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Meet Our Residents

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Elise Brunsgaard

Elise Brunsgaard, MD
Chief Resident, Dermatology PGY-4

Medical School: RUSH Medical College
Hometown: Boulder, CO
Undergraduate Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Intern Year: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Hobbies: Running, climbing, hiking, skiing, trying new restaurants or breweries and spending quality time with friends and family
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Rachel Lefferdink

Rachel Lefferdink, MD 
Chief Resident, Dermatology PGY-4

Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Hometown: Midland, MI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Intern Year: University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Hobbies: Cooking and entertaining, reading, playing cardio tennis, cheering for University of Michigan sports and spending time with my husband and two children
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Emily Medhus

Emily Siegel, MD
Chief Resident, Dermatology PGY-4

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate Institution: College of Charleston, SC
Intern Year: Tufts Medical Center
Hobbies: Walking my Aussiedoodle Teddy, traveling, interior design, pottery


A portrait of Alexandra Eckburg.

Ali Eckburg, MD
Dermatology PGY-3

Medical School: University of Iowa RJ&L Carver College of Medicine
Hometown: Rockford, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Northwestern University
Intern Year: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliate Hospitals
Hobbies: Cooking, Baking, Traveling, Dog Sitting

A portrait of Maria Mihailescu.

Maria Mihailescu, MD
Dermatology PGY-3

Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois
Intern Year: University of Chicago, Northshore
Hobbies: Tennis, Golf, Traveling, Long Walks, Cuddles with my Shiba-Corgi, Donald
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Alex Rokni

Alex Rokni, MD
Dermatology PGY-3

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine
Hometown: Northbrook, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Intern Year: University of Illinois-Chicago
Hobbies: Travel, Interior Design, Hiking, Food
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Ola Baczynski

Alexandra "Ola" Baczynski, MD
Dermatology PGY-2

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Hometown: Willow Springs , IL
Undergraduate Institution: Loyola University Chicago
Intern Year: Advocate Illinois Masonic
Hobbies: Baking, Gardening, Hiking, Swimming, Biking along the lakefront and cheering on Da Bears
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Connor Cole

Connor Cole, MD
Dermatology PGY-2

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Hometown: Evanston, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Intern Year: Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital
Hobbies: Piano, Drums, Cooking, Working Out, Playing with my Goldendoodle Benny
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Rachel Sadowsky

Rachel Sadowsky, MD
Dermatology PGY-2

Medical School: RUSH Medical College
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Undergraduate Institution: University of Minnesota
Intern Year: Ascension St. Francis
Hobbies: Tennis, Running, Rollerblading, Travel, Dog-Sitting
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