Medical Staff

David E. Carnovale, M.D.

David E. Carnovale, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercer University School of Medicine and Director of Assisted Reproduction at Central Georgia Fertility Institute. Before joining Dr. Butler in Macon in July of 1999, Dr. Carnovale was in private infertility practice in Fort Myers, Florida. Prior to that, he was Director of Assisted Reproduction at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee. David E. Carnovale, M.D., is Board Certified in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

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William J. Butler, M.D.

William J. Butler, M.D., is a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mercer University School of Medicine and Director of the Central Georgia Fertility Institute. Prior to coming to Macon in June of 1999, Dr. Butler was the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at The Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine. William J. Butler, M.D., is Board Certified in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility and Genetics.

Abdelmoneim I. Younis, DVM, MS, PhD, HCLD(ABB)

Laboratory Director

Dr. Younis is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercer University School of Medicine as well as the Embryologist and Scientific Director of the IVF and Andrology laboratories of Central Georgia Fertility Institute-Middle GA Medical Center.   Prior to joining CGFI, Dr Younis was  an Assistant Professor of GYN and OB at Emory University School of Medicine,  where he personally performed several IVF-ICSI cases involving testicular sperm extraction and thousands of semen analysis and sperm preparation for IUI. He was formerly  an Instructor of Comparative Pathology at the Harvard University School of Medicine, and Research Scientist at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.  Where he established research on oocyte maturation and cryopreservation.

Dr. Younis is certified as a High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD) by the American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB).  He received his DVM degree from the University of Khartoum in Sudan, and his Master of Science and Doctorate (PhD) degrees from the University of Georgia both in reproductive physiology. Dr. Younis is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB), the College of Reproductive Biology (CRB), and the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS).

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Deanna L. Nelsen, RN, BSN, MBA

Deanna L. Nelsen, RN, BSN, MBA offers twenty years’ experience in women’s health and is ACLS certified. She  has spent the majority of her career in the hospital setting providing nursing care in varied OB/GYN settings and joined CGFI in 2002.
 
She graduated number one in her nursing class at Southern Connecticut State University in 1986 and completed clinical training at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dee (as she is known by her patients) also received the “Excellence in Nursing Award” for academic and clinical achievement. In 1990, Deanna earned an MBA specializing in Health care Administration.
 
Continuing education and keeping up-to-date in the field of reproductive medicine is important to all the nurses at CGFI. Deanna completed a week-long Preceptorship Program at Reproductive Biology Associates in Atlanta, GA shortly after joining CGFI. She and the other nurses in the office attend the annual Smart ART program, a 4 day symposium covering advancements in infertility treatments.
 
“I will always feel privileged to be a part of one of life’s greatest miracles. A highlight for my day is when former patients visit the office with their new babies. That’s why I am here!”

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