Meet Our Team

Faculty leadership

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Image	Amie Gamino, MD 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, hanging out with my kids
Image	Scott Hasler, MD Vice Chair of Education From: Fort Wayne, IN Medical School: Indiana University Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: Sports, music, grilling, gardening
Image	Carol Burke, MD Associate Program Director, Director, Medical Education Track 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
Image	Usama Ahmad, MD Associate Program Director, Director, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track From: Chicago, IL Medical School: RUSH Medical College Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: All things tech, reading, video games
Image	Octavio Vega, MD Associate Program Director, Director, Health Equity Track From: Chicago, IL Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Image	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
	Sonali Khurana, MD Assistant Program Director, Director, Quality Improvement and Safety Track Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago Residency: University Hospitals Case Medical Center
	Abhaya Trivedi, MD Scholarly Activity Director Medical School: University of Louisville Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Fellowship: Pulmonary & Critical Care - Washington University

Past program directors

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	Richard Abrams, MD Associate Dean, Learning Environment Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: Running, bike tripping, astronomy, history
	Alan Harris, MD Associate Chair of Medicine 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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Name, Title, Background

Richard Abrams, MD
Associate Dean, Learning Environment

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Running, bike tripping, astronomy, history

Alan Harris, MD
Associate Chair of Medicine

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

Chief residents 2025-26

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	Isabel Hart, MD From: Grand Rapids, MI Medical School: Wayne State University Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: Movies, going to the zoo, traveling, concerts and exploring weird food combinations
	Alejandro Pinedo, MD From: Lake Worth, FL Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: Exploring local restaurants and breweries, football (Go Birds!), and a bunch of nerd stuff - comic books, video games, DnD, Magic the Gathering
	Sydney Rabin, MD From: Northbrook, IL Medical School: Chicago Medical School Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: Trying every restaurant in Chicago (on a quest to find the best dumplings), Yoga, Reading thrillers, Beating my husband in the NYT mini crossword
	Robert Vargas, MD From: Las Vegas, NV Medical School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Residency: RUSH University Medical Center Hobbies: Happy hours, Real Housewives enthusiast, music festivals (Coachella + EDC are my personal faves), hanging out with my cats

Core faculty

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	Wanna Zhang, MD Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine Curriculum Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
	Amanda J. Bradke, MD Core Faculty, Health Equity Track Medical School: Case Western Reserve University Residency: Boston Medical Center Fellowship: UCSF San Francisco (HEAL Initiative)
	Caspian Kuma Folmsbee, MD Core Faculty, EBM and Medical Education Track Medical School: University of Kansas Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
	Athina Bouroukas, MD Core Faculty, Director, Hospitalist Track Medical School: RUSH Medical College Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
	Adrian Krukowski, MD Core Faculty, Medical Education Track Medical School: Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Residency: Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
	Kevin Keuper, MD Core Faculty, Global Health Elective Medical School: University of Toledo Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
	Edward Qian, DO Assistant Program Director, Primary Care Residency Medical School: Touro COM Residency: Primary Care/Internal Medicine - John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Fellowship: Sports Medicine - Southern Illinois University
	Nivedita Gunturi, MD Core Faculty, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track, Communications Medical School: Sri Ramachandra University Residency: University of Pittsburgh Fellowship: Hospice & Palliative Medicine - University of Pittsburgh
	Brett Williams, MD Core Faculty, M&M, Multi-Disciplinary Grand Rounds Facilitator Medical School: University of Toledo Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Fellowship: Infectious Disease - RUSH University Medical Center
	Justin Kim, MD Core Faculty, Scholarly Activity Collaborator Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine Residency: Wake Forest University Medical School - Internal Medicine Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center - Infectious Disease

Meet Our Team

Faculty leadership

Amie Gamino, MD
Program Director

Scott Hasler, MD
Vice Chair of Education

Carol Burke, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Medical Education Track

Usama Ahmad, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track

Octavio Vega, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Health Equity Track

Sonali Khandelwal, MD
Associate Program Director

Sonali Khurana, MD
Assistant Program Director, Director, Quality Improvement and Safety Track

Abhaya Trivedi, MD
Scholarly Activity Director

Past program directors

Richard Abrams, MD
Associate Dean, Learning Environment

Alan Harris, MD
Associate Chair of Medicine

Chief residents 2025-26

Isabel Hart, MD

Alejandro Pinedo, MD

Sydney Rabin, MD

Robert Vargas, MD

Core faculty

Wanna Zhang, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine Curriculum

Amanda J. Bradke, MD
Core Faculty, Health Equity Track

Caspian Kuma Folmsbee, MD
Core Faculty, EBM and Medical Education Track

Athina Bouroukas, MD
Core Faculty, Director, Hospitalist Track

Adrian Krukowski, MD
Core Faculty, Medical Education Track

Kevin Keuper, MD
Core Faculty, Global Health Elective

Edward Qian, DO
Assistant Program Director, Primary Care Residency

Nivedita Gunturi, MD
Core Faculty, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track, Communications

Brett Williams, MD
Core Faculty, M&M, Multi-Disciplinary Grand Rounds Facilitator

Justin Kim, MD
Core Faculty, Scholarly Activity Collaborator

Meet Our Team

Faculty leadership

Amie Gamino, MDProgram Director

Scott Hasler, MDVice Chair of Education

Carol Burke, MDAssociate Program Director, Director, Medical Education Track

Usama Ahmad, MDAssociate Program Director, Director, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track

Octavio Vega, MDAssociate Program Director, Director, Health Equity Track

Sonali Khandelwal, MDAssociate Program Director

Sonali Khurana, MDAssistant Program Director, Director, Quality Improvement and Safety Track

Abhaya Trivedi, MDScholarly Activity Director

Past program directors

Richard Abrams, MDAssociate Dean, Learning Environment

Alan Harris, MDAssociate Chair of Medicine

Chief residents 2025-26

Isabel Hart, MD

Alejandro Pinedo, MD

Sydney Rabin, MD

Robert Vargas, MD

Core faculty

Wanna Zhang, MDCore Faculty, Hospital Medicine Curriculum

Amanda J. Bradke, MDCore Faculty, Health Equity Track

Caspian Kuma Folmsbee, MDCore Faculty, EBM and Medical Education Track

Athina Bouroukas, MDCore Faculty, Director, Hospitalist Track

Adrian Krukowski, MDCore Faculty, Medical Education Track

Kevin Keuper, MDCore Faculty, Global Health Elective

Edward Qian, DOAssistant Program Director, Primary Care Residency

Nivedita Gunturi, MDCore Faculty, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track, Communications

Brett Williams, MDCore Faculty, M&M, Multi-Disciplinary Grand Rounds Facilitator

Justin Kim, MDCore Faculty, Scholarly Activity Collaborator

Amie Gamino, MD
Program Director

Scott Hasler, MD
Vice Chair of Education

Carol Burke, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Medical Education Track

Usama Ahmad, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track

Octavio Vega, MD
Associate Program Director, Director, Health Equity Track

Sonali Khandelwal, MD
Associate Program Director

Sonali Khurana, MD
Assistant Program Director, Director, Quality Improvement and Safety Track

Abhaya Trivedi, MD
Scholarly Activity Director

Richard Abrams, MD
Associate Dean, Learning Environment

Alan Harris, MD
Associate Chair of Medicine

Wanna Zhang, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine Curriculum

Amanda J. Bradke, MD
Core Faculty, Health Equity Track

Caspian Kuma Folmsbee, MD
Core Faculty, EBM and Medical Education Track

Athina Bouroukas, MD
Core Faculty, Director, Hospitalist Track

Adrian Krukowski, MD
Core Faculty, Medical Education Track

Kevin Keuper, MD
Core Faculty, Global Health Elective

Edward Qian, DO
Assistant Program Director, Primary Care Residency

Nivedita Gunturi, MD
Core Faculty, Primary Care/Geriatrics Track, Communications

Brett Williams, MD
Core Faculty, M&M, Multi-Disciplinary Grand Rounds Facilitator

Justin Kim, MD
Core Faculty, Scholarly Activity Collaborator