Meet Our Faculty

Rebecca Lara, MD

Rebecca Lara, MD, EdM

Program Director, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Boston University Medical Center – Boston, MA
  • Fellowship: Boston University Medical Center, Academic Primary Care - Boston, MA
Thomas Kim, MD

Thomas Kim, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Chief Medical Officer, Esperanza Health Center - Brighton Park

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University 

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Lawrence Family Medicine Residency – Lawrence, MA
  • Fellowship: Lawrence Family Medicine Obstetrics – Lawrence, MA
Yesenia Yepez, MD

Yesenia Yepez, MD

Associate Program Director, Site Medical Director, BP South and Medical Director, BP South 

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University 

  • Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine - Chicago, IL
  • Residency: West Suburban Medical Center - Oak Park, IL
  • Fellowship: West Suburban Hospital/PCC Community Wellness Center Maternal Child Health, High Risk and Surgical Obstetrics - Oak Park, IL
Anna Nguyen, DO, Core Faculty

Anna Nguyen, DO, MPH

Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: Nova Southeastern University – Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Residency: West Suburban Medical Center – Oak Park, IL
Emma Worringer, Faculty

Emma Worringer, MD, MPH

Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine - Toledo, OH
  • Residency: Lawrence Family Medicine Residency - Lawrence, MA
  • Fellowship:  Lawrence Family Medicine Surgical Maternity Care - Lawrence, MA
Juan Barriga, Core Faculty

Juan Barriga, Jr. PsyD

Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Instructor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University 

  • Doctoral Training: Adler University, Clinical Psychology Program - Chicago, IL
  • Pre-Doctoral Internship: Adler Community Health Services - Chicago, IL
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Advocate Trauma Recovery Center - Evergreen Park, IL
Kush Desai, Faculty

Kush Desai, MD

Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: All Saints University School of Medicine – Dominica
  • Residency: NH Dartmouth Concord Hospital – Concord, NH

Michael Caçoilo, Core Faculty

Michael Caçoilo, MD

Core Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School – Newark, NJ
  • Residency: Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency – Seattle, WA

 

Lauren Anderson, PhD

Educational Specialist, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Doctoral Training: University of Illinois at Chicago, Curriculum and Instruction with Concentration in Health Professions Education - Chicago, IL
Estella Martinez, Faculty

Estella Martinez, MD, MPH

Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Practice - Chicago, IL
Maria Perdomo Meza, Faculty

Maria Perdomo Meza, MD, MSc

Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

  • Medical School: Universidad de la Sabina, Chia, Colombia
  • Residency: West Suburban Medical Center - Oak Park, IL
Max Luna, Faculty

Maximiliano Luna Jr., MD

Faculty, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University

  • Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Vanguard MacNeal Hospital - Berwyn, IL
Sylvia Shokunbi, Faculty

Sylvia Shokunbi, MD

Site Medical Director, Rush-Esperanza Family Medicine Residency Program

Medical Director, Esperanza Health Center - Brighton Park

Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Rush University 

  • Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
  • Residency: Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center – Chicago, IL