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Certified Women’s Health Care Nurse
Practitioner, Tamara has been offering comprehensive individualized
care to infertile couples since 1997. Tamara obtained her
Nursing degree from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph,
Minnesota, Nurse Practitioner training at Harbor-UCLA and
Masters of Science Degree in Nursing from California State
University, Long Beach. She has years of experience and training
in Reproductive Medicine and works closely with the SRM physicians
to provide continuity of care and a highly personalized approach
to the medical treatments.
Tamara began her career in Reproductive Medicine at the San
Diego Fertility Center, a leading practice in Advanced Reproductive
Technologies in Southern California from 1998-2004. Her family
then moved to Seattle in 2004 and she joined SRM.
She continues to be an active leader in the Fertility Community.
She founded the Reproductive Nursing Association (RNA) of
San Diego and Southern Orange County and was founding member
of a new society, Seattle Tacoma Area Reproductive Society
(STARS) when she moved to Seattle. Both societies are non-profit
organizations established to provide continuing education
and networking for Fertility Experts.
Tamara is a strong patient advocate and in 2007 she was elected
on the Executive Council of American Society of Reproductive
Medicine (SART) - reproductive medicine’s governing
- as the NPG (Nurses Professional Group) representative. She
is also on Resolve’s National Nurse Advisory Council.
Tamara along with SRM nurses, were IVPCARE’s 2007 Cathy
James Professional Patient Education Grant winner. Their grant
titled: My Fertility Journal: Monthly Calendar and Resource
Pocket Guide, promises to be a great contribution and resource
for infertility patients and centers.
Tamara is an active member of the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM) and the Nurses Professional Group. She has
presented at ASRM and Nursing International Meetings and is
passionate about reproductive medicine both on a professional
and personal level.
WHO CAN SHE SEE?
- General infertility, including those interested in IVF
- Patients interested in donor sperm inseminations
- Current SRM patients requiring annual exams and/or Pap
smears
- Current SRM patients requiring infertility procedures
such as intrauterine inseminations, postcoital tests, sonohysterograms,
endometrial biopsies, ultrasounds for follicular growth
or early pregnancy.
- Potential egg donors and the required evaluations necessary
Revised
March 22, 2008
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