Alison Bartolucci, PhD, HCLD

Dr. Bartolucci leads embryology, andrology, and endocrinology lab initiatives across the First Fertility network focused on measuring and improving pregnancy outcomes and advancing scientific research, as well as compliance and risk management. With over 20 years of leadership experience in clinical embryology, oocyte development research, and clinical laboratory operations, Dr. Bartolucci brings a wealth of expertise and a long-standing history of delivering exceptional patient outcomes. Dr. Bartolucci has served the past 11 years as Operational Lab Director and the High Complexity Laboratory Director of The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services and as the Director of Laboratory Integration and Advancement and Chair of the Lab Advisory Board for First Fertility since 2021. She is also the Assistant Professor of Ob/GYN and Cell Biology at the UCONN School of Medicine, has served on national committees and authored numerous publications and scientific abstracts on reproductive endocrinology and infertility.