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Ricardo Yazigi

Shady Grove Fertility

Rated 9
Strongly recommend: 68%Neutral: 25%Don't recommend: 7%9
68% strongly recommend
9 reviews
Humanity
9.4
9.4
Humanity

Ratings of 1 mean patients felt this doctor treated them as "a number."

Ratings of 10 mean patients felt this doctor treated them as "a human."

Communication
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9
Communication

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Ratings of 10 mean excellent communication.

Frequency Seen
4.8
4.8
Frequency Seen

Ratings of 1 mean patients only saw this doctor once or twice during treatment.

Ratings of 10 mean patients saw this doctor at every appointment.

Responsiveness
8.3
Good
Responsiveness

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Education

Medical School
U. of Chile
Residency
SUNY
Fellowship
Wash U. St. Louis

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not available by personal cell phone
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Ricardo Yazigi works at

Shady Grove Fertility
Rated 8.5
Strongly recommend: 66%Neutral: 22%Don't recommend: 12%8.5

At 2 offices

Towson
901 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD 21204
410.512.8300
Bel Air
201 Plumtree Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
410.569.0545
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9 patient reviews

Most Recent
Strongly Recommend
68%
Neutral
25%
Don't Recommend
7%
Verified

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2016 - 2019, Unknown Success
10
9
Age 25 - 28
7 Fertility Medications
Anovulation
PCOS
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Unexplained
European
Income $100K - $199K
Only Doc Seen
Strongly Recommends
Strongly Recommends
Success w/ Doc Too early to know
Review of
Dr. Yazigi took time to listen to my concerns. At consultations and follow up appointments he would go through all of my medical history so that we could make the most informed decisions together. ... He didn't mind calling me for additional consultations or questions. ... There were times after monitoring appointments that the chart was not read completely or marked incorrectly that lead to weird instructions from Dr. Yazigi that I had to follow up on. ...
The [Shady Grove] offer in house procedures and work to get approval from your insurance company. You are also assigned a financial person who makes sure you know what is and is not covered ahead of time. As far as weaknesses, there have been times that information has not been properly relayed which is why it is important that you advocate for yourself in your treatment. ... It has been hard to have stability and effects some communication by being shuffled from nurse to nurse.
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
There were times after monitoring appointments that the chart was not read completely or marked incorrectly that lead to weird instructions from Dr. Yazigi that I had to follow up on. Otherwise, he treated me with respect often referencing his own daughters which gave me confidence in his opinion when we had decisions to make.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Allow him to explain things to you as you go but also do your own research and don't be afraid to advocate for yourself.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr. Yazigi took time to listen to my concerns. At consultations and follow up appointments he would go through all of my medical history so that we could make the most informed decisions together. He factored in my desires for treatment and what would get us the best outcome. He didn't mind calling me for additional consultations or questions.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
When I first saw him in 2016, I was treated for anovulation and was put on 100 mg of clomid with a trigger shot. I was a slow responder but after continual observation I did respond and had a positive outcome that resulted in our son. I came back in 2018 to grow our family and started with a similar protocol but no longer responded to clomid. We upped the dose without change. We then switched to femara in which I responded and got pregnant on the second cycle but miscarried. We started femara again a month post miscarriage but did not have success leading to a hysteroscopy to check for scar tissue. No scar tissue was found and Dr. Yazigi said we may be partially unexplained. He recommended moving onto IUI but since we were out of pocket we decided to pursue shared risk IVF instead.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility.
Since I have been with SGF I have had four nurses. Rebecca was my nurse for my first round in 2016 and I loved her. When I came back I was originally assigned to Kristin who soon left for an alternative job. I then was transferred to Kelli and was with her for six months before she took another position. I am now assigned to Tina. It has been hard to have stability and effects some communication by being shuffled from nurse to nurse.
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
The clinic has multiple locations that make it easy to schedule appointments for all services. The offer in house procedures and work to get approval from your insurance company. You are also assigned a financial person who makes sure you know what is and is not covered ahead of time. As far as weaknesses, there have been times that information has not been properly relayed which is why it is important that you advocate for yourself in your treatment.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
For timed intercourse, monitoring was covered by my insurance after copays were collected. I did pay for medications out of pocket. Shared risk IVF is costing 24,500 including PGS testing.
Describe Ricardo Yazigi's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Shady Grove Fertility.
I have not yet gotten to this point but I think eSET will be what is recommended due to my age. I am comfortable with this decision.
What specific things went wrong at Shady Grove Fertility?
  • Provided conflicting information
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Shady Grove Fertility.
I once had something marked in my chart as a follicle that was a cyst. This led to talks about selective reduction if a multiple pregnancy was the outcome. I also was told to trigger before I should have but could it prior to administering the medication.
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Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
Communication
Frequency Seen
Trustworthiness
Compassion
Explained risks
Adaptability
9
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Bel Air
Operations
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This patient has provided documentation of treatment at this clinic.

2016 - 2018, Successful
10
10
Age 34 - 36
3 IUI
3 IVF
Unexplained
European
Middle Eastern
Income $100K - $199K
Accountant
2nd of 2 Docs
Strongly Recommends
Strongly Recommends
Successful
Review of
Because I was traveling... for treatment, I really thought I would lose some personal interaction with my doctor. However, Dr. Yazigi went out of his way to speak to me as long as I needed while we were in Towson and made an effort on several occasions to call me and talk through my treatment options. He always took the time to be kind and to give me all the time I needed.
The clinic [Shady Grove] itself is very clean and the staff are very organized. I did all of my testing remotely though in another clinic. Therefore, I did not get the full experience of multiple visits to the clinic outside of procedures....Very strong preference for eSET....I loved that I had a direct email and could always email or talk with Elayne when I needed anything. She was very accessible.
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr. Yazigi is practical and always measured my expectations in a thoughtful way. He under-promised and over-delivered in my case. He always took the time to talk to me and never rushed our appointments.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
The same advice I would give any patient...take control of your health. Ask as many questions as you need to feel comfortable. Trust that Dr. Yazigi will give you thoughtful answers.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Because I was traveling from Birmingham, AL to Towson, MD for treatment, I really thought I would lose some personal interaction with my doctor. However, Dr. Yazigi went out of his way to speak to me as long as I needed while we were in Towson and made an effort on several occasions to call me and talk through my treatment options. He always took the time to be kind and to give me all the time I needed.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
21 days BCP, Del Estogen (20 mg/ml) .2ml IM every third evening three weeks prior to FET, Progesterone in Oil (50 mg/ml) 1ml IM daily starting 5 days prior to FET. Del Estrogen and Progesterone in oil continued until 12 weeks. Prednisone and blood thinner also started a few days prior to procedure and continued through 14 weeks.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Elayne Kochis)
I loved that I had a direct email and could always email or talk with Elayne when I needed anything. She was very accessible.
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
The clinic itself is very clean and the staff are very organized. I did all of my testing remotely though in another clinic. Therefore, I did not get the full experience of multiple visits to the clinic outside of procedures.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
I paid for the shared risk program with genetic testing. It was $27,500 fully refundable without success. Follow up transfers with remaining embryos were $4,600.
Describe Ricardo Yazigi's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Shady Grove Fertility.
Very strong preference for eSET.
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Doctor
Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
Communication
Frequency Seen
Trustworthiness
Compassion
Explained risks
Adaptability
10
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Towson
Operations
Scheduling
Billing Department
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Review of
Verified

This patient has provided documentation of treatment at this clinic.

2017 - 2018, Unsuccessful
8
10
Age 32 - 33
1 IVF
Male Factor
Black or African-American
Income $50K - $99K
Only Doc Seen
Neutral
Strongly Recommends
Unsuccessful
Review of
He [Dr. Yazigi] was very good about explaining the process he understood when we didn’t want to use donor sperm yet and came up woth an alternative. He was very good at making us feel like it was not hopeless. He set us up woth urologist to see my husband and gave us positive anecdotes...He was very good about explaining the whole process and gave us options based on our failed cycle with reasons why..
They [Shady Grove] are busy! Make sure if you’re doing ivf make the first appt available All of the staff was good and everyone was knowledgeable and compassionate....First assigned Stefanie Hernandez and she was great! She got a new job and for my frozen transfer I was assigned Danielle bird a She was not good and was not organized and seemed annoyed with me... Be sure to ask about discounts because they have some for the scripts
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
He was very good about explaining the process he understood when we didn’t want to use donor sperm yet and came up woth an alternative. He was very good at making us feel like it was not hopeless. He set us up woth urologist to see my husband and gave us positive anecdotes
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Ask questions because he has the answers and will spend the time needed with you
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
He was very good about explaining the whole process and gave us options based on our failed cycle with reasons why
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
Gonal f and menopur, these were upped very quickly as I was not responding, but once upped I was responding fine. Started ganirelix and then did egg retrieval. Because of my progesterone level the doctor recommended a freeze all and do a frozen transfer. He called personally to tell me that only 2 embryos were made. It was later that one more embryo got made but only 1made it to 6 day blastocyst We then got ready for frozen transfer with estrogen and progesterone injections Frozen transfer did not work
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Stephanie hernandez)
First assigned Stefanie Hernandez and she was great! She got a new job and for my frozen transfer I was assigned Danielle bird a She was not good and was not organized and seemed annoyed with me
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
They are busy! Make sure if you’re doing ivf make the first appt available All of the staff was good and everyone was knowledgeable and compassionate. Don’t hesitate to do what they recommend and ask all the questions. Be sure to ask about discounts because they have some for the scripts
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
My insurance covered 90% but the prescriptions were what was expensive about $11000 total with insurance but my insurance has a 25k lifetime maximum
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Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
Communication
Frequency Seen
Trustworthiness
Compassion
Explained risks
Adaptability
10
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Baltimore
Operations
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Verified

This patient has provided documentation of treatment at this clinic.

2014 - 2017, Unknown Success
10
10
Age 29 - 32
3 IUI
1 IVF
Anovulation
PCOS
Unexplained
European
Income $50K - $99K
Engineer
Only Doc Seen
Strongly Recommends
Strongly Recommends
Success w/ Doc Not sure
Review of
Dr Yazigi always has a pleasant demeanor and explains the processes in detail. He is never frustrated by all of my questions.... He made the whole process very comfortable, even for my timid and very private husband. He never treated us like we couldn't understand something he needed to explain... Dr Yazigi had me take Clomid. I had already tried Clomid 3 times but now we would monitor and do IUIs. We tried this twice and he told us that the odds of us getting pregnant were only getting lower, so we decided to try IUI once more with Clomid, and then move on. IVF was our next step because my hormone levels indicated a high response to injectibles, and trying for IUIs would likely result in cancelled cycles due to too many follicles. First round of IVF had poor fertilization but still resulted in a single day 5 embryo which was a live birth. Now that we are trying for our second child Dr Yazigi has decided to add ICSI to the regiment.
Excellent clinic [Shady Grove]. They have enough resources that anyone can start any type of cycle at any time. There are a lot of faces sometimes but they know exactly what they're doing.... Tina was excellent. She always kept me promptly up to date on what I was supposed to be doing, dosages and appointments I needed. She also made sure I had all of the donated medications she could get for me as a cash paying patient. Without her we would not have a son.
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
He made the whole process very comfortable, even for my timid and very private husband. He never treated us like we couldn't understand something he needed to explain. Ultimately we had success and for that I am very grateful
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
He can be a little hard to understand but you get the hang of it.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr Yazigi always has a pleasant demeanor and explains the processes in detail. He is never frustrated by all of my questions.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
Dr Yazigi had me take Clomid. I had already tried Clomid 3 times but now we would monitor and do IUIs. We tried this twice and he told us that the odds of us getting pregnant were only getting lower, so we decided to try IUI once more with Clomid, and then move on. IVF was our next step because my hormone levels indicated a high response to injectibles, and trying for IUIs would likely result in cancelled cycles due to too many follicles. First round of IVF had poor fertilization but still resulted in a single day 5 embryo which was a live birth. Now that we are trying for our second child Dr Yazigi has decided to add ICSI to the regiment.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Tina)
Tina was excellent. She always kept me promptly up to date on what I was supposed to be doing, dosages and appointments I needed. She also made sure I had all of the donated medications she could get for me as a cash paying patient. Without her we would not have a son.
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
Excellent clinic. They have enough resources that anyone can start any type of cycle at any time. There are a lot of faces sometimes but they know exactly what they're doing.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
IUIs were a flat rate per cycle ($1600), plus the cost of medications. When it came time for IVF we qualified for a shared risk program, which was 6 fresh cycles and unlimited frozen transfers for $20,000, plus the cost of medications. For our second child we decided to pay for a multi-cycle discount, $18,500 for two fresh and unlimited FETs. Diagnostic testing was covered at 80% by our insurance.
Describe Ricardo Yazigi's approach to eSET (elective single embryo transfer) vs. multiple embryo transfer at Shady Grove Fertility.
I would personally not choose to transfer more than one embryo so my doctor and I were on the same page about eSET
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Doctor
Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
Communication
Frequency Seen
Trustworthiness
Compassion
Explained risks
Adaptability
10
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Bel Air
Operations
Scheduling
Billing Department
Nursing Staff
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Review of
Verified

This patient has provided documentation of treatment at this clinic.

2016, Successful
10
10
Age 30
2 IUI
Unexplained
Ashkenazi Jewish
Income $50K - $99K
Only Doc Seen
Strongly Recommends
Strongly Recommends
Successful
Review of
Dr Yazigi is a very blunt person who is not there to hold your hand, but to get you pregnant. He is very kind and caring. .. it was decided that I had unexplained infertility. Dr Yazigi decided that IUI was the best course of treatment...He was also a very busy man....Dr Yazigi was very busy, and I understood that. But most of the ultrasounds and the iui that worked were done by colleagues and not himself.... he isnt going to hold your hand through the process
Shady Grove was very welcoming. The staff always remembered me and greeted me by name. The office was clean and decorated very tastefully. The location was great and easily accessible. I loved that everything was done in house in one building...Becca was AMAZING. Genuinely there for me, and so beyond compassionate. She was so kind and caring. Really supported me and did whatever was needed to get me pregnant.
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr Yazigi is a very blunt person who is not there to hold your hand, but to get you pregnant. He is very kind and caring. Who will go out of his way if needed to help a patient in need. He was very warm and understanding. He was also a very busy man. While I was never rushed, he did take a phone call during my initial consult that made me feel like "Wow he really cares for his patients." But also thinking why am I not his number 1 concern as I awkwardly sit in his office.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dont be afraid of his bluntness. Don't feel hurt that unlike some of his colleagues he isnt going to hold your hand through the process. You have a nurse for that.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr Yazigi was very busy, and I understood that. But most of the ultrasounds and the iui that worked were done by colleagues and not himself.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
After all the tests it was decided that I had unexplained infertility. Dr Yazigi decided that IUI was the best course of treatment. I appreciated that he didnt jump to IVF since we didnt need it. The first cycle the egg didnt mature as fast as he wanted, and on the day of the insemination my husbands sperm count was low. Dr Yazigi said as far as the egg went that I will need injectables if this one doesnt take, and as far as the sperm count I'd need IVF if this round didn't work. It didnt work. So for the next cycle we did IUI again but added injectables after the clomid.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Becca)
Becca was AMAZING. Genuinely there for me, and so beyond compassionate. She was so kind and caring. Really supported me and did whatever was needed to get me pregnant.
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
Shady Grove was very welcoming. The staff always remembered me and greeted me by name. The office was clean and decorated very tastefully. The location was great and easily accessible. I loved that everything was done in house in one building.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
My insurance covered 100% of labs and tests after the $1k deductible. My insurance covered 90% of the iui acter deductible. They however did not cover prescriptions very well.
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Doctor
Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
Communication
Frequency Seen
Trustworthiness
Compassion
Explained risks
Adaptability
10
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Towson
Operations
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Nursing Staff
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Educational Resources
Review of
2016, Successful
10
10
Age 33
3 IUI
1 IVF
Unexplained
Other
Income $100K - $199K
Marketer or PR
Only Doc Seen
Strongly Recommends
Strongly Recommends
Successful
Review of
[Dr.] Yazigi was very welcoming, open and honest. He gave us the facts and statistics, he laid out our treatment options and literally said "here is your menu, I am your waiter". It felt like he was part of this team with us...He has an accent listen carefully...We did increase the medications because I didn't respond as fast as Yazigi was expecting. I retrieved 17 eggs, 15 were mature, 12 fertilized normally. We transferred one and froze 6. Right now I am 26 weeks pregnant...
Shady Grove is great. It is a very large network of doctors which in the beginning can seem like a lot but usually you will be at your smaller local office were things aren't overwhelming. The nice thing about being so large is you can have your monitoring at any office with in the practice. If you know one day you have an early work day and another office is closer to your office that's fine schedule your monitoring with them...
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Yazigi was very welcoming, open and honest. He gave us the facts and statistics, he laid out our treatment options and literally said "here is your menu, I am your waiter". It felt like he was part of this team with us.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
He has an accent listen carefully.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
I felt like a human because everyone knew my name when I got to the office in the morning. They didn't have to look up my chart before they new what I was there for. The weekend monitoring in the larger office could sometimes be a little more impersonal but usually there was someone there working on the weekend that was from my local clinic so I would always have a familiar face.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
I had 3 IUI cycles, two with clomid and one with another medication the name of which escapes me. I also took medication for lining thickening and to maintain the pregnancy after IUI. Then I did 1 IVF cycle. My IVF medications were pretty normal; Gonal-f, Menopur, Ganirelix, and HSG shot. We did increase the medications because I didn't respond as fast as Yazigi was expecting. I retrieved 17 eggs, 15 were mature, 12 fertilized normally. We transferred one and froze 6. Right now I am 26 weeks pregnant.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Tina)
Tina was my nurse for the majority of my treatments. Unfortunately she left the practice in between my egg retrieval and positive pregnancy test. While she was there is was amazing and I have always wanted to run into her and let her know It Worked! I'm pregnant.
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
Shady Grove is great. It is a very large network of doctors which in the beginning can seem like a lot but usually you will be at your smaller local office were things aren't overwhelming. The nice thing about being so large is you can have your monitoring at any office with in the practice. If you know one day you have an early work day and another office is closer to your office that's fine schedule your monitoring with them.
Describe your experience with your monitoring appointments at Shady Grove Fertility.
Monitoring appointments were really easy and fast for me. I usually wanted the earliest appointment, there was always someone there and I would get in and out fairly quickly.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
My insurance covered most of our costs. We generally had $30 co pay but that was it. Insurance also covered most of the medication costs.
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Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
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10
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Bel Air
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2010 - 2011, Unsuccessful
7
10
Age 45 - 46
IVF
Donor Eggs
Income $100K - $199K
2nd of 2 Docs
Neutral
Strongly Recommends
Unsuccessful
Review of
Dr Yazigi clearly loves his work. At the same time, aside from our initial meeting and a skype meeting when we wanted to have a second child, we never met him. He was the one to make the phone calls when there was bad news, and he was always willing to talk on the phone when I had a question. I'd recommend him, but I'm not sure that another doctor at the practice would be just as good.
Shady Grove is big. At times it felt like I was on an assembly line. At the same time, the shared risk program is unbeatable. When attempts for a second child (with a new egg donor) were not successful, 100% of our money was refunded. We would have rather had another child, but at least we didn't lose the money from unsuccessful attempts...Doris Thomas was my main contact at the clinic. She was always present and accounted for. She answered my questions, was kind and sympathetic. Even though she was probably overseeing many patients, when I spoke with her I often felt like I was her only patient. She is great!
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr Yazigi clearly loves his work. At the same time, aside from our initial meeting and a skype meeting when we wanted to have a second child, we never met him. He was the one to make the phone calls when there was bad news, and he was always willing to talk on the phone when I had a question. I'd recommend him, but I'm not sure that another doctor at the practice would be just as good.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Expect to be one of many patients. Expect someone who knows his stuff and loves his work, and someone who wants you to have a baby, but don't expect a lot of hand holding.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr. Yazigi was always either available to talk or returned my calls promptly. He spent the time with us that we needed to talk about what was happening. He was kind and sympathetic, especially when there was bad news.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
My treatment was pretty straightforward: drugs to build up my uterine lining and drugs to help the embryo implant. We went straight for egg donation IVF, so not a lot of different protocols. Before treatment to get pregnant could begin, I did have a hysteroscopy, where he found polyps. I had them removed and then we moved forward with getting me pregnant.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Doris Thomas)
Doris Thomas was my main contact at the clinic. She was always present and accounted for. She answered my questions, was kind and sympathetic. Even though she was probably overseeing many patients, when I spoke with her I often felt like I was her only patient. She is great!
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
Shady Grove is big. At times it felt like I was on an assembly line. At the same time, the shared risk program is unbeatable. When attempts for a second child (with a new egg donor) were not successful, 100% of our money was refunded. We would have rather had another child, but at least we didn't lose the money from unsuccessful attempts.
Describe the costs associated with your care under Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility.
About 40,000 including all meds and holistic support therapy (acupuncture, etc.) for the first try. This includes the shared risk fee for 1 donor/3 recipients. We also had our embryos tested for genetic problems before we transferred them.
What specific things went wrong at Shady Grove Fertility?
  • Failed to convey critical information
Describe the specific things that went wrong at Shady Grove Fertility.
At the beginning, when I was scheduled for a hysteroscopy, I was prescribed too low a dose of the medication I needed. The procedure, for which we traveled out of town to the clinic and rented a hotel room, had to rescheduled so that I could take the right dose of medicine.
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Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
Communication
Frequency Seen
Trustworthiness
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10
Clinic
Shady Grove Fertility
Towson
Operations
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Billing Department
Nursing Staff
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Review of
2006 - 2012, Successful
7
7
Age 35 - 41
2 IVF
Unexplained
European
Graphic Designer
2nd of 2 Docs
Neutral
Neutral
Successful
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My second cycle was three days after my 35th birthday. Dr. Yagizi convinced me that I had to go with three embryos because I was of advanced maternal age, even if only by 3 days. And it was my second try. Thankfully I only ended up with twins. I liked all of the advice and treatments until I hyperstimulated and was hospitalized. That was awful and I had to have all the fluid drained four times!... I really liked Dr. Yagizi, but Dr. Katz was the doctor I usually saw and although I was able to have twins, I was hyperstimulated so badly for the second cycle that I had to be hospitalized for a week. That didn't give me a ton of confidence in them.
Check their [SGF- Towson] hyperstimulation rate. The doctors and nurses were great, but I think the treatment was way too aggressive considering they retrieved 21 eggs from just one ovary. Dr. Katz was great with giving me advice when I came in and he recommended going straight to IVF since I only had one ovary so my insurance would cover that. I do think he was misleading however when he explained the process because I was surprised he insisted on a second fresh retrieval for my second IVF even though I had plenty of frozen. I didn't understand that fresh was so much more effective than frozen.
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
I really liked Dr. Yagizi, but Dr. Katz was the doctor I usually saw and although I was able to have twins, I was hyperstimulated so badly for the second cycle that I had to be hospitalized for a week. That didn't give me a ton of confidence in them.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Make sure you don't get hyperstimulated!
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
My second cycle was three days after my 35th birthday. Dr. Yagizi convinced me that I had to go with three embryos because I was of advanced maternal age, even if only by 3 days. And it was my second try. Thankfully I only ended up with twins. I liked all of the advice and treatments until I hyperstimulated and was hospitalized. That was awful and I had to have all the fluid drained four times!
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
Check their hyperstimulation rate. The doctors and nurses were great, but I think the treatment was way too aggressive considering they retrieved 21 eggs from just one ovary. Dr. Katz was great with giving me advice when I came in and he recommended going straight to IVF since I only had one ovary so my insurance would cover that. I do think he was misleading however when he explained the process because I was surprised he insisted on a second fresh retrieval for my second IVF even though I had plenty of frozen. I didn't understand that fresh was so much more effective than frozen.
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Ricardo Yazigi
Humanity
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Shady Grove Fertility
Towson
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2013, Unsuccessful
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Age 32
4 IUI
3 IVF
Diminished Ovarian Reserve
Poor Egg Quality
Unexplained
European
Income $100K - $199K
1st of 4 Docs
Doesn't Recommend
Neutral
Unsuccessful
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We only retrieved 3 eggs. We did a day 3 transfer of two embryos but were unsuccessful. Dr Yazigi recommended a slightly higher stim protocol which ultimately was converted to an IUI. He then recommended a protocol with lupron. I did not respond at all and was cancelled the cycle. He then recommended donor eggs...a very practical physician. I would describe his bedside manner as neutral. He isn’t unkind but also isn’t particularly warm.
Strengths [at Shady Grove Fertility: Very organized and efficient Weaknesses: Not much individualization of care...Danielle [nurse] was fantastic. She is incredibly thorough and kind...We only retrieved 3 eggs. We did a day 3 transfer of two embryos but were unsuccessful. Dr Yazigi recommended a slightly higher stim protocol which ultimately was converted to an IUI. He then recommended a protocol with lupron. I did not respond at all and was cancelled the cycle. He then recommended donor eggs.
How was your experience with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
I would recommend Dr. Yazigi for someone with more common infertility diagnoses. For anything that requires more individualization of care, I’d suggest seeing a different doctor. In my opinion, Dr Yazigi was too quick to recommend donor eggs.
What's one piece of advice would you give a prospective patient of Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Don’t hesitate to get a second opinion.
During treatment, were you treated like a number or a human with Ricardo Yazigi at Shady Grove Fertility?
Dr. Yazigi is a very practical physician. I would describe his bedside manner as neutral. He isn’t unkind but also isn’t particularly warm.
Describe the protocols Ricardo Yazigi used in your cycles at Shady Grove Fertility and their degree of success.
At first my dx was unexplained infertility. He recommend 3 clomid IUIs. When none was successful, he mov d quickly to IVF on their standard “high responder” protocol. We only retrieved 3 eggs. We did a day 3 transfer of two embryos but were unsuccessful. Dr Yazigi recommended a slightly higher stim protocol which ultimately was converted to an IUI. He then recommended a protocol with lupron. I did not respond at all and was cancelled the cycle. He then recommended donor eggs.
Describe your experience with your nurse at Shady Grove Fertility. (Assigned nurse: Danielle)
Danielle was fantastic. She is incredibly thorough and kind.
Describe your experience with Shady Grove Fertility.
Strengths: Very organized and efficient Weaknesses: Not much individualization of care If you’re in the Baltimore/Towson area, you can’t beat the convenience. The Towson office was close to home and the Harbor East office was close to work.
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Ricardo Yazigi
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Shady Grove Fertility
Towson
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