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Simoni has devoted his time Kestler did most of her training in RMA’s patients become parents , while keeping and energy to understanding the mental Basking Ridge office before relocating to them fully informed at every step of the and emotional aspects a family goes South Jersey in July . process ; and participating in cutting - through during pregnancy as well as Kestler’s responsibilities include meet - edge research that has helped lead to during struggles with infertility . ing with patients for new consultations , groundbreaking advancements in treat - “ I have great empathy doing morning monitoring , and per - ment that “ enhance patient outcomes for my pa - forming procedures such as ultrasounds , in a way that results in healthy moms tients , ” he says . “ Mostly it’s an uplifting saline sonograms , endometrial biopsies , and healthy babies . ” area of medicine , but of course there are intrauterine inseminations and hysteros - In addition to being an RMA physi - depressing moments , because everything alpingograms , as well as assisting with cian , Dr . Osman is a former patient . She can’t be perfect all the time . Part of the embryo transfers . underwent preimplantation genetic test - work we do here is helping people through She values the op - ing and an IVF cycle at a sister RMA the tough times , and then celebrating portunity to develop close relationships facility in Basking Ridge . As a result , she with them when you’re able to help them with her patients and be an integral part and her husband welcomed their second through to the other side . ” of RMA’s multidisciplinary team . child , a girl , into the world in the summer Dr . Simoni , who lives in Philadelphia “ RMA Marlton is a state - of - the - art of 2020 . with his wife and 3 - year - old daughter , office , ” she says . “ We have been getting “ There’s nothing in the world like was rather familiar with RMA before busier and busier , and our volume has having a child , ” Dr . Osman says . “ In the joining the organization as a full - time been increasing steadily . We have hired same breath , there’s nothing quite like physician . During his third year of resi - a lot of new nurses for this office , I relo - the frustration and disappointment that dency , he participated in a training pro - cated here , and now we have brought comes from thinking that might not be gram for physicians who had a distinct on Dr . Simoni . We see every type of possible . As a mother and as a clinician , interest in reproductive endocrinology patient , and I’m proud to be in a practice I’m grateful for the opportunity to help and infertility . The program , which he that not only helps patients and guides other women build their families . ” describes as “ an eye - opening experience , ” them accordingly , but also does amazing is where he first crossed paths with Dr . research that helps not only our patients STILL GROWING Franasiak . but patients of other practices around RMA Marlton’s clinical team has since Like his fellow physicians at RMA the world . ” grown by two . Most recently , Michael K . Marlton , Dr . Simoni has a passion for Dr . Franasiak has been with RMA Simoni , M.D . , joined the clinic as a re - research . He has done extensive research Marlton from the very beginning ; in fact , productive endocrinologist and infertility on the role of viral infection on implan - he was instrumental in planning the specialist . Born in Hawaii and raised in tation and the placenta , particularly re - clinic from the ground up . He is pleased South Florida , Dr . Simoni completed his lating to the Zika virus ; he and his wife — with the clinic’s growth and the com - medical school training at Harvard Med - an immunologist at the University of mitment of the entire team — from the ical School , his OB / GYN residency at the Pennsylvania — authored a paper about clinical staff , to those who work their Yale School of Medicine , and his REI fel - the subject . He also has an interest in magic in the laboratory , to the adminis - lowship at the Hospital of the University social issues such as disparities in health trative staff and others who make a dif - of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . His ex - care and reproductive justice , as well as ference behind the scenes . More impor - pertise includes the full range of repro - the barriers to diversity among profes - tantly , he is excited to see where RMA ductive endocrinology and infertility care , sionals in reproductive medicine . Marlton goes from here . specializing in embryo implantation is - “ I may be relatively new to RMA Marl - “ Since we opened our doors three sues such as recurrent implantation ton , having joined just after Labor Day , years ago , we have continually expanded failure and recurrent pregnancy loss . but I feel like I’m fitting right in , ” he says . our services and added to our staff , ” he “ As I was going through medical “ Dr . Franasiak is an experienced researcher says . “ We now have a total of four school , I had no idea I would go into and a great mentor . Dr . Osman has been providers here to help us achieve the OB / GYN , ” Dr . Simoni recalls . “ Initially , I extremely helpful , and has shown me goal we set out to achieve when we thought I would go into psychology or the ropes at the Princeton office , where I opened this facility , which is to help lo - neurosurgery , or possibly orthopedic will be working one day a week . Everyone cally based patients build their families surgery , but as I was doing my clinical has been very welcoming , and I look for - safely and efficiently . Although we’re rotations , a lot of what I saw in other ward to working closely with patients to very proud of what we have accom - specialties was somber or not rewarding help them on their journey . ” plished so far , we feel as though we ? in any fashion . When I did my OB / GYN RMA Marlton’s growing team also have only just begun . ” rotation , I saw physicians that were in - includes Jessica M . Kestler , MSN , APN , volved in the happiest moments of peo - WHNP - BC , who first joined RMA in 2016 D ple’s lives , and I thought : I want to be as a registered nurse . Later , at the sug - RMA Marlton part of this every day . ” gestion of an RMA physician , she obtained For more information , visit He strives to treat the whole patient , her graduate degree at Drexel University RMANetwork.com not just their infertility . Given his early to become a women’s health nurse prac - or call ( 856 ) 267 - 8100 . interest in psychology and how the brain titioner . A native of northern New Jersey , SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 7 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 29