Dr. Lauren Streicher

Dr. Streicher graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Following an internship in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Hospital, she completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. Since then she has been in private practice in Chicago. She is a member of The American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and is a Fellow of The American College of Obstetrician Gynecologists. Dr. Streicher is an assistant clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University’s affiliate medical school, The Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Dr. Streicher is certified to perform robotic surgeries, including hysterectomies and myomectomies utilizing the Davinci robot system, enabling many surgeries that used to require a large incision to be performed using tiny incisions and enabling a much faster recovery.

Dr. Streicher is well known throughout the Chicago area due to her frequent appearances on Network News discussing all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1992 she was a member of the WBBM Health Team with weekly appearances. In addition, Dr. Streicher has participated multiple times on Chicago Tonight panel discussions and has appeared on The McNeil Lehrer Hour. She is regularly quoted in major newspapers and magazines including The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many women’s magazines. Her column, “Ask the Ob-Gyn” appears regularly in The Chicago Sun-Times. Her book, the Essential Guide to Hysterectomy was released in 2004. She is a nationally recognized expert in laparoscopic hysterectomy and alternatives to hysterectomy.

You can view her professional Web site at: drstreicher.com.

Dr. Streicher answers questions weekly a column titled "What's Up Down There?"

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