Patient Testimonial
Dr. Harris is incredible – after 1.5 years of TTC, my husband and I decided to explore fertility treatments. From the moment we met Dr. Harris, we knew we were in good hands. We felt heard, respected, and judgment-free.

I was so lucky to have Dr. Harris as my doctor and would recommend him to anyone looking for help with pregnancy. He felt like a friend. Always there when you needed him, honest, calm, and encouraging.

Dr. Harris is an excellent fertility specialist—professional, knowledgeable, and caring. He made me feel supported and confident throughout the process.

From the very first appointment Dr Griffith was compassionate, patient, and always took the time to explain every step of the process in a way that made us feel informed and supported. IVF can be overwhelming, but he never rushed our questions and made sure we truly understood our options.

Dr. Griffith was very attentive to our concerns and thorough when explaining our plan of care! Thank you.

Dr. Griffith is an honest, compassionate physician who truly puts his patients first. He is a true role model for what healthcare providers should strive to be.

Biography

Natalie A. Stewart, MSN, WHNP-BC, earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Excelsior College in Albany, New York, followed by a Master of Science in Nursing, (MSN) and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner certification from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.  

Prior to joining SGF, Natalie worked as a nurse practitioner in maternal-fetal medicine doing diabetes management and high-risk obstetrics. Most of her nursing career before she was a nurse practitioner was in inpatient women’s health. 

Since joining SGF in 2022, Natalie’s responsibilities include counseling patients on various fertility treatments, performing monitoring and baseline ultrasounds for fertility preservation and treatments, and completing intrauterine inseminations (IUI), endometrial biopsies, mock embryo transfers, and more.  

Natalie currently sees patients as a nurse practitioner at SGF’s Norfolk, Virginia, location. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and crafting.  

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 
  • Master of Science in Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 
  • Perform ultrasounds including baseline, monitoring, and obstetrical    
  • Perform intrauterine inseminations (IUI)   
  • Perform hysterosalpingograms (HSGs)   
  • Perform saline sonograms/mock embryo transfers (SIS/MET)   
  • Perform urgent care evaluations for pain and/or bleeding   
  • Perform gynecological procedures such as endometrial biopsies    
  • Perform physical exams    
  • Review lab results and assist in clinical decision making for patients   
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)  

Q&A

What I love about my job at SGF is that I get to focus on endocrinology and hormones, while also educating and empowering patients about how their bodies function, teaching what we’re looking for when we’re doing tests, why we’re using certain medications, and what’s happening in their bodies. In addition to this, there is a huge psychological component to our work. By the time people walk into our office, they’ve likely already been on an emotional roller coaster, no matter how long their fertility experience has been. It’s important to me to support our patients and their partners in the best way I can as they make their way through their journey with us, and that’s a different approach for each person. 

I love to garden and have quite a few plants in my office at work. I like to sew and knit, but over the years, these hobbies have turned into more of a textile collection and less of an active hobby. I need to develop a closet cleaning hobby! 
 

I happen to have two incredible moms, so I have experienced firsthand that there are many ways that people create families.