Zain Nayani, DO
Zain Nayani, DO, is from the Chicago suburbs and completed his Bachelor of Science in Community Health and his Masters of Public Health degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He attended medical school at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the combined Cook County Health and RUSH internal medicine program, part of the primary care track.
During his residency, Nayani developed a keen interest in addiction medicine, inspired by his work with diverse patient populations and seeing the barriers that exist to care that exist for these patients. He hopes to use the skills he obtains during fellowship to improve quality of stigma-free care, increase access to addiction medicine resources, and help educate his colleagues on how to best care for this population, particularly in the inpatient setting. Outside of medicine, he enjoys being outdoors, trying new restaurants, taking long walks in the city, and photography.
Tyler Reese, MD
Tyler Reese, MD, grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and pursued his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Public Health at The Ohio State University, where he developed his interest in addiction medicine and public health as an HIV/STI test counselor. Reese received his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado and was a member of its renowned Primary Care Track at Denver Health Medical Center. Reese was the recipient of an NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute T35 Research Grant for his published work in obesity and global public health. He has also been awarded the 2024 American Society of Addiction Medicine’s AMAC Scholarship in recognition of his advocacy and policy work.
As a RUSH Addiction Medicine Fellow, Reese is passionate about working with patients with substance use, particularly patients living with HIV or Hepatitis C, as well as those who identify as members of the LGBTQIA community. He strives to collaborate with and empower his patients to achieve their health goals and offers both harm reduction and medical management approaches to care. Outside of work, Reese enjoys traveling, tennis, yoga, visual and performing arts, and exploring new restaurants throughout Chicago.