Meet Our Faculty

Rush University Medical Center

Name	Background
Mariam Aziz, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Fellowship Program Director Director, Global and Community Medicine Elective Areas of Expertise: HIV, Maternal Child HIV / Prophylaxis, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, Pediatric HIV, Tropical Infectious Diseases, Global Health
Hannah Barbian, PhD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Genomic Epidemiologist, Regional Innovative Public Health Laboratory Areas of Expertise: Molecular Virology, Microbial Genomics, Pathogen Genomic Surveillance
Eric Bhaimia, DO	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Infections in immunocompromised hosts
Stephanie Black, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Communicable Disease Program, Chicago Department of Public Health Areas of Expertise: Public Health, Emerging and Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens, Infection Control
Kenneth Boyer, MD	Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, GBS Neonatal Infections, Congenital Toxoplasmosis, Pediatric HIV/AIDS
Graeme Forrest, MBBS	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Outcomes of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunosuppressed Hosts, Rapid Microbiologic Testing, Cryptococcal and Invasive Fungal Infections, Transplant Infections
Marielle Fricchione, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Immunization Program Medical Director, Chicago Department of Public Health Areas of Expertise: Public Health, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Kawasaki Disease, Osteomyelitis
Hemil Gonzalez, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV/AIDS, neurological complications of HIV, neurological infections, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antiretrovirals in the central nervous system
Larry Goodman, MD	The James A. Campbell, MD, Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
Stefan Green, PhD	Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Core Laboratory Services Faculty Advisor, Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility (Office of Research Affairs)
Laura Hernandez Guarin, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Antibiotic resistance, HIV infection/Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Tuberculosis
Alan Harris, MD	Professor of Medicine Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs in the Department of Medicine
Mary Hayden, MD	The James Lowenstine Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Director, Division of Microbiology Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Bacterial Infections, Antibiotic Resistance, Clinical Microbiology, Public Health
Harold Kessler, MD	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV
Justin J. Kim, MD, MS	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Orthopaedic infections, diabetic foot infections, infection control, hospital epidemiology
Stuart Levin, MD	Emeritus Professor of Medicine Previous Division Chief, Infectious Diseases Previous Chairman, Internal Medicine
Michael Lin, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Medical Director of Infection Control and Prevention Areas of Expertise: Healthcare Epidemiology, Multidrug-resistant Organisms, Public Health, Clinical Informatics
Supriya D. Mehta, MHS, PhD	Professor of Medicine Affiliate Professor, Division of Community and Global Health Equity Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, University of Illinois Chicago Areas of Expertise: Vaginal Microbiome, Penile Microbiome, Menstrual Hygiene, Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Infectious Diseases Surveillance, Gonorrhea, Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Study Design, Global Health
Rachel Medernach, MD, MSCI	Assistant Professor Areas of Expertise: Gram negative pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance
Nicholas M. Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP) ^CM	Associate Professor, Medical Laboratory Science Areas of Expertise: clinical microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, bacterial infections
Colleen Nash, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Medical Director, Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Areas of Expertise: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Neonatal Infections, Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts/HIV
Kyle Popovich, MD	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Community-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Yoona Rhee, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Associate Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Services Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts
Sarah Sansom, DO	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: General Infectious Diseases, Multi-drug resistant organisms, Hospital Epidemiology
Carlos Santos, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Informatics Lead, Institute for Translational Medicine Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Service Areas of Expertise: Transplant Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Pharmaco-epidemiology, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Use of Large Administrative Data for Research, Medical Informatics
John Segreti, MD	Professor of Medicine Hospital Epidemiologist, Medical Director Infection Control and Prevention Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Beverly Sha, MD	Professor of Medicine Director, Mark Weiss Memorial Clinic for Infectious Diseases Areas of Expertise: HIV in Women, Genital Tract Inflammation, HIV testing, HIV Linkage to Care
Shivanjali Shankaran, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director Director, Inpatient General Infectious Diseases Services Areas of Expertise: HIV, Medical Education
Andrew Simms, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Clinician Educator, Rush Medical College Areas of Expertise: General Infectious Diseases, Medical Education, Quality Improvement
Gordon Trenholme, MD	Emeritus Professor of Medicine Previous Division Chief, Infectious Diseases
Daniel Van Aartsen, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria, Tuberculosis, HIV
Brett Williams, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Vice Chair, Rush Medical College Roles and Threads Subcommittee Areas of Expertise: HIV, Microbiome
Julie Wohrley, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Areas of Expertise: Medical Education
Sarah Won, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Areas of Expertise: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Organisms, General Infectious Diseases, HIV

Cook County Health and Hospitals System

Name	Background
Homer Abiad, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: General Infectious Diseases, HIV
Oluwatoyin Adeyemi, MD	Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV and Aging, Viral Hepatitis, Health Disparities, Health Advocacy
Sheila Badri, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV
David Barker, MD, MPH	Professor Emeritus of Medicine Emeritus Chief Medical Information Officer, CCH Emeritus Medical Director / CMO – CORE Center Areas of Expertise: HIV Testing, HIV Treatment, HIV Resistance Testing, Healthcare Informatics, Electronic Systems to Support Population Health Efforts, Public Health
Audrey French, MD	Professor of Medicine Director of HIV Inpatient Services, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Director of Research, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Areas of Expertise: HIV in women, HIV Prevention, HIV and Viral Hepatitis, HIV-related Medical Comorbidities
Gregory Huhn, MD	Professor of Medicine Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, CCH Associate Infectious Diseases Fellowship Director Areas of Expertise: Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HIV, Tropical Medicine
Sabrina Kendrick, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Director, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Screening Clinic Areas of Expertise: Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV/AIDS, HIV Prevention
Ronald Lubelchek, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Medical Director, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center and CCHHS Central HIV Services Areas of Expertise: HIV
Monica Mercon, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Areas of Expertise: HIV Care and Prevention, HIV Co-infections, Viral Hepatitis, Social Medicine, Global Health
Jannet Manuela Reyna-Quito	Assistant Professor Areas of Expertise: HIV, Antimicrobial Stewardship, General Infectious Diseases
Katayoun Rezai, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine CCH Bureau Wide Director of OPAT Areas of Expertise: Diabetic Foot Infections, Orthopedic Infections, Discitis, Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Endocarditis, HIV, OPAT, Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship
David Schwartz, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Previous Division Chief, Infectious Diseases, CCH Areas of Expertise: HIV/AIDS, Hospital and Community-acquired Infections
Robert Weinstein, MD	C. Anderson Hedberg, MD, Professor of Medicine Chairman Emeritus, Department of Medicine, CCHHS Founding Chief Operating Officer Emeritus, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Multidrug-resistant Organisms
Sharon Welbel, MD	Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Areas of Expertise: Hospital Epidemiology, Prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections, Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Therapy
Chad Zawitz, MD	Assistant Professor of Medicine Clinical Coordinator of HIV Medicine, Director of Infectious Diseases, Cermak Health Services, Cook County Jail Acting Physician Chair of Infection Control Department, Cermak Health Services Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases Director of Continuity of Care Clinic, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center Areas of Expertise: HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Correctional Healthcare, LBGT Healthcare, Public Health