Dr. Lori Arnold, MD

OBGYN physician, Encinitas, CA

California Center for Reproductive Medicine (CACRM)

Dr. Arnold founded the California Center for Reproductive Medicine in 2000 and specializes in surrogacy, third-party reproduction and IVF.

477 North El Camino Real, Suite C310, Encinitas, CA 92024

At a glance

Board certification

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Languages

English, Spanish

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About Dr. Arnold

Dr. Arnold founded the California Center for Reproductive Medicine in 2000 and is its medical director. She completed an internal medicine internship at Pitt County Memorial Hospital and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Albert Einstein Medical Center. She trained in IVF at the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, VA.

Earlier in her career she was medical director of a reproductive medicine center in Ventura and Santa Barbara and associate director of a fertility and IVF center in Miami. She specializes in surrogacy and third-party reproduction, preimplantation genetic testing, recurrent pregnancy loss treatment and IVF. She performs all her own consults and fertility procedures.

She has a special interest in helping international patients who need third-party reproduction, such as IVF with surrogacy or donor egg. The practice offers virtual consultations by video.

Membership and fees

Fees are not published. Ask the practice.

Services

Surrogacy Third-party reproduction Preimplantation genetic testing Recurrent pregnancy loss In vitro fertilization International patients

What reproductive endocrinology and infertility doctors commonly treat

Education and credentials

Degree

Internship

Internal medicine, Pitt County Memorial Hospital (1989)

Residency

Obstetrics and gynecology, Albert Einstein Medical Center (1992)

Board certification

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, obstetrics and gynecology (1999) and reproductive endocrinology and infertility (2003)

License

California Verify with the Medical Board of California

NPI

1740341957

Hospital and practice affiliations

Founder and medical director, California Center for Reproductive Medicine

Location

477 North El Camino Real, Suite C310, Encinitas, CA 92024

California Center for Reproductive Medicine (CACRM) practice page

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Recognition and research

Awards

Received America's Top Obstetrics and Gynecologist 2012 and the Patients Choice Award 2011.

Honored for her excellence in micro-laparoscopic surgery.

Teaching and research roles

Speaks on IVF, surrogacy and fertility preservation locally, nationally, and in Spain, France and Australia.

Media and books

Interviewed by Go Stork about what motivated her to become a doctor and specialize in surrogacy.

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Questions patients ask

Is Dr. Arnold board certified?

Yes. She is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

Where did Dr. Arnold train?

Dr. Arnold completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Albert Einstein Medical Center. She trained in IVF at the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, VA.