The Department of Internal Medicine is led by many nationally and internationally respected experts.
Department leaders
Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD
Chairperson
Scott Hasler, MD
Vice Chairperson, Education
Vineet Gupta, PhD
Vice Chairperson, Innovation
Alan Landay, PhD
Vice Chairperson, Research
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
Vice Chairperson, Operations
Suja Mathews, MD
Department Liaison for Stroger Hospital
Alan Harris, MD
Director of Academic Affairs
Scott Hasler, MD
Vice Chair of Education
Division Chiefs
Allergy & Immunology
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD
Division Chief
Cardiology
Faisal Hasan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Division Chief, Clinical Operations
Community and Global Health Equity
Stephanie Crane, MD
Division Chief
Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Irving Waxman, MD
Division Chief
Mark DeMeo, MD
Section Chief - Gastroenterology
Nancy Reau, MD
Section Chief - Hepatology
Kumar Rajan, PhD
Section Chief - Community Epidemiology
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Brian Kim, MD
Division Chief
General Internal Medicine
Laura Zimmermann, MD
Division Chief
Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine
Magdalena Bednarczyk, MD
Section Chief - Geriatrics
Sean O'Mahony, MB, BCh, BAO
Section Chief - Palliative Medicine
Hematology, Oncology and Cell Therapy
Timothy Kuzel, MD
Division Chief
Hospital Medicine
Christopher Bruti, MD
Division Chief
Infectious Diseases
Mary Hayden, MD
Division Chief
Nephrology and Nephrology Transplantation
Monnie Wasse, MD, MPH
Division Chief
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Babak Mokhlesi, MD
Division Chief
Rheumatology
Joel Block, MD
Division Chief