Laura C. Torchen, MD

At Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in Illinois, Dr. Laura C. Torchen holds a rare and vitally important position: Director of the dedicated PCOS Clinic for adolescent patients. One of only a handful of physicians in the country with this level of specialization in teenage PCOS, she is the go-to PCOS specialist in Chicago for families navigating this diagnosis in younger women.

Dr. Torchen is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist whose research focuses on early PCOS detection and insulin resistance in adolescents — work that is shaping how clinicians recognize and treat polycystic ovary syndrome before it becomes more complex in adulthood. Her clinical expertise spans irregular periods, elevated androgens, weight and metabolic concerns, and the emotional and psychological dimensions of PCOS during the teenage years.

For parents in Chicago and across the Midwest looking for a compassionate, deeply specialized PCOS expert for their daughter, Dr. Torchen offers an extraordinary level of focus and dedication. Lurie Children's Hospital is consistently ranked among the nation's best pediatric hospitals, and Dr. Torchen's clinic within it represents a best-in-class resource for adolescent PCOS care.