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Infertility



Marc P. Portmann

Marc P. Portmann - USA

Website: Reproductive Associates of Delaware


Education:

Widener University 1/96-Present
Chester, Pennsylvania
Master's of Health Administration (MHA)
Anticipated Graduation - 12/2000

University of Delaware 9/84 - 5/89
Newark, Delaware
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
Minor - Biology

Certification:
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Medical Technology Certification Exam
MT(ASCP) August 1989

Professional Employment:

ART Laboratory Manager/Embryologist 1/97-Present
Reproductive Associates, P.A.
Suite 102 Brownstone Plaza
4600 New Linden Rd.
Wilmington, Delaware
Directors: Barbara McGuirk, M.D. and Ronald Feinberg, M.D., Ph.D.


ART Laboratory Manager/Embryologist 8/92-12/96
Reproductive Endocrinology & Fertility Center
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland, Pennsylvania
Director: Albert El-Roeiy M.D.


Embryologist 4/89-6/92
The Center for Human Reproduction
Newark, Delaware
Director: Jeffrey B. Russell M.D.


Special Training:

Inservice: One-day training and observation of IVF culture techniques. Shady Grove Fertility Center. February 1999.

On week IVF training under the direction of Michael Tucker. March 1998.

Inservice: One-day training and observation of IVF and embryo transfer techniques. The Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science at St. Barnabas Medical Center. Livingston, NJ. January 1998.

Certificate of Training: 3 day training program on the operation of the Tosoh AIA-600 enzyme immunoassay system. January 20-22, 1997. Foster City, California.

Inservice: One-day visitation of IVF laboratory layout and techniques employed at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science. St. Barnabas Medical Center. Livingston, NJ. November 1996.

Inservice: One-day observation of IVF culture techniques, IVF laboratory layout, and exposure to bovine tubal cell co-culture. Charlotte, N.C. September 1996.

Inservice: Two day observation of embryo cryopreservation techniques employed at University of Cincinnati
IVF Program. Cincinnati, OH. September 1995.

Inservice: One-day observation of embryo transfer techniques employed at the Cornell University Medical College IVF Laboratory. New York, N.Y. September 1994.

Certificate of Attendance - Completion of Frontline Leadership Program. Crozer Chester Medical Center. June 23, 1994.

Inservice: Three day hands-on training in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Insertion basic principles and techniques. Instructor: Jacob Levron, M.D. - Cornell University Medical College. May 2- May 4, 1994.

College of American Pathologists - American Fertility Society Laboratory Accreditation Program.
Certified Laboratory - February 8th, 1994. CAP #:13149-10. Technical Supervisor.

Inservice: 3-day observation of IVF Laboratory Techniques, IVF Laboratory Setup, and Quality Control Programs. Center for Advanced Reproductive Care. Redondo Beach, California. September 1992.

Certificate of Attendance - Micromanipulation of Gametes and Embryos Workshop. Sponsored by Cornell University Medical College, The New York Hospital. New York, NY. November 3 - 4, 1991.

Inservice: One-day observation of basic IVF Laboratory techniques, cryopreservation of embryos, and IVF laboratory setup. Cornell University Medical College. New York, NY. June 1991.

Inservice: Three-day observation of IVF Quality Control Programs, basic laboratory techniques, and IVF Laboratory Setup. Yale University School of Medicine. New Haven, Connecticut. December 1990.


Professional Meetings:

53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
October 18-22nd, 1997. Cincinnati, Ohio. Completed two day Post-Graduate Training on Current
Techniques and New Frontiers in Cryopreservation and Micromanipulation.

52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
November 2 - 6th, 1996. Boston, Massachusetts. Completed two-day Post - Graduate Course on Factors Influencing the Outcome of A.R.T.

51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
October 6 - 12th, 1995. Seattle, Washington. Completed two-day Post - Graduate Course on Laboratory Management.

50th Annual Meeting of the American Fertility Society. November 5 - 10th, 1994.
San Antonio, Texas. Completed two-day Post - Graduate Course on Molecular Genetics of the Pre-Embryo in Culture.

49th Annual Meeting of the American Fertility Society. October 9- 13th, 1993.
Montreal, Canada. Completed two day Post - Graduate Course on Accreditation of Andrology and
ART Laboratories: Understanding the Legislation, Administration, and Implementation.

48th Annual Meeting of the American Fertility Society. October 29 -
November 2, 1992. New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed two day Post - Graduate Course on
Laboratory Accreditation.

7th World Congress on In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Procreation. Paris, France. June 30 - July 3, 1991.


Abstracts:

El-Roeiy, A., Zhang, J., Portmann, M., Jones, T., Calvarese, S.. Integrins: A Novel Group of Intraovarian Modulators?. Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Fertility Society. San Antonio, Texas. November 5-10, 1994. Poster Presentation.

Russell, J.B., Blanchet, G., Fincher, C., Portmann, M., Ferrara, T.,: Laser Assisted Micromanipulation. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Fertility Society. Orlando, Florida. October 19 - 24, 1991.

Publications:

Russell, J.B., Blanchet, G., Fincher, C., Portmann, M., Ferrara, T.: Laser Assisted Micromanipulation. Fertility and Sterility. Vol. 57, No. 6, June 1992. pp 1337-1341.

Professional Societies:
American Fertility Society
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
American Society for Medical Technology
Delaware Valley Reproductive Biologists