Meet Our Team of Fertility Center Support Staff
The entire staff at the UC Center for Reproductive Health works closely together to create a patient-friendly environment which allows our physicians to provide the best care possible. Our goal is to provide outstanding patient care by focusing on the individual patient or couple when determining evaluation/treatment plans. We strive to make your experience with us productive, professional, and as comfortable as possible. Many couples have appreciated the closeness of our involvement and place great value on the caring relationships you will form with our staff. IVF Nurses Embryology Staff Medical Assistants Division Manager, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Administrative Coordinator Financial Coordinator Patient Services RepresentativeIVF Nurses
Coupled with the extensive clinical and research experience of our physicians, our IVF nurses provide patient care in a warm, compassionate, and individualized manner. Our nurses are responsible for guiding our patients through the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. Collectively, our four IVF nurses have close to 100 years of experience in helping IVF patients to achieve their dreams of having a child.- “My goal is to best serve our patients with answering all their questions and making them feel comfortable during the IVF process.”
- ~ Judy Eckert
- “I see my profession as a calling, not just a job.”
- ~ Brenda Huber
- ~ Kris Jannek
Embryology Staff
Our team of embryologists has over 60 years of combined experience. An embryologist is a scientist who concentrates on the development of embryos and performs additional testing and procedures of extracted egg(s) and sperm. Our embryology team is on the cutting edge of new technologies, offering semen analysis with strict morphology, sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), assisted hatching, blastocyst culture, preimplantation genetic diagnosis- screening (PGD- PGS) as well as embryo and sperm freezing and storage (cryopreservation).
Embryologist Staff
Medical Assistants
Our highly experienced medical assistants partner closely with our physicians to provide each patient/couple with personalized care. Each of our medical assistants has been carefully selected based on their experience and exceptional patient care. They are focused on assisting patients and couples throughout their entire experience and are here to ease your mind in answering any questions or calls that you may have. They also assist with daily blood work, medication education and ordering and other routine checks requested by your physician.
“We enjoy being part of the patient experience from start to finish and building lifelong relationships with our patients.”~ Amy Backus, Damita Mason, Kathy Pohlman and Victoria West.
- ~ Amy Backus
- ~ Damita Mason
- ~ Kathy Pohlman
- ~ Victoria West
Division Manager Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Our Division Manager has over 20 years of medical management experience. She began working with the University of Cincinnati Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1998 and has been a member of the UC Center for Reproductive Health since 1999.
- “Along with the physicians, it is the goal of my staff and I to ensure that every patient has a quality experience. We pride ourselves in listening to our patients and providing excellent service.”
- ~ Angel Hall
Administrative Coordinator
- ~ Mandy Pack
Financial Coordinator
We understand that insurance coverage information and the cost of infertility treatment may be overwhelming. That is why we have dedicated a staff member to assist our patients and couples with financial counseling. Our financial counselor will help you understand your insurance coverage and explore all financial options associated with the cost of infertility treatment to the best cost solution possible.- “It is extremely rewarding and satisfying to enable and offer our patients affordable options to fertility treatments.”
- ~ Pennie Wiseman
Patient Services Representative
Upon contact with the UC Center for Reproductive Health, you will be greeted by our esteemed receptionist. Our receptionist is a valued member of our team and is here to help you schedule appointments, guide you and answer any questions that you may have.- “I am very fortunate to be part of this compassionate team who is dedicated to making the gift of life possible for so many families.”
- ~ Martina Eggleton
- “Watching the entire process unfold, from the first appointment to meeting the bundle of joy for the first time, inspires me and makes me believe that dreams do come true.”
- ~ Monica Ramsey Robb
