Wendy J. Schillings, MD
“Everybody has their own story, and working with them to help them become a parent is a wonderful thing.”
Wendy J. Schillings, MD
“Everybody has their own story, and working with them to help them become a parent is a wonderful thing.”
Welcome From Wendy J. Schillings, MD, Medical Director of Fertility Preservation
I am so excited to have joined forces to work with RADfertility’s great group of physicians! As a strong believer in personalized care, my goal is to work with patients or couples to educate them about fertility treatments and diagnoses so that they feel empowered to participate in their care.
As a high school student who knew that my future was in medicine, I became one of the few women members of the young physicians’ group! In college, I grew more interested in women’s issues and followed this passion into medical school, where I got involved in women’s health. Reproductive endocrinology was the perfect area of medicine to combine my surgical expertise along with the joy of creating and building families.
I joined RADfertility with over 25 years of experience in the field of reproductive medicine. For the first 10 years of my career, I helped patients grow their families while serving as a member of the teaching faculty for various medical schools. I then took that experience and ran a practice for over 10 years. As RADfertility’s Medical Director of Fertility Preservation, I help men and women preserve their future fertility prior to cancer treatment or for personal reasons through egg, sperm or embryo freezing.
What I love about my career is seeing all the babies that we help create and all the wonderful families that we bring together. It’s really exciting when you see them years later and can reflect on how you’ve changed their lives. Everybody has their own story, and working with them to help them become a parent is a wonderful thing.
Career Achievements
- Lehigh Valley Hospital Ob/Gyn Resident Education Committee (Appointed), 2005-2017
- ASRM Women’s Council (National Elected), 2004-2008
- Golden Apple Medical Student Teaching Award, 2006
- APGO (Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics) Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004
- American Fertility Society/Ortho Distinguished Fellowship in Reproduction Award, 1992
- Former Teaching Faculty, University of Southern Florida, Penn State College of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
- National Consumer Advisory Board Americas’s Best Physicians, 2019
- Delaware Today Top Docs Honor, 2023
Background & Education
- Board Certified: Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility and Obstetrics and Gynecology, by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Fellow: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
- Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- MD: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
- BA: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Publications, Lectures & Abstracts
Dr. Schillings has authored several publications and has lectured extensively.
Publications
- Uzochukwu, CK, Schillings, WJ, Worrilow, KC. A Novel and Statistically Significant Predictor of Clinical Pregnancy (CP) in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). Oral Presentation at the American Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 2008
- Treff NR. Tao X, Schillings WJ, Bergh PA, Scott Jr. RT, and B. Levy B. (2011) Use of single nucleotide polymorphism microarrays to distinguish between balanced and normal chromosomes in embryos from a transolcation carrier. Fertil Steril; 95(5);1606-1612.e2
- Colonna Worrilow K., Huynh HT, Schillings WJ, Peters AJ, Johnston JB. (2005). Use of the Hyaluronan Monolayer (HM), or PICSI™ Plate, in the Selection of Sperm for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Fertil Steril;84, Sup. 1:
- Putowski LT, Schillings W.J., Lee CM, Reddy EP, Jakowicki JA. (2004) Human follicle stimulating receptor promoter/enhancer activity is inhibited by transcriptional factors, from the upstream stimulating factors familiy, via E-box and newly identified initiator element (Inr) in FSH-R non-expressing cells. Gynecol Endocrinol; 19:9-17
Academic Lectures
- Fertility Preservation, Oncology Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA – February 8, 2018
- “Infertility Patients Before and After the OR” Mid Eastern Association of Perianesthesia Nurses, Allentown, PA, – April 9, 2011
- “Pregnancy Outcomes Following IVF” Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey Nursing Conference, Clinton, NJ – February 7, 2009
- “State of the ART Technologies in the Treatment of Infertility” Carrilion Medical Center, Roanoke, VA – April 2, 2008
- “To Treat or not to Treat with Metformin” ASRM Roundtable, Washington, DE – October 15, 2007
Patient Lectures
- “Special Considerations: When Moms and Babies Need Some Extra Help” sponsored by Lehigh Valley Hospital Moms to Bee Shower. Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem, PA – May 13, 2019
- Family Building Options for the LGBTQ Community, Allentown Women’s Center, Allentown, PA – June 5, 2018
- “Professional Women and the Quest for Children” Women’s Health Panel sponsored by the Women’s Business Council, Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, Allentown, PA – February 24, 2015
- “Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Are you Affected?” sponsored by Lehigh Valley Hospital, Bethlehem, PA – November 29, 2007
- “Advanced Technologies in IVF” sponsored by Lehigh Valley Hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Bethleham, PA – June 28, 2005
- “Professional Women and the Quest for Children” with Gwen Morgan White, LCSW sponsored by Spirit of Women, Bethlehem PA – October 25, 2002
Chapters
- Baker, V, Schillings WJ, McClamrock HD (2012) Amenorrhea. In: Berek JS, eds. Berek & Novak’s Gynecology 15th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippencott Williams & Wilkins, 1035-1065
- Schillings, W, Glob. libr. women’s med., Physiology and Tests of the Adrenal Cortical Function (ISSN: 1756-2228) 2008; DOI 10.3843/GLOWM10309
- Schillings, W, Glob. libr. womens’s., Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex (ISSN: 1756-2228) 2008; DOI 10.3843/GLOWM.1031
- Scherzer WJ, McClamrock HD (2002) Amenorrhea. In: Berek JS, Adashi EY, Hillard PA, eds. Novak’s Gynecology, 13th Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippencott Williams & Wilkins, 843-858.
- Scherzer WJ, McClamrock HD (1996) Amenorrhea. In: Berek JS, Adashi EY, Hillard PA, eds. Novak’s Gynecology, 12th Edition. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 809-832.
Press (In The News)
- “Infertility: What you need to Know” interview on WFMZ 69 News, Bethlehem PA – September 12, 2013
- “In View with Larry King” – Fox Business Network – Aired May 17, 2009
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Egg Freezing
Egg freezing technology allows you to take steps to preserve your fertility. Our physicians create an individualized treatment plan to address your specific needs.
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Sperm freezing technology allows you to take steps to preserve your fertility. Our physicians create an individualized treatment plan to address your specific needs.
Oncofertility
Oncofertility addresses oncology and reproductive medicine to help patients faced with a cancer diagnosis.
Embryo Freezing and Storage
Embryo freezing allows tools like preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies to be used to increase the likelihood of pregnancy.
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