In Vitro Fertilization Program

The in vitro fertilization program at Rush-Copley Medical Center recently received high accreditation scores setting it apart as a state-of-the-art facility. The program is registered by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (SART). SART has rigorous standards for membership and sets the standards for the practice of IVF.

Committed to providing first class, high quality service, its reproductive technology team is lead by Richard Rawlins, PhD, HCLD. Serving as director of the assisted reproduction laboratory, Dr. Rawlins is a board certified embryologist who specializes in reproductive physiology and is a professor at Rush University. Dr. Rawlins was recently elected as the 2006-2007 president of the American Board of Bioanalysts (AAB), a certifying board for clinical laboratory directors, consultants and supervisors of clinical laboratories. The AAB's proficiency testing service is approved under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) regulations and is one of the largest proficiency test providers in the United States.