Gordon Center for Integrative Science

Research at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

The research activities of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty are supported by a number of different sources, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Aging, the Department of Defense, non-federal granting agencies, and private contributions. Faculty research involves many areas related to Women’s Health; including cancer, the complications of pregnancy, reproductive genetics and endocrinology, and the behaviors of various populations in matters of sexuality, contraception, illness, and health.


Laboratories
A number of our faculty direct individual laboratories. Our laboratory pages feature information on research teams, current studies, goals, methods, and accomplishments:
Kim Lab
Lengyel Lab
Lindau Lab
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program (Dr. Stephenson)
Hirsch Lab Dr. Emmet Hirsch is an academic affiliate of the University of Chicago at NorthShore University Health Systems
Romero Lab

Faculty Researchers
A listing of our research scientists
Melissa Gilliam, MD, MPH
Arthur Herbst, MD
Helen Kim, MD
Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD
Stacy Lindau, MD
Marshall Lindheimer, MD (emeritus)
Mary B. Mahowald, PhD (emerita)
Iris Romero, MD, MS
Mary Stephenson, MD, MSc
Diane S. Yamada, MD

Research in the Section of Family Planning and Contraceptive Research