Reproductive Health: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Cara Angelotta

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Dr. Jeffery A. Goldstein

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor

Field: Pathology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Health Records, Human-Machine Interaction, Infant Health, Infectious Disease, Machine Learning and Automation, Medical Imaging, Reproductive Health

Dr. Emilie Johnson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Urology

Field: Fertility, Pediatrics, Surgery, Urology

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Pediatric Illness, Reproductive Health, Urinary Tract Infections

Dr. Emily Jungheim

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Edmond Confino Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Fertility, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Menopause, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Dr. Traci Kurtzer

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical Director Trauma Informed Care and Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medical Education, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Domestic Violence, Healthcare Policy, Health Equity and Disparities, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Menopause, Mind-Body Medicine , Patient Care, Reproductive Health, Sexual Assault, Sexual Education, Violent Crime and Prevention, Women's Health

Monica Laronda

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Fertility, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Oncofertility, Regenerative Medicine, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Monica M Laronda

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Fertility, Human Biology, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Biomaterials, Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Life Sciences, Oncofertility, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Dr. Priya Rajan

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Childbirth Injuries, Genetic Testing, Healthcare Policy, Infant Health, Medical Imaging, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Dr. Melissa Simon

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Birth Control and Contraception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Health Equity and Disparities, Lifestyle and Wellness, Public Health Policy, Reproductive Health, Sexual Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women's Health

Madison Shea Smith

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant professor of medical social sciences

Field: Computational Social Science, Data Science, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Use, Behavior Change, Clinical Research, Data Science, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Dynamics, Gender Diversity and Equality, Gender Identity, Health Equity and Disparities, HIV/AIDS, Inequality, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Mental Health, Personality and Identity Construction, Psychological Counseling, Relationships, Reproductive Health, Research Methods, Sexual Assault, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Networks, Statistics and probability