 | Laura P. Smith, MD |
Dr. Laura Smith was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is married and has two sons and a daughter. She spent time in Missouri and Alabama growing up, and returned to the University of Virginia for college. She studied both science and archaeology, and earned a Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction in 1999. Dr. Smith attended the University of Virginia Medical School and graduated in 2003. She then completed her four-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the University of Virginia. In 2007, Dr. Smith was chosen to complete her three-year Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston IVF, affiliate programs of Harvard Medical School. She received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during fellowship for her research on a new biologic pathway in the ovary, and continues to have an active interest in research. She has worked especially hard to increase awareness and access to fertility preservation counseling and treatment for patients facing cancer and cancer treatment. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is sub-specialty certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is a member of the Association of Women Surgeons and the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
 | CHRISTOPHER D. WILLIAMS, MD |
Dr. Christopher Williams grew up in Reston, Virginia. He is married and has five children - four boys and a girl. He attended the College of William & Mary earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He then graduated from the University of Virginia Medical School in 1994 to complete his medical education. Following medical school, Dr. Williams went to Charlotte, North Carolina to undertake a four year residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Carolinas Medical Center. He was then selected in 1998 by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to complete a three-year Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Williams served on the UVA Faculty from 2001 to 2005 and was Co-Director of the In Vitro Fertilization Program. Dr. Williams has been actively involved in research and was a co-investigator on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant assessing the influence of acupuncture on menstrual cycles in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). He has published numerous research articles, and has received research grant support from organizations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Berlex Foundation. He is the Medical Director of the In Vitro Fertilization Program. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and sub-specialty certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a member of the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
 | LINNEA R. GOODMAN, MD, FACOG |
Dr. Linnea Goodman grew up in Essex, Vermont. She is married and has two sons. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering with Honors from Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. From there she went on to pursue medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine where she received her medical degree in 2009 and was awarded the Charles and Sylvia Schechtman Prize for Excellence in Clinical Care. Dr. Goodman completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals where she received several accolades including the Golden Tarheel Teaching Award and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy award for minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Goodman then continued her training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Cleveland Clinic fellowship program, with a special interest in reproductive surgery. After graduating in 2016, She spent two years as the medical director of the operating room at Reproductive Medicine Associates in New Jersey, followed by serving on the faculty at UNC as medical director from 2018 until recently when she joined Virginia Fertility and IVF. Her research, focused on technology in medicine, reproductive surgery and optimizing reproductive outcomes, has received national recognition earning her grant funding from multiple distinguished foundations. She is passionate about providing individualized patient-centered care. She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist and sub-specialty certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is an active member of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons.
 | Dr. Scott Purcell |
