Over the past decade, the overwhelming majority of advances and innovations in assisted reproductive medicine have occurred at the level of the fertility laboratory. We are fortunate to have extraordinary scientists responsible for the stewardship of all our andrology and embryology services. Our laboratory team applies a precise and consistent approach to each case to ensure both safety and superior success rates.
Dr. Zhang is an American Board of Bioanalysis certified Technical Supervisor. She has 20 years of experience with in vitro fertilization, embryo development and micromanipulation. After obtaining her PhD from the Institute of Developmental Biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001, she received extensive post-doctoral research training in Developmental Biology at Pierre and Marie Curie University and with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University. She joined Prelude Fertility as a Biologist Technical Supervisor in 2015 after 8 years of work as a clinical embryologist at the Toronto Institute for Reproductive Medicine. Most recently, she joined Austin Fertility Laboratory in 2016 as the Laboratory Supervisor, transitioning to the role of Lab Director in 2018.
Mary graduated Magna Cum Laude with Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Major in Finance from Sam Houston State University in 2008. While perusing her degree she worked in the medical field as a medical coder and biller. Shortly after graduation Mary started her first position with a fertility practice. She has worked from the front desk, to back office, to management and was even a patient for a time. Mary currently serves a remote billing consultant for Austin Fertility Institute; she has worked for the practice in both managerial and consulting roles since 2017.
Cyndi previously served as a surgical technician for many years in both hospital and ambulatory surgery settings, most recently for more than a half decade with fertility patients at Austin Premier Surgery Center and Austin Fertility Institute. She has been a patient financial counselor for the last four years. Most recently, Cyndi completed her graduate coursework, obtaining a Masters in Accounting from the University of Alabama 2018.
Cyndi has lived in Texas for most of her life and is married with two daughters. Family and friends are very important to Cyndi and she loves to spend time with them. When she can, Cyndi loves to watch a good romantic comedy or curl up with a good book.
