In today's show, Dr. Sasha speaks with Dr. Serena Chen, a fertility specialist on how to start a foundation or an organization that you are passionate about. The physicians talk about:

1. The importance of physician advocacy

1. How starting small can lead to big wins

1. How physicians should be at the center of discussion and decisions leading to safe healthcare

Guest Info:

Serena H. Chen MD graduated from Brown University and earned her MD at Duke University School of Medicine. She trained in Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and now serves as Director for the Division of Reproductive Medicine at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, and the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science, as well as Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers NJ Medical School and Rutgers RWJ Medical School. She has been voted a Top Doctor for many years in reproductive medicine by publications including US News and World Report, Inside Jersey Magazine, NJ Monthly, and NY Magazine. She serves on the ASRM Technology Committee and is on the editorial staff of the ASRM journal, Fertility and Sterility, as an Interactive Associate. She is a founding member of the ASRM Social Media SIG and works to promote physician use of social media for awareness, patient education, and advocacy.

Dr. Chen strongly supports her patients' right to be informed and involved in their own care. She is passionate about access to treatment for infertility and fertility preservation for all. She is proud, honored, and privileged to have played a role in obtaining better access to IVF and egg freezing for the people of NJ. She won the RESOLVE Hope Award for Advocacy in 2020 for this work.

Dr Chen helped to found DoctorsforFertility.org – DFF – because access to IVF continues to be very poor in the United States, and is threatened by the current legal climate. DFF will be working to support the field of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) and all healthcare providers' ability to treat their patients safely and effectively. DFF will advocate, educate and lobby in order to protect access to IVF and access to reproductive healthcare so physicians in America can continue to help people that struggle with infertility build their families. Please connect with Dr. Chen on Instagram and Twitter @DrSerenaHChen.

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