HOUSTON, TX, February 10, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- The Prelude Network® (Prelude), the largest and fastest-growing network of fertility centers in North America, today celebrates 48 of its physicians across 15 clinics within its expansive network who are named a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor.

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.

Part of Inception Fertility™ (Inception), a family of fertility brands and the largest provider of fertility services in North America, Prelude’s clinics span throughout California, Texas, New York, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee, and Western Canada. Prelude specialists 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).

Dr. Jamie Grifo, Program Director at NYU Langone Fertility Center and Chief Executive Physician of Inception, was named a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor for the 27th year in a row. Dr. Grifo shares, “I’d like to personally congratulate my colleagues across the entire Prelude Network for being recognized for their commitment to reproductive medicine and patient care,” says Dr. Grifo. “As reproductive specialists, we understand that patients look to us for compassionate and science-based guidance that will result in the best pregnancy outcomes and it is within that responsibility that we continue to move this field of medicine forward.”