Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty and Staff

Theodore Corbin, MD, MPP, FACEP
Chair
Professor
Theodore_Corbin@rush.edu

Yanina A. Purim-Shem-Tov, MD, MS, FACEP
Vice Chair, Faculty Development and Research
Professor
Yanina_Purim-Shem-Tov@rush.edu

Galeta C. Clayton, MD
Vice Chair,
Associate Professor
Carolyn_Clayton@rush.edu

Braden Hexom, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Professor
Braden_Hexom@rush.edu

Michael Gottlieb, MD, RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP
Vice Chair of Research
Professor
Michael_A_Gottlieb@rush.edu

Rahul G. Patwari, MD
Quality, Safety, and Patient Experience Officer
Associate Professor
Rahul_Patwari@rush.edu

Paul Casey, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Professor
Paul_Casey@rush.edu

Sobia N. Ansari, MD, MPH
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer
Assistant Professor
Sobia_Ansari@rush.edu

Scott Heinrich, MD
Program Director
Associate professor
Scott_Heinrich@rush.edu

Katarzyna (Kasia) Gore, MD
Associate Residency Program Director
Associate Professor
Katarzyna_Gore@rush.edu

Teresa Davis, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director
Associate Professor
Teresa_Davis@rush.edu

Matthew Kuhns, MD
Assistant Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor
Matthew_Kuhns@rush.edu

Thomas R. Alcorn, MD
Clerkship Director
Associate Professor
Thomas_R_Alcorn@rush.edu

Matthew Alfarano, MD
Ultrasound Fellow
Instructor
Matthew_Alfarano@rush.edu

Savannah Benko, MD
Behavioral Health Fellow
Instructor
Savannah_K_Bnnko@rush.edu

Manuel Bernal, MD
Instructor
Manuel_Bernal_Mejia@rush.edu

Sophia Bodnar, DO
Assistant Professor
Sophia_Bodnar@rush.edu

Brian Bush, MD
Assistant Professor
Brian_Bush@rush.edu

Nicholas Chien, MD
Assistant Professor
Nicholas_Chien@rush.edu

Nicholas Cozzi, MD
Medical Director of EMS and Disaster Preparedness
Assistant Professor
Nicholas_Cozzi@rush.edu

Vinodinee Dissanayake, MD, MPH, FACEP
Health Equity Division Lead
Associate Professor
Vinodinee_Dissanayake@rush.edu

Timothy Gallagher, MD
Assistant Professor
Fellowship Director, Social Emergency Medicine and Health Equity
Timothy_Gallagher@rush.edu

Corey Goldstein, MD
Assistant Medical Director for Operations
Assistant Professor
Corey_Goldstein@rush.edu

S. Ryan Gore, MD
Assistant Medical Director CDU
Assistant Professor
Stephen_R_Gore@rush.edu

Marilyn M. Hallock, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Marilyn_Hallock@rush.edu

Sara Hock, MD 
Fellowship Director, Simulation
Associate Professor
Sara_Hock@rush.edu

Amy Marks, MD
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor
Amy_Marks@rush.edu

Hannah Meissner, MD
Health Equity Fellow
Instructor
Hannah_V_Meissner@rush.edu

Eric Moyer, MD
Informatics Fellow
Instructor
Eric_P_Moyer@rush.edu

Hans Murcia, MD
Director of Recruitment
Instructor
Hans_M_Murcia@rush.edu

Mary Naughton, MD
Assistant Professor
Mary_Naughton@rush.edu

Antonia Nemanich, MD
Assistant Professor
Antonia_Nemanich@rush.edu

Jenna Nikolaides, MD, MA, FACEP
Medical Director of Toxicology and Addiction Medicine
Assistant Professor
Jenna_Nikolaides@rush.edu

Daven Patel, MD, MPH
Ultrasound Faculty
Assistant Professor
Daven_V_Patel@rush.edu

Monika Pitzele, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Assistant Medical Director, SAFE
Monika_Pitzele@rush.edu

Melissa Rice, MD
Medical Director, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor
Melissa_Rice@rush.edu

Jessen Schiebout, MD
Medical Director of Advanced Trauma Training Program
Associate Professor
Jessen_D_Schiebout@rush.edu

Daniel Semaan, MD
Assistant Medical Director
Assistant Professor
Daniel_Semaan@rush.edu

Andrew Sexton, MD
Medical Director On Demand and Dispatch Health
Instructor
Andrew_Sexton@rush.edu

Tina Sundaram, MD, MS
Ultrasound Faculty
Assistant Professor
Tina_Sundaram@rush.edu

Emily Walton, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Emily_A_Walton@rush.edu

William Weber, MD
Assistant Professor
Wiliam_Weber@rush.edu

Elif Yucebay, MD
Medical Director, Chest Pain Committee
Assistant Professor
Elif_Yucebay@rush.edu

Jenna Pederson
Jenna_K_Pederson@rush.edu

Mohammad Anwer
Mohammad_Anwer@rush.edu

Amanda Cockrell-Tapalla
Amanda_L_Cockrell-Tapalla@rush.edu

Richard DiSanto
Richard_DiSanto@rush.edu

Michael Cadiz
Department Administrator
Michael_A_Cadiz@rush.edu

Afroz Hafeez, MD, MBA
Program Manager - Telemedicine
Afroz_Hafeez@rush.edu

Karmen Howard
Clerkship Coordinator
Karmen_D_Howard@rush.edu

Shumaila Jahangir
Data Management
Shumaila_Jahangir@rush.edu

Kevin Johnson
Sr. Project Coordinator and Assistant Residency Coordinator
Kevin_M_Johnson@rush.edu

Anna Kundis
Administrative Assistant III
Anna_Kundis@rush.edu

Pam Manning
Research Manager
Pamela_Manning@rush.edu

Julie Mendez
Sr. Residency Coordinator
Julie_Mendez@rush.edu

Ally Yoshioka
Documentation Specialist
Ally_Yoshioka@rush.edu

Seema Ghelani, MD
Instructor
Seema_Ghelani@rush.edu

Abdoulie Njie, MD
Assistant Professor
ABDOULIE_NJIE@rush.edu

Marlaina Norris, MD
Assistant Professor
Marlaina_Norris@rush.edu

Sambhav Shah, MD
Assistant Professor
Sambhav_Shah@rush.edu

Garth Walker, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Garth_Walker@rush.edu