Our Physicians

Vincent A. Pellegrini, M.D.

Dr. Vincent Pellegrini, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduated from Saint Joseph's College in 1970 and Jefferson Medical College in 1974. He finished his OB/GYN Residency in 1978 at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia. He then joined Women's Clinic, Ltd. in Reading, Pennsylvania with the expressed plan of developing a major infertility center at the office. He is now President of the Corporation and Clinical Director of its In Vitro Fertilization program.

Dr. Pellegrini was the Coordinator for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Residency Training at the Reading Hospital Medical Center in Reading, Pennsylvania from 1986-2005. He also served as the Chief of the Section of Gynecology of Reading Hospital from 2000-2003.

Dr. Pellegrini is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrine Society and The Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia. He is certified by the American College of Radiologists to interpret gynecologic and obstetrical ultrasounds. He practiced Obstetrics until 1991 at which point his practice was fully dedicated to infertility and endocrinology issues.

Dr. Pellegrini was the President of Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia in 1999-2000 and of the Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrine Society in 2004-2005. He has also been very active in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Most recently, he served as Chair of ACOG District III (PA, NJ, DE) from 2001 to 2004. He has received the ACOG President's Community Service Award and the Award for Outstanding District Service. He is listed in the "The Best Doctor's in America" from 1996-2006.

Dr. Pellegrini is an active member of PCOStrategies, Inc., an advocacy group for PCOS.

Shahab S. Minassian, M.D.

Dr. Shahab Minassian joined Women's Clinic, Ltd. in Reading, PA. in September 2007. Dr. Minassian is one of only 900 board-certified infertility specialists in the U.S.

Dr. Minassian is Section Chief for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center and is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has over 20 years of experience in the field and has treated thousands of patients for infertility.

Dr. Minassian received all of his schooling in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of LaSalle University in 1976 and received his M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1980. He then completed a residency in OB/GYN at Abington Memorial Hospital in 1984 and a board-accredited fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Jefferson Medical College in 1986.

A noted infertility surgeon, Dr. Minassian was the first in the Philadelphia area to perform a tubal reversal by robotic surgery. He directed the Division of Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine, and at Drexel University College of Medicine for over 20 years. During this time he was responsible for the Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology education of thousands of medical students and over 120 residents. For this effort he was awarded the prestigious APGO Award for Teaching Excellence in Medical Education by the Association of Professors of OB/GYN, and was twice awarded the Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching.

As the former Co-Director of the nationally recognized Center for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome at Drexel, he is an acknowledged PCOS expert with special expertise in the relationship between infertility and PCOS. He has won numerous teaching and clinical awards in this field, and has published numerous research article and abstracts.

Dr. Minassian is a member of many regional, national and international medical societies, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology, Society of Reproductive Surgeons, Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrine Society, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Philadelphia Obstetrical Society. He is a founding member and currently the first Chair of the Androgen Excess (PCOS) Special Interest Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Minassian is a member of several fertility patient advocacy groups including the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association and the Internet Council for Infertility Information Dissemination. Dr. Minassian has been named a Top Doc in Women's Health, Infertility” by Philadelphia Magazine.

Stephen H. Fehnel, M.D.

Dr. Stephen H. Fehnel graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1973 and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia in 1977. He finished his OB/GYN residency in 1981 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Fehnel then joined Women's Clinic, Ltd. in Reading in 1981. He is now the Treasurer of the Corporation and Medical Director of Advanced Clinical Concepts, which is a research subsidiary of Women's Clinic, Ltd. dedicated to advancing clinical research.

Dr. Fehnel remains an active member of the Section of Gynecology at the Reading Hospital. He practiced obstetrics until 2001.

Dr. Fehnel is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Fehnel is certified by the American College of Radiologists to interpret gynecologic and obstetrical ultrasounds. He is also certified by the American Society of Clinical Densitometrists to interpret bone densitometry studies for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. Dr. Fehnel also has advanced training in pelvic surgery for the treatment of urinary bladder incontinence and pelvic floor and rectal dysfunction due to pelvic floor prolapse.

In addition, Dr. Fehnel has brought to Women's Clinic, Ltd. the skills of in-office laser treatment for removal of unsightly hair and leg veins. Dr. Fehnel has been working with Dr. Pellegrini in the infertility division at Women's Clinic, Ltd. for many years.