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About
Samuel Tarantino Jr. runs the operating-room side of The Reproductive Medicine Group. As medical director of the group’s IVF and Surgery Center, he oversees the facility where the practice performs egg retrieval and embryo transfer, and he has been a partner since 1997, making him one of the group’s longest-serving physicians. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility subspecialty.
Dr. Tarantino sees patients at the North Tampa and Clearwater offices. He does not sit at the South Tampa office, which is the location this ProIVF page centers on; to book with him you would choose North Tampa or Clearwater. His North Tampa base sits next to the RMG IVF Surgery Center on Fletcher Avenue, the site he directs and where the group’s retrieval and transfer procedures are performed.
His surgical focus is well documented. He has a special interest in operative laparoscopy and is the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Operative Laparoscopy, and he treats infertility, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and menopause, with extensive experience in ovulation induction, IVF and donor-egg cycles. He earned his undergraduate degree at Hamilton College and his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, completed OB/GYN residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and did his fellowship at Michael Reese Medical Center, written as “Michael Reece” on the clinic’s own site. He is fluent in Spanish.
Clinical Expertise
- Operative laparoscopy: Award-winning minimally invasive surgery for endometriosis, uterine fibroids and other structural causes of infertility.
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): Cycle management, with retrieval and transfer performed at the RMG IVF Surgery Center he directs.
- Endometriosis: Combined surgical and assisted-reproduction care.
- Uterine fibroids: Fertility-friendly surgical and treatment options.
- Menopause: Perimenopause and menopausal management, consistent with his membership in the North American Menopause Society.
- Ovulation induction and donor-egg cycles: Individualized protocols and donation-cycle management.
Why Choose Dr. Tarantino
Directs the surgery center. As medical director of the group’s IVF and Surgery Center, he supervises the retrieval and embryo-transfer procedures themselves, giving him end-to-end oversight of IVF surgical workflow and quality.
Advanced minimally invasive surgery. He holds the Award for Excellence in Operative Laparoscopy and works laparoscopically and hysteroscopically on structural causes such as endometriosis and fibroids within a fertility context.
Nearly three decades at the group. He joined The Reproductive Medicine Group in 1997 and is among its longest-tenured partners, with a long record in Tampa Bay reproductive medicine.
Listed by ranking bodies. The clinic’s site lists him as a Castle Connolly Tampa Bay Top Doctor from 2010 through 2026, a US News & World Report Patients’ Top Choice, among Best Doctors in America and a Tampa Style Magazine Elite Doctor 2026. These are physician-level, commercially published honors stated by the clinic.
Spanish-language care. He is fluent in Spanish, which removes a language barrier for Latino and Spanish-speaking patients during treatment.
Professional Affiliations
Dr. Tarantino is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology with subspecialty certification in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He trained at Hamilton College (undergraduate), Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (MD), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (residency) and Michael Reese Medical Center (fellowship). He is a member of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), and he has received the Award for Excellence in Operative Laparoscopy. The clinic’s site states he has been consistently named among Best Doctors in America.
Suitable For
- Endometriosis patients: Those needing minimally invasive surgery combined with fertility treatment.
- Uterine fibroids: Patients seeking fertility-friendly management.
- Complex cases needing surgery: Infertility workups where the surgery-center medical director coordinates evaluation and operative care.
- Menopause: Patients with perimenopausal or hormonal-transition concerns.
- Spanish-speaking families: Patients who want treatment communicated in their first language.