Dr. Paul Claman completed an Associates Degree in Talmudic Study and a Bachelor’s Degree in pre-medicine and liberal arts at Yeshiva University, New York. He then attained his Doctor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, followed by an internship at McGill University’s Jewish General Hospital and a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. His subspecialty fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility was completed at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Since arriving in Ottawa in 1986, Dr. Claman has been practicing in the field of Reproductive Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He is a Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, previous, and an attending physician at the Ottawa Hospital. He is certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has also been American board certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Claman has authored over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and several book chapters and review articles.

Previous university appointments have included acting as:

Chief of the Division of Reproductive Medicine at the University of Ottawa
National Director of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society
Chair of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
University of Ottawa Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship training program, and Director of Residency Training Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Claman’s areas of interest include clinical problems in assisted reproductive technology and polycystic ovarian syndrome. He is an active teacher and often-invited speaker at national and international scientific meetings. Dr. Claman is a consultant and founding partner of the Ottawa Fertility Centre and the Kingston Fertility Centre.