Meet Our Team
Faculty leadership
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Scott Hasler, MD
Program Director, Vice Chair of Education From: Fort Wayne, IN
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: sports, music, grilling, gardening |
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Richard Abrams, MD
Associate Program Director Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: running, bike tripping, astronomy, history |
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Alan Harris, MD
Associate Program Director, Assoc. Chair of Medicine & Inf. Dis., Hospital Epidemiologist Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital (now RUMC) Fellowship: Infectious Disease - Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital (now RUMC)
Hobbies: exercise, old cars, historical fiction, banjo |
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Stephanie Crane, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Office of Global Health Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: anything outdoors, languages, travel |
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Sonali Khandelwal, MD
Associate Program Director Medical School: Michigan State University
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship: Rheumatology - Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: art, cooking, gardening, music |
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Amie Gamino, MD
Associate Program Director From: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care - Oregon Health & Science University
Hobbies: Playing frisbee with my dog Penny, singing ABC’s with my 1 and 4 year old |
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Carol Burke, MD
Associate Program Director
Medical School: Rush Medical College Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: love running; spending time outdoors with my boys; lying to my dentist about my candy consumption |
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Manya Gupta, MD
Associate Program Director From: Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: University of Cincinnati Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Hobbies: gardening, office horticulture, cooking, social media, happy hour |
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Usama Ahmad, MD
Associate Program Director From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: Rush Medical College Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: all things tech, reading, video games |
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Sabrina Jones, MD
Associate Program Director From: Barrington, IL
Medical School: Northwestern University
Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: cooking, reality TV |
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Najia Shakoor, MD
Director of Scholarly Activity From: Kent, Ohio
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship: Rheumatology - Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: reading, baking, biking and traveling |
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Chief residents 2020-21
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Vishal Birk, MD
From: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Wayne State University Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: Enjoys video games (ranked in Smash Brothers), Toronto Raptors |
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Cydney Bullock, MD, MPH, MS
From: Greensboro, NC
Medical School: University of North Carolina Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: baking, hanging out with family and friends, painting, reality TV |
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Sammy McGowan, MD
From: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: Rush Medical College Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: theater, basketball, sci-fi novels, hanging with my dog Bizou |
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Mary Potkonjak, MD
From: Wauwatosa, WI
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: photography, cooking, reading, hiking |
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Core faculty
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Amanda J. Bradke, MD
Core Faculty, Global Health From: Mulliken, Michigan
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Fellowship: UCSF San Francisco (HEAL Initiative)
Hobbies: Traveling, Baking and Reading
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Jordan Dale, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine Acting Chief Medical Informatics Officer
From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: Rush Medical College Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies/fun facts: eating ice cream, reading, running, and traveling. I have a beagle, Bentley. I’m also board certified in Clinical Informatics (a relatively new subspecialty) and I know a few things about Epic. |
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Caspian Kuma Folmsbee, MD
Assistant Program Director, Primary Care Residency From: Topeka, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas Residency: Rush University Medical Center Hobbies: video games (PC, PS4, Nintendo), bleeding edge tech, Bernadette (my cat) |
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Celine Goetz, MD
Director of Resident Wellness Curriculum From: Chicago, IL (I was actually born at Rush)
Medical School: University of Chicago
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center
Hobbies: traveling, biking, growing tomatoes
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Ann S. Goh, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine From: Honolulu, HI
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Northwestern University
Hobbies: traveling, gardening, eating things, cooking, browsing grocery stores
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Camille Francesca Hawkins, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine From: San Bruno, CA
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: traveling (when possible), reading, cooking
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Vance Lauderdale, MD
Core Faculty, Ambulatory Medicine From: Tenafly, NJ
Medical School: University of Chicago
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: music (singing, currently on hiatus), running
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Susan Lopez, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: cake decorating, dog training, singing
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Jennifer H. Towbin, MD
Core Faculty, Global Health From: Nashville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Tulane University
Hobbies: Baking, chilling with the kiddos, watching the Saints play
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Wanna Zhang, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine From: Beijing, China but I grew up mainly in the North Chicago suburbs
Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Hobbies: Traveling, dancing, and cooking (eating really, but cooking sounds better)
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