Meet our Faculty

 


Rebecca Lara, MD

Rebecca Lara, MD, EdM
Program Director, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Boston University Medical Center – Boston, MA
  • Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center, Academic Primary Care - Boston, MA

Thomas Kim, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer, Esperanza Health Center-Brighton Park
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University 

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Lawrence Family Medicine Residency – Lawrence, MA
  • Fellowship: Lawrence Family Medicine Obstetrics – Lawrence, MA

Sylvia Shokunbi, MD

Sylvia Shokunbi, MD
Site Medical Director, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Medical Director, Esperanza Health Center-Brighton Park
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University 

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center – Chicago, IL

Kush Desai, MD

Kush Desai, MD
Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: All Saints University School of Medicine – Dominica
  • Residency: NH Dartmouth Concord Hospital – Concord, NH
Jordan Katz MD

Jordan Katz, MD
Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University 

Medical School: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Residency: Natividad Family Medicine Residency – Salinas CA

Anna Nguyen DO

Anna Nguyen, DO, MPH
Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: Nova Southeastern University – Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Residency: West Suburban Medical Center – Oak Park, IL
Emma Worringer, MD

Emma Worringer, MD, MPH
Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine - Toledo, OH
  • Residency: Lawrence Family Medicine Residency - Lawrence, MA
  • Fellowship:  Lawrence Family Medicine Surgical Maternity Care - Lawrence, MA

Michael Cacoilo, MD
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School – Newark, NJ
  • Residency: Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency – Seattle, WA
Michael Hanak, MD

Michael Hanak, MD, FAAP
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Population Health

  • Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine – Grand Rapids, MI
  • Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago, IL
Max Luna

Maximiliano Luna Jr., MD
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Vanguard MacNeal Hospital - Berwyn, IL
Estella Martinez

Estella Martinez, MD, MPH
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Practice - Chicago, IL
Maria Perdomo Meza

Maria Perdomo Meza, MD, MSc
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

  • Medical School: Universidad de la Sabina, Chia, Colombia
  • Residency: West Suburban Medical Center - Oak Park, IL

Jodi Roque, MD
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine – Burlington, VT
  • Residency: The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University Memorial Hospital – Pawtucket, RI

Raj Shah, MD

Raj Shah, MD
Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center

  • Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: West Suburban Medical Center – Oak Park, IL
  • Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center – Chicago, IL