At the end of September, 2015, Dr. Mary Stephenson (Department Head), Dr. Humberto Scoccia, Dr. William Kobak, Dr. Dimitrios Mastrogiannis, and Dr. Tamika Alexander, led by Dr. Gelila Goba spent a week in Tigray, Ethiopia as part of the Mela Project. The goal of the project was to increase the number of OB/Gyns in [...]
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 MFM fellow, beginning in July, 2015. Dr. Abida Hasan will be joining us as our new [...]
The late Raymond Nester Sweeney, MD ’68 was the son of a policeman who grew up in modest circumstances. He attributed his success as a radiologist to the excellent, affordable education he received at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.In gratitude, he left his medical school alma mater one of the largest estate [...]
In the news Dr. Mary Stephenson, professor and head of obstetrics and gynecology, is mentioned in an article in the Wall Street Journal on recurrent miscarriage and research into its causes. Dr. Stephenson established the recurrent pregnancy loss program at UI Health, and is conducting research on genes that may contribute to multiple miscarriages. [...]
On Thursday, March 12th, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology held an open house for our new CenteringPregnancy program in the Center for Women's Health.
We are proud to introduce our newest residents, the graduating class of 2021
Dr. Heather Nixon Honored With 2016 Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology's Research in Education Award
The 2016 Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference (MARC) was held this past weekend in Minneapolis at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel.
Dr. Gabriel Pollock Selected As A 2016 SEA-HVO Traveling Fellowship Recipient
Dr. Barb Jericho is editor of the just published Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery.