PGY7:
Courtney Bisson, MD: Dr. Bisson joined the University of Chicago/NorthShore University Health System Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship from the University of Oklahoma, where she completed medical school and residency. During this time she served as the Administrative Chief Resident, Chair of the GME Resident Council, as well as a district officer for the American College of OBGYN. Her interests include healthcare disparities and inequities in obstetrics with an emphasis on the postpartum period. She is working to complete her Masters of Science for Clinical Professionals during her training. While her plan after fellowship is as of yet undetermined, she plans to remain in academics with an emphasis on health policy and advocacy.
Jessica Celine Morgan, MD: Dr. Morgan attended medical school at New York University Grossman School of Medicine. She then completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she served as Administrative Chief Resident and was awarded the Resident Research Award. Her research interests include hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, patient satisfaction and patient-centered perception research, and immune tolerance in pregnancy. Her clinical interests include immunology, transplant, and critical care in and out of pregnancy. Dr. Morgan’s fellowship thesis focuses on maternal T cell phenotype and sensitization by fetal specific antigens in uncomplicated and complicated pregnancies. She plans to pursue a career in academics with a focus on critical care.
PGY6:
Rachel Ruderman, MD, MPH: Dr. Ruderman joined the University of Chicago/NorthShore fellowship in July 2022 after finishing her residency at Northwestern University. She previously completed her Master of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She has a special interest in health programming and advocacy and focuses much of her research on ways to improve care delivery in the postpartum period. In fellowship, she plans to continue her public health research and hopes to participate in health care quality improvement projects both in the hospital and the local community.
PGY5:
Luke Burns, MD: Dr. Burns attended medical school at UC San Diego School of Medicine before completing residency at the University of Michigan where he was the Education Chief and recipient of numerous teaching awards. He was an assistant clinical professor for one year at the University of Michigan before enrolling in the University of Chicago Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship. Dr. Burns’ research interests involve the study of angiogenic biomarkers in the prediction of preeclampsia, as well as the impacts of RSV vaccination on placental physiology.