Dr. Sara Jacobo Nájera

About her

Dr. Sara Jacobo Nájera is a native of Puerto Vallarta. She completed her degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and then pursued her specialty in Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal, endorsed by Universidad La Salle. During her residency she was honored as Chief Resident and distinguished herself in teaching.

She continued with a subspecialty in Human Reproductive Biology at one of Mexico’s pioneer assisted reproduction centers, endorsed by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), where she won free-paper awards at the Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal Medical Conferences.

She joined the Ingenes Institute in 2014, where she develops high-complexity treatments. She masters the comprehensive process, from female and andrological infertility diagnosis to IVF/ICSI cycles, including testicular biopsies and emerging techniques. She brings 12 years of experience at the crossroads of precision science and human care.

In 2026 she earned the International Diploma in Medical Tourism from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and the International Congress of Medical Tourism (CITURMED), a training that strengthens her care for international patients who travel to Mexico for fertility treatments.

“My greatest satisfaction is to transform doubt into hope. On this path, my commitment is that no one walks alone.”

Academic background

• Medicine and Surgery, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
• Specialty in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal / Universidad La Salle
• Subspecialty in Human Reproductive Biology, Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal / UNAM
• International Diploma in Medical Tourism, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara and CITURMED (2026)
• Diploma in Functional Medicine, Universidad La Salle (ongoing)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Certifications

• Dual board certification in Gynecology and Obstetrics by the Mexican Board of Gynecology and Obstetrics (No. 6996)
• Board certification in Human Reproductive Biology by the Mexican Board of Gynecology and Obstetrics (No. 487)

Professional memberships

• Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• Member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
• Member of the Global Andrology Forum (GAF)
• Member of the Mexican Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FEMECOG)

Teaching and lectures

• Associate Professor of the Gynecology and Obstetrics course at Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal, Mexico City (2008-2011)
• Associate Professor and organizer of the 8th Medical Conference of Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal
• Invited speaker at the Reproductive Health forum, UMF 46, Mexican Social Security Institute (2010)
• Invited speaker at the XI Academic Conference, Huichapan General Hospital, Hidalgo Ministry of Health (2011)

Awards

• 1st place: “Comparison of seminal parameters before and after antibiotic therapy in patients with infection”. VII Medical Conference, Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal (2011).
• 3rd place: “Incidence of heterozygosity and homozygosity in patients with hereditary thrombophilia and recurrent pregnancy loss”. 64th Mexican Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2013).

Publications

• “Recurrent embryonic loss secondary to immunological disorders”. Revista Mexicana de Reproducción, 2013;5:195-201.
• “Patients with hereditary thrombophilias and recurrent pregnancy loss: incidence”. Ginecología y Obstetricia de México, 2014;82(6):383-388.
• “Methylprednisolone plus tiaprofenic acid strongly diminish E2 serum concentration in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome patients”. Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, 2014;36(1):145-148.
• “Integrin αVβ3 expression is regulated by Müllerian inhibiting substance during the endometrial window in infertile women”. Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, 2014;36(1):145-148.
• “Association between the interval of sexual abstinence and sperm DNA fragmentation in patients with leukocytospermia”. Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, 2014;36(1):201-204.
• Chapter “Gestational loss following infertility treatments”, in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (R. Gaona Arreola, ed.), Editorial Prado, 2013.

Languages

Spanish (native) and English.