Lawrence S. Amesse
M.D. Ph.D. HCLD
Medical Director
Dr. Amesse is not only board certified in OB/GYN and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility but he also was a fellow in medical genetics at Yale University School of Medicine.
Prior to joining Cache Valley Fertility Center, Dr. Amesse was professor as well as Director of the reproductive endocrinology and infertility for the department of OB/GYN at Wright State Medical School. Dr. Amesse has published numerous articles and textbook chapters. He has been invited nationally and internationally as a speaker and to give seminars and conference presentations. He is a certified laboratory inspector for the College of American Pathologists (CAP). He is a reviewer for the official journal of The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Fertility and Sterility, and for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Amesse has received many awards for his work among them the Physician Excellence Award, the Patient Satisfaction Award, the Dr. Jack Halki Award for outstanding achievement and the National Research Award from the Yale University School of Medicine.
David W. Richards
Ph.D., HCLD, ELD
Scientific Director
Dr. David W. Richards is a native of Utah County, however, he has fond memories of Logan growing up as both his father and mother were raised in Logan and his grandparents lived in Logan. His grandfather Dr. W.W. Richards was the director of the LDS Institute at Utah State University and his other grandfather William Campbell was a forest ranger.
Dr. Richards is a certified doctoral specialist dedicated to in vitro fertilization (IVF). For the past twenty six years, he has been the director of two IVF programs. In 1988 he was the director of the IVF program at Northridge Hospital in California. In 1997 he founded and was the director of Utah County’s first IVF program. Dr. Richards is an eminently qualified and experienced researcher who has published numerous scientific articles. Dr. Richards’ papers and presentations have described innovative new procedures for improving IVF pregnancy rates. His IVF program has been ranked as one of the top five most successful IVF programs in the United States by American Health Magazine.