Physicians

DENISE FURLONG, MD

Dr. Molina, our Fellow in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, has strong ties to the Chicago area. A native Chicagoan, she owned an ice cream parlor in Wicker Park before attending college. After the ice cream career, she went on to graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Human Development and Family Studies. She then attended medical school at University of Illinois at Chicago, where she also completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

For the next 4 years after completing her residency training, Dr. Molina joined a general Ob-Gyne practice at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, IL, where she actively taught gynecology to University of Chicago residents. Being proficient in Spanish allowed her to serve women of the Hispanic community. Although her practice was extremely successful, and her care highly sought after, she remained extremely interested in concentrating on the treatment of women with urogynecologic disorders.

We are pleased that she has decided to bring her years of experience to our practice and will complete a formal fellowship training program in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. As a fellow, Dr. Furlong evaluates and treats patients in collaboration with the senior Urogynecologists in the practice. Her research interests include improving surgical outcomes for women with prolapse and the use of physical therapy to treat myofascial disorders in women with incontinence, urgency and frequency.

Dr. Furlong lives with her husband, stepdaughter and 2 border collies on the South side of Chicago. When not busy at work, she enjoys running in 5K races.

Dr. Furlong sees patients in Oak Lawn, and our new Melrose Park location at Resurrection Westlake Hospital.