Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty and Staff

Department Leadership

Yanina A. Purim-Shem-Tov, MD, MS, FACEP
Vice Chair, Faculty Development and Research
Professor
Yanina_Purim-Shem-Tov@rush.edu

Louis G. Hondros, DO, FACEP
Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services
Associate Professor
Louis_Hondros@rush.edu

Galeta C. Clayton, MD
Vice Chair,
Associate Professor
Carolyn_Clayton@rush.edu

Braden Hexom, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Professor
Braden_Hexom@rush.edu

Paul Casey, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Professor
Paul_Casey@rush.edu

Sobia N. Ansari, MD, MPH
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor
Sobia_Ansari@rush.edu

Rene Carizey, DO
Assistant Medical Director for Clinical Affairs
Assistant Professor
Rene_Carizey@rush.edu

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Corey Goldstein, MD
Assistant Medical Director for Clinical Affairs
Assistant Professor
Corey_Goldstein@rush.edu

Residency Directors

Scott Heinrich, MD
Program Director
Associate professor
Scott_Heinrich@rush.edu

Katarzyna (Kasia) Gore, MD
 Associate Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor
Katarzyna_Gore@rush.edu

Teresa Davis, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor
Teresa_Davis@rush.edu

Matthew Kuhns, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor
Matthew_Kuhns@rush.edu

Faculty

Thomas R. Alcorn, MD
Clerkship Director
Assistant Professor
Thomas_R_Alcorn@rush.edu

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Kyle Bernard, MD
Informatics Fellow
Instructor
Kyle_Bernard@rush.edu

Anna Culhane, MD
Simulation Fellow
Instructor
Anna_Culhane@rush.edu

Michael Gottlieb, MD, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP 
Ultrasound Division Director
Associate Professor
Michael_A_Gottlieb@rush.edu

Sara Hock, MD 
Simulation Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor
Sara_Hock@rush.edu

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Jordan Johnson, DO
Ultrasound Fellow
Instructor
Jordan_Johnson@rush.edu

Amy Marks, MD
Assistant Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor
Amy_Marks@rush.edu

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Jerome Martin, MD
Simulation Faculty
Assistant Professor
Jerome_J_Martin@rush.edu

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Dennis McKinney
Informatics Fellow
Instructor
Dennis_McKinney@rush.edu

Daven Patel, MD
Ultrasound Faculty
Assistant Professor
Daven_V_Patel@rush.edu

Rahul G. Patwari, MD
Patient Safety and Quality Officer
Assistant Professor
Rahul_Patwari@rush.edu

Daniel Semaan, MD
Administration Fellow
Instructor
Daniel_Semaan@rush.edu

Nupur Shah, MD
Clinical Informatics Fellow
Instructor
Nupur_Shah@rush.edu

Tina Sundaram, MD
Ultrasound Faculty
Assistant Professor
Tina_Sundaram@rush.edu

Administration

Michael Cadiz
Manager of Business Operations and Finance
Michael_A_Cadiz@rush.edu

Karmen Howard
Clerkship Coordinator
Karmen_D_Howard@rush.edu

Kevin Johnson
Sr. Project Coordinator and Assistant Residency Coordinator
Kevin_M_Johnson@rush.edu

Richard Kuerston
Department Administrator
Richard_D_Kuerston@rush.edu

Pam Manning
Research Manager
Pamela_Manning@rush.edu

Aimee Martin
Administrative Assistant II
Aimee_E_Martin@rush.edu

Julie Mendez
Sr. Residency Coordinator
Julie_Mendez@rush.edu