OFM_Profile_THE_IVF_CENTER_0422_Profile 3 / 22 / 22 5 : 18 PM Page 1 PROMOTION B U S I N E S S S P O T L I G H T Challenge — The National PCOS Association ( PCOSChallenge.org ) will be held at The Abbey in Orlando and feature the world - renowned Tommy A Bright Future for Dorsey Orchestra , jazz vocalists Michelle Amato and Mark Romeo — Dr . Trolice’s alter ego — and nationally recognized comedian Steve Mittleman . In 2023 , Dr . Trolice says that they will launch the inaugural SouthEast Reproduction & Fertility PatientsFacing Infertility ( SERF ) conference which is expected to have national and international attendance . The IVF Center is building a Reproductive Health Science Ever improving and focused on continual advancements , Dr . Trolice will be graduating with Centerat the 20 - year mark . by LINDSEY GETZ an MBA degree in Healthcare Management and Strategic Planning and plans to increase advocating for mandatory infertility insurance coverage at the state and national level . His vision for the future is broad as he has plans to develop a comprehensive reproductive health science center that will accom - modate regional as well as national and international patients , furthering the practice’s all - inclusive approach which includes its staunch support of the LGBTQ community . nfertility can be one of the most devastating events for patients to endure . There are psy - chological and emotional ramifications that I pileup like hopelessness , guilt , frustration , anx - iety , loneliness and even depression . When faced with infertility , having the support of a profes - sional team that is known for high rates of success and — just as important — for their compassion and care , is monumental . Fortunately , The IVF Center in Winter Park offers all of that , and more . The practice’s roots began with Mark Trolice , MD , director of The IVF Center and professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of “ My career is a true passion for me , ” he says . “ I Medicine ( UCF - COM ) , whose personal 10 - year struggle with infertility was the impetus for his patient - cen - amunrelenting in moving the field forward and we tered practice . Author of The Fertility Doctor’s Guide to Overcoming Infertility , Dr . Trolice founded The IVF are putting together the pieces to make a world - Center in 2003 . Since then , it has grown leaps and bounds , including the more recent addition of Laurel class center happen . It will be a paradigm shift for Stadtmauer , MD , PhD , also a professor at UCF - COM . Together they are committed to the practice’s mis - reproductive patient care , education and research sion “ to transform the field of reproductive health by prioritizing the patient experience through extraordinary in Florida . ” and innovative clinical care and by our commitment to education and research . ” Outside of his life’s work , Dr . Trolice says his Dr . Trolice says The IVF Center’s goal is to empower patients while also educating the next generation hobbies are running , singing , writing , and spending of physicians currently training at UCF . The practice is also opening a new satellite office in Lake Nona on time with his wonderful wife and five children . the campus of UCF - COM , where he and Dr . Stadtmauer are both teaching faculty . While patients challenged with infertility feel While there have been numerous accomplishments to tout — including impressive pregnancy success like they are in dark times , Dr . Trolice is adamant rates — Dr . Trolice says that he is most proud of the practice’s patient - centered care . This focus has been to offer H.O.P.E . — his acronym to Have Only exemplified by the recent hire of a Director of Patient Experience as well as their longstanding Licensed Positive Energy . Clinical Reproductive Psychologist . Patients also gain access to an IVF nurse who is available 24 / 7 to answer “ The advances this field has already made are questions and provide guidance . remarkable , ” he says . “ But I am someone who In addition , Dr . Trolice says the practice invests in providing all patients complementary and life - long never rests on any accomplishment — instead I am access to the Organic Conceptions program ( Organic - Conceptions.com ) , which is the latest in cognitive always looking forward to advance our field and behavioral therapy and emotional health support for patients during the improve patient care . In the end , it’s about the fertility journey which is well known to take a mental health toll . impact on people to provide them the opportunity “ When you are up against a wall thinking that you will never be a to build their family in less invasive and more parent , and that was a life goal , it can be paralyzing , ” he admits . “ You can affordable ways . ” feel alone and overwhelmed . We understand that we are the main part of our patients ’ comfort and we are committed to our all - inclusive policy of offering reproductive services to all patients who want to build a family . ” The IVF Center There’salso his strong emphasis on giving back to the community as 5901 Brick Court | Winter Park a whole . One upcoming example is the The IVF Center’s CME confer - ( 407 ) 672 - 1106 ence on Clinical Advances in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome , which will feature Mark P . Trolice , MD TheIVFCenter.com national speakers . Later that evening is a black tie gala to support PCOS ORLANDOFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM april 2022 ORLANDO FAMILY 9