Dr. Putman holds four international patents for inventing new robotic surgical instruments and is actively developing new instrumentation for improving pregnancy rates with in vitro fertilization.
As medical director of the Texas Center for Reproductive Health, he is in charge of overseeing and developing new protocols for the In Vitro Fertilization program.
Well- known in the Dallas community, Dr. Putman is an expert resource to television and radio news and is a frequent lecturer on state-of-the-art reproductive medicine therapies to both medical and patient groups. He directed the creation of an educational video library for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, which soon became the model for successful application of video as a medical teaching medium. He has authored papers in medical journals, written editorials, produced medical teaching videos and is active in teaching resident physicians reproductive medicine.
As a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine legislative committee, he advised the Texas State Legislature regarding improved insurance coverage for assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization.