At a glance

CDC 2022

Transfers using a carrier: 13% U.S. 4.7%
Carrier transfers / yr: ≈26 estimated
Rank by carrier volume: #80 of 450
Services: CarrierDonor eggEgg freezing
Medical director: Michael Vermesh, MD
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Contact

18370 Burbank Blvd, Suite 301
Tarzana, CA 91356

(818) 881-9800 Clinic website

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The Center for Fertility and Gynecology

Reproductive endocrinology & IVF · Tarzana, CA

The Center for Fertility and Gynecology reports to the CDC as one program covering 5 locations. The figures on this page are program-wide; each location's doctors are listed below.

The Center for Fertility and Gynecology is a fertility practice based in Tarzana, California, with five California offices: Tarzana, Encino, Bakersfield, Torrance and Thousand Oaks. According to its website, its IVF laboratory is at the Encino office. In CDC reporting year 2022, an estimated 26 of its 202 embryo transfers, about 13%, used a gestational carrier.

Gestational carrier cycles

For surrogacy intended parents

13%

of transfers used a gestational carrier · U.S. 5%

≈26

carrier transfers per year, estimated from the CDC carrier share of ~202 total transfers

#80

of 450 U.S. clinics by carrier volume, not success rate

Share of transfers using a carrier, by patient age (2022)

Dark: The Center for Fertility and Gynecology · Light: U.S. average

<35

11%vs 3%

35-37

3%vs 4%

38-40

14%vs 5%

>40

18%vs 10%

Three-year trend, share of transfers using a carrier

Patient age	2020	2021	2022	U.S. 2022
<35	23%	14%	11%	3%
35-37	16%	23%	3%	4%
38-40	4%	13%	14%	5%
>40	31%	6%	18%	10%
All ages	22%	12%	13%	5%

Total transfers (all egg sources, the CDC's denominator): 2020: 147 · 2021: 212 · 2022: 202

Volume estimate = the CDC's reported all-ages share of transfers that used a gestational carrier × the program's total transfers (the transfer count the CDC uses as that share's denominator). Where the CDC suppressed the all-ages share, the age-group shares are used instead and the tile says so.

Donor egg cycles

For egg donation intended parents

Live births per transfer, donor egg cycles (2022)

Frozen embryo transfer, donor eggs (fresh or banked)

71%

U.S. 45%

Donated embryos

1–4 transfers; rate suppressed by the CDC

U.S. 42%

Fresh donor eggs, fresh embryo transfer

no transfers of this type in 2022

U.S. 52%

Frozen (banked) donor eggs, fresh embryo transfer

no transfers of this type in 2022

U.S. 45%

29 transfers

Nearly all donor-egg transfers today are frozen embryo transfers — the embryo is frozen for genetic testing or scheduling whether the eggs were fresh or banked — so that is the figure to compare.

Share of cycles using donor eggs or embryos, by patient age

Patient age	The Center for Fertility and Gynecology	U.S. 2022
<35	2%	2%
35-37	3%	3%
38-40	1%	5%
>40	17%	21%

Egg freezing services: Yes

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Locations & doctors

Showing all 5 locations. Select a location to see its address, whether it has its own lab, and the doctors who practice there.

Reproductive endocrinologists

Michael Vermesh, MD
Founder, Lab Director
NPI 1700947058
Clinic biography
Tannaz Toloubeydokhti, MD
English, Farsi · NPI 1477846095
Clinic biography

NPI Registry and the clinic's website. Listing is factual and public. Physicians may request a correction or removal at any time.

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Questions about The Center for Fertility and Gynecology

Does The Center for Fertility and Gynecology do gestational carrier cycles, and how many?

Yes, and they are a steady part of the program. The CDC's figures give an estimated 26 transfers with a gestational carrier in 2022, 25 in 2021 and 32 in 2020, out of 202 embryo transfers in 2022. That is about 13%, well above the figure across all U.S. clinics, which is about 5%; in 2020 the share was about 22%. The program reported 440 cycles in 2022.

Which office of The Center for Fertility and Gynecology has the IVF lab?

Encino (5353 Balboa Blvd, Ste 301). According to the clinic's website, it is less than 10 minutes from the Tarzana office (18370 Burbank Blvd, Ste 301), where the practice is based and where the CDC registers the program. The other offices listed on this page are in Bakersfield, Torrance and Thousand Oaks.

What are The Center for Fertility and Gynecology's results with donor eggs?

The clinic reported 29 transfers in donor egg cycles for 2022. With frozen embryos from donor eggs, 71% of transfers led to a live birth (U.S.: 45%).

Is The Center for Fertility and Gynecology the same as the Vermesh Center for Fertility?

Yes. The CDC registers the program as 'The Center for Fertility and Gynecology, Vermesh Center for Fertility'. The clinic's website uses only the first of those names, which is the one this page uses; the practice was founded in 1987 by Michael Vermesh, one of the two doctors listed here.

Do any doctors at The Center for Fertility and Gynecology speak a language other than English?

Yes. According to the biographies on the clinic's website, Tannaz Toloubeydokhti speaks Farsi as well as English. Tannaz Toloubeydokhti is one of the two doctors listed on this page.

Sources

CDC ART Success Rates: Clinic Services & Profiles (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset ix4g-rt8v
CDC ART Success Rates: Patient & Cycle Characteristics (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset wrev-kwxu
CDC ART Success Rates: Success Rates (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset cchw-gdwa
CDC ART Success Rates: Summary (2022) — CDC National ART Surveillance System (NASS), 2022 reporting year, dataset 9tjt-seye
NPPES NPI Registry — CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System — physician roster

CDC National ART Surveillance System clinic datasets for The Center for Fertility and Gynecology, Vermesh Center for Fertility (clinic ID 458), reporting years 2020–2022.
NPPES NPI Registry, physicians with taxonomy 207VE0102X at the clinic's addresses.
The Center for Fertility and Gynecology website.
Reporting year 2022 is the most recent published by the CDC.
CDC datasets are published with a lag of several years, and the field has since seen many mergers, acquisitions and renamings. We update each clinic’s current name, network and offices from its own website as best we can, but details may be out of date (the CDC-registered name appears in the citation above). Clinics may request corrections at any time.
The gestational carrier volume is an estimate from the CDC’s own figures for the reporting year shown — an indication of scale, not a current or exact count.
Ivy journey counts are Ivy Surrogacy's own records.
Ivy Surrogacy is an independent agency; this listing does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by The Center for Fertility and Gynecology unless stated.
Informational only, not medical advice; clinics are not ranked by success rate.
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