Dr. Rob Kiltz

-This is an excerpt of an article by Megan Horsington / CNY News

When Dr. Robert Kiltz of Skaneateles began practicing medicine in the central New York area in 1997, he began alone. Without a single staff member, the doctor opened the area’s first fertility medical center in a 1500 square foot space at Community General Hospital.

By the time CNY Fertility Center celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, it had grown to include a staff of over 60 people, thousands of patients, and several thousand square feet of office space. Staff, patients and families gathered in huge numbers at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo to observe the anniversary.

Saturday, March 29 marked another, quieter anniversary for Dr. Kiltz and his thriving practice. It was the tenth birthday of Matthew, the child born from the first successful In-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure performed at CNY Fertility Center. The child and his parents have chosen to remain anonymous throughout the years, but their story shares similarities to thousands of other people across the country who turn to IVF as their last hope for having a child.

-Read the article in its entirety here.