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Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency
at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

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Residency Program

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Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Faculty

Stephen Locher, M.D. Stephen Locher, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests: Resident and Undergraduate education, Menopausal Medicine, Fetal Monitoring, Obstetrical Safety and Quality Improvement.

Brenda Darrell, M.D.

Brenda Darrell, M.D.

Medical School:
Rutgers Medical School
(presently Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)
Residency: Nassau County Medical Center
Special Interests: Laparoscopic surgery, Resident training, Pediatric gynecology, Missed abortion/early pregnancy/loss clinic

Francesca Popper, M.D. Francesca Popper, M.D.

Medical School:
Autonomous University of Guadalajara
Doctorate in Medicine
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests:Resident and patient education, Gynecologic surgery, Family planning

Syliva Bicalho, M.D. Silvia Bicalho, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Illinois
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests: Full obstetrics service including high risk, ABC delivery, minimally invasive gyne procedures such as, vaginal hysterectomy, LAVH (laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy), Hysterosurgery, both diagnostic and surgical including Essure Tubal Occlusion.

Deborah Boyle, M.D. Deborah Boyle, M.D.

Medical School:
Rush Medical School
Residency: University of Illinois
Fellowship: Maternal-Fetal Medicine:
University of Illinois
Special Interests: Prenatal diagnosis, Genetics, Ultrasound, High Risk Obstetrics

Kevin Madsen, M.D.

Kevin Madsen, M.D.

Medical School:
Emory University School of Medicine
Residency:
Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine - Northwestern University School of Medicine
Special Interests: Obstetric ultrasound, ethics in perinatal medicine, pregnancy and mental health, resident and medical student education

Robert Moore, M.D. Robert Moore, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Kansas
Residency: University of Kansas
Fellowship: Maternal-Fetal Medicine - University of Illinois at Chicago
Special Interests: 1st Trimester screening, CVS/Amniocentesis, multiple gestations, hypertension complicating pregnancy, resident education

Jude Duval, M.D.

Jude Duval, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Illinois Chicago
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago
Fellowship: Maternal-Fetal Medicine:
University of Illinois
Special Interests: Prenatal diagnosis, abdominal cerclage

Morteza Dini, M.D. Morteza Dini, M.D.

Medical School:
Tehran University Medical, Tehran, Iran
Residency: Cook County Hospital
Fellowship: Gynecologic Oncology
Cook County Hospital
PhD in Pathology
University of Illinois
Special Interest: Gynecologic Cancer, Reconstructive surgery for pelvic relaxation, Outpatient management of abnormal pap smear

Beltsos, M.D. Beltsos, M.D.

Medical School:
Chicago Medical School
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Fellowship: Post-Graduate Training in UroGynecology,
Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL
Special Interests: UroGynecology, pelvic reconstructive surgery, laparoscopic and vaginal surgery.

Sean George, M.D. Sean George, M.D.

Medical School:
Chicago Medical School
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Fellowship: Post-Graduate Training in UroGynecology,
Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL
Special Interests: UroGynecology, pelvic reconstructive surgery, laparoscopic and vaginal surgery.

Traci P. Beck, M.D. Traci P. Beck, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago
Fellowship: UroGynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Cedar-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Special Interests: Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction, Genitourinary Reconstruction

Elliot Levine, M.D. Elliot Levine, M.D.

Medical School:
Chicago Medical School
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests: Ob/Gyn Infectious disease, Sexology, Vulvar disease, Informatics

Jon Simonelli, M.D. Jon Simonelli, M.D.

Medical School:
Chicago Medical School
Residency: Cook County Hospital
Special Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Quality Assurance/Risk Management

Carlos Fernandez, M.D. Carlos Fernandez, M.D.

Medical School:
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Residency: Mercy Hospital, Chicago
Special Interests: Transvaginal gynecological and 1st trimester ultrasound; 3-D gynecological ultrasound; operative hysteroscopy

Bharathi Swamy, M.D. Bharathi Samy, M.D.

Medical School:
India
Residency: Cook County Hospital
Special Interests: General obstetrics and gynecology, Adolescent education, Women's health, Infertility, and Menopausal health.

Jeffrey Fitzer, M.D. Jeffrey Fitzer, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests: Obstetrics, Contraception management, Hysteroscopic surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Well Women care

Irma Sodini, M.D. Irma Sodini, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic
Medical Center
Special Interests: Contraceptive Management, Family Planning, Gestational Diabetes, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Fluent in Spanish

Melissa H. Dennis, M.D. Melissa H. Dennis, M.D.

Medical School:
      University of Missouri - Kansas City       
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Special Interests: Family Planning, Obstetrics      

Michele Helbing, M.D.

Michele Maurice Helbing, M.D.

Medical School:
Georgetown University,
School of Medicine
Residency: Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests: Preventive care, Patient education, General obstetrics and gynecology

Angela McElwee, M.D. Angela McElwee, M.D.

Medical School:
University of Illinois
Residency: University of Illinois
Special Interests: Obstetrics, minimally invasive surgery

Leah Delfinado, M.D.

Leah Delfinado, M.D.

Medical School:
Southern Illinois University
Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Special Interests: General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Patient Education, Family Planning, Resident and Undergraduate education.

Ronald Hoiberg, B.A., M.S. Ronald Hoiberg, B.A., M.S.

Fellowship: Wayne State University,
Henry Ford Hospital
Special Interests: Obstetric/Neonatal nursing, transfusion medicine

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