Shayne M. Plosker, M.D., is the Medical Director of Shady Grove Fertility Tampa Bay and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Collaborative Faculty at the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, where he also completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Following residency, he completed his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Plosker has published numerous peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, book chapters, and review articles in many leading scientific journals, and has been invited to present and consult nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of multiple scientific and teaching awards as well as awards for exemplary patient care, such as the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Star Award, News and World Report Top 10% of Doctors Nationwide, Best Doctors in America in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Tampa Magazine’s Top Infertility Physicians as chosen by his physician peers since 2017. Prior to joining Shady Grove Fertility of Tampa Bay, Dr. Plosker was full-time faculty at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. While at USF, he served as Division Director of USF IVF and Reproductive Endocrinology, and Medical Director of IVF at Tampa General Hospital from 2006-2019. Dr. Plosker is an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, and the Florida Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. His interests include assisted reproductive technologies, pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT), fertility preservation, and international infertility care. Dr. Plosker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Ectopic Pregnancy, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Endometrial Polyps, and Endoscopy.

Anthony Imudia, M.D., earned his medical degree from the Universidad Latina De Panama before completing his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. He then completed a 3-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, where he also served as an instructor in obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. Dr. Imudia joined USF Morsani College of Medicine in 2013. He served as the Director, USF-IVF Clinical Operations from 2015-2017; and is currently the Division Director and Fellowship Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, USF Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Imudia has earned many teaching and research awards, produced numerous peer-reviewed publications, and has given international and national presentations in the field of infertility and reproductive endocrinology, IVF, egg freezing and egg donation. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Dr. Imudia is seeing patients at SGF Tampa Bay’s Wesley Chapel and Westshore locations. Dr. Imudia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Adenomyosis, Uterine Fibroids, Hysterectomy, and Endoscopy.

Rachel Sprague, M.D., earned her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. It was during this time that her interest in reproductive medicine came to light when she was exposed to the concept of in vitro fertilization and the intricacies of early pregnancy. The interest intensified throughout her clinical rotations where she experienced first-hand the bond between patients and their physicians. She pursued her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she served as Residency Class Lieutenant and earned the Fund for Excellence in Research Award. Dr. Sprague then traveled to Florida to complete her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. Exemplifying Dr. Sprague’s passion for research are her contributions to research abstracts presented at medical conferences nationwide on topics including the environmental effects on a person’s ovarian reserve, preimplantation genetic testing, and endometriosis. Additionally, Dr. Sprague contributed a book chapter on in vitro fertilization in the Encyclopedia of Reproduction, Second Edition. Dr. Sprague is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society. Dr. Sprague provides fertility care for patients at SGF Tampa Bay’s St. Petersburg office. In her free time, she enjoys exploring, singing, and dancing with her husband, two children, and bulldog, Hank. Dr. Sprague is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Infertility, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, Endometriosis, and Asherman Syndrome.

Christopher Dixon is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Dixon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, and ABO Incompatibility. Dr. Dixon is currently accepting new patients.

Celso Silva, M.D., M.S., is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University School of Medicine/Women and Infants Hospital, and subspecialty fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Silva completed post-graduate research training in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Brown University and a Master Science Degree in Translational Research at the University of South Florida. Dr. Silva has published several peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, book chapters, and review articles in many leading scientific journals, and has been invited to present at national and international meetings. He is the recipient of multiple scientific and teaching awards, and is an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Society for Reproductive Surgeons. His interests include assisted reproductive technologies, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the impact of aging on infertility, and fertility preservation. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Silva joined Shady Grove Fertility in January 2018. Dr. Silva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Endometrial Polyps, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, and Asherman Syndrome.

Dr. Perni is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Institute. Her clinical interests include prenatal diagnosis, maternal medical complications and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. She joined the hospital staff in 2024. She sees patients at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Center for Women and Families, HCA Florida Hospital Brandon and MCR Health in Bradenton. She was previously vice director and section chief of obstetrics in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hillcrest Hospital, assistant professor of OB/GYN and reproductive biology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and assistant program director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Women’s Health Institute. Dr. Perni earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at MCP/Hahnemann University Hospitals (now Drexel University) in Philadelphia. She completed the Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program at Weill-Cornell/New York Hospital in Queens, New York, followed by a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor. She then completed the T32 Research Training Program at University of Michigan Health Systems. She also earned her Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Perni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Premature Infant, Placenta Previa, and Polyhydramnios.

Pamela Padilla is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Parkland, Florida. Dr. Padilla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Uterine Fibroids, Endometriosis, Angiomyoma, Hysterectomy, and Intrauterine Device Insertion.

Ameigh Worley is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist and an Adolescent Medicine provider in Winter Park, Florida. Dr. Worley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Asherman Syndrome, Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods, Amenorrhea, Vaginal Cysts, and Hysterectomy. Dr. Worley is currently accepting new patients.

Rafael Cabrera is a Reproductive Medicine provider in Melbourne, Florida. Dr. Cabrera is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Tubal Disease, Infertility, Premature Ovarian Failure, and Painful Menstrual Periods. Dr. Cabrera is currently accepting new patients.

Kevin Winslow is a Reproductive Medicine provider in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Winslow is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Mullerian Aplasia, Infertility, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, and Asherman Syndrome. Dr. Winslow is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Sanchez is a Reproductive Medicine specialist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Sanchez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome, and Asherman Syndrome. Dr. Sanchez is currently accepting new patients.

Yissa Fonticiella is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Fonticiella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Endometrial Polyps, Infertility, Hysterectomy, and Oophorectomy. Dr. Fonticiella is currently accepting new patients.

Teresa Erb is a Reproductive Medicine provider in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Erb is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Infertility, Mullerian Aplasia, Asherman Syndrome, and Ovarian Cysts. Dr. Erb is currently accepting new patients.

Ian Waldman is a Reproductive Medicine provider in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Waldman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Asherman Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and Mullerian Aplasia. Dr. Waldman is currently accepting new patients.

Luis R. Hoyos, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., joined IVF Florida Reproductive Associates in 2021. He is double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Hoyos is originally from Colombia, where he completed medical school, and moved to the United States to complete his Obstetrics & Gynecology residency at Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI., where he was the Academic Chief Resident and received multiple accolades including, Recognition of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Residency Excellence in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Excellence in Academic Achievement for four consecutive years. He then completed his three-year subspecialty fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Hoyos is one of the select few Reproductive Medicine Physicians in the country who has been named a Clinical Reproductive Scientist Research Training (CREST) Scholar by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Clinical Research Training Program at Duke University and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. An accomplished researcher, Dr. Hoyos has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and has presented at national and international meetings. He is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, where he has served as a guideline committee member, oral abstract session moderator and currently serves as one of the interactive associates and as a reviewer for the most important journal in the field of reproductive medicine, Fertility and Sterility. Dr. Hoyos is fluent in English and Spanish and is known to provide compassionate, individualized care to each patient seeking to grow their family. Dr. Hoyos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Painful Menstrual Periods, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Ovarian Overproduction of Androgens, and Hirsutism in Women.

George Patounakis is a Reproductive Medicine specialist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Davenport, Florida. Dr. Patounakis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Tubal Disease, and Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome. Dr. Patounakis is currently accepting new patients.

Vanessa N. Weitzman, M.D., is subspecialty certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, joined IVF Florida Reproductive Associates in October 2008 after completing her subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Advanced Reproductive Sciences in Farmington, Connecticut. Dr. Weitzman received her medical degree from Boston University, School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Weitzman is a native Floridian, and grew up in South Florida. She has experience in the treatment of infertility through in vitro fertilization, assessing and treating patients with diminished ovarian reserve and utilizing the latest advanced techniques in laparoscopic surgery. She is also interested in the preservation of future fertility and oocyte cryopreservation for patients with breast cancer. Dr. Weitzman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Ovarian Overproduction of Androgens, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Infertility, and Sertoli Cell-Only Syndrome.

Kari Sproul von Goeben, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., joined IVF FLORIDA in 2023. She is board-certified in Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility. Dr. von Goeben (pronounced “von Gerben”) graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience. She went to medical school at Temple University, where she graduated in 2002. From there, she continued to complete her residency at the University of California-Los Angeles and her Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellowship at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai. Dr. von Goeben received many awards for her expertise and patient care including selection to Jacksonville Magazine’s Top Doctors in 2021 and Super Doctors of Southern California Rising Stars for three consecutive years. She has also authored and presented on topics specific to the field of reproductive endocrinology and is a well-regarded educator. She is an active member of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Sproul is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Infertility, Ovarian Overproduction of Androgens, Tubal Disease, and Asherman Syndrome.

Sharon Jaffe is a Reproductive Medicine provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Jaffe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Ovarian Overproduction of Androgens, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Painful Menstrual Periods, and Infertility. Dr. Jaffe is currently accepting new patients.

Daniel R. Christie, M.D., is subspecialty certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, joined IVF FLORIDA Reproductive Associates in March 2010 to treat patients in our Miami and Pembroke Pines offices. He completed his subspecialty fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in June 2008. Dr. Christie received his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completed his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. While there, he received the Berlex Laboratories' Teaching Resident Award and the Golden Apple Teaching Award. Dr. Christie was born in Kansas City, MO, but lived most of his childhood in Kentucky. He and his wife moved to South Florida in 2008 and live in Pembroke Pines. Dr. Christie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Asherman Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Infertility, Painful Menstrual Periods, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and Endometriosis.