Meet Our Faculty

David Banayan, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Program Director, Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Director, Transplant Psychiatry Program
Associate Director of Clinical Education, Psychiatry Consult Service
Co-Director, M4 Elective in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College

• MD, McMaster University School of Medicine
• Residency, Psychiatry, University of Toronto
• Fellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, University of Chicago
• Fellowship, Medical Ethics, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
• MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University

Favorite restaurants: Siri (Indian Cuisine Restaurant on West Taylor Street) vs. Lotus Bahn Mi vs. Chicago Cut Steakhouse (can’t choose just one!)

Favorite activities: Sailing, beach volleyball, tennis

Favorite Chicago thing to do: Architectural boat cruise by the Chicago Architecture Foundation

Katrina Burns, MD

Leadership Member, Psychiatry Clerkship for 3rd Year Medical Students
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College

• MD, New York Medical College
• General Psychiatry Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, University of Chicago
• MacLean Medical Ethics Fellowship, University of Chicago

Favorite restaurants: Yolk, Eleven City Diner and Chiya Chai

Favorite activities: Ballroom dancing

Favorite Chicago thing to do: Going to the zoo, going to museums like Shedd Aquarium, The Museum of Science and Industry and The Art Institute of Chicago

Charles L. Hebert, MD

Director, Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service
Chief, Section of Psychiatry and Medicine
Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College

• MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• Combined Residency, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center

Favorite restaurants: Cumin (in Wicker Park—best Indian/Nepalese there is), Mindy’s Hot Chocolate (also in Wicker Park—best “everything else” you’ll ever have)

Favorite activities: Spending time with our three kiddos, travel, swimming

Favorite Chicago thing to do: Day at Brookfield Zoo

Jonathan L. Kaplan, MD

Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College

• MD, Rush Medical College
• Residency, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Emory University

Favorite restaurant: Mott Street

Favorite activities: Attending live music, comedy performances or Chicago Bears games

Favorite Chicago thing to do: Kingston Mines for live Blues music, lakefront beaches in the summer, Chicago Botanical Gardens, Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo

Favorite local festivals: Blues Fest and Jazz Fest

Victor G. Patron Romero, MD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College

• MD, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
• General Psychiatry Residency, Rush University Medical Center
• Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, University of Chicago
• MacLean Medical Ethics Fellowship, University of Chicago
• Masters in Clinical Research, Rush University Graduate College

Favorite restaurant: La Querencia

Favorite Chicago thing to do: Day at the Field Museum