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Verification Requests

Resident and fellow verification requests

Listed below are the RUSH University Medical Center residency and fellowship program personnel responsible for verification of credentials. You may email/fax them your request for verification.

RUMC verification contacts

Program Name Fee Fax #
Addiction Medicine Fellowship Lora J. Tannehill   (312) 942-3186
Adult Reconstructive/Joint Replacement (Ortho) Fellowship Victoria Needham    
Advanced Imaging Fellowship Tiffany T. Rodgers $75 custom (312) 942-7244
Advanced Interventional Radiology Fellowship Nancy Guinansaca $75 custom form (312) 942-5779
Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Grace Li    
Andrology Fellowship Megan Malloy    
Anesthesiology Residency Anesthesia_Verification@rush.edu $50 custom form (312) 942-0260
Body Imaging Fellowship Tiffany T. Rodgers $75 custom form (312) 942-7244
Breast Imaging Fellowship Bryent Edwards $75 custom form (312) 942-7244
Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship Tiffany T. Rodgers $75 custom (312) 942-7244
Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Elizabeth Ruiz   (312) 942-5829
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Lora J. Tannehill   (312) 942-3186
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Elizabeth Ruiz   (312) 942-5829
Clinical Informatics Fellowship Kelly De Jager    
Complex Family Planning Fellowship Kathryn Lindsey    
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Amy Perry    
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Monica Orozco $75 custom form  
Cytopathology Fellowship Harold Hayes    
Dermatology Residency Lynn Thompson    
Diagnostic Radiology Residency Lakesha Hudson   (312) 942-8180
Emergency Medicine Residency Julie Mendez    
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship Lucia Freeman   (312) 864-9734
Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship Brent Barnes    
Epilepsy Fellowship Stacy Ramkissoon-Udit    
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Oto) Fellowship Kathleen Javor    
Family Medicine Rush-Copley Residency Penny Kirchner   (630) 375-2812
Family Medicine Rush-Esperanza Residency Elvia Medrano    
Foot & Ankle Surgery (Ortho) Fellowship Adriana Ohl $35 custom form
$50 with notary/seal
(312) 942-2040
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship Carmen Palos   (312) 563-3883
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Kelly De Jager   (312) 942-6858
Hand Surgery (Ortho) Fellowship Phyllis Velez $35 custom form
$50 with notary/seal
(312) 942-2040
Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Dakota Fitzhugh $75 custom form (312) 563-0621
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Alinne Tapia    
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship Carmen Palos    
Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Nancy Guinansaca $75 custom form (312) 942-5779
Internal Medicine Residency imresidency@rush.edu $75 custom form  
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Elizabeth Ruiz   (312) 942-5829
Medicine/Pediatrics Residency med_peds@rush.edu $75 custom form  
Movement Disorders Fellowship Lina Lopez   (312) 563-2024
Musculoskeletal Radiology Tiffany T. Rodgers $75 custom form (312) 942-7244
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Kathryn Lindsey    
Nephrology Fellowship Sylvia Haymer   (312) 850-8431
Neurocritical Care Fellowship Stacy Ramkissoon-Udit   (312) 942-0729
Neuroimmunology Fellowship Caitlin Yurko    
Neurology Residency Janet Lopez   (312) 942-4500
Neurophysiology (Clinical) Fellowship Stacy Ramkissoon-Udit   (312) 942-2380
Neuroradiology and Advanced Neuroradiology Fellowships Tiffany T. Rodgers $75 custom form (312) 942-7244
NeuroRhinology and Advanced Rhinology Kathleen Javor    
Neurosurgery Residency Brent Barnes    
Nuclear Medicine Residency Tiffany T. Rodgers $75 custom form (312) 942-7244
Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Lisa Enrico    
Ophthalmology Residency Sharee Walker-Knox    
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Adriana Ohl $35 custom form
$50 with notary/seal
(312) 942-2040
Otolaryngology Residency Kathleen Javor    
Pain Medicine Fellowship Anesthesia_Verification@rush.edu $50 custom form (312) 942-0260
Palliative Medicine (Stroger) Amber Richmond   (312) 864-9591
Pathology Residency Harold Hayes    
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Kathryn Lindsey    
Pediatrics Residency rushpedsresidency@rush.edu $50 custom form  
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Gabby Chavez    

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship and
Integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency

Elisha Harris   (312) 563-2514
Podiatric Surgery Residency Kelly De Jager    
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Phyllis Velez $35 custom form
$50 with notary/seal
(312) 942-2040
Psychiatry Residency Psychiatry_Residency@rush.edu   (312) 942-3113
Psychology (Behavioral Sciences) Residency Alexis Lopez   (312) 942-4990
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Monica Orozco $75 custom form  
Radiation Oncology Residency Christopher Gualano   (312) 942-2894
Regional Pain Anesthesiology Fellowship  Anesthesia_Verification@rush.edu $50 custom form (312) 942-0260
Rheumatology Fellowship Chris Alonzo   (312) 563-2267
Shoulder & Elbow Surgery (Ortho) Fellowship Vanessa Marquez $35 custom form
$50 with notary/seal
(312) 942-2040
Sleep Medicine Fellowship Dakota Fitzhugh   (312) 942-8961
Spine Surgery (Ortho) Fellowship Adriana Ohl   (312) 942-2040
Spine (Neurosurgery) Fellowship Brent Barnes    
Sports Medicine (Ortho) Fellowship Phyllis Velez $35 custom form
$50 with notary/seal
(312) 942-2040
Stroger-Rush Primary Care Residency Amber Richmond   (312) 864-9591
Structural Heart Disease Fellowship Elizabeth Ruiz   (312) 942-5829
Surgery (General) Residency Alison Sendra $50 custom form  
Surgical Pathology Fellowship Harold Hayes    
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Alison Sendra    
Transplant Hepatology      
Urology Residency Megan Malloy    
Vascular Neurology Fellowship Stacy Ramkissoon-Udit    
Vascular Surgery Fellowship     (312) 563-4388
Vascular/Interventional Radiology Fellowship Nancy Guinansaca $75 custom form (312) 942-5779
Vitreo-Retinal Surgery Fellowship Jennifer Puente   (708) 596-9820