UIC Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation The Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation at UIC is a world-class center for PATIENT CARE of neurological diseases, cutting-edge RESEARCH, and TRAINING the next generation of doctors. We not only use the latest treatments, but also develop new treatments geared at curing disease and improving the lives of those [...]
Our Annual Conference, “Challenges in OB/Gyn: Pearls for Practice”, held on October 27-28, 2016, was a resounding success! Over 100 registrants interacted with national and international Distinguished Faculty who provided state-of-the-art lectures on patient care topics. The Charles Sumner Bacon Lectureship was given by Dr. Mark Pearlman, the S. Jan Behrman Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology [...]
This article was published on TIME.COM Well-timed doses of the hormone may help a woman's pregnancy For women who have had multiple miscarriages, a safe and inexpensive progesterone treatment may increase their chances of completing a pregnancy. In a new study published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, two-thirds of women who used the [...]
Two of our residents applied for fellowships this year, and both matched! One of our former fellows also matched! Please join us in congratulating our residents and alumni! We are also excited to welcome our new REI fellow, beginning in July, 2017. Dr. Tia Jackson Bey who [...]
At our annual resident gradaution and celebration, residents, midwives, and faculty were honored for their teaching, service, research and mentorship. The award for best third year resident research project (presented at our annual resident research day) was also awarded. The Winners are listed below. Congratulations to our faculty, midwives, fellow and residents award winners. [...]
Gelila Goba, MD, MPH won the 2016 UIC College of Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology Rising Star Award. Dr. Goba won this award for establishing a formal partnership between the UIC Department of OB/Gyn and Mekelle University, Ethiopia, to support and improve the quality of their OB/Gyn residency program and provide faculty [...]
Katrina Markoff, Founder & Head Chocolatier of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, hosted a chocolate tasting event at her Lincoln Park boutique on Wednesday, May 4th to support the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and Hospital. The event, held just prior to Mother's Day, brought together people [...]
In March 2016, Dr. Humberto Scoccia, UIC Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI), Dr. Gelila Goba, Principal Investigator of the MELA Project, and two PGY 3 residents Dr. Rachel Harrison and Dr. Kristina Pontarelli travelled to Ayder Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia. The purpose of the trip was to introduce an REI [...]
