is the Lab Director for the Martha Jefferson Reproductive Technology Lab. Dr. Thomas is a native of Pennsylvania. His educational pathway included degree programs at Lafayette College (B.A.), the University of Vermont (M.S.), the University of Virginia (Ph.D.), and concluded with a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Connecticut.
He joined Dr. Bateman in founding the In Vitro Fertilization Program at the University of Virginia in 1986 where he worked until 2005. He is certified as a High Complexity Laboratory Director (HCLD) by the American Board of Bioanalysis with specialization in embryology.
Dr. Thomas is a reproductive laboratory inspector for the College of American Pathologists and has served in that role since 1992. He ismarried and has two daughters.
is originally from Kerala in Southern India and she earned a Bachelor degree in Medicine from the University of Bangalore in 1999. Devi completed her Masters in Clinical Embryology at the Monash Institute of Reproduction & Development in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 and began her laboratory career in clinical embryology at the South West Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Plymouth, UK.
Devi joined the assisted reproduction program at the University of Virginia in 2004 before transitioning to Martha Jefferson Hospital in 2005. She enjoys traveling and cooking and resides in Charlottesville with her husband.
was born and raised in Long Island, New York. Her travels took her to Pennsylvania where she earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Small Animal Science from Delaware Valley College, and to Phoenix, AZ where she began her reproductive laboratory career at the Mayo Clinic in 2001. Jessica joined the Assisted Reproduction Program at the University of Virginia in 2002 and made the transition with Drs. Bateman, Williams and Thomas to Martha Jefferson Hospital in 2005. Jessica and her husband are the proud parents of two children.
, RN is the nurse manager for the procedure room in the lab. She is a graduate of the Richmond Memorial Hospital School of Professional Nursing. Joan worked for 25 years as a labor & delivery nurse in VA and NH. In 2003, she assisted in the opening of the Fertility Clinic of N.E. at Portsmouth (NH) Regional Hospital. In 2006, Joan relocated to Central VA and has been a member of the MJRL nursing staff for the past 2 ½ years. Her hobbies include gardening, golf, and playing bridge. She is married, has 2 children, a granddaughter, and a Maine Coon cat.
Sheela Sadruddin is originally from Pakistan but relocated with her family to Chicago where she grew up. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008 where she developed a passion for embryology. She took her first position in an assisted reproduction laboratory in the Dallas-Forth Worth area before joining the Reproductive Technology Laboratory at Martha Jefferson in 2010. Sheela enjoys swimming, outdoor walks, food, traveling, reading and music. She lives in Charlottesville with her husband and daughter.
Vicki Richardson is the Office Specialist Assistant II at the Martha Jefferson Reproductive Technology Lab and has been with them since January 2006. She has lived in Charlottesville for 27 years. Vicki's goal is to give outstanding, sincere, customer care to all she encounters. She loves helping people. Over the last nine years, Vicki has spent her time off serving others in many countries as well as in the United States. Her other passions are spending time with family and loved ones, reading and the great outdoors.
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