Inside Reproductive Health Podcast

Academic clinics, independently-owned private clinics, network clinics. With a variety of options for a new REI to choose from, it’s hard to decide just which one is best. After working in almost every REI path, Dr. Samuel Brown decided to go out on a limb and start his own practice. Today, Brown Fertility is a flourishing independently-owned fertility clinic located throughout Florida. On this ep...

After her own experience with fertility testing, Afton Vechery set out to make the testing process easier for millions of women across the country looking for a better understanding of their reproductive health. From day one, Modern Fertility aimed to provide quality, peer-reviewed information to empower young women to have the knowledge they need to make more informed decisions about her fertilit...

Dr. Eric Forman currently serves as the Medical and Lab Director at Columbia University in New York City. After his fellowship and early years as an REI in a private practice, Dr. Forman took an opportunity to join one of the most well-known academic REI divisions in the country. On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin and Dr. Forman take a look at both the private practice and the...

Marjorie Dixon is the founder, CEO, and Medical Director of Anova Fertility and Reproductive Health in Toronto, Canada. After completing her training in the States and experiencing what the field was like in her home country of Canada, Dr. Dixon knew she wanted to start a new clinic that used the best technology, provided the best care, and increased access-to-care for the LGBTQI+ population, one...

Dr. Cindy Duke is the founder Physician, Medical Director, and Lab Director at Nevada Fertility Institute in Las Vegas. While finishing fellowship, Dr. Duke began to pursue a unique start to her career in fertility: a de novo clinic for a fertility network. Combining her passion for research and patient care, she was able to form her own clinic, all while remaining under the umbrella of a supporti...

As we head into a new (and hopefully better) year, we wanted to take a look back on all the wonderful, inspiring guests we had on Inside Reproductive Health throughout the year. We talked about affordable care, mentoring new staff in the clinic and the lab. We learned about independent clinics and how they thrive despite heavy network competition, networks and how they continue to provide personal...

Patient advocacy has always been an important part of the fertility field. With great organizations and lots of outspoken patients, patients are receiving more education outside of the clinic. But should physicians be involved in this sort of advocacy, too? Don’t they have enough on their plates? On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin spoke to Dr. Serena Chen of IRMS and Saint Barn...

Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is a single-physician practice owner, operating out of her clinic in the San Francisco Bay area. When she entered the field in 2008, she had one goal: reach every person who needs access to fertility care. To her, that doesn’t necessarily mean treating every patient, but it does mean putting out valuable information for patients to help them make informed decisions and, hopefu...

On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Dr. Matt Retzloff of Fertility Center of San Antonio. This time, they discuss how Fertility Bridge was able to help FCSA increase their new patient appointments, ramp up their referral network, and ultimately increase their retrievals after years of plateauing and even dropping. Mentioned in this Episode: 82- The Business Case for Fer...

The disposing of embryos has long been a controversial topic in the world of IVF. Clinics can’t afford to keep embryos around when patients have stopped paying their bills. But the ethical and legal implications keep embryo disposition from being a simple decision. Plus, patients aren’t really properly educated on what the limitations of cryopreservation are and clinics aren’t always fully prepare...

Venture Capital has been slowly making its way into the field over the last several years. But just what is it looking to improve? On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Dr. David Sable, a retired REI and current serial investor in biotechnology and other companies that aim to make the field more efficient and accessible by the patients we aim to treat. They discuss what i...

When COVID-19 entered the United States, it felt like a scramble to figure out what our next steps were as a field. Do operations continue to give patients the best chance of success? Or do the risks outweigh the benefits? Some clinics pivoted quickly, following the ASRM guidelines precisely. And some clinics panicked with feelings of apprehension of stopping treatment all together. On this episod...

On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Dr. John Crochet of the Center of Reproductive Medicine. CoRM is an independently-owned clinic based in Houston, Texas, one of the largest markets in the field. In recent years, PE-owned and PE-backed clinics have started to take over the city, making the independent clinic almost obsolete… or have they? Together, we discuss how the C...

On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Dr. Matt Retzloff, a Reproductive Endocrinologist from the independently-owned Fertility Center of San Antonio. Dr. Retzloff is board certified in both RE and OB/GYN and has a special interest in fertility-related surgery, focusing on minimally invasive surgeries. Dr. Retzloff is a firm believer that surgery for infertility-related is...

Despite busy schedules taking care of patients and often running clinics themselves, it’s not uncommon to see doctors getting involved in ventures outside of their clinic’s four walls. From investing in pharmacies to serving as medical directors for new ART companies to starting software companies, REIs can be found doing a lot. No matter what the venture is, there is always the potential for crea...

Reproductive endocrinologists and other professionals in our field all have the same main goal: helping people build their families. But we all know that treatment is expensive, and the resulting revenue is how clinic owners get paid. In some cases, treatments can involve ‘extra’ services, resulting in additional revenue, but it may not always mean a better chance of success for the patient. So ho...

As of August 2020, less than half of the states in America have some form of mandated insurance coverage for fertility treatments. Some require coverage for IVF, some cover preservation, but more than 30 states still have no requirement for covering fertility treatments in any form. But why? Is coverage really beneficial on the business side of the fertility field? On this episode of Inside Reprod...

Wall Street has been moving into healthcare for several years and it has been making its mark in the fertility field. Some practices have taken advantage of the influx of money in the field, but several haven’t. But several docs have some concerns, specifically when it comes to decision making. Do private equity firms or people who invest in fertility clinics and businesses really have the best pa...

Private equity, the growth of PGT, insurance negotiations, employer benefits, social media, IVF conversion rates, venture capital, marketing, partnership agreements, physician recruitment...and this is only half of what's happening in the field of reproductive medicine right now. This is Inside Reproductive Health, the media outlet of the business side of the fertility field.  Join us as we d...

August is here. Usually, it's the time for vacations and recharging. But not in 2020. It's a different time now and finding the balance between work and life is trickier than ever. On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Dr. Stephanie Gustin of Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine, PC in Omaha, Nebraska. Between seeing patients, running her independent practice with her partner, teach...

Choosing when to retire, or more simply, whether or not one should retire, is a difficult question. It takes lots of reflection, looking back on one’s journey throughout their professional life and whether or not they feel like they’ve left no stone unturned as their journey comes to an end. In the field of fertility, it can be even more difficult to make that decision. On this episode of Inside R...

Are you leading your employees? Or are you just managing them through every task? On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Rita Gruber, President of Gruber Group, LLC, a consulting firm helping people in the medical field become effective leaders in their organizations. She shares with us the change in business management practices over the years, how to empower your employe...

Can physicians be business people? It’s not a part of their medical training. And medical problem solving isn’t exactly like business problem solving. So is it even possible for successful physicians to be equally successful entrepreneurs? On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Dr. Francisco Arredondo, founder of RMA of Texas and author of his upcoming book, MedikalPreneur...

The academic fertility practice has forever played a crucial role in the fertility field. The pursuits by those in academia have led to deeper insights into genetics, the development of ICSI, and has helped shape most of ART as we know it today. But from the outside, the academic center appears to be full of bureaucracy and red tape, often translating into a lack of control for docs on t...

Social media marketing. Website content. Reputation management. Are these marketing channels really beneficial for fertility clinics? Will it really help you beat out the new competition in your market? Can’t you just rely on word-of-mouth referrals? On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Dr. Donald Young of Mid-Iowa Fertility, a two-doctor physician group outside of Des M...