“ Having my baby here was an amazing experience. Everyone was so good to me.”

– ELISE COVIC, PhD, Dean of Students, Medical Scientist Training Program

Become a Friends & Family member today!

To get started in the Friends & Family

Program, or to make an appointment,

call 773-834-7999 or email

ucmfamily@uchospitals.edu

Your appointment will be centrally located

on the University of Chicago Medicine

campus, with easy access by our shuttle bus.

Women’s Health Friends & Family Program

Duchossois Center for

Advanced Medicine (DCAM)

5758 S. Maryland Avenue

Third Floor, Suite H

Chicago, IL 60637

Dr. Maryam Siddiqui (left) with patient Elise Covic, PhD, Dean of Studentts, Medical Scientist Training Program

INTRODUCING THE

Women’s Health Friends & Family Program

Dear UChicago Colleagues,

We are delighted to introduce the Women’s Health Friends & Family Program to give back to the many women who give so much to our organization. � is program o� ers convenient, quality obstetric and gynecologic care to employees of the University of Chicago and to their spouses, partners and adolescent children. It is one way for us to demonstrate how much we value and respect your dedication to the university.

We realize you all lead busy lives and often sacri� ce your own health care to family needs and work demands so we will expedite your appointment and schedule it at a time that is convenient for you. Early morning and late afternoon appointments are available. If you have an urgent gynecologic/obstetric issue, we will see you on the same day. Your visit will be in the centrally located Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Avenue, and we guarantee you will be in and out in 55 minutes. We are committed to reduced wait times! You, your teenage daughter or your spouse will no longer need to take time o� work or school, or wait weeks to see a gynecologist.

At the University of Chicago Medicine, we o� er the full spectrum of general and specialty obstetric and gynecologic care. As you may know, our team includes leading experts in menopause, obstetrics, women’s cancer, incontinence, and in vitro fertilization. Whether you’re 26 or 66, are low risk or high, need a routine exam, require a gynecologic or baby ultrasound, or have special issues, the Women’s Health Friends & Family Program is here to serve you.

Welcome Friends & Family! Come and see us in DCAM 3H.

ERNST LENGYEL, MD, PhDProfessor of Obstetrics & GynecologyChairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

To learn more, visit uchospitals.edu/ucmfamily

Our Friends & Family Physicians

MARYAM SIDDIQUI, MD

Dr. Siddiqui provides preventative and routine care for women as a general obstetrician and gynecologist. An experienced gynecologic surgeon, she has an expertise in vaginal surgery and o� ce procedures for sterilization, treatment of heavy menses and cervical dysplasia. She also is pro� cient in the use of colposcopy to diagnose and manage disorders of the female lower genital tract. She attended medical school at the University of Miami and completed her internship and residency at the University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Siddiqui speaks four languages: English, Spanish, Urdu and Hindi.

ADRIANNE DADE, MD

A general obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Dade cares for women through all stages of their reproductive health through menopause and beyond, with a particular interest in the care of adolescents and young women. She also specializes in providing individualized treatment to patients with benign tumors that grow inside and outside the uterus (� broids). She has signi� cant expertise in robotic surgery, including minimally invasive and robotic procedures for the surgical removal of � broid tumors. Dr. Dade attended medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

KENNETH NUNES, MD

Dr. Nunes provides care for women with a broad range of gynecological and obstetric needs. An experienced gynecologic surgeon, he has served as executive medical director of the Women’s Care Center since 2010. Dr. Nunes specializes in twin gestations, preconception care, advanced maternal age, � broids and the management of abnormal Pap smears. After attending medical school at the University of North Carolina, he completed his internship and residency at the University of Virginia.

NICOLE LEONG, MD

A general obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Leong cares for women through all stages of their reproductive health from adolescence to menopause. Dr. Leong also provides contraception counseling and family planning advice tailored to each woman’s needs. She specializes in abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pain, � broids and the management of abnormal Pap smears, as well as the care and delivery of women with normal pregnancies. She attended medical school at Northwestern University and completed her internship and residency at the University of Chicago Medicine.

Our promise to you: Effi cient, thorough and personal obstetric and gynecologic care delivered by specialists in women’s health

CONVENIENT APPOINTMENTSTo accommodate your busy schedule, clinical appointments for gynecologic and obstetric care will be available on the third � oor of DCAM in Suite 3H on select weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. In an urgent situation, we encourage you to call Friends & Family. An obstetrician/gynecologist can help determine the best course of action for your health.

If the problem is urgent, we will see you on the same day in our clinic to help you avoid a trip to the emergency room. If your needs include labs, ultrasound or a mammogram, we will make every e� ort to schedule them at a time adjacent to your appointment. Your insurance coverage will be veri� ed upfront to avoid any billing surprises.

PRIVACYYou can be assured that your visit and your medical records will always be treated with the utmost con� dentiality.

SHORT WAIT TIMESYour appointment will be completed in 55 minutes, with minimal time in the waiting room. You will be guided through your visit quickly and e� ciently, while receiving individualized care and personalized time with your doctor.

TIMELY FOLLOW-UPTest results are sent through our new patient portal, MyChart, followed by a phone call from one of your care team members. When results are abnormal, your physician will call you directly and work with you to create a treatment plan. Whenever you have questions, you will have ready access to your doctor.

Personalized Care FOR YOU. ON YOUR SCHEDULE.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Instructor Regina Cox-Brown (left) with her doctor, Adrianne Dade