Meet Our Faculty

Fellowship Program Director
Family Planning Division Director
Birth Equity Co-Lead
Vice Chair of Research
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs

Education and Training

• Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University

• Fellowship: University of California San Francisco Medical Center

• Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Dr. Sadia Haider, MD, MPH, is the Director of the Division of Family Planning at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC). She is also the Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Haider is an advocate for reproductive rights and works to improve reproductive health and rights on both the domestic and global scale.

Labor & Delivery Medical Director
Ambulatory OB Medical Director

Education and Training

• Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago

• Fellowship: University of Chicago

• Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Laura Laursen (she/her) is an assistant professor of OBGYN in the division of family planning at Rush University. She is also an abortion provider at Planned Parenthood of Illinois and Medical Director of inpatient obstetrics at Rush. She attended medical school at Northwestern University, Residency at University of Illinois at Chicago, and fellowship at University of Chicago. She is focused on ensuring access to abortion for all patients in the Midwest and caring for patients with complex medical conditions who need reproductive healthcare.

Residency Program Director

Education and Training

• Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

• Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

• Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Sloane York, MD, MPH, is the OBGYN Residency Program Director at Rush University Medical Center. She is also a provider within the Division of Family Planning at Rush. She attended medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School, residency at Northwestern University and fellowship at Northwestern University.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois Site Director
Chief Medical Officer, Planned Parenthood of Illinois

Education and Training

• Residency: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

• Fellowship: University of Chicago

• Medical School: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center