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Dr. John Robert Lurain, MD

Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Accepting new patients
53 years of experience
Maggie Daley Center For Womens Cancer Care 250 E Superior St Fl 4, Chicago, IL 60611
(866) 587-4322

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Brief Intro

John R. Lurain, MD, received his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in 1968 and his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1972. He completed his residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Magee-Women's Hospital in 1975. After serving in the United States Navy as Lieutenant Commander at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia from 1975 to 1977, Dr. Lurain completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Lurain joined Northwestern University in 1979 as assistant professor, quickly ascending the ranks to associate professor with tenure in 1983, and professor in 1989. From 1985 to 2004, he served as chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and until 2010, he was the John and Ruth Brewer Professor of Gynecology and Cancer Research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He currently is director of the John I. Brewer Trophoblastic Disease Center and program director for the fellowship in gynecologic oncology as well as the Marcia Stenn Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at the medical school. Dr. Lurain has been recognized with a myriad of honors, including being named as one of the Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors for Cancer. In November of 2009, he received a gold medal from the International Society for the Study of Trophoblastic Diseases for his significant contributions to the knowledge of trophoblastic disease. Dr. Lurain's primary research interests are clinical factors associated with the prognosis and treatment of gestational trophoblastic diseases and uterine and ovarian cancers. He has authored more than 180 publications, including scientific articles, reviews, chapters, and books.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine - 1972

Languages Spoken

Spanish
Polish

Location & Hours

Northwestern Medical Group
250 E Superior St Fl 4, Chicago, IL 60611
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Gynecologic Oncology
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Conditions Addressed

Cervical Cancer
Uterine Cancer

Procedures Performed

Chemotherapy

Cancer 35
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 35
Orthopedics 65
Neurology & Neurosurgery 48
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 61
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 65
Diabetes & Endocrinology 32
Children's Hospital 13
Urology 69
Psychiatry 64
Geriatrics 69
Rehabilitation 37
Obsterics & Gynecology 15
Ophthalmology 3
Ear, Nose & Throat 5
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 6
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 30