Central Contra Costa, California 94583
925-973-5012 http://www.rscbayarea.com/ mcwatters@integramed.com
OUR MISSION
To deliver the highest quality patient care that provides the best opportunities for making people families.
The Reproductive Science Center achieves this by utilizing state of the art technology, drawing on our combined experience in the field of fertility, focusing on excellent customer service and operating in a fiscally responsible manner.
"Experience Never Mattered More"
OUR VISION
To provide superior fertility care in a compassionate, cost-effective manner. To be a team of leaders recognized for our outstanding pregnancy rates, excellent customer service, commitment to innovation, and a reputation as the employer of choice.
OUR VALUES
We strive to adhere to the following values as we pursue our mission and vision.
- We are committed to treating our patients with dignity and respect, and advocate responsive patient care and customer service.
- We strive to offer the highest quality of care, while maintaining the highest clinical standards.
- We pursue professional excellence through our commitment to research and education.
- We work as a coordinated team, sharing responsibility for our patients and our business.
- We are dedicated to continuous quality improvement, and seek out opportunities for positive change.
- We have a tradition of stability and longevity, which we achieve by hiring highly qualified staff and pursuing optimal working conditions.
History of the RSC Bay Area
The Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area was established in 1983. Our medical staff has grown over the years, we have joined the Reproductive Science Centerâ„¢ National Network, and we have improved our facilities. Our physicians and IVF laboratory director have been the most stable IVF team providing care in the SF Bay Area. Each change has helped us improve pregnancy and delivery rates, allowing our practice to remain a leader in the field and one of the finest assisted reproductive technology programs and gynecological microsurgical practices in California.
| 1983 | Drs. Arnold Jacobson and Donald Galen established the first successful IVF program in the Bay Area. Together they were among the earliest in the United States to report a successful frozen embryo transfer cycle and a successful egg donation cycle. During the first 14 years, the laboratory and operating room were located at a hospital next to our practice. |
| 1989 | Dr. Kristen Ivani joined the practice. |
| 1990 | Dr. Louis Weckstein joined the practice. |
| 1997 | We joined the Reproductive Science Center (RSC) National Network to obtain the resources to accomplish our vision of a full-service program. We hoped to advance our technology and provide more cost-effective care by performing all ART and surgical services on site. RSC is committed to helping us apply the latest-available technology within our practice. |
| 1997 | We opened a full-service medical and surgical suite in conjunction with IntegraMed America as a member of the RSC Network. This facility allows us to provide full infertility and IVF services in a single location. |
| 1998 | RSC Bay Area awarded certificate of accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC). |
| 1999 | 1999 RSC Bay area awarded a two-year certificate of accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). |
| 2000 | We opened a second facility in Fremont, CA, to better serve patients' needs. |
| 2000 | Dr. Donald Galen was the first US physician to use an advanced surgical robot to laparoscopically reverse a woman's surgical sterilization. The procedure is a major advance in minimally invasive surgery. |
| 2001 | We added a third office in Orinda, as Dr. Susan Willman joined the practice. This site provides greater geographical convenience to patients. |
The Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area affords sponsors exposure to clinical investigators with more than 30 years of clinical research experience, along with a staff of certified, professional study coordinators. Our strict adherence to study protocols and GCP's is exemplary. The Reproductive Science Center has a proven track record of rapid enrollment, treatment and patient compliance. We conduct Phase I-IV drug, device and surgical trials.
Sponsors/CRO's with whom we have worked:
- Organon, Inc.
- Conceptus
- Schering-Plough
- Serono
- Novacept
- Lumenis
- SURx, Inc.
- TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Neurocrine
- Icon
- Luitpold
- KV Pharmaceuticals
- Wyeth
- Duramed
Areas of Interest and Clinical Research Expertise include, but are not limited to:
- Infertility
- Reproductive Health
- Menstrual Disorders
- Endometriosis
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Ovarian Disorders
- Hypothalmic Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Adhesion Prevention
- Surgical Studies
- Surgical Instrumentation
- Uterine Fibroids
- Urinary Disorders
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Hormone Replacement
- Birth Control
- Anemia due to Heavy Uterine Bleeding
The Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area also maintains excellent relationships with clinicians from diverse therapeutic backgrounds, including:
- Endocrinology
- Family Practice
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Oncology
- Psychiatry
- Urology
Endocrinology
Nephrology/Urology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Our Facilities
San Ramon facility
We have a state-of-the-art facility for reproductive medicine. Our practice joined the Reproductive Science Center National Network in 1997 because of their commitment to helping us apply the latest technologies within our practice. The first step we took was to build our own full-service medical and surgical suite at our San Ramon location.
Our practice has all the equipment needed to perform complex microsurgery and assisted reproductive technology (ART). We anticipate continued improvements that will help us maintain our high standards for patient care and fertility results. Our facility is AAAHC Accredited and located two minutes from a large regional medical center.
Our facility includes:
- An andrology laboratory
- An embryology laboratory
- An endocrine laboratory
- A fully equipped operating room and recovery suite
- Ultrasound and clinical facilities
- Equipment for both IV sedation and full general anesthesia, with services provided by board certified anesthesiologists.
The facility allowed us to enhance our ART capabilities with:
- Improved patient screening methods:
- Clomiphene Challenge Test to test ovarian reserve
- Removing hydrosalpinges prior to IVF cycle
- New ovary stimulation procedures
- Use of new medications
- Improved embryo transfer catheters
- Improved day 3 embryo transfer
- Day 5 Blastocyst transfer
- State-of-the-art laboratory equipment
- mproved laboratory air filtration systems
- Laboratory Accreditation with CAP and CLIA, plus California State license and Tissue Bank license Addition of new egg and embryo culture media.
Jennifer McWatters
Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area
Compass Clinical Research
3160 Crow Canyon Road, Suite 150
San Ramon, CA 94583
USA
925-973-5012
925-277-7565 (fax)
jennifer.mcwatters@integramed.com
www.rscbayarea.com/