About Us

For over 25 years, Southeastern Fertility has been East Tennessee’s most trusted clinic for the treatment of infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, PCOS and endometriosis.

Southeastern Fertility pursues a holistic approach to treatment. It’s our honor to help you make your dreams of achieving pregnancy and parenthood come true. We’ll get to know you and your story, then consider the best personalized path for YOU. No cookie cutter approaches- HOPE starts with a conversation, and we’re here to listen. 

Our two physicians, Medical Director Dr. John David Gordon and Dr. Jeffrey Keenan, have over 50 years of combined expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the infertile couple. Dr. Gordon began his leadership of Southeastern Fertility in 2019, moving to Knoxville after practicing for 20 years outside of Washington D.C.   

Dr. Gordon introduced Natural Cycle IVF to East Tennessee in 2019. Natural Cycle IVF is a simpler, less expensive form of IVF preferred by many couples who are unable or unwilling to pursue traditional IVF.  He has also championed Mini-Stim IVF, which uses both oral and low doses of injectable fertility medications to produce an average of 3-8 eggs. Mini-Stim IVF costs much less than traditional Stimulated Cycle IVF and also reduces the risk of excessive numbers of embryos being created. Most patients pursuing Mini-Stim IVF will have 1-2 embryos for transfer and 1-2 additional embryos to freeze. Stimulated Cycle IVF may represent the best option for older patients and those who fail to respond well to the medication protocol utilized for Mini-Stim IVF. All 3 options (Natural Cycle IVF, Mini-Stim IVF and Stimulated Cycle IVF) are offered here at Southeastern Fertility!

Southeastern Fertility does not offer any treatments that utilize donor egg, donor sperm or the use of a gestational carrier (surrogate). Southeastern Fertility does not offer genetic testing of embryos created by IVF. 

Dr. Jeffrey Keenan founded Southeastern Fertility almost three decades ago and remains clinically active, seeing patients 3 days a week in our Knoxville office. Dr. Keenan is widely renowned for his clinical expertise treating infertile couples. He is also well known for co-founding the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), a non-profit that provides matching services to those patients with left-over IVF embryos that they are willing to relinquish to couples pursuing Embryo Adoption. Dr. Keenan is the president and medical director of the NEDC. 

Southeastern Fertility performs more cycles of Embryo Adoption than any other fertility clinic in the world. Millions of people were captivated by the birth of Molly Everette Gibson in 2020. Molly was born after a successful frozen embryo transfer performed at Southeastern Fertility.  Her parents adopted her through the NEDC, and she joins her older sister Emma, who was also the result of a successful frozen embryo transfer. Both of these girls were frozen as early-stage embryos from the same IVF cycle performed over 2 decades ago!

At Southeastern Fertility we believe in a personalized, patient-centered approach, asking for your input on treatment based upon your personal physical, emotional, spiritual, and certainly financial needs. Whatever your next step is, we look forward to serving and caring for you. Why not reach out to schedule an appointment and begin your journey with Southeastern Fertility today?