Our Nurses & Donor Egg Coordinators

The nurses and donor egg coordinators at the Genetics & IVF Institute work closely with our reproductive endocrinologists (infertility specialists) to ensure that each patient receives the very best individualized treatment and continuity of care. Each nurse has had extensive training and experience in reproductive endocrinology/infertility and is personally and professionally committed to helping patients through this sometimes challenging process.

Our nursing philosophy stresses patient education and communication. We believe that the more informed you are about the IVF process and procedures, the more at ease you will be with your treatment as a whole. You can depend on your nurse to follow you through your entire treatment, anticipate your needs, and answer your questions. Furthermore, we believe that the physician, nurse, and patient should work together as a team. Close, trusting relationships bring each infertility patient into partnership with their physician and nurse and allow the patient to play a more active role in their treatment.

Behind the scenes, our nurses and donor egg coordinators work with the complete range of GIVF professionals who support the patient care team. They are intensely involved with the full range of treatment from reviewing lab results and medications to making sure that the patient is comfortable and at ease throughout the entire process. Enhancing the patient experience, from success rates to those intangibles behind every step in the process is the core of quality care at GIVF.

Nurses

Maureen Hanton, BS, RN, MPA. Ms. Hanton, Director of Nursing, began her career at GIVF in 1997 after working in prenatal obstetrical care for two years at a practice in Columbia Hospital for Women. She is a graduate of Radford University 1992, Marymount University 1994, and received her masters in public administration from Virginia Tech in 2004. After working as a nurse clinician at GIVF for seven years, she was promoted to Director of Nursing in 2004.

Teaching the IVF course to new patients at GIVF is one of the aspects she most enjoys about her job, as she strives to help alleviate the stress and fear many patients feel in conjunction with the idea of injectable medication. Ms. Hanton has a strong interest in women’s health and is especially devoted to the cause of fertility awareness. In addition to her administrative duties, she is active in the GIVF campaign to promote fertility awareness among local gynecologists and women at large in the community.
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Lauren Haring, BS, ASN, RN. Prior to her nursing career she graduated with honors from the University of Florida and was instrumental in training and software development in Florida. Having a keen interest in women’s health, Mrs. Haring decided to return to school to become a registered nurse and redirect her career accordingly.

Mrs. Haring began her career at GIVF in 2004 after graduating from nursing school. Since joining GIVF, Lauren has become an integral part of the nursing team and enjoys working very closely with all the physicians and patients. She is currently working, along with Dr. Lincoln, to provide fertility preservation services for patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Cindy Nance, BSN, RN. Ms. Nance graduated from nursing school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been involved in women's health for the majority of her nursing career and has been with GIVF since 1990.

Her primary responsibility at GIVF is overseeing the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) procedure area. Working with people and patient education are the things she loves most and in her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and watching Carolina basketball.

Donor Egg Coordinators

Jennifer Machovina, RN, BSN. Ms. Machovina, Donor Egg IVF Program Director, is a graduate of the Villanova University nursing program. She has worked as a reproductive endocrinology and infertility nurse specialist since 2000 with a concentration in Donor Egg IVF and donor embryo. Prior to entering the REI field, she worked at Washington Hospital Center as a labor & delivery, postpartum, and NICU nurse.

Ms. Machovina has been instrumental in advancing the Donor Egg IVF program at GIVF, including launching an egg donor recruitment campaign as well as continued efforts to improve the donor egg recipient experience. Ms. Machovina considers her most important nursing roles to be that of patient advocacy. In addition to her daily nursing and director duties, she encourages patients in the Donor Egg IVF parents' support group.

She enjoys sports and is an avid reader, a fondness she shares with her two children.
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Kristy Bahr is a Clinical Case Manager for the Donor Egg IVF and Gestational Surrogacy Programs at GIVF. She has been in healthcare for over ten years.

Ms. Bahr joined GIVF in 2006 and specializes in donor egg and gestational surrogacy. As a case manager, she works very closely with all of the physicians and nurses. She enjoys helping the patients through donor egg and gestational surrogacy to ensure a smooth process. Working closely with patients is one of the things she enjoys most.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and watching sports.

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Our Nurses & Donor Egg Coordinators

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Donor Egg Coordinators