Reproductive Specialists with Aspire Fertility Austin Named 2026 Top Doctors

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Two of Aspire Fertility Austin’s physicians recognized by the prestigious Castle Connolly Top Doctors program as premier healthcare providers in reproductive medicine

AUSTIN, TX, February 25, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Aspire Fertility Austin, a premier provider of best-in-class fertility services, congratulates  Dr. Deborah Ikhena-Abel and Dr. Angela Kelley on being named  2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctors.

Castle Connolly Top Doctors represent the top 7% of all U.S. practicing physicians. Dr. Ikhena-Abel and Dr. Kelley earned this recognition from a pool of over one million U.S. doctors.

Castle Connolly Top Doctors are nominated by their peers, after which the Castle Connolly research team evaluates specific criteria to determine who should qualify as a Top Doctor, including consideration of each nominee’s professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history, interpersonal skills, and outcomes data. The recognition methodology has been vetted and endorsed by the  Castle Connolly Medical Advisory Board.

Each of Aspire Fertility Austin’s physicians is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist (REI), dedicated to delivering compassionate, individualized fertility care grounded in the latest advances in reproductive science and technology. The clinic is part of  The Prelude Network ® (Prelude), the largest network of fertility clinics in North America. Its team of innovative and empathetic reproductive endocrinologists spend real time with each family to understand their goals and develop personalized treatment plans. In total, 48 physicians across Prelude were named 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctors.

“We’re grateful to our peers for this nomination and to Castle Connolly for recognizing our work,” said Dr. Kelley. “It’s an honor to serve our patients and provide the highest quality reproductive care.”

Dr. Ikhena-Abel continued, “It’s a privilege to use our expertise to help our patients overcome their fertility challenges and educate them on their fertility options. We thank Castle Connolly for recognizing what we do on behalf of our patients.”

Prelude is the clinical network of  Inception Fertility ™ (Inception), a family of fertility brands and the largest provider of fertility services in North America, and its physicians include innovators in fertility care who have pioneered some of today’s most advanced reproductive technologies, including vitrification, fertility preservation, and preimplantation genetic testing (PGT).

Part of The Prelude Network (Prelude), the largest network of fertility clinics in North America, Aspire Fertility has been helping individuals and couples build their families for 30 years. With locations in the Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio metropolitan areas, the Aspire family of clinics provides five-star fertility care to patients, led by industry experts who are on the leading edge of reproductive medicine. They offer a full spectrum of comprehensive female and male fertility care, including IVF, egg freezing, genetic screening (PGD/PGS), egg donation, surrogacy and LGBTQ+ fertility. For more information, visit www.aspirefertility.com.

About The Prelude Network

The Prelude Network (Prelude), the fastest-growing network of fertility clinics and largest provider of comprehensive fertility services in North America, is the clinic network of Inception Fertility — a family of fertility brands that touches every part of the fertility journey, including diagnostics and treatment to financial accessibility.  Each clinic, as part of Prelude, is committed to delivering the highest level of personalized fertility care by the nation's leading reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists and practitioners by focusing on an excellence in science, medicine and the patient experience.  The growing Prelude Network has more than 90 total locations nationwide, offering a wide range of fertility services including egg freezing, IVF, genetic testing, LGBTQ+ fertility options, and egg/embryo storage, among others.  Clinics within Prelude include  Aspire Fertility Austin  (Texas);  Aspire Fertility Dallas  (Texas);  Aspire Fertility San Antonio  (Texas);  Aspire Houston Fertility Institute  (Texas);  Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago  (Illinois);  Center for Reproductive Medicine  (Florida);  Indiana Fertility Institute  (Indiana);  IVFMD  (Florida);  Main Line Fertility  (Pennsylvania);  NYU Langone Fertility Center  (New York);  NYU Langone RSNY  (New York);  Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine  (Canada);  Pacific Fertility Center  (California);  Regional Fertility Program  (Canada);  Reproductive Biology Associates  (Georgia);  Reproductive Science Center of New Jersey  (New Jersey);  Tennessee Fertility Institute  (Tennessee), and  The Reproductive Medicine Group (Florida). For more information, visit www.preludefertility.com.

About Inception Fertility

Inception Fertility (Inception) is a family of fertility brands committed to helping patients build their own families. Built by patients for patients, Inception's purpose is to achieve the highest bar in experience, science and medicine in an effort to enhance each patient's experience and achieve better outcomes. Inception's medical experts are leading pioneers in fertility care. Our doctors are some of the first to use breakthrough assisted reproductive technologies (ART) — including in vitro fertilization (IVF), preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) and fertility preservation services — and they continue to lead the industry by building on these technologies by through development, research and thought leadership. Through its growing family of national organizations — which includes The Prelude Network, the fastest-growing network of fertility clinics and largest provider of comprehensive fertility services in North America; MyEggBank ®, one of the largest frozen donor egg banks in North America;  BUNDL Fertility ™, a multi-cycle fertility service bundling program;   HavenCryo ™, a long-term reproductive preservation and storage solution provider and  NutraBloom ®, a premium lifestyle brand with expertly formulated supplements to support individuals' health and wellness goals for preconception — Inception is working to deliver on its promise to push the envelope of what is possible for exceeding patient expectations. For more information, visit  www.inceptionfertility.com.

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