Medical Team

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Patient Testimonial
We are so blessed to have found Shady Grove and Dr. Vitez, Hailey, and Bree and the rest of the Shady Grove staff.

Simply put, SGF helped my husband and I become parents to our son, and for that, we are forever grateful to the SGF crew. Thank you will never be enough, but THANK YOU SGF!

Loved my experience with SGF! They go above and beyond for their patients. I highly recommend them to all my friends and family members who may experience some sort of pregnancy infertility or complication because they felt like family when I finally got to announce a successful pregnancy.

With Dr. Mitchell, I felt like I actually had options and was an active participant in my treatment plan. One of the things that sets her apart is how communicative she is. She personally handled most of my appointments, and when she didn’t, she always made a point to call or send a message.

From the very first consultation, Dr. Mitchell made my husband and I feel at ease and reassured. Having a infertility diagnosis felt so scary and left us with so many questions about the future, but she helped ease our fears.

This has been far an experience for my family, and I however doctor Mitchell has been amazing and very straight forward from the very beginning. I’m so thankful for her and the wonderful staff that made me feel as family everytime I arrived there.

Biography

Amy Chang, MSN, FNP-BC, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from George Mason University. As a native to Boston, MA, Amy extended her education with a Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner from Simmons University in her hometown.

She has spent her entire nursing career thus far in women’s health. Amy kickstarted her career as an IVF Nurse Coordinator in Washington, D.C., where she managed patients through the fertility treatment cycle from counseling, to educating, and coordinating patient care. As part of the patient journey, she coordinated patient treatment plans including intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and ovulation induction (OI).

From there, Amy spent nearly a decade as a Staff Nurse in Labor, Delivery, & Recovery in Falls Church, VA. Amy joined SGF in May 2021, and the experience of helping families along their fertility journeys as a Nurse Practitioner after years helping women deliver babies is a special, full-circle experience for her.

Amy currently cares for patients as a Nurse Practitioner at SGF’s Fairfax office. She resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children where she enjoys cooking, crafting, and traveling with her family across all National Parks.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing: George Mason University  
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner: Simmons University  
  • Perform ultrasounds: baseline, monitoring, and obstetric 
  • Perform saline sonograpms/mock embryo transfers (SIS/MET)
  • Perform hysterosalpingograms (HSGs)
  • Perform intrauterine inseminations (IUIs)
  • Review lab results
  • Perform physical exams 
  • Perform urgent care evaluations and cousel patients for concerns 
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners 
  • American Nurses Association 
  • The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurs

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I’ve been in the women’s health field my entire nursing career, a large part of that spent in labor and delivery at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Being able to help women in their fertility journey as a Nurse Practitioner after years helping women deliver babies is special to me. It’s like I’ve come full circle.

I was born and raised in Boston, MA, so I’m a Boston sports fan by default! However, I’ve been residing in Northern Virginia for 15+ years with my husband and our three young kids. I love to cook, bake, read, craft, and take the kids hiking across all the National Parks.

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Patient Testimonial
We are so blessed to have found Shady Grove and Dr. Vitez, Hailey, and Bree and the rest of the Shady Grove staff.

Simply put, SGF helped my husband and I become parents to our son, and for that, we are forever grateful to the SGF crew. Thank you will never be enough, but THANK YOU SGF!

Loved my experience with SGF! They go above and beyond for their patients. I highly recommend them to all my friends and family members who may experience some sort of pregnancy infertility or complication because they felt like family when I finally got to announce a successful pregnancy.

With Dr. Mitchell, I felt like I actually had options and was an active participant in my treatment plan. One of the things that sets her apart is how communicative she is. She personally handled most of my appointments, and when she didn’t, she always made a point to call or send a message.

From the very first consultation, Dr. Mitchell made my husband and I feel at ease and reassured. Having a infertility diagnosis felt so scary and left us with so many questions about the future, but she helped ease our fears.

This has been far an experience for my family, and I however doctor Mitchell has been amazing and very straight forward from the very beginning. I’m so thankful for her and the wonderful staff that made me feel as family everytime I arrived there.

Biography

Adetutu Marioghae, RNC-MNN WHNP-BC, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from George Mason University. Shortly after earning her BSN, Adetutu became employed as a Registered Nurse with a focus in postpartum care at INOVA Health Systems.

It was during this time that Adetutu simultaneously advanced her studies by pursuing her Master of Science in Nursing, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University. Adetutu’s clinicals took her across the D.C. metro where her expansive duties ranged from performing gynecological exams, to preconception counseling, to assisting with family planning, and more.

Adetutu joined Shady Grove Fertility in 2019, where she performs intrauterine inseminations (IUIs), hysterosalpingograms (HSGs), endometrial biopsies, and transvaginal ultrasounds among other responsibilities. Her passion for women’s health runs deep. To help patients coping with infertility along their family-building journeys, Adetutu offers non-judgmental, emotional support.

In her free time, she enjoys going on long walks with her husband, spending time with her children, watching the ID channel, and singing.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing: George Mason University  
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner: Georgetown University  
  • Performing ultrasounds – baseline and routine monitoring  
  • Performing intrauterine inseminations (IUI)  
  • Performing saline sonograms/mock embryo transfers (SIS/MET) 
  • Perform hysterosalpingograms (HSG)  
  • Performing endometrial biopsies  
  • Reviewing labs results  
  • Counseling patients during routine screening and discussing next steps 
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners 
  • Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing 
  • The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses   

Q&A

I have always been interested in women’s health because women experience unique healthcare challenges. Infertility is a facet of those challenges and I hope to offer patients non-judgmental, emotional support. 

I love going on long walks with my husband, spending time with my children, watching the ID channel, and singing.  

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Patient Testimonial
We are so blessed to have found Shady Grove and Dr. Vitez, Hailey, and Bree and the rest of the Shady Grove staff.

Simply put, SGF helped my husband and I become parents to our son, and for that, we are forever grateful to the SGF crew. Thank you will never be enough, but THANK YOU SGF!

Loved my experience with SGF! They go above and beyond for their patients. I highly recommend them to all my friends and family members who may experience some sort of pregnancy infertility or complication because they felt like family when I finally got to announce a successful pregnancy.

With Dr. Mitchell, I felt like I actually had options and was an active participant in my treatment plan. One of the things that sets her apart is how communicative she is. She personally handled most of my appointments, and when she didn’t, she always made a point to call or send a message.

From the very first consultation, Dr. Mitchell made my husband and I feel at ease and reassured. Having a infertility diagnosis felt so scary and left us with so many questions about the future, but she helped ease our fears.

This has been far an experience for my family, and I however doctor Mitchell has been amazing and very straight forward from the very beginning. I’m so thankful for her and the wonderful staff that made me feel as family everytime I arrived there.

Biography

Rosalie (Rosie) Gunson, CRNP, earned her Bachelor’s degree in nursing from Johns Hopkins University in 2005. After working for 10 years as a labor and delivery nurse, travel nurse, and nurse at Shady Grove Fertility she went on to complete her Master’s degree as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2015. After completing her Master’s, Rosie worked as a Nurse Practitioner at Cornell’s Center for Reproductive Medicine in New York.

Rosie currently maintains board certification through the National Certification Corporation and is a licensed Nurse Practitioner in Maryland and Virginia.

Rosie is dedicated to caring for women over their lifespan. Areas of special interest include health and exercise in pregnancy and infertility. She is a certified yoga and prenatal yoga instructor.

Rosie lives with her husband and daughter and enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and cooking in her spare time.

Currently, Rosie is a Nurse Practitioner at Shady Grove Fertility working with physicians in the evaluation and management of patients out of Richmond’s Stony Point office.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Johns Hopkins University
  • Master of Science – Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program: University of Pennsylvania
  • Perform ultrasounds – baseline, monitoring, obstetric
  • Perform saline sonograpms/mock embryo transfers (SIS/MET)
  • Perform hysterosalpingograms (HSGs)
  • Perform intrauterine inseminations (IUIs)
  • Review lab results

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Q&A

I choose to work in reproductive medicine because I have always been interested in women’s health and after working labor and delivery for 10 years wanted to see the beginning of the process and help women trying to get pregnant.

My hobbies include cooking and travel.

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Patient Testimonial
We are so blessed to have found Shady Grove and Dr. Vitez, Hailey, and Bree and the rest of the Shady Grove staff.

Simply put, SGF helped my husband and I become parents to our son, and for that, we are forever grateful to the SGF crew. Thank you will never be enough, but THANK YOU SGF!

Loved my experience with SGF! They go above and beyond for their patients. I highly recommend them to all my friends and family members who may experience some sort of pregnancy infertility or complication because they felt like family when I finally got to announce a successful pregnancy.

With Dr. Mitchell, I felt like I actually had options and was an active participant in my treatment plan. One of the things that sets her apart is how communicative she is. She personally handled most of my appointments, and when she didn’t, she always made a point to call or send a message.

From the very first consultation, Dr. Mitchell made my husband and I feel at ease and reassured. Having a infertility diagnosis felt so scary and left us with so many questions about the future, but she helped ease our fears.

This has been far an experience for my family, and I however doctor Mitchell has been amazing and very straight forward from the very beginning. I’m so thankful for her and the wonderful staff that made me feel as family everytime I arrived there.

Biography

Gail Freeman, WHNP has spent most of her 30 plus years of nursing in Women’s Health. She received her Masters of Nursing (Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program) in 1989 from the Medical College of Virginia. Gail maintains Board Certification through the Virginia Board of Nursing and the National Certification Corporation.

Gail spent many years working as a nurse in Labor and Delivery at hospitals in Washington, D.C. Her own infertility changed her career path, and she has been working in the field of infertility for nearly 20 years. She joined Shady Grove Fertility in 2012 working as a Nurse Practitioner in the Virginia offices.

At Shady Grove Fertility, Gail works with the physicians in the evaluation and management of patients. She performs diagnostic procedures, treatment procedures, monitoring patients as well as calling patients with results.

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Education

  • Masters of Nursing- Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program: Medical College of Virginia
  • Performing ultrasounds – baseline, monitoring and obstetric
  • Performing intrauterine inseminations (IUI)
  • Performing saline sonograms/mock embryo transfers
  • Reviewing labs and outside medical records
  • Counseling patients with abnormal genetic screening results and next steps
  • Performing urgent care evaluations – such as bleeding or pain
  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine

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Q&A

I spent my early nursing career working in women’s health. While pursuing my master’s degree as a NP I worked in the fertility office where I had been a patient (a successful one). I found my new calling. I felt that I could bring a perspective to the job of a previous patient. I have never looked back on that decision.

Watching just about any sport on TV or in person, especially baseball, reading, needlepoint and traveling.

Probably nothing, since I’m a pretty open book.

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Patient Testimonial
One person who was there for me every visit, always positive, pleasant, and with a smile on her face was Elyse! I could not have made it through this year without her.

Biography

Elyse Whiting, CRNP, completed her undergraduate studies in Exercise Science from Florida State University in 2008 and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Thomas Jefferson University in 2009. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner from Thomas Jefferson University in 2013.

Elyse maintains her board certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. She is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Prior to joining SGF, Elyse has been working in the field of acute and primary care pediatric medicine.

Her years of experience and dedication to the fields of pediatric and women’s health care led her to her role at Shady Grove Fertility where she collaborates closely with SGF physicians in evaluating and providing care for patients in the York office.

Elyse currently resides in Lancaster with her husband and their two golden retrievers, Harper and Brody. She enjoys running, painting, and home renovations.

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Education

  • Masters in Nursing – Thomas Jefferson University
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Thomas Jefferson University
  • Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science – Florida State University
  • Fertility testing
  • Performs ultrasounds – baseline, monitoring, and obstetric
  • Performs intrauterine inseminations (IUI)
  • Performs saline sonograms/mock embryo transfers
  • Performs endometrial biopsies
  • Reviews labs and outside medical records
  • Screens and counsels potential egg donors
  • Counsels patients with abnormal genetic screening results and next steps
  • Performs urgent care evaluations
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

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Q&A

 I am constantly overwhelmed by the commitment of our entire team to our patients. From the minute you walk through the doors at Shady Grove Fertility, you are family. At SGF, we all share in our patients’ desire to achieve parenthood and we remain fully invested until we meet that goal. I love the fact that SGF can spark hope for our patients, whether it is their first opinion or they come to us with the burden of many years of infertility. Mostly, I’m proud of our patients. The strength and resilience they convey is empowering. It is a privilege to be a part of their journey and support them along the way. I am honored to be surrounded by such extraordinary people every day.

For patients that are struggling, I believe the first step is to listen. Every single patient has a different, and a lot of times difficult, history to discuss. My goal is to listen and support my patients, so that I can provide an individualized treatment plan to help them achieve their goal of taking home a baby.

I have had my own personal struggles with my health, which ultimately led me to the fields of medicine in which I’ve practiced and plan to spend my career.

Empathetic, compassionate, and driven.

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Patient Testimonial
We are so blessed to have found Shady Grove and Dr. Vitez, Hailey, and Bree and the rest of the Shady Grove staff.

Simply put, SGF helped my husband and I become parents to our son, and for that, we are forever grateful to the SGF crew. Thank you will never be enough, but THANK YOU SGF!

Loved my experience with SGF! They go above and beyond for their patients. I highly recommend them to all my friends and family members who may experience some sort of pregnancy infertility or complication because they felt like family when I finally got to announce a successful pregnancy.

With Dr. Mitchell, I felt like I actually had options and was an active participant in my treatment plan. One of the things that sets her apart is how communicative she is. She personally handled most of my appointments, and when she didn’t, she always made a point to call or send a message.

From the very first consultation, Dr. Mitchell made my husband and I feel at ease and reassured. Having a infertility diagnosis felt so scary and left us with so many questions about the future, but she helped ease our fears.

This has been far an experience for my family, and I however doctor Mitchell has been amazing and very straight forward from the very beginning. I’m so thankful for her and the wonderful staff that made me feel as family everytime I arrived there.

Biography

Amy Chang, MSN, FNP-BC, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from George Mason University. As a native to Boston, MA, Amy extended her education with a Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner from Simmons University in her hometown.

She has spent her entire nursing career thus far in women’s health. Amy kickstarted her career as an IVF Nurse Coordinator in Washington, D.C., where she managed patients through the fertility treatment cycle from counseling, to educating, and coordinating patient care. As part of the patient journey, she coordinated patient treatment plans including intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and ovulation induction (OI).

From there, Amy spent nearly a decade as a Staff Nurse in Labor, Delivery, & Recovery in Falls Church, VA. Amy joined SGF in May 2021, and the experience of helping families along their fertility journeys as a Nurse Practitioner after years helping women deliver babies is a special, full-circle experience for her.

Amy currently cares for patients as a Nurse Practitioner at SGF’s Fairfax office. She resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children where she enjoys cooking, crafting, and traveling with her family across all National Parks.

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Education

  • Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Midwifery Program: Georgetown University
  • Performing ultrasounds – baseline, monitoring, and obstetric
  • Performing saline sonograms/mock embryo transfers
  • Performing intrauterine inseminations (IUI)

Coming soon.

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