Forman honored as Albany IVF’s 2006
"Employee of the Year:"

Around the Clock Devotion to Patients’ Hopes of Starting A Family Earns Senior Embryologist/Fertility Lab Supervisor All–Expenses Paid Vacation


FormanALBANY, NY (December 15, 2006) – As Albany IVF’s senior embryologist and fertility lab supervisor, Marsha Forman’s cutting–edge infertility work requires her to work every day for multiple weeks since, as Forman puts it, "a woman’s reproductive cycle can’t wait."


Although the long hours may deter many from a career in embryology, that concern never bothered the Niskayuna resident.


"I really love my job and cannot imagine doing anything else," said Forman, who grew up in Clifton Park and attended Shenendehowa High School. "My relationship with our patients is priceless and I am honored that they allow me to help with such private matters."


For her passion in helping thousands of regional couples achieve the gift of parenthood, staff at the Northern Blvd.–based practice recently named the Niskayuna resident Albany IVF’s 2006 "Employee of the Year."


"It’s phenomenal to be chosen," said Forman, who has earned herself a week’s all–expenses paid vacation to the destination of her choice. "It’s even more special when you’re selected by your peers."


Forman began her career at Albany IVF eight years ago as an undergraduate student at the University at Albany where she handled medical filing and drawing blood. Today she oversees the company’s laboratory and embryology facility where she meets with couples and helps them understand the steps to increasing their chances of getting pregnant. She also checks patients’ fertility levels, identifies eggs after retrieval by a physician, and then critically performs intracytoplasmic sperm injection to assist in egg–fertilization. Following this, she provides continuous follow–up on the embryos’ development in the laboratory.


"Marsha has truly demonstrated the potential for career advancement in our company. She always goes one step above expectations when dealing with patients as well as colleagues, and has done this all while pursuing advanced graduate education. No one is more deserving of this honor," added Peter M. Horvath, M.D., FACOG, founder and director of Albany IVF who, along with a panel of staff, reviewed nominations for the award and selected the finalist. "She is tirelessly devoted to fulfilling our patients’ dreams of starting families of their own."


Forman earned an undergraduate degree in anthropology and biology with a minor in women’s health from the University at Albany. She also holds a master’s in clinical embryology from Leeds Medical School in England, one of only two schools in the world to offer the specialized fertility program.


Currently pursuing her doctorate in public health and public service from Walden University, Forman plans to use her advanced degree to start a fertility preservation program through Fertility Hope – a national non–profit organization dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.


She plans to travel with her husband sometime after March to celebrate the completion of her Ph.D. Although Forman has yet to decide her precise vacation destination (Australia is one possibility, since she and her husband have friends there), she knows it will be "somewhere warm and far away."


"I am grateful to Dr. Horvath for this generous gift. He continually gives so much to his staff and to his patients," said Forman, admitting her staff and co–workers are all deserving of the award. "I wish I could take everyone at Albany IVF with me, but I will have to settle for sending postcards!"


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