Mark Trolice, MD, FACOG

Mark P. Trolice, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FACE is Director of Fertility CARE – The IVF Center in Winter Park, Florida. He is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) and subspecialty Faculty Educator of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, responsible for the medical education of OB/GYN residents and medical students.

He is Past-President of the Florida Society of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI) and past Division Director of REI at Winnie Palmer Hospital, part of Orlando Health.

Dr. Trolice is double Board-certified in REI and OB/GYN maintains annual recertification and has been awarded the American Medical Association’s “Physicians’ Recognition Award” annually. He holds the unique distinction of being a Fellow in all three American Colleges of OB/GYN, of Surgeons, and of Endocrinology.

His colleagues selected him as Top Doctor in America® annually, one among the top 5% of doctors in the U.S. In 2018, he was awarded the “Social Responsibility Award” by the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association. For ten years his foundation, Fertile Dreams, organized seminars to increase fertility awareness and granted national scholarships for those unable to afford in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.

Dr. Trolice serves on committees for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology as well as the editorial advisory board of Ob.Gyn.News. He has conducted scientific studies with resultant numerous publications and been appointed a reviewer in many leading medical journals and textbooks.

He has lectured at numerous physician and patient seminars around the country. In addition, he is interviewed regularly on TV news/talk shows, radio, podcasts, print/online magazines and newspapers on reproductive health topics.

Dr. Trolice serves on the board of the National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association who has bestowed upon him the Ricardo Azziz Advocacy Leadership Award and the Social Responsibility Award. He also serves on the Physicians Council of Resolve, the National Infertility Association.

His Podcast entitled “Fertility Health” features discussions with national experts on pertinent infertility and reproductive medicine topics. Dr. Trolice’s current book, “The Fertility Doctor’s Guide to Overcoming Infertility: Discovering Your Reproductive Potential and Maximizing Your Odds of Having a Baby” was published by Harvard Common Press in January 2020.

Areas of Expertise/Clinical Interest 

• Infertility
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
• Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy
• Microsurgical Techniques, Uterine/Tubal Reconstruction
• Management of Reproductive Endocrinopathies and Adolescent Gynecologic Endocrinology

   Professional Highlights 

• Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL.
• Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL.
• Subspecialty Faculty Educator of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Graduate Medical Education, Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program.
• Assistant Director, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
• Medical Director, Reproductive Health Institute, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women, Orlando, FL
• Focused Inquiry & Research Experience (FIRE) Mentor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine – Responsible for guiding medical students through core research requirement
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine-Chapel Hill, NC
• Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program, Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL
• Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Medical Accreditation  

• Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Awards

• University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ Research Fellowship Award – 1986
• University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ Research Fellowship Award – 1987
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Philip F. Williams Prize Paper – 2n Place – 1993
• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Endoscopy – 1993
• American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Endoscopy – 1994
• Jersey Shore Medical Center’s Publication Award – 1994
• Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Outstanding Resident Surgeon – 1994
• Society for Gynecologic Investigation President’s Presenter Award – 1996
• Reproductive Endocrinologist of the Month, Fertility Authority – 2009
• Best Doctors in America® from 2007 to 2012
• Social Responsibility Award, National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association – 2018
• American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award, 1996-2021 – 2019
• Castle Connolly Top Doctor® annually since 2007 – 2019
• Ricardo Azziz Advocacy Leadership Award, National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association – 2019

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Fellow)
• Society Assisted Reproductive Technology
• Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
• Society Reproductive Surgeons
• American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
• Florida Society Reproductive Endocrinologists
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist
• American College of Endocrinology (Fellow)
• The Endocrine Society
• Oncofertility Consortium, Northwestern Univ
• Florida Medical Association
• Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society
• Physicians Society of Central Florida

Publications and Presentations

• Shindler DM, Trolice MP, Natarajan N, Kostis JB. Findings on the abdominal X-ray following coronary arteriography. Journal of Nephrology 1989; 2:113-115.
• Trolice MP, Maier DM. Understanding Infertility. J Amer Radiological Nurses Assoc 1995;14:6-8.
• Hux CH, Trolice MP, Kadar, N. The value of fetal fibronectin as a screen for preterm labor and delivery. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 1995;4:100-4. (JSMC Publication Award, 1994)
• Trolice MP, Pappalardo A, Peluso JJ. Basic fibroblast growth factor and N-Cadherin maintain rat granulosa cell and ovarian surface epithelial cell viability by stimulating the tyrosine phosphorylation of the fibroblast growth factor receptors. Endocrinology 1997; 138:107-13.
• Trolice MP, Fishburne C, McGrady S. Anesthetic efficacy of intrauterine lidocaine for endometrial biopsy: A randomized double-masked trial. Obstet Gynecol 2000;95:345-7. (ObGyn Resident – Presentation, ACOG District IV Meeting, 1998)Trolice MP, Amyradakis G. Endometrial receptivity and implantation – a review. In: Wu B, ed. Embryo Transfer. In Tech. 2012:2074-24.
• Trolice MP. The Fertility Doctor’s Guide to Overcoming Infertility: Discovering Your Reproductive Potential and Maximizing Your Odds of Having a Baby. In: Harvard Common Press, ISBN: 9781558329584, publication Jan 2020
• Trolice MP, Shindler DM, Natarajan N, Kostis JB. Radiographic findings on the abdominal flat plate obtained following coronary arteriography. Chest, 1986;89:4755.
• Trolice MP, Harrigan JT, Kadar N, Feld SM. Comparison of the frequency of uterine contractions to intrauterine pressure in the active phase of labor. (ACOG District III Meeting, Philip F. Williams Prize Paper – 2nd Place, 1993)
• Smith KA, Trolice MP. Internet Search Patterns For IVF Services In The U.S. – The Cost Factor. Fertil Steril 2017;108:E108. Supplement. (Medical Student Mentor – Poster Presentation at the Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine Meeting 2017)

Education                                               

• Bachelor of Arts Columbia University, New York, New York
• Doctor of Medicine, University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey
• Residency Obstetrics & Gynecology Jersey Shore Medical Center Neptune, New Jersey
• Fellowship Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT