Our Laboratory Team
Coastal Fertility Laboratory Staff
Our central mission at Coastal Fertility Specialists is to help couples reach their reproductive goals through excellent reproductive endocrinology care in a compassionate and nurturing environment. In addition, we are proud to report our pregnancy rates are in the top 10% nationwide. Fulfilling our mission requires a high performing clinical laboratory team who communicates frequently to individualize patient care and address the unique aspect of assisted reproductive technologies.
For those reasons, Coastal Fertility Specialists has a fully accredited embryology laboratory and has recruited some of the best laboratory specialists in the country to create a team built around the core principle of developing and maintaining a “cutting- edge” embryology, endocrinology and andrology laboratory. The team is lead by our onsite, high complexity laboratory director, Dr. Jeff Gray, PhD, HCLD.
Coastal Fertility Specialists has chosen and passed the highest standards in laboratory accreditation. We are members of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) and are fully accredited as a high complexity laboratory from the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), the College of American Pathologists (CAP), The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF). We comply with all local, state and federal guidelines.
Clinical Team
Coastal Fertility Specialists has a group of experienced registered nurses to coordinate and help the physicians monitor your progress every step of the way. Let our nurses know how we can best help you get through your infertility treatments and the challenges of IVF with peace of mind.
Administrative Team
At Coastal Fertility Specialists, our administrative staff provides the support you need when scheduling your infertility appointments and paying for fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF). Our goal is to provide the most affordable and successful infertility diagnosis and treatment options in the Charleston area. Ask our administrative team about infertility insurance, IVF financing, and other important topics.
Physicians
Dr. Schnorr, Dr. Slowey, Dr. Cook, Dr. McLaughlin, Dr. Riestenberg and Dr. Peterson meet with the medical team daily to review the day’s patient ultrasound, laboratory and semen analysis results to make individualized patient care decisions. Their high pregnancy rates are due to their emphasis in individualized ovarian stimulation protocols based upon patient age, infertility diagnosis, ovarian reserve testing, and prior treatments.