معرفی
Professor and Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, serving as Medical Director of Northwestern’s Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center. Active member of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division since 2018.
Education:
- BS: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1997)
- MD: Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine (2001)
- MSI: Washington University (2010)
- Residency: Duke University, Obstetrics and Gynecology (2005)
- Fellowship: Washington University, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (2008)
Research focuses on identifying modifiable risk factors for infertility and adverse reproductive outcomes, with emphasis on health services research, fertility preservation, and prevention of heritable disease through preimplantation genetic testing. Clinical expertise spans infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, polycystic ovary syndrome, and fertility preservation.
Recent publications reveal strong trends in health economics of infertility treatment, innovative surgical solutions like uterus transplantation, and lifestyle factors (particularly sleep patterns) affecting conception. Her work bridges clinical practice with health policy analysis.
Awards:
- Inspiration Award Honoree, American Medical Association (2020)
- American Gynecologic and Obstetrical Society (2020)
Leads the PROMISE Study investigating lifestyle factors (sleep, nutrition) and maternal-child health outcomes. Serves on editorial boards for Fertility and Sterility Reports, Fertility and Sterility Science, and Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. Active in professional societies including Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Directs Northwestern’s Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center while maintaining hospital affiliations at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital. Her research integrates with institutional centers including the Center for Reproductive Science and Institute for Public Health and Medicine.
