Our Experience

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Fertility Preservation through Oocyte Cryopreservation

The Fertility & IVF Center of Miami was founded in 1991. The Center has been in the forefront
of offering the latest successful options to infertile couples. In the past this has included intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), blastocyst embryo transfer, blastocyst embryo cryopreservation, donor eggs, and now egg freezing.

While many centers offer as a service, few have hands on experience with freezing, thawing
and subsequent transfer of embryos. Our experience has proven that our embryologists
and physicians have the knowledge, skills and competence to be successful.

This internationally renowned program was developed and is currently directed
by Michael H. Jacobs,M.D. and Fernando M. Akerman,M.D. We are committed to bringing
the latest and most successful oocyte cryopreservation to our patients.

Our Medical Team

Michael H. Jacobs, M.D.

Medical Director

Dr. Michael H. Jacobs is the Medical Director of the Fertility & IVF Center. He is a Diplomate Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, subspecialty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Dr. Jacobs completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City in 1983, and his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.

Dr. Jacobs worked in private practice in Berkeley, California and served as Associate Medical Director of the Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco, California, prior to establishing the Fertility & IVF Center of Miami, in 1991. Dr. Jacobs is member of numerous scientific societies such as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART).

www.drmichaeljacobs.com

Fernando M. Akerman, M.D.

Associate Medical Director

Dr. Fernando M. Akerman has been the Associate Director of the Fertility & IVF Center of Miami since 1999. He is a native of Argentina and is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1997, and his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Louisville, Kentucky in 1999. Before that he graduated with honors from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he also completed his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1992. Dr. Akerman completed an Intership in Pathology at Albert Einstein School of Medicine, New York.

Dr. Akerman is Board Certified in Ob/Gyn and is a Diplomate Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, subspecialty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Akerman is member of numerous scientific societies such as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI), the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART), the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG).

www.drfernandoakerman.com

Joelle E. Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Dr. Joelle E. Taylor has recently joined the Fertility & IVF Center of Miami.

Dr. Taylor completed her undergraduate studies at Daemen College in Buffalo, NY where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 2001. She obtained her medical degree at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2006. She was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholar award recipient and spent a year doing research at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) during her training.

Dr. Taylor completed a four year residency at Wake Forest University in 2010 (Winston-Salem, NC) in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She pursued fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia, the site of the first IVF baby in the United States.

She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and board eligible in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG).

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