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NameAcademic 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
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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 
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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
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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
A portrait of Dr. Paul Casey.
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
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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
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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

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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
 
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 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
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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
Bryce De Venecia
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
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Dissanayake Rush prof pose
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
A portrait of Dr. Elyse Fults.
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

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Seema Ghelani, MD
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Medical School:  University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Residency:  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
 
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Seema Ghelani
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
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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 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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 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
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 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
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Kierre Honore, MD
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
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Kierre Honore
Matthew Kuhns, MD
Hometown: Muncie, IN
Medical School: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Leadership Role: Assistant Residency Program Director
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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
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Vivian Lau
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
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Manuel Bernal Mejia, MD
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Advocate Christ Medical Center
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Manuel Mejia
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
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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

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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
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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
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Marlaina Norris
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
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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
A portrait of Dr. Rahul Patwari.
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
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Monika Pitzele
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
A portrait of Dr. Purim-Shen-Tove
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
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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
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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
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Drew Sexton, MD
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Medical School: Rush University Medical College
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Leadership Role: Telehealth and OnDemand Director
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Drew Sexton
Sambhav Shah, MD
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Buffalo School of Medicine
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Sambhav Shah
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
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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
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Emily Walton
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
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William Weber
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
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