Dr. Richard Trester received his medical degree from Chicago Medical School in 1988. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

Dr. Trester is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

He is currently affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is the Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.