James (Jim) M Dupree, MD, MPH

I am passionate about helping people access the high-quality, affordable infertility care they need to build their families.

I am a Professor of Urology and Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Michigan. In addition, I direct the University of Michigan’s Male Fertility Preservation Program and am the Director of Strategy for the Department of Urology.

Clinically, I am an expert in the advanced treatment of male infertility. I also teach medical students and residents about male infertility and health care policy.

My research program focuses on reproductive health policy with a special emphasis on access to infertility care, including insurance coverage for infertility. My team and I are studying the impact of insurance coverage for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) on the health outcomes of women and infants, on health care costs, and on IVF use among less affluent and younger women. I also led a study, published in JAMA, about the impact of the University of Michigan’s decision to start covering infertility for its 35,000+ employees. My research has been used by employers and other policymakers in their deliberations about expanding insurance coverage for infertility.

In 2017, I was awarded the American Urological Association (AUA) James Gallagher Health Policy Scholarship. I also served as Chair of the Health Policy Council of the North Central Section of the AUA from 2017-2019. I served on the Board of Directors of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR) from 2018-2020 and from 2022 to present, currently as President of the society. I began serving on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in 2024.

Infertility, in vitro fertilization, reproductive health, insurance, health insurance, access to care, male infertility, urology