Our Staff
Our staff is a close-knit family passionate about providing you the best possible care and helping your family grow. Learn more about our team.
Our Doctors

Miguel Damien, M.D. – Medical Director
Dr. Miguel Damien, Medical Director of Damien Fertility Partners, has practiced in Monmouth and Ocean counties for thirty years, since 1989. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and his postdoctoral training included an internship in surgery and a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Damien’s fellowships in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility were completed at Harvard Medical School and the University of Connecticut. Dr. Damien is Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
More About Dr. DamienDr. Miguel Damien, Medical Director of Damien Fertility Partners, has practiced in Monmouth and Ocean counties for thirty years, since 1989. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and his postdoctoral training included an internship in surgery and a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Damien’s fellowships in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility were completed at Harvard Medical School and the University of Connecticut. Dr. Damien is Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Castle Connolly named Dr. Damien “Top Doctor” in the New York Metro Area in 2018, 2017, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005.
Inside Jersey Magazine – NJ Savvy Living – named Dr. Damien a Top Doctor for Women in 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, and 2005. Dr. Damien was named Top Physician for Women by the Monmouth County Voice in 2006.
Dr. Damien is honored that his commitment to exceptional patient care and service has been recognized in our community.
Dr. Damien speaks Spanish fluently.

Emily Holden, M.D.
Dr. Holden graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. From there she went on to graduate from Tufts University School of Medicine and then completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Rutgers—New Jersey Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.
More About Dr. HoldenDr. Holden graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. From there she went on to graduate from Tufts University School of Medicine and then completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey.
She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine. Her hospital affiliations include Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ.
Dr. Holden’s areas of interest include personalized patient care, infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome and reproductive endocrinology. She is passionate about guiding her patients through their treatment and figuring out which option will work best for them.
When she is not at work, Dr. Holden loves to spend quality time with her family, including her dog “Boston”.

Nina Seigelstein, M.D.
Dr. Seigelstein, an expert gynecologic surgeon, specializes in minimally invasive surgery. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY—a division of Cornell University Medical College. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and received numerous clinical and scholastic awards, including induction into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Seigelstein graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA.
More About Dr. SeigelsteinDr. Seigelstein, an expert gynecologic surgeon, specializes in minimally invasive surgery. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY—a division of Cornell University Medical College. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She graduated summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and received numerous clinical and scholastic awards, including induction into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Seigelstein graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA.
Dr. Seigelstein combined her love of adventure and travel with the practice of Ob-Gyn, while working in Tasmania, Australia and on the Navajo Reservation at Fort Defiance Indian Hospital in Fort Defiance, AZ. She also participated in Gynecological Surgery Mission trips to Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas and Ghana, Africa. When not working abroad, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ was her home.
Dr. Seigelstein’s enduring passion has been to bring quality women’s healthcare to underserved women in Sierra Leone, Africa. She is the Founder and President of One World Women’s Health, where she organized and led numerous mission trips to Makeni, Sierra Leone, performed gynecologic surgeries and provided education and training since 2006. Through her nonprofit, Dr. Seigelstein spearheaded, designed, built, equipped and staffed a fully functional, state of the art Maternity Ward at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Frank Barnes, PhD, HCLD – Laboratory Director
Dr. Barnes is an accomplished scientist and well-known embryologist whose career in reproductive technology spans over 25 years. He received a Masters Degree from the University of Missouri and a Doctoral Degree from the University of Wisconsin.
More About Dr. BarnesTest Dr. Barnes is an accomplished scientist and well-known embryologist whose career in reproductive technology spans over 25 years. He received a Masters Degree from the University of Missouri and a Doctoral Degree from the University of Wisconsin.
As a Senior Scientist at biotech firms in Texas and Utah, Dr. Barnes investigated in vitro oocyte maturation and cell cycle effects on embryo development. He has published numerous articles and lectured internationally in this field. He joined Professors A. Trounson and C. Wood at the Center for Early Human Development at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in 1993, where he assisted in developing the protocols for in vitro human oocyte maturation which culminated in the birth of a healthy child. He continues to assist and conduct research in this field.
Dr. Barnes joined the multi-site IVF practice, Pacific Fertility Center of California in 1994, as Executive Laboratory Director, managing up to twenty embryologists and technicians and over 1500 IVF cycles annually. He instituted many technological laboratory changes and helped pioneer the area of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Nursing Staff

Lori M.
Registered Nurse (RN)

Claudia R.
Registered Nurse (RN) & Donor Coordinator

Jamie T.
Registered Nurse (RN) & Donor Coordinator

Meghan D.
Registered Nurse (RN)

Liz P.
REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

Kyrsten C.
Registered Nurse
Front Office Staff

Micaela C.
IVF Coordinator

Janice M.
Scheduling Coordinator

Noemi M.
Newark & Jersey City Office Coordinator

Michele V.
Medical Receptionist

Stacy F.
Surgical Coordinator

Kari V.
IUI Coordinator

Evelyn L.
Billing Manager

Marisol M.
Insurance Verification Specialist

Irene O.
Office Coordinator

Jennifer D.
Office Coordinator
Lab Staff

Keith M.
TS & Embryology Supervisor & Senior Embryologist

Matt H.
Andrology/Endocrinology Lab Supervisor & Senior Embryologist

David C.
Lab Personnel

Renato S.
LAB PERSONNEL

Vanessa R.
Lab Personnel

Linda G.
Medical Assistant & Lab Personnel

Rachel B.
Endocrinology Lab Manager & Phlebotomist

Lerissa M.
Lab Personnel

Marie C.
Lab Personnel