Dr.Salman Okour
Endometriosis Excision Surgeon And Fertility Expert
Dr. Salman Okour is a dedicated minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon and Endometriosis excison specialist ,with a special focus on fertility preservation. He completed his residency training at Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he built a strong foundation in advanced gynecologic care. After graduation, Dr. Okour joined a high-volume minimally invasive gynecology practice, performing surgery four days a week and gaining extensive hands-on experience in complex cases.
Driven to further refine his expertise, he pursued advanced fellowship training in endometriosis surgery and fertility-focused techniques. He completed a prestigious fellowship at the IFEM Endo Institute in Bordeaux, France—one of the world’s leading centers for deep endometriosis surgery and research —under the mentorship of the internationally renowned surgeon and researcher Professor Horace Roman.
Dr. Okour is committed to delivering precise, patient-centered care that combines surgical excellence with a focus on long-term outcomes and fertility preservation.
In addition to performing surgeries ,Dr.Okour joined Life IVF Fertility Center, Irvine, California where he manages fertility patients and performs approximately 400 egg retrievals and 90 embryo transfers each year. With his combined expertise in gynecologic surgery, endometriosis management, and reproductive medicine, Dr. Okour plays a key role in bridging the gap between surgical treatment and fertility care, providing patients with a coordinated and comprehensive approach.
"During my years of general gynaecology residency, I witnessed something that never left me — endometriosis discovered by surprise in operating rooms where no one had thought to look for it beforehand, left incompletely treated by hands that had not been trained to fully address it, and invisible on imaging because we had been taught, with quiet confidence, that ultrasound could not see endometriosis unless it had already formed a cyst. In twenty four months of residency, we were expected to learn the full breadth of women's gynaecological health — medical and surgical, from adolescence to menopause. It was a remarkable education. But it was never going to be enough for a disease as complex, as demanding, and as consistently underserved as endometriosis. I knew that then. Everything I have done since has been my answer to it."
Salman Okour,MD
Fellowship Trained Endometriosis Surgeon
Fertility Specialist at Life IVF Irvine,CA