Mark Potter, MD
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1992
Family Medicine Residency: Providence Hospital, Seattle, Washington, 1992-1995
Family Practice Board Certification: 1995, Recertified 2001, 2008
  Obstetrics, resident education, urban undeserved care, social justice and health system improvement.
 
Evelyn Figueroa, MD
Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Director of Women's Health and Obstetrics
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago 1999
Family Practice Residency: Lutheran General Hospital, 2002
Family Practice Board Certification: 2002, 2009
Fellowship: Faculty Fellowship, Scholars for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006-2007
Areas of Interests: Residency Education and Curriculum Development, Obstetrics, OB/Gyn Ultrasound, Contraception and Reproductive Health, Pediatrics and Lactation

John Hickner, MD, MSc
Department Head
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Indiana University, 1975
Family Medicine Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, 1975-1978
Other Degrees: Masters degree in clinical research design and biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Family Medicine Board Certification: 1978, Recertified 1985, 1992,1999, 2006
Areas of Interests: Primary care and family practice medicine, Clinical research specifically focused on the improvement of quality and safety of healthcare delivery

Thomas Gavagan, MD, MPH
Associate Department Head
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Wayne State University, 1982
Family Medicine Residency:

University of California – Davis, Internship

Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1983 - 1985
Fellowship:

Faculty Development Training, Family Medicine Education, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1988

Other Degrees: Masters of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 1993
Family Medicine Board Certification: 1985, Recertified 1992, 1999, 2006
Preventative Medicine Board Certification: 2005
Areas of Interests: Community Medicine-Health issues of families and communities globally, including HIV, refugee populations, urban poverty, violence and community development and empowerment; Management of health care services, health care information systems, quality improvement; international and local disaster response.

Maria Albright, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Illinois, Chicago, 1990
Family Practice Residency: St. Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, 1990-1993
Family Practice Board Certification: 1993, 2000, 2007
Areas of Interests: Adolescent Health, Precepting Medical Students in the Ambulatory Setting, Medical Student Education

Mariya Dmytriv , MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Ternopil State Medical University
Family Medicine Residency: St. Elizabeth Hospital Family Medicine
Fellowship: Fellowship in Underserved Care
Internship: St. Elizabeth Hospital Family Medicine
Family Medicine Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine(2008)
Areas of Interests: Women’s health, Dermatology in primary care, Laser use in medicine, Evidence-based medicine, Prevention of chronic diseases.

Brian Dudkiewicz, MD
Director of Inpatient Services, Family Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
 
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 1996
Family Practice Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1996-1999
Fellowship: Faculty Fellowship, Scholars for Teaching Excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004-2005
Family Practice Board Certification: 1999, 2006
Areas of Interests: Resident Education, Inpatient Care, HIV/AIDS, Colorectal Cancer Screening

Andrew Dykens, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Director, Global Community Health Track
Associate Director, Medical Student Education
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2004
Family Medicine Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007
Other Degrees: Masters of Public Health, University of Illinois - Chicago, 2008
Family Medicine Board Certification: 2007
Areas of Interests: Global Health, Community Medicine, Chronic Disease, Resident and Student Education, and Public Health Policy

Samuel Grief, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: McGill University, Montreal Quebec Canada, 1989
Family Practice Residency: St. Mary's Hospital and Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1989-1991
Family Practice Board Certification: 1996, Recertified 2003
Areas of Interests: Nutrition Education, Obesity Management

Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Director, Research 
Associate Professor of Public Health in Family Medicine
Undergraduate Degree: MBBS, Dow Medical College, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, 1990
Medical School: MHPE, Masters of Health Professions Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2000
PhD, Public Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001
Fellowship: International Fellowship, American Association of University Women Educatonal Foundaton, 2000-2001
Areas of Interests: Clinical Reasoning, Medical Decision Making, Patient-centered Care, Social Determinants of Health with a Special Interest in Women’s Health, HIV/AIDS, and Quality Care Issues for Understudied and at-risk Minorities, Development and Evaluation of Curricular Interventions to Ensure that Future Health Care Providers can Effectively Address Quality and Health Disparities Issues

Abbas Hyderi, MD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago, 2001
Family Practice Residency: Oregon Health & Science University, 2004
Other Residencies: Preventive Medicine - Oregon Health & Science University, 2005
Other Degrees: Masters of Public Health, Health Administration & Policy, Portland State University, 2005
Family Practice Board Certification: 2004
Preventative Medicine Board Certification: 2006
Areas of Interests: HIV, Medical Student & Resident Education, Health Policy, Cross-Cultural Medicine

Nandini Khatkhate, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay, India, 1975
Family Practice Residency: Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1989-1991
Other Residencies: General Practice, Ayre County, Scotland, 1979-1982
Neurosurgery, 1987-1988
Family Practice Board Certification: 1991, 1998, 2005
Areas of Interests: Women's health, Diabetes Mellitus, Tuberculosis

Javette Orgain, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1981
Family Practice Residency: St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, 1982-1985
Other Degrees: Master of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005
Family Practice Board Certification: 1985, Recertified 1994, 2002
Areas of Interests: Research in Select Ethnic Populations, Global Community Health, Mentoring

Nimmi Rajagopal, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica, 2000
Family Practice Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 2004
Family Practice Board Certification: 2005

Glenda Rios, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1994
Family Practice Residency: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1994-1997
Family Practice Board Certification: 1997, 2004
Areas of Interests: Women's Health, Family Centered Maternity Care, Faculty Development, Bi-cultural and Community Medicine

Augustine Sohn, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: Seoul National University, South Korea, 1978
Family Practice Residency: Swedish Covenant Hospital from 1988 to 1991
Internship: Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, 1989-1991
Other Residency: Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, 1979-1983
Other Degrees: Masters of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1995
Family Practice Board Certification: 1991, 1998, 2005
Areas of Interest: Nonleisure walking for fitness, Outpatient Procedures

Richard Stringham, MD
Director of Medical Student Education
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: UCLA School of Medicine, 1994
Family Practice Residency: Santa Monica/UCLA Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, 1997
Family Practice Board Certification: 1997, 2003
Areas of Interests: Predoctoral Education, Dermatology, Doctor/Patient Interaction, Evaluation Process

Jeffrey Tiemstra, MD
Medical Director, Family Medicine Center

Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine

Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 1984
Family Practice Residency: St. Paul Hospital, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX 1987
Family Practice Board Certification: 1987, Recertified 1993, 1999 and 2006
Fellowship: Clincial Ethics, 1995-1996

Patrick Tranmer, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Medical School: University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1977
Family Practice Residency: Broadlawns Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, 1977-1980
Other Degrees: Masters of Public Health, University of Illinois - Chicago, 1990
Family Practice Board Certification: 1980, Recertified 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004
Areas of Interests: HIV/AIDS, Electronic Medical Records, Practice Management, Medical Education