PCFS Team

Steven T. Dodge, M.D.
Medical Director

Dr. Dodge graduated from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1975 and began his career-long involvement with infertility diagnosis and treatment soon thereafter. After his residency in obstetrics and gynecology, he completed a 2-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility in 1983 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and established the first high tech infertility treatment program (GIFT) in the U.S. Military in 1985. Since 1990 his special areas of expertise have been in vitro fertilization, egg donation, and gestational surrogacy. He was certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1981 and has been a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists since 1982. He is also a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Linda Vaught, Ph.D., H.C.L.D. and William Vaught, Ph.D., H.C.L.D Reproductive Physiology

Pioneers in the field of assisted reproductive technology, Bill and Linda opened the North Bay Fertility Center in 1994. Both obtained their advanced degrees in reproductive physiology from Utah State University. After academia they began working in embryology in the early 1980's. They have directed, designed, and implemented several successful IVF laboratories. Linda is a well recognized expert in ICSI, the revolutionary male infertility treatment that involves the injection of a single sperm into each egg. Bill consults with other IVF laboratories across the country that seek his help to improve their success rates. Together with Dr. Dodge, the Vaughts offer a full range of assisted reproductive technology services. Their laboratory has been certified by the College of American Pathologists and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and is a registered member of the Society Assisted Reproductive Technology.

Judi Friedman, R.N., M.S
Nurse Coordinator

Judi has worked with Dr. Dodge since 1988. She brings a wealth of experience to the practice as a nurse coordinator of the IVF Program established in 1994. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Maryland, and her Master's Degree from George Washington University, Washington D.C.

Debbie Karnell, R.N.
Nurse Coordinator

Debbie has been working in the infertility arena since 1992. She became nurse coordinator of the IVF Program in 1994. She brings firsthand experience to the practice having been an infertility patient and having had a child through ovum donation. She received her nursing diploma in West Virginia in 1968.