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Meet Our Team

Faculty leadership

  
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Scott Hasler, MD
Program Director, Vice Chair of Education

From: Fort Wayne, IN
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Sports, music, grilling, gardening

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Amie Gamino, MD

Amie Gamino, MD
Senior Associate 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

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Sonali Khandewal, MD

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

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Carol Burke

Carol Burke, MD
Associate Program Director

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

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Manya Gupta

Manya Gupta, MD
Associate Program Director

From: Columbus, Ohio
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Hobbies: Gardening, office horticulture, cooking, social media, happy hour

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Usama Ahmad, MD
Associate Program Director

From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: RUSH Medical College
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: All things tech, reading, video games

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

From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center

 

Past program directors 

  
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Richard Abrams, MD

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

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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 2024-25

  
Cherry Au_Chief Resident

Cherry Au, MD

From: Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Skin care, plants/gardening, tennis, Philly sports, Candy Crush (top 3% in the world!!)

Hannah Duehren, MD

Hannah Duehren, MD

From: Needham, MA
Medical School: University of Massachusetts 
Residency: Medicine-Pediatrics - RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Eating and drinking with friends, backyard games (spikeball, corn hole, etc.), holiday related arts and crafts, walking and running in the city and along the river and lake, beaching in the summer and snowboarding in the winter!

Michael Heffernan, MD

Michael Heffernan, MD

From: Sioux City, IA
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: I love running on the lake front trail, the river, and the 606 (in that order) and jumping into Lake Michigan. I also am trying to eat my way through all of the restaurants in Chicago. 

Mateusz Tkacz_Chief Resident

Mateusz Tkacz, MD

From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: Chicago Medical School 
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, Video Games, and Guitar

 

Core faculty

  
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Amanda J. Bradke, MD
Core Faculty, Global Health

From: Mulliken, Michigan
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University 
Residency: Boston Medical Center
Fellowship: UCSF San Francisco (HEAL Initiative)
Hobbies: Traveling, baking and reading

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Stephanie Crane, MD
Chief, Division of Community and Global Health

Medical School: RUSH Medical College
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Anything outdoors, languages, travel

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

From: Topeka, KS
Medical School: University of Kansas
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Video games (PC, PS4, Nintendo), bleeding edge tech, Bernadette (my cat)

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Susan Lopez, MD
Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate Medical Education

From: Chicago, IL
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center
Hobbies: Cake decorating, dog training, singing

Edward Qian

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 

Shuvani Sanyal

Shuvani Sanyal, MD
Director, Resident Wellness Curriculum

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowship: Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital

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Jennifer H. Towbin, MD
Co-Director, Health Equity Track

From: Nashville, TN
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Residency: Tulane University
Hobbies: Baking, chilling with the kiddos, watching the Saints play

Wanna Zhang

Wanna Zhang, MD
Core Faculty, Hospital Medicine Curriculum

Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio
Residency: RUSH University Medical Center