Physicians and Staff by Location
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Laboratories | Research Staff | Support Staff
Rockville Office
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Michael J. Levy, MD, FACOG
Dr. Levy received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town Medical
School in South Africa. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
and a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at The George Washington
University. Dr. Levy is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and
Reproductive Endocrinology. He is as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Georgetown
University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division
of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. (Make an appointment) |
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Arthur W. Sagoskin, MD, FACOG
Dr. Sagoskin graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and completed his
residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Allentown Affiliated Hospital in
Pennsylvania. Dr. Sagoskin is a board certified gynecologist with expertise in
infertility, in vitro fertilization, and operative laparoscopy. He is a Clinical
Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown
University School of Medicine, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and
Infertility. (Make an appointment) |
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Robert J. Stillman, MD, FACOG
Dr. Stillman earned his medical degree at Georgetown University in the District
of Columbia. He completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke
University and a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Harvard
University. Dr. Stillman is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist with
diverse knowledge from over 20 years experience in teaching and in the treatment
of reproductive disorders and infertility. He is a member of the American Society For Reproductive Medicine and on the
Board of Directors of RESOLVE and is a Clinical Professor
at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology. Prior to joining Shady Grove Fertility, Dr. Stillman was Professor and
Director of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility & IVF Programs at
The George Washington University. Recent honors include "Best Doctors for Women" from Good Housekeeping; "Best
Doctors in America" from American Health and Washingtonian Best Doctors
continuously since 1986. (Make an appointment) |
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Frank E. Chang, MD
Frank Chang, MD is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist and founder of the former Mid-Atlantic Fertility Centers. He is a native of Washington, D.C. and completed his medical training at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas after graduating from Stanford University. His post-graduate training included a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ohio State University and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, also at Ohio State. He began clinical practice in Bethesda, MD in 1985. Dr. Chang is a Clinical Associate Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology
at George Washington University.
Dr. Chang's recent honors include being listed in The Best Doctors in America; being named one of the TOP DOCTORS by Washingtonian magazine; and being listed in Washington Consumers' Checkbook - Area's Outstanding Physicians. (Make an appointment)
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Annapolis Office
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Gilbert L. Mottla, MD, FACOG
Dr. Mottla received his medical degree from Boston University School of
Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Mottla
completed a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and
Fertility at The George Washington School of Medicine. He is board
certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology.
Dr. Mottla is presently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the GWU
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an Adjunct Assistant Professor
in the Department of Anatomy. He is also a Clinical Associate at the
National Institutes of Health. (Make an appointment) |
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Jeffrey L. McKeeby, MD
Dr. McKeeby was the Program Director of Assisted Reproduction at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC from 2001 to 2003. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology. Originally from New York, Dr. McKeeby received an undergraduate degree from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and his medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and served as the Department Head of OB/GYN at Naval Hospital Guam, and Director of Outpatient OB/GYN at the National Naval Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland in 2001. (Make an appointment)
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Simon Kipersztok, MD
Until his arrival to the Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Sciences Center, Dr. Kipersztok was a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. A graduate of Brandeis University and Tufts University School of Medicine, he trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the George Washington University Medical Center and the NIH. He is board re-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Dr. Kipersztok has continuously practiced clinical Reproductive Medicine for 23 years. In addition, he has published articles in prestigious journals. During his academic career he was repeatedly recognized for his excellence in teaching. He has delivered numerous presentations in the US and abroad on a wide range of women's health issues.
Dr. Kipersztok is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist. He was born in Lima, Peru, raised in Israel, and is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew.
(Make an appointment)
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Frederick Office
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Melissa A. Esposito, MD
Dr. Esposito received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey and her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology
from the University of Connecticut Health Center. She completed a three-year
fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University
of Pennsylvania. Throughout her career, Dr. Esposito has been the recipient of
numerous awards and honors from, among others, American Medical Women’s
Association, the Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrine Society and the American
Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. She will see patients primarily in
Frederick. She is a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist. (Make an appointment) |
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Jeanne E. O'Brien, MD
Dr. O'Brien received her medical degree from the Brown-Dartmouth Medical Program in Providence, RI and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Prentice Women's Hospital at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. In the three years following residency, Dr. O'Brien remained at Northwestern as a Clinical Instructor. She then completed fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Northwestern University and earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Dr. O'Brien is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
(Make an appointment)
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Columbia Office
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Joseph E. Osheroff, MD
Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology, Dr. Osheroff completed his undergraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated magna cum laude.
He received his medical degree from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Osheroff then entered the fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and upon completion joined the Center for Reproductive Endocrinology in New Jersey. Most recently, Dr. Osheroff was an attending physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He is member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (Make an appointment) |
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Lorna Timmreck, MD
Dr. Timmreck received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and was awarded her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago and her fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston IVF, and Harvard Medical School where she was also a Clinical Instructor.
She is the recipient of numerous academic awards. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and an associate of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Timmreck joined the practice in 2003.
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Waldorf Office
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Simon Kipersztok, MD
Until his arrival to the Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Sciences Center, Dr. Kipersztok was a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. A graduate of Brandeis University and Tufts University School of Medicine, he trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the George Washington University Medical Center and the NIH. He is board re-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Dr. Kipersztok has continuously practiced clinical Reproductive Medicine for 23 years. In addition, he has published articles in prestigious journals. During his academic career he was repeatedly recognized for his excellence in teaching. He has delivered numerous presentations in the US and abroad on a wide range of women's health issues.
Dr. Kipersztok is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist. He was born in Lima, Peru, raised in Israel, and is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew.
(Make an appointment)
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Salisbury Office
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Jeffrey L. McKeeby, MD
Dr. McKeeby was the Program Director of Assisted Reproduction at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC from 2001 to 2003. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology. Originally from New York, Dr. McKeeby received an undergraduate degree from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and his medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and served as the Department Head of OB/GYN at Naval Hospital Guam, and Director of Outpatient OB/GYN at the National Naval Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland in 2001. (Make an appointment)
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Dunkirk Office
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Gilbert L. Mottla, MD, FACOG
Dr. Mottla received his medical degree from Boston University School of
Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Mottla
completed a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and
Fertility at The George Washington School of Medicine. He is board
certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology.
Dr. Mottla is presently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the GWU
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an Adjunct Assistant Professor
in the Department of Anatomy. He is also a Clinical Associate at the
National Institutes of Health. (Make an appointment) |
Annandale/Fair Oaks Office
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Stephen J. Greenhouse, MD, FACOG
Dr. Greenhouse received his medical degree from the University of Maryland
School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
and a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at the
George Washington University. Dr. Greenhouse is a Clinical Instructor in the
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University. Dr. Greenhouse is board
certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology. (Make an appointment) |
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David S. Saffan, MD
Dr. Saffan received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia.
He completed his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Georgetown
University Hospital. Following a two year fellowship program in Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility at Beth Israel Hospital, Dr. Saffan established
his infertility practice in Northern Virginia in 1986. In the course of his
15-year career as a reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Saffan was the Director
the Institute of Reproductive Medicine and has served on the Board of Directors
for Resolve, an infertility advocacy organization. Dr. Saffan is board
certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology. (Make an appointment) |
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Paulette E. Browne, MD
Dr. Browne received her medical degree from University of Maryland School
of Medicine and her residency training at Fletcher Allen Healthcare at the
University of Vermont. She completed a two-year fellowship program in
Reproductive Endocrinology at Rush-Presbyterian, St. Luke’s Medical
Center in Chicago. Dr. Browne is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University, Division of Reproductive
Endocrinology. Dr. Browne is
board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology. (Make an appointment)
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Rachana V. Garde, MD
Dr. Garde is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist who practices primarily in our Annandale, Virginia office. Dr. Garde completed her undergraduate studies in Biology and Russian Studies at Duke University and received a graduate degree in Infectious Disease Studies from Yale University. She earned her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her Internship and Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology were completed at Barnes Hospital, Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Garde was then awarded a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Duke University Medical Center. She is the recipient of numerous academic awards and is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. (Make an appointment)
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Loudoun County Office
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Naveed Khan, MD, FACOG
Dr. Khan was awarded his medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. He completed his residency training at the University of Texas School of Medicine, Houston, in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services, where he served as Administrative Chief Resident from 1996 to 1997. He completed his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Dr. Khan has received several awards, including Outstanding Chief Resident Award and Best Teaching Resident Recognition Award, both from the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Department of OB/GYN, University of Texas, Houston Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. (Make an appointment) |
Washington, DC Office
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Eric A. Widra, MD, FACOG
Dr. Widra received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School and his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He completed a two-year
fellowship at The George Washington University in the Division
of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility. Dr. Widra is Associate Professor and Director of the Division of
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology at Georgetown University. He is board certified
in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology. (Make an appointment) |
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Barbara H. Osborn, MD
Dr. Osborn graduated magna cum laude from Brown University. She received all
of her medical training at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina.
This included medical school, residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a
three-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Following her fellowship, Dr. Osborn was in practice for two years at the
Reproductive Science Center of Boston before joining Shady Grove Fertility
in 2002. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and
Reproductive Endocrinology.
Dr. Osborn is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine,
The Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and the American
College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She sees patients in our Washington DC office. (Make an appointment)
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Anitha S. Nair, MD
Dr. Nair received her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center and her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology from the Georgetown University Medical Center. She completed a three-year fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She is the recipient of numerous academic awards and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and an associate member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Nair is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She will see patients primarily in Washington, DC. (Make an appointment)
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Baltimore - GBMC Office
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Eugene Katz, M.D.
Dr. Katz is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology. He received his medical degree in 1978 from The University of Chile, Magna Cum Laude and was top graduate in his class. Dr. Katz then went on to an OB/GYN residency at Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. In 1981 he came to the United States and completed his OB/GYN residency at Tulane University in New Orleans in 1985. In 1987, he completed a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Katz served as Assistant Professor and Director of In Vitro Fertilization at the University of Maryland from 1987 to 1992. Dr. Katz has been with GBMC Fertility since 1992 and became Director of the Center in 1997. Dr. Katz is currently Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland. He has served as the Director for the Baltimore - Washington Area Reproductive Endocrinologists (BWARE), an educational organization of specialists, between 1995 and 1997. He has published over 60 journal articles. Dr. Katz also serves as an ad hoc reviewer for Fertility and Sterility. Dr. Katz has consistently been named TOP DOC by Baltimore Magazine (2000, 2004 and 2005) and was recognized as being among the Best Doctors in America®. He has pioneered the use of the Robotic DaVinci laparoscope for tubal surgery, particularly for outpatient reversal of tubal ligations having performed the first of such procedures in a non-academic center in the Mid-Atlantic area in 2005. He is fluent in Spanish and Hebrew and understands German. (Make an appointment) |
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Ricardo A. Yazigi, M.D.
Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility, and with nearly twenty years of clinical experience, Dr. Yazigi received his medical degree from University of Chile, Magna Cum Laude in 1978. He had his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sotero del Rio Hospital, Chile and at State University of New York at Nassau County Medical Center, NY. He pursued a Research Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, CT. and a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Yazigi was Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Temple University School of Medicine, PA from 1991 to 1996 and joined the GBMC Fertility Center, Baltimore, MD in 1997. He is currently Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Yazigi has published numerous scientific papers and has lectured both in the country and abroad. He is the recipient of Research Awards both in the United States and overseas and is member of national and foreign Medical Specialty Societies. Dr. Yazigi serves as ad-hoc reviewer for the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility and Sterility, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Journal of Pelvic Surgery. He is trained in Robotic Surgery (DaVinci laparoscopy), the state-of-the-art technique for outpatient reversal of tubal ligation and other fertility surgical procedures. Languages: English, Spanish. (Make an appointment) |
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Wende Allen, PAC
In 2004, Ms. Wende Allen joined the staff at GBMC Fertility Center as a Physician Assistant. She will continue in this role as the Center transitions into Shady Grove Fertility Centers at GBMC in 2007. She works closely with the physicians in all aspects of the evaluation and management of our patients, and will continue as Clinical Coordinator for this Center’s Egg Donor and Surrogacy program.
She brings more than 15 years of experience as a Physician Assistant specializing in infertility and advanced gynecologic care. Ms. Allen completed her undergraduate studies in Behavior Science at York College of Pennsylvania in 1990. She then received her degree as a Physician Assistant in 1992, graduating with highest honors from Essex College in Baltimore, MD. She maintains Board Certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and is an Affiliate with both the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants, and the Association of Physician Assistants in OB/GYN.
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IVF and PGD
Laboratories
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Michael J. Tucker, PhD
Director, IVF and Embryology
Laboratories
Dr. Tucker received his undergraduate degree in Zoology and Physiology from
the University of London and his doctorate in Reproductive Physiology from
the University of Birmingham in the UK. He has worked in the field of
reproductive medicine/embryology for over sixteen years. Prior to joining
our practice as the Director of Andrology and IVF Laboratories in 1997, Dr.
Tucker spent nine years establishing a track record of exceptional pregnancy
rates for IVF and other assisted technologies as the Scientific Director for
a leading fertility program in Atlanta. Dr. Tucker has received world-wide
recognition for his pioneering work in the IVF technologies that have helped
to revolutionize the treatment of infertility. In 1992, he helped to advance
the ICSI technique and was responsible for the first “ICSI baby”
born in the US. In 1997, he led the team that was successful in achieving the
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Dr. William G. Kearns
Director, Shady Grove Center for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Dr. Kearns earned his doctorate at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed his fellowship training in medical genetics at the renowned McKusick-Nathan's Institute for Genetic Medicine of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Upon completion of his fellowship training, Dr. Kearns joined the faculty at Hopkins and established their first laboratory of molecular cytogenetics. At Hopkins, Dr. Kearns collaborated with other investigators in the development of experimental strategies to detect genetic abnormalities in single cells. He also played a significant role in the development of gene therapy protocols for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and adenosine deaminase deficiency. Over the past six years Dr. Kearns also devised research protocols to detect genetic abnormalities in sperm of infertile males and preimplantation embryos. Dr. Kearns' laboratory was the first to report a high frequency of aneuploid sperm in men with male factor infertility. He has become one of the real experts and innovators in the field of preimplantation genetics worldwide. Dr. Kearns is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics, the European Society of Human Genetics, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Dr. Kearns has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals and has applied for and received grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and numerous other funding agencies. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Kearns will also continue an active research program in conjunction with Shady Grove Fertility RSC.
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Research Staff
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Kevin S. Richter, PhD
Research Director
Dr. Richter earned his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and his doctorate in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. He has worked as a research scientist in the field of reproductive medicine for nearly ten years, working at the Fertility Center of Las Vegas for 5 years before joining our practice in 2003. Dr. Richter has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has received grants through the National Science Foundation and other agencies to fund his research. In addition to his research activities, he has been a university lecturer and laboratory instructor for subjects including human biology, ecology, environmental studies, and statistical analysis.
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Support Staff
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Psychological Support Services
Sharon N. Covington, MSW-LCSW-C
Mrs. Covington received her degree from the University of Maryland School
of Social Work and Community Planning. She is a Licensed Certified Social
Worker-Clinical in Maryland- and a board certified diplomate in Clinical
Social Work with over 20 years of clinical experience. Mrs. Covington is
a nationally recognized leader on the psychological aspects of reproductive
health problems. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Georgetown
University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in
Washington, D.C. Mrs. Covington is co-author and editor of “Infertility
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Nursing Staff
Our nursing staff plays a pivotal role in the ongoing care of our patients. They
are dedicated to guiding couples through each step of the diagnosis and treatment
processes. From basic testing to IVF, these specialty certified nurses provide
continuous comprehensive education, information, and support to patients
participating in our fertility program.
Patient Services
We understand that it is attention to detail, to the myriad of little things, that
will ensure a positive experience in our practice. Our Patient Services Program
was created to identify and exceed our patients needs and wants. The coordinators
of this program have extensive knowledge of fertility issues as well as an in depth
understanding of the nuances of the medical, emotional, and financial aspects of our
fertility programs. In addition to being a valuable resource, they actively seek your
input so that we can continually improve our service to you.
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