David B. Seifer, M.D. is the Co-Director of GENESIS and Scientific Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Seifer received his medical degree from the University of Illinois (Chicago) Medical School and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University Medical Center. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Yale University School of Medicine.

More recently, Dr. Seifer served as a tenured Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is currently Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Dr. Seifer is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology with sub-specialty certification in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and has served as a Board Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both General Obstetrics and Gynecology and the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Dr. Seifer has served as a member of the editorial board for the journals Fertility and Sterility and the Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery. He is also co-editor of the textbooks Clinical Reproductive Medicine, The Physiologic Basis of Gynecology, and Obstetrics, and Office Infertility: Practice and Procedures, all geared towards physician education.

He was a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration and has published extensively, with over 100 medical studies published in peer-reviewed journals. He serves as a member of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section for a four-year term. His continuing research, which had been funded by the NIH for ten years, has focused upon the biology of ovarian function, particularly on the biological basis of the aging ovary.

Dr. Seifer has been engaged in active clinical practice, including all aspects of in vitro fertilization, for almost 20 years. He has been identified by Good Housekeeping Magazine as one of the best physicians in the nation in the field of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He has been named by New York Magazine as one of the Best Doctors in the New York Metropolitan Area. The Castle Connolly Medical Guide has recognized Dr. Seifer as one of America's Top Doctors for the last 5 years. Click here for Dr. Seifer's Publications

Richard V. Grazi, M.D. is the founder of GENESIS and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Grazi received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from the SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine. Dr. Grazi completed his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the New York University Bellevue Hospital Medical Center. He finished his postdoctoral fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at the UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School.

Dr. Grazi is an Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive endocrinology.

A fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, Dr. Grazi has published and lectured extensively on clinical and ethical issues related to reproductive medicine. He has been named by New York Magazine as one of the Best Doctors in the New York Metropolitan Area. The Castle Connolly Medical Guide has recognized Dr. Grazi as one of America's Top Doctors. Click here for Dr. Grazi's Publications

Michael A. Lee, M.S. is the Scientific and Laboratory Director at GENESIS. He is board certified as an Embryology Laboratory Director and a Technical Supervisor of Andrology and Embryology by the American Board of Bioanalysis. Mr. Lee plays an active role in many professional organizations and has published extensively in numerous peer-reviewed basic science and clinical journals.

His particular area of interest is preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and he serves as a consultant in this area to other ART programs across the country. Prior to joining GENESIS, Mr. Lee served as Laboratory Director at The Cooper Institute for In Vitro Fertilization for four years, and then as ART Laboratory Director at the New England Clinic of Reproductive Medicine for eleven years.

He brings to our program a wealth of experience and a total commitment to providing our patients with the highest possible chances of success.

Kris Bevilacqua, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in the emotional issues that surround infertility, third party reproduction, and women's health. Always interested in theethical and political aspects of reproductive issues, she has performed and published clinical research about infertility in a variety ethnic groups and cultures.

Dr. Bevilacqua serves on the executive committee of the Mental Health Professional Group for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. In that capacity, she has been chairperson of the Abstract Committee, organized professional symposia, and presented original research at the ASRM annual meetings.

Jill Jabbour is the donor egg coordinator at Genesis. She has studied health care management at NYU, and has worked in the field of third party reproduction since 2001. Prior to joining the Genesis team, Jill served as coordinator of one of the largest donor egg programs in New York City.

Jill’s approach to egg donation incorporates both the clinical and the emotional aspects of the process. She makes every effort to support both the donor and recipient. This allows the donation process to be as comfortable as possible so that all may take part in the joy of starting a family and fulfilling someone’s dream. Donors are carefully selected from a pool of applicants which, through her contacts in the donor community, Jill keeps at a steady level. The result is that the Genesis program usually has donors immediately available for most of our patients. With the physicians at Genesis, Jill is careful to follow the strict procedural guidelines of the FDA, ensuring not only compliance with the most diligent screening practices possible, but also patient safety. She also assists women who wish to explore other fertility options, such as egg freezing either as a donor or as a recipient and gestational surrogacy.

Katherine Mah, M.S. is the genetic counselor at GENESIS. She studied biology at the University of Chicago, where she received her undergraduate degree, and at the University of Michigan, where she received her master's degree. Katherine also received a master's degree in human genetics at Sarah Lawrence College and is a board certified genetic counselor.

Before joining GENESIS, Katherine worked as a genetic counselor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and The Rockefeller University in Manhattan.