▁of ▁Medicine ▁at ▁U CLA , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁professor , ▁vice ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ob st et rics ▁and ▁Gy ne col ogy ▁and ▁the ▁assistant ▁de an ▁for ▁C lin ical ▁and ▁Trans l ational ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Az z iz ▁led ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁non pro fit ▁organization , ▁the ▁And ro gen ▁Ex cess ▁& ▁Pol yc yst ic ▁O v ary ▁Sy nd rome ▁Society , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁found ing ▁Executive ▁Director ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Senior ▁Executive ▁Director ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁president ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Re product ive ▁Sur ge ons ▁and ▁also ▁formerly ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁Re product ive ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Az z iz ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁then ▁Governor ▁Arnold ▁Schwar zen eg ger ▁to ▁the ▁Independent ▁Cit iz ens ▁O vers ight ▁Committee , ▁the ▁regul atory ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁Reg ener ative ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁Other ▁past ▁positions ▁include ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Academ ic ▁Soci eties ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁American ▁Medical ▁Colleg es ; ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ' s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁Re product ive ▁Health ▁Dru gs ; ▁former ▁member ▁of