Eva Ulehlova, MS, ELD(ABB), EMB(ACE), CLS(ASCP,CA,HI)

Eva has earned her Master's Degree of Science from San Francisco State University in California, USA. She is board certified Embryology Laboratory Director by American Board of Bioanalysis, as well as a technical supervisor and laboratory manager. She is licensed as Clinical Laboratory Scientist in California and Hawaii, as well as by American Society of Clinical Pathology.

Eva has more than 20 years of hands-on IVF Laboratory experience, ICSI, blastocyst culture, assisted hatching, embryo cryopreservation, vitrification, embryo biopsy. She is experienced in laboratory management, regulations, initial IVF Laboratory set-up, equipment purchase,  Andrology, Endocrinology testing, CAP certification and compliance, California Tissue Bank and FDA regulations, personnel management, hiring and laboratory personnel training. She is also a present CAP inspector.

Eva is a dedicated and a hard working individual.

Work Experience:

  • Westlake IVF, Austin Fertility and Reproductive Medicine

            Austin, Texas                                                                  2011-present    

      Senior Embryologist        

    Embryology services associated with full service IVF, perform all hands- on    embryology and IVF andrology, embryo culture, embryo vitrification and sperm cryopreservation, laser assisted hatching,vitrification,ICSI, TESE.                               

  • California Center For Reproductive Medicine, Encinitas, CA

                                                                                                   2010-present 

          Senior Embryologist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Laboratory Director

Embryology services associated with full service IVF, perform all hands-on  embryology and andrology, embryo culture, embryo and sperm cryopreservation, assisted hatching, vitrification, ICSI, Tese, Pesa. Prepare laboratory for initial CAP certification, CA Tissue bank, FDA regulations, implement quality control, quality assurance. Per diem, on call embryology and andrology service, clinical laboratory scientist supervisor and Embryology laboratory director.

  • East Bay Fertility Center, Dublin, CA                              2008-2009

          IVF Laboratory Director and Senior Embryologist   

Embryology services associated with full service IVF, perform all hands- on embryology and andrology, embryo culture, embryo and sperm cryopreservation, assisted hatching, vitrification, ICSI, Tese, Pesa. Prepare laboratory for initial CAP certification, CA Tissue bank, FDA regulations, implement quality control, quality assurance. Responsible for initial IVF laboratory set-up, equipment set-up and purchase. Act as a laboratory director with duties including write-up of the laboratory manuals, protocols and policies.  Prepare IVF laboratory for CAP certification, implementing new protocols and cutting edge procedures. Achieved excellent clinical pregnancy rates.

  •  Pacific IVF Center , Honolulu, HI                                       2008- 2009

 Per-diem senior embryologist

On-call senior embryology coverage in a well established IVF center in      Hawaii. Perform all hands-on embryology and andrology, embryo culture, assisted hatching, ICSI, Tese, Pesa

  • North Bay Fertility Center, Greenbrae,Santa Rosa,CA                                                                           2000-2007        

          IVF Laboratory Supervisor, Laboratory Manager, Laboratory Co-director

Oversee daily operations in IVF laboratory, perform  functions             associated with full service IVF, perform all hands-on embryology and andrology, embryo culture, assisted hatching, ICSI, Tese, Pesa. Prepare laboratories for CAP inspections, CA Tissue bank, FDA regulations, SART, implement quality control, quality assurance.  Responsibilities include supervising and managing two IVF laboratories. Achieved excellent clinical pregnancy rates. 

             

  • Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, CA                   1991-1999

            IVF Laboratory Technical Supervisor (1994-1999)

          Embryologist, Andrologist, Medical Technologist (1991-1994) 

Oversee daily operations of IVF laboratory with up to 1,000 IVF cases, 150 FET cases. Laboratory staff supervision, training, hands-on embryology, ICSI, extensive knowledge of blastocyst culture, embryo cryopreservation, assisted hatching, andrology, endocrinology. Compliance and regulations by CAP, CLIA, CA State Certification; reported to an off-site laboratory director.

   References:

              

  Bill Vaught, Phd, Linda Vaught, Phd, HCLD, owners of NBFC IVF Laboratory 

  Sae Sohn, MD, reproductive endocrinologist, past MRMA/UCSF professor 

  Steven Dodge, MD, reproductive endocrinologist  

  Aimee Eyvazzadeh, MD, MPH, owner IVF center, San Ramon, CA