“We’re starting to educate people. We’re coming out of the dark ages,” says Dr. Mark Surrey about the subject of infertility. “We should be more proactive as a society and, as a profession, we’re on the cusp of understanding the implications that decreasing fertility has on our society.”
Mark is the co-founder and medical director of the Southern California Reproductive Center, which runs full-service centers in Santa Barbara and Beverly Hills, as well as satellite clinics in Ventura, Bakersfield, and elsewhere. He believes that Santa Barbara offers one of the best facilities in this part of the world. “It has the same technical lab you associate with a big university,” he explains.
Mark started coming to Santa Barbara 20 years ago at the request of doctors who desired such a lab, and now lives here about half the year. “I’m here because I love Santa Barbara,” he shares, “and I want to provide the best quality of service, the best resources.”