West Kendall OBGYN — Fertility & Women's Health in SW Miami-Dade

West Kendall OBGYN is one of the largest OB/GYN practices in Miami-Dade County, with offices in Kendall (8200 SW 117th Ave), West Kendall (15955 SW 96th St), and Doral (3155 NW 82nd Ave). With a 4.7-star rating across more than 1,300 patient reviews, it ranks among the most trusted women's health providers in one of Florida's most competitive markets.

Practice Origins and Physician Team

West Kendall OBGYN was founded as "a lifetime dream" by two co-founders who trained together in Long Island, New York before relocating to South Florida: Alberto Sirven, MD, FACOG and Julio E. Arronte, MD, FACOG. They were joined by Patricia Perfetto, MD, FACOG, who trained in Venezuela and Peoria, Illinois — an international background that reflects the practice's identity.

Today the physician roster has grown to a twelve-doctor team that also includes Frances Perez Suarez, MD, Christopher de Haydu, MD, Rafael Arcone, MD, Carlos Martinez, MD, Laura Puckett, MD, Marco Alejandro Casanova, DO, Ana Mendez Gomez, MD, Nicola A. Hendricks, MD, and Beverley Cruz Alfonso, MD. Three advanced practice providers — Naviuska Chirino, APRN, DNP; Edilia Pando, APRN; and Claudia Cabanas, APRN, CNM — extend the team's clinical reach.

The concentration of physicians with Hispanic surnames is not incidental: the practice serves a heavily Latino population in SW Miami-Dade, and third-party healthcare directories confirm services are available in Spanish and Haitian Creole. For fertility patients, receiving care in one's native language — to describe symptoms, understand treatment risks, and process emotionally difficult news — is a genuine clinical advantage, not a convenience.

The practice is also the leading delivery provider at West Kendall Baptist Hospital and contributes to medical education through Florida International University's School of Medicine.

Fertility and Infertility Services

West Kendall OBGYN offers a dedicated infertility pathway within its broader OB/GYN framework, describing its team as including "renowned infertility specialists who can help women with both the medical and emotional impact of their condition."

Who Should Seek an Evaluation?

The practice follows evidence-based referral thresholds:

• Patients under 35 who have not conceived after 12 months of unprotected intercourse
• Patients 35–39 who have not conceived after 6 months
• Patients 40 and older who should seek evaluation proactively, without waiting
• Anyone who has experienced recurrent miscarriage

These thresholds follow current ACOG recommendations. Delayed evaluation is one of the most common reasons patients lose precious treatment time.

Diagnostic Workup

The fertility evaluation at West Kendall OBGYN begins with a thorough intake: menstrual cycle history, physical examination, and targeted testing. The diagnostic battery includes:

• Blood panels — hormone levels, thyroid function, ovarian reserve markers
• Ovulation testing — confirming or diagnosing anovulation
• Ultrasound imaging — uterine and ovarian anatomy assessment
• Fallopian tube evaluation — patency assessment to rule out structural obstruction
• Semen analysis — male-factor infertility accounts for roughly half of all cases and is evaluated as part of the couple's workup

This integrated approach — treating infertility as a couple's issue, not a woman's issue alone — reflects current best practice.

Treatment Options

Once a diagnosis is established, the clinical team at West Kendall OBGYN can offer:

• Ovulation induction using oral medications (typically letrozole or clomiphene) or injectable gonadotropins for more complex anovulatory cases
• Hormone-balancing therapy to address underlying endocrine disorders
• Surgical intervention — including myomectomy (fibroid removal) and laparoscopic procedures for endometriosis or fallopian tube damage, performed using the practice's minimally invasive and robotic surgery capabilities
• Intrauterine insemination (IUI) — a low-intervention first-line assisted reproductive procedure
• In vitro fertilization (IVF) consultation and coordination for patients requiring advanced assisted reproductive technology

Patients who require full IVF laboratory services may be referred to a dedicated reproductive endocrinology center. Even so, completing the diagnostic phase, initiating first-line treatment, and managing surgical contributors — fibroids, endometriosis, tubal damage — under one roof across three convenient locations is a meaningful practical advantage for patients early in their fertility journey.

What 4.7 Stars Across 1,328 Reviews Means in Miami

Miami is a crowded market for women's healthcare. Patients can access standalone reproductive endocrinology centers, large hospital-affiliated fertility programs, and dozens of competing OB/GYN practices. Sustaining a 4.7-star average across more than 1,300 reviews is genuinely difficult — rating averages tend to compress toward the mean as volume grows. Holding 4.7 at this scale signals consistent execution across the entire patient experience, not occasional excellence.

For fertility patients this matters because infertility care is emotionally demanding. Patients need providers who communicate clearly, respect the weight of the journey, and remain accessible between appointments. A large, high-rating review profile is one of the best available proxies for that kind of practice culture.

Florida's Insurance Landscape for Fertility Patients

Florida has no state mandate requiring insurance coverage for fertility treatments. This is a critical financial reality for patients in Miami and across the state. Unlike residents of Illinois, New York, or Massachusetts — where insurers are required to cover IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies — Florida patients must typically pay out-of-pocket or rely on whatever voluntary fertility benefits their employer has chosen to provide.

Before starting treatment, it is worth reviewing how Florida compares to other states on fertility insurance coverage — so you can advocate with your employer's HR department or evaluate plan options during open enrollment. It also pays to understand what IVF costs in Florida, since out-of-pocket expenses vary significantly by region.

West Kendall OBGYN accepts more than 23 insurance plans — including Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial carriers — so diagnostic evaluation and many first-line treatments may be covered under standard gynecological benefits even without a fertility mandate.

Finding the Right Clinic for Your Needs

West Kendall OBGYN is a strong starting point for patients who want a high-volume, bilingual OB/GYN practice that can carry them through evaluation, first-line treatment, and surgical management of fertility-affecting conditions. Compare it against other Florida fertility clinics, or see our guide to choosing a fertility clinic to clarify what factors matter most.

Considering At-Home Insemination?

Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.

At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while working toward a fertility consultation — or alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an appointment slot.

If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does West Kendall OBGYN offer IVF?

West Kendall OBGYN's infertility specialists offer diagnostic evaluation, ovulation induction, IUI, and surgical management of endometriosis and fibroids. Patients who need full IVF laboratory services may be referred to a reproductive endocrinology center. Call (305) 226-5651 to discuss your situation with the clinical team.

Is there a Spanish-speaking doctor at West Kendall OBGYN?

Yes. West Kendall OBGYN provides services in Spanish and Haitian Creole in addition to English. Several physicians on the team — including Drs. Sirven, Arronte, Perez Suarez, Arcone, Martinez, Casanova, and Mendez Gomez — have Hispanic backgrounds, and the practice explicitly serves the bilingual communities of SW Miami-Dade.

How do I get started with a fertility evaluation at West Kendall OBGYN?

Call (305) 226-5651 or email info@wkobgyn.com. All three offices (Kendall, West Kendall, Doral) are open Monday–Friday, 8:45 AM–5:45 PM, and a secure patient portal is available for returning patients. ACOG thresholds — one year trying under age 35, six months over 35 — are a useful guide, though patients over 40 or with PCOS or endometriosis should not wait.