Shady Grove Fertility Opens Largest IVF Lab in US

From Courtney Flantzer Public Relations: Shady Grove Fertility’s continued growth prompted their expansion to a brand new state-of-the-art center and laboratory offering world-class fertility care to the Washington D.C. region. Shady Grove Fertility, the largest fertility center in the nation with more than 40,000 babies born, just opened a brand new, state-of-the-art center and laboratory in its headquarters location, Rockville, MD.

The new expansive space totals nearly 51,155 square feet across two floors, and is home to physician offices for patient consultations as well as dedicated endocrine and andrology laboratories for procedures such as intrauterine insemination (IUI), sperm preparation, and patient monitoring. The fifth floor space is home to a state-of-the-art embryology laboratory, which is the largest freestanding in vitro fertilization (IVF) lab in the United States. The 5th floor also includes a spacious ambulatory surgery center with 12 recovery bays, six embryo transfer rooms, and two operating rooms.

“The expansion of our Rockville, MD center and lab represents our rapid growth in the region and in the U.S. as a leading fertility practice, and furthers our commitment to provide best in class fertility care to our patients and the community,” says Chief Executive Officer of Shady Grove Fertility, Mark Segal.
The Rockville office laboratory is accredited by the Joint Commission and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) operating under the distinct leadership of nationally and internationally known Jim Graham, laboratories director, and Michael J. Tucker, BSc Comb Hons, Ph.D., FIBiol, HCLD, director of Shady Grove Fertility’s IVF and Embryology Laboratories.

The embryology laboratory is equipped with the very latest technology including anti-shake tables, special ventilation, and inverted microscopes to evaluate embryo growth, development, and quality. The highly skilled embryologists are specially trained to carefully handle patients’ sperm, eggs, and embryos and verify the identification of each specimen to ensure quality control and quality assurance, which is of utmost importance to our practice.

“The expansion of our new state-of-the-art clinical facility is attributed to the remarkable advancements we’ve made in our embryology lab and treatment protocols. Because we embody a culture of continuous innovation, we are always striving to stay at the cutting-edge of reproductive science to improve outcomes for patients and help more couples conceive,” says Graham.

In 2015, Shady Grove Fertility’s flagship Rockville, MD laboratory alone performed over 4,100 IVF and nearly 2,050 frozen embryo transfers (FET) treatment cycles—the highest number of IVF Program cycles ever performed at the practice in a single year. Shady Grove Fertility’s IVF Program accounts for nearly 40 percent of all treatment cycles performed at the center.

“One of the things that our patients have come to rely on throughout our 25 years of continuous care is truly personalized care, and understanding the unique needs, preferences, and circumstances of each individual. That’s why 96 percent of our patients tell us they would recommend Shady Grove Fertility to a friend or family member. This recommendation is something upon which we place high value given the sensitive nature of infertility,” says Dr. Robert Stillman of Shady Grove Fertility’s Rockville, MD location.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorated the grand opening of the center and laboratory earlier today to formally welcome patients and team members. To learn more about Shady Grove Fertility’s Rockville location visit here.

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