Ayman Al-Hendy is currently a professor (tenure) and vice chair (research) at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as an advisor to the Dean of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago (UC). Al-Hendy is a gynecologist and endoscopic surgeon at UC Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, with a busy practice that focuses on serving women with symptomatic uterine fibroids and premature ovarian insufficiency. Al-Hendy is double board-certified by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Al-Hendy’s medical research interests focus on developing novel therapies, including gene and stem cell therapy for premature ovarian insufficiency, endometriosis, and particularly uterine fibroids. Al-Hendy has published more than 255 peer-reviewed publications in high-tier peer-reviewed scientific journals, more than 360 presentations in national and international meetings, and has edited five medical books. Al-Hendy has also been elected as the 71st President of the Society for Reproductive Investigation.