The clinical team at Texas Fertility Center is
comprised of dedicated staff who strive to ensure
that patients receive high quality care delivered in
a compassionate and professional manner. We
understand that the journey to fertility is
stressful. The testing and procedures that are
ordered can add to this stress. We feel that
patients who are well informed about their care have
reduced stress and can best cope with the emotional
highs and lows of infertility.
Our clinical team works closely with the
patient’s physician to develop a personalized
treatment plan designed specifically for each
patient. The team provides educational materials,
instructions about testing, as well as training
classes for injectable medication administration.
Our clinical team is made up of Clinical Nurses,
IVF Nurses, Third Party Reproduction staff, Medical Assistants, a Sonographer and a Research
Coordinator.
Director of Clinical Operations: Kathy
Reynolds LVN (512) 451-0149, ext. 7431
kathy@txfertility.com
Kathy has been a nurse for over 30 years. The
last 25 years have been spent in Women’s Health.
Kathy has been at Texas Fertility Center since 2002.
She enjoys travelling and spending time with her
family. A native of Arkansas, she has lived in Texas
since 1976 and in Austin since 1985. Her loyalties
are divided since she is both a Razorback and
Longhorn football fan!
Clinical Nurses
Our clinical nurses are responsible for
scheduling new patient appointments, phone triage of
patients, patient education, and assisting with
clinical procedures. Each patient is assigned a
clinical nurse who acts as a liaison between the
patient and the physician.
Kellye graduated from the University of Texas at
Austin with a BSN in Nursing. She has been a nurse
for 4 years and has experience in neonatal intensive
care nursing and infertility nursing. Currently, she
is pursuing her masters in nursing with a family
nurse practitioner certification through Texas Tech
Health Sciences Center. Kellye loves working at
Texas Fertility Center and values the relationships
she has built with her patients. She is a diehard
Longhorn fan and is “mommy” to two dogs.
Gaile graduated in May 2009 with her BSN from
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing in
the Texas Medical Center. She is a native of
Houston, Texas and relocated to enjoy all that
Austin has to offer and to join the wonderful staff
at Texas Fertility Center. Her free time is spent
volunteering, practicing yoga, cooking and eating
food!
Erin graduated in December 2010 with her BSN from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. She relocated to Austin, Texas immediately following her graduation and has started her nursing career at Texas Fertility Center. Erin enjoys the wonderful Austin weather and loves to run, bike, read, and spend time with family and friend.
IVF Cycle Coordinators
Our IVF nurses are responsible for coordinating
IVF cycles. The IVF nurses work closely with the
physicians to develop IVF plans individually
tailored for each patient. The IVF nurses meet with
patients undergoing an IVF cycle to discuss the
cycle in detail as well as to give injection
instructions. The IVF nurses also work closely with
the embryology lab at Austin IVF to schedule IVF
procedures. Each patient is assigned an IVF nurse
during the IVF cycle. After the patient completes
her IVF cycle and has a pregnancy test, she will be
transferred back to her clinical nurse.
Pam graduated from Kilgore College with an
Associate's Degree in Arts in 1978, where she also
danced with the Kilgore Rangerettes. She continued
her studies at UT Austin and graduated with a BA in
psychology in 1981 and a Bachelor's Degree in
Nursing in 1983. She has been a practicing RN for 25
years and worked in psychiatry and oncology before
spending the last several years in IVF. She also has
personal experience with the infertility/IVF
process. Pam looks forward to working with you in
her position as weekend call nurse.
Jamie is a graduate of the University of
Oklahoma. Previously she worked as an ICU nurse at
North Austin Medical Center. Jamie has been at Texas
Fertility Center since 2006 and is currently an IVF
nurse. Jamie says she “loves helping people achieve
their dreams of having a child”. She is a happily
married mother of 3: infant twin girls and a toddler
son. Jamie was born in Philadelphia and moved to the
great state of Texas in 1995.
Third Party Reproduction Nurses
The third party reproduction staff work with egg
donors, gestational carriers, and intended parents
who are using an egg donor or a gestational carrier.
They synchronize and manage the cycles between the
intended parent and the egg donors to ensure the
intended parent’s uterus is ready when the eggs are
retrieved from the donor. They also work with
intended parents and gestational carriers to
synchronize the cycles in the same manner as the
cycles between intended parents using egg donors by
making sure the gestational carrier’s uterus is
ready for an embryo transfer. As well, the team
works closely with the embryologists at Austin IVF
by making sure the embryo lab has all of the
paperwork required to match the egg donor to the
intended parent.
The third party reproduction staff is also
responsible for interviewing potential egg donors
for the TFC donor pool and assisting intended
parents with choosing an egg donor. The team is
responsible for making sure the FDA regulations and
American Society of Reproductive Medicine guidelines
are followed and that all FDA testing is completed
within the timeframe mandated by the FDA.
Leanne is originally from Michigan but has lived
in the Austin area since 1982. She received her RN
degree in 1980. Leanne worked as an LVN for 4 years
prior to becoming an RN. Her areas of interest have
always been women’s health and perinatal medicine.
Billie has been with Texas Fertility Center since
2005 where she started as a medical assistant.
Shortly after coming to TFC, she became a member of
our donor department and is currently one of our
Donor Coordinator Nurses. Billie graduated from
Austin Community College in 2009 with academic
excellence. Billie enjoys spending time with her
family.
A recent graduate of Austin Community College, Jennifer has been with Texas Fertility Center since 2005 where she started as a medical assistant and is now one of our Donor/Recipient Nurses. Jennifer is a native Austinite and enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends.
Sonography
Our sonography service allows patients to
schedule sonograms early in the mornings when the
physicians are in surgery or performing IVF
procedures. The patient’s physician reviews the
sonogram and gives orders based on the findings.
Cindy
Cindy graduated from Texas Eastern School of
Nursing in 1981 with a Diploma of Nursing. She
graduated from The University of Arlington in 1984
with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. After
graduation from nursing school, Cindy worked as a
Labor and Delivery nurse for seven years. In 1988,
she began her career in OB ultrasound. She obtained
her certification as a registered diagnostic medical
sonographer in 1989. She has worked as a sonographer
since 1989.
Medical Assistants
The medical assistants assist the physicians in
the rooms during exams and procedures. They are also
responsible for scheduling follow-up appointments,
instructing patients on recommended testing and
procedures, handing out patient education materials,
giving injections, and calling patients with
medication orders. During injection lesson classes,
the medical assistants instruct patients on how to
use the injectable medications and how to give the
injections they will require during their cycles.
