Sahar Wertheimer, MD — An Honest Editorial Review
Choosing among fertility clinics in California often comes down to the specific physician and the program they practice within. HRC Fertility's Beverly Hills office opened in 2024 at 9777 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 600, expanding one of Southern California's oldest REI networks into the city's medical corridor. Dr. Sahar Wertheimer is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist on that team.
Dr. Wertheimer is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility subspecialty by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She sees patients in English, Hebrew, and conversational Farsi.
Training and Credentials
Dr. Wertheimer earned her B.A. in Biology from Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University and her MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. She completed her OB-GYN residency at Montefiore Medical Center in New York and her REI fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She chairs the Women's Health Committee of the Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association (JOWMA) and has published on placental transcriptomics and markers of androgen excess in PCOS. Browse her PubMed publications.
Services and Specialties
Services through Dr. Wertheimer's practice at HRC Beverly Hills include:
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), including frozen embryo transfer
- Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and ovulation induction
- egg freezing and fertility preservation
- donor egg IVF and third-party reproduction
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A / PGT-M)
- PCOS, hirsutism, and androgen-excess evaluation
- Recurrent pregnancy loss workup
Success Rates and Lab Quality
HRC Fertility reports cycle outcomes to SART across its Southern California locations; search the SART Clinic Summary Report directory and cross-reference with the CDC ART Success Rates report. Raw averages blend very different ages and diagnoses — always compare within your own age band. Our how to read IVF success rates guide covers the common interpretation traps.
Patient Experience
Dr. Wertheimer's 5.0/31 Google rating is unusually clean for a practicing REI, and independent reviews on Yelp and Healthgrades reinforce the pattern. Recurring themes point to clear cycle planning, multilingual communication with patients from the Persian and Orthodox Jewish communities, and a calmer pace than many Los Angeles clinics. The Wilshire Blvd location has paid parking on-site and sits a short drive from both Cedars-Sinai and the 405 corridor — useful for patients monitoring daily during stimulation.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.
At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while waiting for an REI consult.
If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.
Insurance and Cost in California
California's SB 729, signed in 2024, requires large-group state-regulated commercial plans to cover IVF and fertility diagnostics — with implementation phased beginning July 2025 and extending to CalPERS plans in 2027. Self-funded (ERISA) employer plans remain exempt. HRC contracts with most major California commercial insurers; verify benefits before your first consult. See our fertility insurance mandates by state guide and IVF cost by state breakdown.
Location and Contact
Address: 9777 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 New Patients: (866) 472-4483 Current Patients: (310) 943-5820 Website: havingbabies.com/physicians/sahar-wertheimer-md
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Wertheimer accepting new patients? Availability changes throughout the year. Contact the new-patient line at (866) 472-4483 to confirm.
Does HRC Beverly Hills accept insurance? HRC contracts with most major California commercial insurers. SB 729 expands IVF coverage for many large-group plans beginning in 2025; self-funded employer plans remain exempt.
What languages does Dr. Wertheimer speak? English and Hebrew fluently, with conversational Farsi — a practical fit for patients from Los Angeles's Persian and Israeli communities.
Editorial note: Independently written by the Fertlo editorial team; not sponsored. See our editorial policy.