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At Shady Grove Fertility, support is all around you. We realize this stuff isn’t easy and it often isn’t quick. It’s also something people should never feel like they’re facing alone. That’s why we are all about being there for our patients, in as many ways that we can.
MICHAEL J LEVY, M.D. – PROGRAMME DIRECTOR – UK
Dr. Michael Levy is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist and co-founder of Shady Grove Fertility. In 1993, Dr. Levy pioneered the revolutionary IVF Shared Risk 100% Refund Programme with the goal of helping more couples afford the treatment they needed by guaranteeing treatment success or their money back. In 2006, he tackled the challenge of making donor egg treatment more affordable to more people by creating the unique Shared Donor Programme reducing the cost treatment by 50% without compromising success rates and providing immediate access to donor eggs. In 2007, Dr. Levy started the International Donor Egg Programme at Shady Grove Fertility to provide a simple, streamlined and affordable option to patients outside the U.S. who required donor egg treatment. Since the programme began, over 150 patients have traveled from the UK to Shady Grove Fertility to help build their families.
GILBERT L MOTTLA, M.D. – PROGRAMME DIRECTOR – IRELAND
Dr. Gilbert Mottla is a board certified reproductive endocrinologist who has a special interest in the evaluation and care of couples utilising gestational surrogacy for medical reasons. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, where he was awarded the Dr. David Rothbaum distinction for superior academic achievement, along with compassion and understanding toward patients, in Obstretics and Gynecology. He completed his internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Mottla completed a 2 year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at 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 Georgetown University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
JOSEPH DOYLE, M.D. – PROGRAMME DIRECTOR – CANADA
Joseph Doyle, M.D., received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston. Dr. Doyle then completed a 3-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Massachusetts General Hospital. During his training, Dr. Doyle received several teaching and clinical excellence awards. His research efforts focused on oocyte cryopreservation; he presented numerous times at national and international meetings and has multiple publications. He also has a specific interest in healthcare delivery, which he developed through seminars in conjunction with Harvard Business School. Dr. Doyle is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, for which he has developed education modules and served as an ad hoc reviewer, and the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
MICHELE PURCELL, RN, MHA – DONOR PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
Michele Purcell is the director of the donor egg and gestational carrier programme at Shady Grove Fertility. As the director of the largest and most experienced donor egg and gestational carrier programme in the U.S., Michele is responsible for overseeing the many aspects of a programme that does over 1,000 donor egg and gestational carrier cycles per year. In addition to the very successful U.S. programme, Michele has played a pivotal role in the development of the international programme and co-management arrangement with international fertility programmes. She received her nursing degree from The Catholic University of America, and has worked with Shady Grove Fertility Center’s Donor Egg Team for 15 years.
KARINA REYES – OUT OF STATE AND INTERNATIONAL PATIENT LIAISON
Karina Reyes serves as SGF’s Out of State and International Patient Liaison, proudly supporting patients traveling to SGF for fertility care. Karina joined the team in January 2012 and is known for her empathy and eagerness to help patients on their path to parenthood. Every year, hundreds of patients from across the United States and beyond travel to SGF for infertility treatment options, and Karina is focused on supporting them with convenient and compassionate care. Karina is also bilingual and can speak Spanish.
NIAMH MULHALL – IRISH PATIENT LIAISON
At the age of 36, Niamh Mulhall started trying for her first child. After failed rounds of IVF, she was told to move onto donor egg treatment. “For me it was a time of loss and grief. I knew no one in a similar situation and felt alone.” Niamh became the Irish Patient Liaison to offer hope to people on their infertility road, as she knows how tough the journey can be.
She tried two cycles of donor egg in Spain and two rounds in Greece, transferring a total of 18 embryos and was still childless. Five years had passed in a haze of disappointments.
Niamh then learned of the collaboration between Shady Grove Fertility and Cork Fertility Centre and decided to travel to America for donor egg treatment, especially for the Shared Risk 100% Refund Programme and locally recruited, pre-screened donor database.
“On our first visit to Shady Grove Fertility in Washington D.C., we were struck by their “can do” positive attitude. In October 2012, our lives became complete with the birth of our darling Cillian who I am proud to call my son and to hear him call me mom. Shady Grove Fertility gave him and our family life. The bond, the love, and the connection couldn’t be any stronger.”
GAIL FELPERIN, RN – DONOR EGG/GESTATIONAL CARRIER COORDINATOR
Gail Felperin has been with Shady Grove Fertility since 1997. Working as an IVF nurse for Dr. Michael Levy’s autologous patients for several years then transitioning to the donor team in 2001. When Dr. Levy launched the International Donor Egg Program in 2007, Gail was the first nurse helping to provide support and development to the International program. Working together with the nursing teams of our co-management centers, Gail created a streamlined program to help facilitate the patient’s journey. For her, the unique and often best part of working with the international patients is the 1:1 nursing that Shady Grove Fertility provides. Patients are assigned one nurse from the start of their journey, her nurse guides and works solely with them the entire way until they reach their goal.
DORIS THOMAS, RN – DONOR EGG NURSE
Doris Thomas was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is married with two adult children and a grandchild. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Barnard College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She is also a certified Faith Community Nurse. She began her career at Shady Grove Fertility Center in the Fall on 2002. During her tenure at Shady Grove she has taken course work through the American Society of Reproductive Medicine to document her knowledge of her nursing specialty. Her talent lies in her ability to both educate and reassure her patients as they cycle. She understands that a fertility nurse is the bond between the science and the patient.
LESLY POLANCO – CLINICAL COORDINATOR
Lesly Polanco is a clinical coordinator with the donor team at Shady Grove Fertility with five years of experience guiding families through the donor egg process and ten years with Shady Grove Fertility, initially working in our Ambulatory Care Center. She has been able to see the growth of the practice throughout the years and its many changes. Lesly is extremely proud of our UK programme and what we are able to offer to patients abroad. She says that some patients are not just her patients but have become part of her family.
AMY ALDRICH – DONOR EGG FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
Amy Aldrich is a financial team leader with the donor team at Shady Grove Fertility with 11 years of experience guiding families through the financial process of their donor egg treatment. Over the past few years she has seen the commitment to excellence Shady Grove Fertility’s UK Donor Egg Programme strives to bring to each patient. Everyone from the doctors and nurses, to sonographers, and financial team are focused on making each patient’s visit to our clinic an educational and goal fulfilling experience. She is very proud to be a small part of making family dreams come true.
DARLENE SINE – FINANCIAL COUNSELOR
Darlene Sine has been with Shady Grove Fertility since June 1997. She begin as a Financial Services Coordinator helping autologous patients with understanding Insurance coverage and the Shady Grove Fertility Programmes. In October 2013 she transitioned to the Donor Egg and Gestational Carrier Financial Team. In this position, she has been able to use her previous knowledge to assist new and transitioning patients to the Donor Egg and/ or Gestational Carrier Programmes.
JAZMINE LARACUENTE – FINANCIAL COUNSELOR
Jazmin Laracuente has been with Shady Grove since October 2015, and is one of our Donor Egg/GC financial counselors. She assists patients with understanding what financial options are available to them. During a patient’s visit she is able to give them face to face time and discuss how the programs work in detail. She is also able to answer any questions or concerns patients may have regarding the financials at that time. This is a great opportunity to build a relationship with patients as their financial counselor, and follow them through their journey.