Hyo Lee, Ph.D., HCLD 

Board Certified Board Certified

  • IVF & Embryology Laboratories
Orlando Location Orlando, FL
Clear Lake Location Clear Lake, TX
Denver - Greenwood Village Location Denver - Greenwood Village, CO
Colorado Springs Location Colorado Springs, CO
Tampa - Westshore Location Tampa - Westshore, FL
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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

Hyo Lee, Ph.D., HCLD, is a High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director certified by the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB). Dr. Lee joined Shady Grove Fertility in 2015 and currently serves as the Lab Director for SGF Colorado (Denver & Colorado Springs), SGF Houston, SGF Tampa Bay, and SGF Orlando.

With a background in bioengineering, Dr. Lee earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at Johns Hopkins University through multidisciplinary research in oocyte mechanics, biophysics, and reproductive biology. Her doctoral work focused on the cytoskeletal regulation of cortical mechanics during mammalian egg maturation and fertilization, providing insights into cellular processes with potential implications for reproductive success. Her passion for combining engineering and reproductive biology naturally led her to a career in embryology and IVF, where she brings her expertise to helping patients build their families.

Outside the laboratory, Dr. Lee enjoys making (and eating) layered cakes, dabbling in piano, hiking in the mountains, and has recently become obsessed with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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Education

  • Doctorate: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology / Reproductive Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, in collaboration with Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology / Biophysics, School of Medicine.
  • Doctoral research: Cytoskeletal regulation of cortical mechanics in mammalian eggs
  • Master’s research: Cellular and molecular events of egg activation in conventional IVF and ICSI in mammals
  • High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD) – American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB)
  • Clinical Laboratory Director – Florida Department of Health
  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 
  • American Association of Bioanalysis 

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