THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE - Key Persons


David Grainger

Dr. Grainger is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist who completed his fellowship at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He is Kansas educated, as well, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree at Wichita State and his medical degree from University of Kansas School of Medicine-Kansas City. He completed his residency training in OB-GYN at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. Dr. Grainger practiced general obstetrics and gynecology in Hays, Kansas, from 1985 to 1988. In addition to REI, Dr. Grainger is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr.Grainger obtained a Master's Degree in Public Health from the University of Kansas. He is active at the national level in our specialty, is a past-president of the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), and has been a member of their Executive Council. He has held the position of Associate Dean of Research at the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita. Currently, he is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Preventative Medicine.

Laura Tatpati

Job Titles:
  • - Wichita, KS
Dr. Tatpati completed both her undergraduate studies, a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and medical degree, at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. She completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, in Rochester, Minnesota. She is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Along with being a fellow in the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, she is also a member of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Tatpati's interests include polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian aging and patient and medical trainee education programs, including medical simulation. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita. Dr. Tatpati was awarded the Helping Hands teaching award by the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Class of 2009. She is a 2010-2012 Clinical Research/Reproductive Scientist Training (CREST) Scholar which is a joint training program awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP) at Duke University, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).