At the Forefront of Medicine

The University of Chicago Medical Center was once again recognized as one of the nation's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and was the only academic medical center in Illinois to earn the publication's Best Regional Hospital for Community Access designation. Eight adult specialties were recognized as being among the best in the country in the 2026-27 annual U.S. News and World Report rankings.

The eight specialties include cancerOB-gynecologygastroenterology and GI surgeryurologycardiology and heart surgerypulmonology and lung surgerydiabetes and endocrinology — and orthopaedics, which earned a silver national specialty badge for high performance. 

From left: Nita Lee, MD, assistant professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology; Meaghan Tenney, MD, assistant professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology; Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, chairman, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology; and Diane Yamada, MD, chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology; outside the operating room in the Center for Care and Discovery

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