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About
Kelly McCarter left New York for California after finishing both halves of her training at the same institution: obstetrics and gynecology residency, then the REI fellowship, at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. She left with two 2021 awards on the record: the Distinguished Housestaff Award, given for clinical performance across residency, and the AAGL Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgeon Award, given by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists for surgical technique. The second is the one that matters to IVF patients. Laparoscopic skill is what handles endometriosis, adhesions and uterine pathology in the same practice that retrieves your eggs, and it is not something most fertility specialists can claim an award for.
Her research sits on the questions patients actually get asked. She has published and presented nationally on embryo transfer outcomes — the variable that decides whether a transfer results in a pregnancy — on fertility preservation, and on health disparities in reproductive medicine. A less glamorous named interest rounds it out: hypertensive disorders alongside fertility treatment, relevant to patients with chronic hypertension or preeclampsia history who are being steered toward pregnancy.
She now practices at Spring Fertility’s SOMA office at the Salesforce Transit Center, and her profile describes the consultation style she is known for as translating complex information so patients can make decisions — worth knowing if you want protocol reasoning rather than a signature on a consent form.
Clinical Expertise
- IVF and embryo transfer: cycle management with a research focus on transfer outcomes
- Fertility preservation: egg and embryo freezing, including preservation for cancer patients facing gonadotoxic therapy
- Reproductive genetics: counseling around PGT-A and inherited-risk decisions
- Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery: award-recognized laparoscopic technique for pelvic and uterine pathology
- Hypertensive disorders in the fertility and pregnancy context: medical risk assessment before and during treatment
- Health disparities in reproductive care: a stated research area, and the reason she presents nationally
Why Choose Dr. McCarter
Awarded for the scalpel, not only the protocol. The AAGL Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgeon Award (2021) is a surgical-technology recognition, unusual on an IVF-only physician’s CV, and useful if endometriosis or fibroids are part of your case.
She studied transfer outcomes rather than assuming them. Embryo transfer results are one of her named research areas, which is the part of IVF patients have the least control over and the least information about.
Residency and fellowship at one academic center. Weill Cornell trained her in both general OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinology, plus a Distinguished Housestaff Award for clinical performance — a single institution’s judgment across five-plus years of supervision.
An interest in the medical complications. Hypertensive disorders listed among her clinical interests means patients with blood-pressure or other medical history are managed, not referred out mid-cycle.
Professional Affiliations
Practices within Spring Fertility’s SART-registered reporting unit (ClinicPKID 2000045) whose laboratory is recorded as CAP-accredited. Recognized by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) with a Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgeon Award in 2021, and by New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell with its Distinguished Housestaff Award the same year. Peer-reviewed publications and national meeting presentations on fertility preservation, embryo transfer outcomes and health disparities. Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MD); residency and fellowship at Weill Cornell. Her Spring biography documents training and awards rather than board certification; confirm certification through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology if needed.
Suitable For
- Cancer patients who need fertility preservation started before treatment begins
- Patients with endometriosis, fibroids or adhesions who want surgical and fertility care in one practice
- IVF patients focused on transfer strategy and what actually predicts success
- Patients with hypertension or other medical complications entering fertility treatment
- First-time fertility patients who want the reasoning behind each step in plain language