Sarah Vij, MD

Clinical Biography

Sarah Vij, MD, is a board-certified urologist in UT Health Austin’s Urology Clinic. She specializes in male infertility, male sexual health, vasectomy reversal, testicular pain, and other urologic disorders. Additionally, Dr. Vij is an associate professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Vij earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Amherst College and her medical degree with distinction in research from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed an internship in general surgery at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a residency in urology at the Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where she served as Chief Resident and was awarded the prestigious Crile Traveling Fellowship Award, presented to a surgical resident who demonstrates exceptional clinical and research excellence. She also completed a fellowship in male infertility and andrology at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Dr. Vij formerly served as the Center Director for Male Fertility at Cleveland Clinic, as well as the Program Director of the Male Infertility and Andrology Fellowship and Associate Program Director of the Urology Residency Program at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Her research focuses on vasectomy access and male infertility therapies. She holds a grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to advance the understanding of fertility in male patients with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Vij also served as the Principal Investigator for an experimental clinical program on fertility preservation in prepubertal male cancer patients at Cleveland Clinic for several years. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications. She currently serves as a Member-at-Large for the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction and as a member of the Guideline Committee on Vasectomy and Vasectomy Reversal for the American Urological Association. She is also an active member of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.

Please note: Urology services will begin February 10, 2025. Dr. Vij is now accepting appointments.