We’re passionate about helping you through fertility treatments and making it affordable.

Meet
Shvetha Zarek, MD

Hi Friends! I am Dr. Z and the Founder of Arbor Fertility. A second generation doctor and proud daughter of immigrants, my life’s mission is to support folks in becoming parents and provide them with the best possible fertility experience.

I am a proud Hoya, receiving a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University with Honors in Biochemistry and the Department of Chemistry Award in Scholastic Distinction. Through the support of the Dr. J.W. and M.U. Lawson Memorial Scholarship, I attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In residency, I served as the Administrative Chief Resident and co-Chair of the Medical Education Committee at George Washington University and then trained across the river at the National Institutes of Health for fellowship in REI where I was lucky to work with renowned and brilliant mentors in REI and epidemiology who supported my thesis work in studying the value of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in predicting fecundability.

For over 15 years, particularly in the Midwest, I have supported patients with their fertility journeys. I was saddened that no matter how hard our team worked to soothe the physical and psychological ache of infertility, there was one especially painful thorn that I could not remove: the extraordinary cost of fertility treatment.

I am a double board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist with an interest in IUI, IVF, ovulation induction techniques, PCOS, male factor infertility, and third party reproduction. Arbor Fertility welcomes individuals of all backgrounds.

Before starting Arbor Fertility, I was the Director of IVF and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri. I am super grateful to be recognized by my incredibly talented colleagues as a St. Louis Magazine Top Doctor, Best in Missouri Life Magazine Top Doctor, and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. What brings me so much joy is to serve on the Board of Directors, former President and Speaker for Girls in the Know of St. Louis, a local empowerment and education non-profit for pre-teen girls.

While all the leadership positions, publications and awards are awesome, the best gift of all is the incredible teamwork that goes into helping our beloved patients become doting parents and to witness all their doubts and struggles melt away when they meet their little one.