Your family begins here
Southeastern Center for Fertility & Reproductive Surgery
865.777.0088 Jeffrey A. Keenan, MD, HCLD, Director |
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Dr. Keenan and staff - Each of you have helped to make this journey an easier one. Your expert care and personal delivery of care encouraged me and gave me strength. Working with such a special team makes our success a sweeter one. L.H., Knoxville, Tennessee
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Mari Campbell, LPNMari Campbell, a Licensed Practical Nurse, has served as our OB/GYN Nurse for over four years now. She is a Knoxville native and has made nursing a lifetime career. Mari has great experience in the area of women’s healthcare and has assisted hundreds of patients with all of their medical needs from achieving pregnancy to providing general women’s healthcare. |
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Irma Swafford, ReceptionistIrma Swafford, our receptionist provides you with fast, friendly service by scheduling appointments, getting you registered, making your follow-up appointments and filing your insurance claims. Irma is an East Tennessee native and has been with our office for four years. She has many more years of medical reception experience and will be happy to assist you. |
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Kelly-Ann Buckley, RN, IVF CoordinatorKelly Buckley, RN, is our full time IVF Coordinator who works directly with Dr. Keenan to provide patient care, education and protocol instruction. Kelly is an experienced OB nurse complimented with a background in education and communications. Kelly works closely and diligently with our IVF patients. |
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Carol Sommerfelt, T.S., E.L.D. (ABB), IVF Laboratory Director, Embryologist and AndrologistCarol Sommerfelt, ELD, is our embryologist and andrologist. Carol is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has resided in TN since 1982. Carol has worked with the Fertility Center and the National Embryo Donation Center for eight years. Carol has over 20 years of experience in the areas of human reproduction and assisted reproductive technologies and has been involved in the fertility field since 1977. Carol handles all the IVF laboratory procedures including fresh IVF and frozen / thawed embryo transfers. She also schedules and performs male fertility testing including complex semen analysis testing, antisperm antibody testing, and sperm cryopreservation for oncology patients. Having been involved with the initial establishment of the NEDC in 2003, Carol is responsible for the procurement and storage of the donated embryos as well as assuring that both donating and receiving couples have completed the necessary steps to either donate their embryos or receive donated embryos. Carol also acts in an advisory position under several DHHS grants for the dissemination of information on embryo donation and adoption. |
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Clydene Elkins, RN, NEDCClydene Elkins is our Patient Coordinator with the National Embryo Donation Center. She has been a nurse for more than 30 years. Her background experience includes public health, occupational health and managed care. As coordinator she helps to navigate the adoption and donation process for the patients at the NEDC |
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Sherry Schoolfield, PhlebotomistSherry Schoolfield is our on-site laboratory phlebotomist, provided by American Esoteric Laboratories. Sherry provides our patients with gentle venipuncture and prepares specimens for testing. Sherry has eleven years of phlebotomy experience. |
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Autumn Galbraith, MSN, APN, WHNP-BCAutumn Galbraith is our Nurse Practitioner who recently joined us after completing her licensing requirements. Autumn is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, with a Masters of Science in Nursing specializing in Women’s Healthcare. She is a native of the Knoxville area. We are pleased to have Autumn join our healthcare team. She is now accepting patients. Please call for an appointment or click here to use our contact form. |
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Southeastern Fertility Center, 11126 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37934
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