Though a skilled and accomplished surgeon, Dr. Teresa Tam does not always seek a surgical solution to health issues. In fact, she always looks for the least invasive, least traumatic solution to these problems. For her, surgery is a last resort when no non-surgical treatment is feasible or possible. With...
As a guest on the popular women's health podcast, "The Pelvic Messenger", Dr Teresa Tam is interviewed by the host, Dianna Lee. The topic is, "Endometriosis and Female Sexual Dysfunction". Dr. Tam shares how she educates and helps her patients to identify, diagnose and treat this and other women's health...
We have added a new clinic location in the North Shore region just north of Chicago. The clinic was formerly owned by North Shore Fertility under Dr. Anne Borkowski. As the new owners, we will be sharing the clinic with Dr. Borkowski, bringing our gynecology services to complement her fertility...
Dr. Jenny Tam, MD Joins All for Women Healthcare, SC We welcome Dr. Jenny Tam (“Dr. Jenny”), to our Practice. Yes, she is “Dr. Tam”, too, but, no, they are not related. Dr. Jenny is a Board certified, licensed obstetrician and gynecologist. Like Dr. Teresa Tam (“Dr. Teresa”), she will...
The phrase, “She wrote the book…” now applies to Dr. Tam, who has just been published as co-author and co-editor of a new medical textbook, “Ambulatory Gynecology,” published by Springer Publications. Already a big seller in both print and e-book, Ambulatory Gynecology is soon to become the “de facto” reference...
The nurse practitioner (NP) plays a vital role in healthcare and has become the provider of choice for millions of Americans. They have the clinical knowledge and experience to diagnose and treat health conditions. As fully licensed heath care professionals, they can order, perform, and interpret diagnostics tests; prescribe medications...
Chicago is an incredible city - but it's so large and so vast and so diverse that all of us are missing out on tons of great people, businesses, organizations, events and more. VoyageChicago brings the best of Chicago to the forefront so that we may all find the best...
Breast Cancer“When breast cancer is detected early, in the localized stage, the 5-year survival rate is 98%” (National Cancer Institute)Recently, there has been a lot of attention being given to genetic testing (also referred to as a carrier screening test) ever since movie actor, Angelina Jolie (whose mother died of ovarian cancer),...
Planning a family? If you or you spouse has any family history of genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, Fragile X Syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy, or any others, you may want to consider genetic testing for you and also your spouse (if he also has family history of genetic disorders).We...
Besides being a compassionate physician and highly skilled surgeon, Dr. Tam is also a professor of medicine at Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago. She was recently featured in an article published in the Evanston Roundtable, an online news source for the town of Evanston. The article focused...
Ever wonder what makes a person pursue the career they chose? Whether it be a policeman, fireman, engineer, teacher, accountant, doctor… somewhere along the line, a personal choice was made to enter a career. Perhaps in your own case, your career chose you?With Dr. Tam, it was a little of both....
Dr. Tam was recently inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Surgeons. As such, she can now add to her title, the letters, “FACS” which stand for “Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.” Those letters after a surgeon’s name mean that the surgeon’s education and training, professional qualifications,...