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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 Medhus, 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

A portrait of 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: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Intern Year: Advocate Illinois Masonic

 

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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

 
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