The People of AFS: Embryologists
Fertility Physicians
Other Specialists
- Manuel Alvarez, MD (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
- Harry Fisch, MD (Urologist)
- Jane Rosenthal, MD (Psychiatrist)
Embryologists
- Cynthia Gatzen, TS, MT (Embryologist)
- Mike Levanduski, MS (Embryologist)
Clinical Team
- Angela Smith, MA, EDD (Nurse Practitioner)
Cynthia Gatzen, T.S., M.T.
brings a decade of experience as an embryologist and medical technologist to her role as Senior Embryologist at AFS. In that capacity Cynthia applies the highest possible standards to our assisted reproductive technologies, including embryo assessments and andrology, cryopreservation, and micromanipulation procedures.
Cynthia is deeply involved in AFS's Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Program and is passionate about advancing the field of ART. She is presently conducting research into cutting-edge ART drug protocols and other methods for raising ART success rates as she pursues her Master of Science degree in Clinical Embryology from the University of Leeds in England.
Ms. Gatzen is a member of the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the New York Metropolitan Embryology Society, and the New York Society of Reproductive Medicine. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 1994, her Medical Technologist certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology in 1995, and her Technical Supervisor certification from the American Board of Bioanalysis in 2003.