Meet our Faculty


	Christopher P. Bruti, MD, MPH (He/Him/His) Program Director, Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Division Chief, Department of Hospital Medicine Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Rush Medical College Undergrad: Loyola University New Orleans Med School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Residency: Rush University Medical Center Favorite things to do in Chicago: Rooting for our many historic and beloved sports teams!
	Jennifer McDonnell, MD (Sher/Her/Hers) Associate Program Director, Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College Undergrad: Bowdoin College Med School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine Residency: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Favorite things to do in Chicago: Ice-skating on The Midway, swimming in Lake Michigan, hanging out in Jackson Park.
	Jeremy B. Pripstein, MD, MSEd (He/Him/His) Associate Program Director, Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College Undergrad: UCLA Med School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montréal MSEd: University of Southern California Residency: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Favorite things to do in Chicago: Taking advantage of our International Airports!
	Suwon Vickie Nopachai, MD, MPH (Sher/Her/Hers) Faculty, Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College Undergrad: Emory University MPH: Tulane University Med School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine Residency: Rush University Medical Center
	Surabhi Mona Mehrotra, MD (She/Her/Hers) Faculty, Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Rush Medical College Med-Peds Clinic Medical Director Undergrad: Virginia Commonwealth University Med School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Residency: Rush University Medical Center Favorite things to do in Chicago: Exercising and exploring different restaurants and neighborhoods in the city.

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Looking for more Med-Peds at Rush?

Below is a list of some additional Rush faculty who trained in Med-Peds!

	Sara Ruddock-Walker, MD, MA (Sher/Her/Hers) Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Assistant Professor Rush University Medical Center Undergrad: Amherst College Graduate School: University of Mississippi Med Scool: Loyola University Chicago Residency: Rush University Medical Center Favorite things to do in Chicago: The Beach, The Beach, The Beach
	David Hodge, MD, MPH (He/Him/His) Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Assistant Professor Rush University Medical Center Undergrad: University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Med Scool: University of Illinois - Chicago Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago Favorite things to do in Chicago: Run along the lakefront, take my nieces and nephews to museums & Adler and pretend that I’m not just as excited as they are, scooter/people watch by Millennium Park and Mag Mile, recharge at Garfield Park Conservatory, grab a drink at slightly pretentious cocktail bars and google all the ingredients, decompress at The Art Institute, Bulls games.
	Shuvani Sanyal, MD (Sher/Her/Hers) Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Assistant Professor Rush University Medical Center Undergrad: University of Chicago Med Scool: University of Illinois - Chicago Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago Fellowship: Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine – Texas Children’s Hospital Favorite things to do in Chicago: Explore the many neighborhoods by biking, walking, and eating.
	Sylvia Robinson, MD (Sher/Her/Hers) Attending Physician, Pediatric Endocrinology Rush University Medical Center Undergrad: Northwestern University Med Scool: University of Chicago Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, RUMC/UIC Combined fellowship Favorite things to do in Chicago: Living here during the Summer, best place ever!!! and spending as much time as I can on the lakefront. Trying out different restaurants throughout the city.

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Elizabeth R. Van Opstal, MD (Sher/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education in Pediatrics
Rush University Medical Center

Med School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago

I love the versatility of Med-Peds. As a hospitalist, I get to treat such a variety of interesting cases. I love playing and even dancing with young kids, and having meaningful conversations with my older adult patients. Being Med-Peds has allowed me to teach in the medical school in different roles, both on the IM and Peds side, which has been fun. I also love the flexibility of being a Med-Peds hospitalist, that in my “free” time I can be involved in the local activism or volunteer at my kids school.

Elizabeth R. Van Opstal, MD

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Mariam S. Aziz, MD (Sher/Her/Hers)
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush Medical College
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Global and Community Medicine Elective

Med School: Rush University Medical Center
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship: Infectious Disease, Rush University Medical Center

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Shobha L. Rao, MD (Sher/Her/Hers)
Assistant Director, Core Clerkship
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Rush Medical College

Med School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
Residency: William Beaumont Hospital

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Yoona Rhee, MD, ScM (Sher/Her/Hers)
Associate Director, Transplant Diseases Services
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Rush Medical College

ScM: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Med School: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine
Residency: University of Michigan Health System
Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

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Click below for a complete list of faculty in the Rush Internal Medicine and Pediatrics categorial programs.

Internal Medicine Residency Program

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