Our Scientific and Medical Team:

LYNDON CHANG, MD, FACOG

Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Chang graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Pennsylvania State University, received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, and completed his residency at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, receiving the Kupperman Award for residency excellence. Since 2006, Dr. Lyndon Chang was involved with New Hope Fertility Center in New York City, focusing specifically on advancing Japanese low-stimulation protocols. He is a Pioneer in the field of minimal stimulation in the USA. He specializes in the use of low stimulation IVF protocols in treating women with Diminished Ovarian Reserve/Premature Ovarian Failure and Advanced Maternal Age.

MASAHIDE SHIOTANI, MD, PhD

Scientific Advisor

Dr. Shiotani is the co-founder of Asian Egg Bank and Hanabusa IVF and owner of several fertility clinics in Japan. His graduated from the Shimane University School of Medicine. He worked at the Kyoto University Hospital Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and as a member of the IVF team conducted research in infertility, focusing on the implantation process. Dr. Shiotani spent six years working at the Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital. While there, he had success with the first ICSI baby in Hyogo Prefecture. After working in fertility practices, he opened his original clinic, the Hanabusa Women’s Clinic, in Tarumi. Over the following decade, he went on to open two more women’s clinics in Sannomiya.

DIANA LEBLANC, MD, FACOG

Fertility Specialist

Dr. Diana LeBlanc is Board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology with over 10 years of experience providing compassionate reproductive care. Her education and training include Universitie Catholic de Louvain in Belgium, Louisiana State University, and the University of Connecticut/St Francis hospital in Hartford, CT. She also holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Management from UT Dallas. She has a deep understanding of the field of ART with interest in PCOS, DOR, and Family Balancing. She is passionate about treating donors in safer, less aggressive treatment protocols, and her goal is to eliminate possible donor side effects as much as possible.

Lisa Nelson, MSc., ELD (ABB), EMB (ACE)

Laboratory and Tissue Bank Director

Lisa received her undergraduate degree from Cal Poly Pomona in Animal Science and her Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from Eastern Virginia Medical School. She is board certified as an Embryology Laboratory Director, certified by the American Board of Bioanalysts and an Embryologist, certified by the American College of Embryology. She is highly skilled in all the latest, state-of-the-art techniques of laboratory management, embryo and blastocyst culture, micromanipulation and cryopreservation/thaw techniques, including oocyte freezing. She is the president of the Southern California Assisted Reproductive Biologists, a member of both the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the American Board of Bioanalysts and serves as a laboratory inspector for the College of American Pathologists.

Marlane Angle, PhD, HCLD (ABB)

Consultant in IVF Laboratory and Cryobiology

Dr. Angle received her PhD in 1983 from Auburn University in Reproductive Physiology. She completed two NIH (National Institute of Health)-sponsored postdoctoral fellowships at universities in Texas and then moved to San Francisco for her IVF training at the University of California, San Francisco. She has been licensed as a High Complexity Laboratory Director through the American Association of Bioanalysts since 1994. She serves as a laboratory inspector for the College of American Pathologists, participates in several committees and task forces for ASRM, and is co-owner of International Reproductive Information and Services, L.L.C. (IRIS). Dr. Angle has published more than 50 scientific articles, book chapters and abstracts and is an ad hoc reviewer for Fertility and Sterility.

Raymond Peng, PSY.D.

Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Peng, Psy.D. earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. He continued his education at California School of Professional Psychology earning a Master’s of Arts and Doctorate of Psychology focused on Clinical Psychology. Serving as the Secretary of the San Diego Psychological Association and a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Dr. Peng has a great passion in providing and promoting the most up-to-date, researched, and ethical mental health treatment available. Dr. Peng specializes in providing Psychological evaluations as well as long-term psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults.

Mitchell W. Dillon, MS, CGC

Licensed, Certified Genetic Counselor

Mitchell graduated with his master’s degree in genetic counseling from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI in 2013. He has gained extensive experience in clinical reporting as well as germline and somatic gene and variant curation through his work at the Harvard – Partners Laboratory for Molecular Medicine (LMM) and Tempus. He was also a founding member of the ClinGen Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and RASopathy Expert Panels. Since 2016, he has held director level positions at Sema4 and Igentify performing transformative GC-operations and product design with a focus on expanded carrier screening (ECS), non-invasive prenatal screening, rare disease and is currently a product manager at Fulgent. Mitchell is passionate about creating quality products, data sharing efforts, and spends his free time enjoying reading, gardening, and geocaching.

Jade Yoho, MS

Embryologist

Jade is Asian Egg Bank’s embryologist. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Indiana University, and received her Masters in Reproductive Clinical Science from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Starting her career as a biologist for the Indianapolis Zoo, she then moved to San Diego where she was a Primate Expert for 20 years at the world renowned San Diego Zoo. Jade joined Asian Egg Bank’s team in 2021 and has helped the team adapt to new laboratory technology and practices. She has an undeniable passion for embryology; and is a valued asset to our team!