{"id":731,"name":"Venessa Smith","url":"","description":"Venessa is an HCPC registered clinical scientist with more than 25 years\u2019 experience working in fertility. Her embryology career began under Professor Robert Winston at Hammersmith Hospital, before working at a number of different UK clinics. During her time at the London Women\u2019s Clinic as Embryology Laboratory and Sperm Bank Manager, she developed a specific interest in gamete donation and led the first known donation program in the UK. She later became the group\u2019s Quality Manager and is experienced in clinical governance, cross-border reproductive care and all aspects of fertility legislation. Venessa now works in the ACU at Guy\u2019s Hospital and sits on the HFEA\u2019s Licensed Centre\u2019s Panel and its Ethnic Diversity Working Group. Venessa has been a regular speaker at many patient-focussed events and conferences, working with the Donor Conception Network for over a decade. She has contributed to a number of books and journals.","link":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/sv\/author\/venessa-smith-fr-magazine\/","slug":"venessa-smith-fr-magazine","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/avatar_user_731_1667559786-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/avatar_user_731_1667559786-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/avatar_user_731_1667559786-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"elementor_introduction":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/731"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fertilityroad.com\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}