Episode 165: The Embryologist Who Does It All – Sunday Crider, PhD, HCLD/ELD (ABB)

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Dr. Sunday Crider started her infertility profession after finishing a PhD in Cell Biology and Biochemistry from Texas Tech University. She worked as an Embryologist at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, as well as New England Medical Center in Boston, before coming back home to Texas to build two IVF programs as Laboratory Director. She has also served as off- site Director for New Directions Fertility Center in Phoenix and Cryobank America in Dallas. Leaving the clinical environment in 2013, Dr. Crider began consulting in the surrogacy field as Chief Scientific Liaison, Case Manager, and co-owner of a surrogacy firm. Recognizing the need to offer a more personalized approach, she launched The Surrogacy Consultant in 2019. Between her IVF and Surrogacy years, she's been a part of building thousands of families. Ethics in the surrogacy community are one of Dr. Sunday's top priorities. She is a member of the Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy (SEEDS), where she has acted as Vice President since 2021. During that time, she has served on the Standards Committee, drafting, and implementing guidelines and standards for surrogacy and egg donation. Listen as Dr. Sunday Crider discuss with Ellen and Jenn: • How a trip to Belize, studying butterflies, introduced her to IVF. • Making the hard decision to leave work and a team she loved to move back to Texas to direct a lab. • Frequent travel making it difficult to spend the time she wanted with her young family. • Retiring as a full-time embryologist to start a surrogacy agency. • Consulting for the FDA, working on FDA lab audits. • Changing the surrogacy matching process to increase success. • How the new Texas laws have influenced her process. • FDA inspections and ensuring the health and safety of patients. Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: [phone]. Check out The Surrogacy Consultant here: https://thesurrogacyconsultant.com Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Get your IWTPABIY merch here! https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/