About Barbara A. Soltes, M.D., S.C

Dr. Barbara Soltes is the Director of the Center for Women’s Care located in Palos Heights. She also operates the Center for Women’s Research. One of the nation’s leading gynecologists with a sub-specialty in Gynecological Endocrinology, she is a full Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She was the former Medical Director of the Rush Midlife Center.

Recognized as a "Top Doctor for Women” (Chicago magazine with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.) for many years, she is known locally, nationally and internationally for her clinical research on a range of women’s health issues including topics in menopause, premenstrual symptoms and estrogen replacement. She has served as the principal investigator in a wide range of clinical trials. She received the international award of North Americane Menopause Practitioner of the Year in 2019.

Licensed in the State of Illinois and the State of New York, Dr. Soltes is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the North American Menopause Society. She is also a certified investigator for Human Participants’ Protection Education for Research of the National Institutes of Health. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the State University of New York at Downstate Brooklyn, New York. She completed her fellowship training at Rush University Medical Center in reproductive endocrinology.

Her professional affiliations include: the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Chicago Medical Society, the Endometriosis Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, and the North American Menopause Society.

Dr. Soltes has served on a range of national committees with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the ACOG Newsletter Advisory Council, the Chicago Medical Society and the Chicago Association of Reproductive Endocrinologists. She has been a consultant to the ACOG Gynecology Practice in Reproductive Endocrinology and the ACOG Task Force on Cosmetic Procedures. She is the former chairperson of Medical Education with the Endometriosis Association. She is a founding member and chair of the advisory council of the Insight Breast Cancer Organization, and a former member of the Illinois State Advisory Council of the Illinois State Medical Society.

An invited speaker at conferences, forums and events on women’s health and wellness, Dr. Soltes is sought after both locally and nationally for her breakthrough research findings and insights on women’s health. She is frequently interviewed for local and national print and broadcast news and feature stories and reports on women’s health topics. She has served as an ad hoc reviewer of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Journal and the Society of Gynecologic Investigation Medical Journal. She has published an extensive number of articles on her research findings, and she has contributed to academic reports and books on women’s healthcare. ​

Dr Soltes and her 2 children reside in the south suburbs and is and is originally from the area. They are active members of St Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church.