What 1,889 Reviews Actually Measure
In Chicago's competitive women's health market — home to Northwestern Memorial, University of Chicago Medicine, Rush, and dozens of private OB/GYN practices — earning a 4.8-star Google rating across nearly 1,900 reviews is not a marketing achievement. It is a clinical one.
Ratings at that volume stop being a measure of any single appointment. They become a measure of institutional consistency: how a practice handles the anxious first-trimester ultrasound, the call about an abnormal Pap result, the infertility consultation that a patient has been dreading for months. The Association for Women's Health Care, operating out of Chicago's Loop and Northbrook for nearly 50 years, has accumulated that record across all of those situations. The 4.8 holds because the experience holds, and for a woman deciding where to anchor her reproductive and gynecological care in Chicago, that signal matters.
Who They Are and Where They Operate
The Association for Women's Health Care was founded nearly five decades ago and has built its identity around a single premise: that women deserve access to the full continuum of gynecological and obstetric care under one roof, without referral fragmentation or impersonal assembly-line medicine.
The practice maintains two offices:
- The Loop, Chicago: 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60602 — reachable at (312) 726-3917
- Northbrook: 40 Skokie Blvd., Suite 300, Northbrook, IL 60062 — reachable at (847) 498-0690
Both locations serve women across the full lifecycle of gynecological care, from adolescent wellness visits through menopause management. The Loop location is the primary hub for women working or living downtown; the Northbrook office gives patients in the northern suburbs access to the same physician team without a trip into the city.
The Physicians
The practice employs 19 physicians across four specialty areas of medicine. Among the named providers are doctors with training at elite institutions and subspecialty credentialing that goes well beyond routine OB/GYN scope.
Dr. Mark Sibul, MD is one of the practice's best-known physicians and its primary infertility specialist. He holds an undergraduate degree from MIT and earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago — a credentialing combination that signals both technical rigor and clinical depth. He serves on the faculty of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where he contributes to the training of the next generation of physicians. His clinical focus includes infertility screening and treatment, management of pregnancies involving multiples, and the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis.
Dr. Gil Weiss, MD trained at the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois Chicago, and pursued a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Pelvic Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. His surgical expertise encompasses laparoscopic hysterectomy, endometrial ablation, ovarian masses and cysts, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids. He frequently sees patients for infertility consultation and carries a 4.9/5 rating on verified patient review platforms, with a 97.2% satisfaction score across more than 260 ratings.
Dr. David Baum, MD specializes in obstetrics — particularly the management of high-risk pregnancies — and earned a 5.0 rating from 483 verified patient ratings, reflecting a 99% satisfaction score. That is a remarkable number. His scope also includes abnormal Pap evaluation, heavy menstrual cycle management, and general preventive gynecological care.
Dr. Marc Kleinberg, MD focuses on high-risk obstetrics, including management of multiples, advanced maternal age, preeclampsia, and premature labor. He also performs gynecological surgery including hysterectomies, myomectomies, and endometrial ablation.
Dr. Kimberly Laughman, MD is based primarily at the Loop location and is recognized for her commitment to medical education and research. Dr. Alexis Dunning, MD carries a 4.8 rating from more than 265 verified reviews.
The practice also includes advanced practice providers: Samantha Kopin Silverman, MSN, WHCNP-BC and Rachel Tramonte-Small, MSN, WHCNP-BC, both certified women's health nurse practitioners who hold 4.9 ratings with 98.6% satisfaction scores — numbers that suggest patients are finding the same quality of attentive care whether they see a physician or an advanced practice clinician.
Dr. Elizabeth Rottenberg, DO and Dr. Mia Song, MD round out a physician team that, taken together, covers the full range of obstetric and gynecological care Chicago women are likely to need.
Fertility and Infertility Services
The Association for Women's Health Care approaches infertility as a medical problem to be managed within a trusted, longitudinal relationship — not a separate subspecialty to be outsourced. That approach is meaningful for women who have spent years with a provider at this practice and want to begin a fertility workup without severing the continuity of care they've established.
Dr. Sibul leads the infertility care program. His services include infertility screening and the full diagnostic evaluation — hormonal assessment, ovulatory function, structural evaluation — as well as treatment for conditions that directly affect fertility, including endometriosis. The practice also offers infertility consultation through Dr. Weiss, whose minimally invasive surgical training positions him to address structural contributors to infertility including uterine fibroids, ovarian masses, and pelvic adhesions.
For women navigating the transition from diagnosis to treatment, the practice can provide coordination with reproductive endocrinologists when procedures like IVF are indicated, while maintaining the OB/GYN relationship for the obstetric care that follows. Verified patient reviews reference care through infertility, miscarriage, and pregnancy as a continuous experience — which is what good women's healthcare looks like in practice.
For a broader view of fertility clinic options across the state, see Fertlo's Illinois fertility clinic directory.
Illinois's Fertility Insurance Mandate: What It Means for You
Illinois is one of the most aggressive states in the country when it comes to mandating fertility insurance coverage — and as of January 1, 2026, that mandate became significantly stronger.
Under Illinois law (215 ILCS 5/356m), group health insurance policies issued in Illinois must cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. Covered procedures include IVF, IUI (artificial insemination), uterine embryo lavage, embryo transfer, GIFT, and ZIFT. The mandate previously applied only to employers with more than 25 employees; the 2026 expansion removes that threshold, extending coverage requirements to virtually all fully insured group health plans that include pregnancy-related benefits.
Coverage limits allow up to four egg retrievals per patient. If a live birth occurs, two additional retrievals are covered, for a lifetime maximum of six. The 2026 law also expanded access for single individuals and LGBTQ+ patients, removing prior language that tied infertility definitions to heterosexual partnerships — a change that brings Illinois in line with a more inclusive clinical definition of infertility.
Fertility preservation is also covered: if a patient is undergoing a medically necessary treatment — chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery — that may cause iatrogenic infertility, insurers must cover egg or embryo freezing and up to one year of storage.
Important caveat: these mandates apply to fully insured group plans issued in Illinois. Self-insured employer plans governed by ERISA are not required to comply with state mandates, and many large employers are self-insured. Before assuming coverage, verify with your HR department whether your employer's plan is fully insured or self-funded.
For a state-by-state breakdown of fertility insurance mandates and what they mean for your out-of-pocket costs, see Fertlo's fertility insurance guide by state.
What the Reviews Reveal
Aggregated patient reviews from the Real Patient Ratings platform, where each response is verified, put the practice's overall satisfaction at 96.4% across 2,349 ratings. The themes are consistent across providers: staff described as "attentive, respectful, and friendly"; physicians who don't make patients feel rushed; providers who "take time to listen and explain treatment plans clearly."
In a specialty where anxiety is endemic — fertility challenges, high-risk pregnancies, abnormal test results — the willingness to slow down and explain is not a soft benefit. It is a clinical one. Patients who understand their diagnoses and treatment plans make better decisions, ask better questions, and are more likely to follow through on complex protocols.
Maintaining those ratings across nearly 50 years of practice, 19 physicians, and two offices suggests an institutional culture that has made patient experience a structural priority, not a marketing addendum.
Choosing a Fertility-Aware OB/GYN in Chicago
Not every woman entering a fertility workup needs to start at a dedicated reproductive endocrinology (RE) center. For women whose fertility challenges may be structural (endometriosis, fibroids) or who are early in the diagnostic process, a practice like The Association for Women's Health Care offers a meaningful advantage: the ability to begin and potentially resolve fertility concerns within an established care relationship, with surgical and diagnostic resources in house, before escalating to a stand-alone fertility center.
For guidance on how to think through the decision between an OB/GYN-based fertility evaluation and an RE center, see Fertlo's how to choose a fertility clinic guide. For context on what fertility treatments cost in Illinois and how insurance mandate coverage affects out-of-pocket expenses, see IVF cost by state.
To schedule an appointment with The Association for Women's Health Care, visit chicagoobgyn.com or call the Chicago Loop office directly at (312) 726-3917.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.
At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while working toward a fertility consultation — or alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an appointment slot.
If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does The Association for Women's Health Care offer infertility treatment in Chicago?
Yes. The practice offers infertility screening and treatment, with Dr. Mark Sibul, MD — a faculty member at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and a University of Chicago medical graduate — serving as the primary infertility specialist. The practice also includes Dr. Gil Weiss, MD, whose minimally invasive surgical training addresses structural fertility issues including endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and ovarian masses. The Loop office at 30 N. Michigan Ave. is accessible from across the city.
Does Illinois insurance cover IVF and fertility treatment at this practice?
Illinois law requires fully insured group health insurance plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including IVF, IUI, embryo transfer, and related procedures. As of January 1, 2026, this mandate expanded to apply to virtually all fully insured group plans in the state, regardless of employer size, and extended coverage to single individuals and LGBTQ+ patients. Self-funded ERISA employer plans are exempt from this requirement, so patients should confirm their plan type with their HR department before assuming coverage.
What locations does The Association for Women's Health Care serve?
The practice operates two offices: a primary Chicago location at 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 300, in the Loop (phone: (312) 726-3917), and a Northbrook location at 40 Skokie Blvd., Suite 300 (phone: (847) 498-0690). Both offices are served by the same physician team of 19 OB/GYNs, giving patients in both the city and northern suburbs access to consistent, high-quality care.