Our Faculty

Name	Academic Profile
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: Clerkship Director; Director of Airway Education and Quality Improvement	Image
Sobia Ansari, MD, MPH	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: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer; Clinician Educator, Rush Medical College	Image
Kyle Bernard, MD	Hometown: Neenah, WI Medical School: University of Minnesota Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL Fellowship: Medical Informatics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL	Image
Sophia Bodnar, DO	Hometown: Hinsdale, IL Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Assistant Clerkship Director, Advanced Trauma Training Program Faculty	Image
Michael J. Brennan, DO, MPH	Hometown: Portland, ME Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton, FL Residency: Beaumont Health Trenton/Dearborn, MI
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: Chief Medical Officer, Rush University Medical Center
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 Fellowship: Assistant Fellowship Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Rush University Medical Center	Image
Carolyn Clayton, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Residency: John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Vice Chair for Operations; Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine	Image
Theodore Corbin, MD, MPC, MPP	Medical School: MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA (Now Drexel University College of Medicine) Residency: Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C. Leadership Role: Department Chair	Image
Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA	Hometown: Chicago, Il Medical School: Central Michigan University College of Medicine Residency: Spectrum Health / Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Fellowship: EMS Fellowship, Fire Department of New York City (FDNY/ Northwell Health) Leadership Role: Medical Director of EMS and Disaster Medicine	Image
Teresa Davis, MD	Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital - Chicago, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Assistant Residency Program Director; Clinical Educator, Rush Medical College	Image
Bryce De Venecia, MD	Hometown: Denver, CO Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Residency: Indiana University Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
Vinodinee Dissanayake, MD, MPH	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; Division of Health Equity Director	Image
Elyse Fults, MD	Hometown: Carpinteria, CA Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalinda Franklin University Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital Fellowship: Simulation, Rush University Medical Center
Timothy Gallagher, MD	Hometown: Eliot, ME Medical School: New York University School of Medicine Residency: New York University, Bellevue Hospital Center Leadership Role: Fellowship Director, Health Equity & Social Emergency Medicine Fellowship; Faculty, Health Equity and Social Justice Leadership Program; Faculty, Advanced Trauma Training Program	Image
Seema Ghelani, MD	Hometown: Naperville, IL Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD	Image
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: Fellowship Director, Emergency Behavioral Health Fellowship	Image
Katarzyna Gore, MD	Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL Leadership Role: Associate Residency Program Director; Faculty Development	Image
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	Image
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: Vice Chair of Research, Ultrasound Division Director	Image
Marilyn Hallock, MD, MS	Hometown: La Habra, CA Medical School: University of California - San Diego Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center, Seattle, WA Leadership Role: Director, Emergency Medicine M3 Elective	Image
Scott Heinrich, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL Residency: University of Illinois - Chicago Leadership Role: Residency Program Director; Advisor, Emergency Medicine Interest Group	Image
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: Vice Chair for Academic Affairs	Image
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: Director of Assessment, Rush Medical College; Simulation Fellowship Director	Image
Kierre Honore, MD	Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago	Image
Matthew Kuhns, MD	Hometown: Muncie, IN Medical School: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Residency: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Assistant Residency Program Director	Image
Vivian Lau, DO	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria, IL	Image
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 Leadership Role: Ultrasound Fellowship Director; Assistant Clerkship Director; Advanced Trauma Training Program Faculty	Image
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 Leadership Role: Director of Residency Simulation	Image
Dennis McKinney, MD	Hometown: Skokie, IL Medical School: Rush Medical College Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship: Medical Informatics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Manuel Bernal Mejia, MD	Hometown: Memphis, TN Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center	Image
Hans Murcia, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Mary Naughton, MD	Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Illinois Hospital-Chicago (EM/IM Combined Program), Chicago, IL	Image
Antonia Nemanich, MD	Hometown: Evanston, IL Medical School: SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY Residency: University of Washington in Seattle, WA Fellowship: Toxicology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL	Image
Jenna Nikolaides, MD	Hometown: Northbrook, IL Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Residency: University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL; Research Fellowship in Clinical Toxicology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Leadership Role: Director, Substance Use Intervention Team, Director of Medical Toxicology, Core Faculty Addiction Medicine Fellowship	Image
Marlaina Norris, MD	Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess medical Center - General Surgery Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Emergency Medicine	Image
James O’Brien, MD	Hometown: Hudson, OH Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine Residency: Northwestern University Emergency Medicine Residency Fellowship: Ultrasound, Rush University Medical Center
Daven Patel, MD	Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Leadership Role: Faculty, Ultrasound Fellowship Program	Image
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
Monika Pitzele, MD, PhD	Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Leadership Role: Medical Director, Sexual Assault Program	Image
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: Executive Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
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	Image
Jessen Schiebout, MD	Hometown: Algonquin, IL Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Residency: Case Western MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Leadership Role: Director, Advanced Trauma Training Program; Director, EMTALA and Medical/Legal Course	Image
Evelyn (Evie) Schraft, MD	Hometown: Springfield, MO Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Residency: Rush University Medical Center Fellowship: Ultrasound, Rush University Medical Center	Image
Daniel Semaan, MD	Hometown: Chicago, IL Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Fellowship: Emergency Administration, Rush University Medical Center	Image
Drew Sexton, MD	Hometown: St. Louis, MO Medical School: Rush University Medical College Residency: Rush University Medical Center Leadership Role: Telehealth and OnDemand Director	Image
Sambhav Shah, MD	Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Residency: University of Buffalo School of Medicine	Image
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; Director, Clinical Bridges Course	Image
Emily Walton, MD	Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Fellowship: Global Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago Leadership Role: Co-Director, Social & Global Medicine Track	Image
William Weber, MD	Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Medical School: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Residency: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Fellowship: Global Emergency Medical Education, University of Chicago Leadership Role: Co-Director, Social & Global Medicine Track	Image
Elif Yucebay, MD	Hometown: Naperville, IL Medical School: University of Illinois - Chicago Residency: Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit, MI Leadership Role: Director, Chest Pain Center; Clerkship Director, Disaster Medicine; Director of Bedside Clinical Skills	Image

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