Dr. Carmen Woods Hollowell grew up in Highland Park, IL. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA for her undergraduate studies where she graduated with Honors. She received her Medical Degree from Meharry Medical School in Nashville, TN and did her Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rush-Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where she received top Honors as a teacher and surgeon. 

Dr. Woods Hollowell is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Lake County Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society, American Medical Association and the National Medical Association. She has publications in medical journals in laparoscopic surgery and heads hospital committees where she is now the Vice Chief of Staff for the Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital.

Dr. Woods Hollowell is widely recognized as an expert in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her practice offers a wide range of services that address all phases of women’s health, from pre-reproductive care through the childbearing and post-menopausal years. 

Dr. Woods Hollowell is married to Dr. Courtney Hollowell who is the Chairman of the Division of Urology for the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. 

Dr. Carmen has 2 sons (CJ and Carson) and in her spare time she enjoys jewelry making, traveling, gourmet cooking, exercise, any and all things Formula 1.