Our Faculty

Name	Academic Profile
Wakas Ahmad, DO	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL Residency: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (EM/IM Combined Program), Chicago, IL Academic Interests: Correctional Medicine
Thomas Alcorn, MD	Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital - Chicago (EM/IM Combined Program), Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Associate Clerkship Director; Director of Airway Education and Quality Improvement
Sobia Ansari, MD	Medical School: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Fellowship: Global Health, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Co-Director, Social and Global Emergency Medicine Track
Sophia Bodnar, DO	Hometown: Hinsdale, IL Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL
Rene Carizey, DO	Hometown: Moline, IL Medical School: Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Medical Director, Physician Assistant studies program
Paul Casey, MD	Hometown: Dublin, Ireland Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital-Chicago (EM/IM Combined Program), Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Acting Chief Medical Officer, Rush University Medical Center; Vice Chair of Operations, Emergency Medicine; Medical Director of Process Improvement and Patient Satisfaction
Nicholas Chien, MD	Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Carolyn Clayton, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Medical Director of Operations; Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director
Dayle Davenport, MD	Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Residency: University of Chicago, Medical Center, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Faculty Advisor, Housestaff Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee
Teresa Davis, MD	Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital - Chicago, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Diversity Recruitment, Resident Mentorship
James DeVries, MD	Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH Leadership Role: Resident Quality Improvement and Peer Review
Vinodinee Dissanayake, MD	Hometown: Walnut, CA Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Fellowship: Global Toxicology, University of Illinois Hospital - Chicago Leadership Role: Director, Global Emergency Medicine; Co-Director, Social and Global Emergency Medicine Track
Brian Dugal, MD	Hometown: Naperville, IL Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA Leadership Role: Faculty, Advanced Trauma Training Program
Corey Goldstein, MD	Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Residency: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry) Leadership Role: Psychiatric Emergencies
Katarzyna Gore, MD	Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL Leadership Role: Assistant Program Director; Faculty Development
S. Ryan Gore, MD	Hometown: Galesburg, IL Medical School: University of Illinois - Peoria, Peoria, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital-Chicago (EM/IM Combined Program), Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Director of Integrated Education, Director of Observation Medicine
Michael Gottlieb, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Fellowship: Rush/Cook County Combined Ultrasound Fellowship, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Ultrasound Fellowship Director, Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound
Marilyn Hallock, MD, MS	Hometown: La Habra, CA Medical School: University of California - San Diego Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Seattle, WA Leadership Role: Oral Boards Preparation; Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine M3 Elective
Scott Heinrich, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago Leadership Role: Associate Program Director; Advisor, Emergency Medicine Interest Group
Braden Hexom, MD	Hometown: Sheboygan, WI Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY Leadership Role: Residency Program Director
Sara Hock, MD	Hometown: Saline, MI Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL Fellowship: Simulation, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Simulation Fellowship Director; Director of Residency Simulation; Women in Emergency Medicine; Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Louis Hondros, DO	Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Director of Emergency Medical Services; Director - Advanced Trauma Training Program
Matthew Kuhns, MD	Hometown: Muncie, IN Medical School: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Residency: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Director, Emergency Medicine Foundations
Amy Marks, MD	Hometown: Deerfield, IL Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL Residency: Henry Ford Hospital-Main, Detroit, MI Fellowship: Ultrasound, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Jerome Martin, MD	Hometown: New York City, NY Medical School: Loma Linda School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Fellowship: Simulation, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
James McCombs, DO	Hometown: Akron, OH Medical School: Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY Residency: Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH Leadership Role: Faculty, Advanced Trauma Training Program
Carter Neugarten, MD	Medical School: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Residency: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Fellowship: Palliative Care, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Jenna Nikolaides, MD	Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY Fellowship: Toxicology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Addiction Medicine, Toxicology, Subtance Use Intervention Team
Urvi Patel, DO	Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO Residency: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA Leadership Role: Assistant Clerkship Director
Rahul Patwari, MD	Hometown: Frankfort, IL Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Associate Dean of Curriculum, Rush Medical College; Chief Patient Safety Officer, Emergency Medicine
Daniel Popa, MD	Hometown: Palos Verdes Estates, CA Medical School: University of California - San Diego Residency: University of California - San Diego Fellowship: Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Yanina Purim-Shem-Tov, MD, MS	Hometown: L’viv, Ukraine Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Vice Chair, Faculty Development and Research; Medical Director Medical Staff Office
Melissa Rice, MD	Hometown: North Canton, OH Medical School: Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH Residency: University of Maryland (EM/Peds Combined Program), Baltimore, MD Leadership Role: Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Pediatric Simulation
Dino Rumoro, DO, MPH	Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Acting Dean, Rush Medical College; Chairperson, Emergency Medicine
Nandita Sapre, DO	Hometown: Fullterton, CA Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Jessen Schiebout, MD	Hometown: Algonquin, IL Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Residency: Case Western MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Leadership Role: Faculty, Advanced Trauma Training Program
Meeta Shah, MD	Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Residency: Presence Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Operations, Wellness, Women in Emergency Medicine
Brian Sprouse, MD	Medical School: University of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Resident Quality Improvement and Peer Review
Tina Sundaram, MD	Hometown: Freeport, IL Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Montefiore, Bronx, NY Fellowship: Ultrasound, Rush University Medical Center Leadership Role: Faculty, Ultrasound Fellowship Program; Co-Director, Clinical Bridges Course
Henry Swoboda, MD	Medical School: Brown University, Providence, RI Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Fellowship: Toxicology, John H. Stroger Jr Hospial of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Director of Emergency Toxicology; Faculty, Addiction Medicine Fellowship; Co-Director, Substance Use Intervention Team
Edward Ward, MD, MPH	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: University of Illinois Hospital - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital-Chicago (EM/IM Combined Program), Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Associate Chief Medical Officer; Medical Staff President, Rush University Medical Center; Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Elif Yucebay, MD	Hometown: Naperville, IL Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago Residency: Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit, MI Leadership Role: Clerkship Director, Disaster Medicine; Director of Bedside Clinical Skills