Brian R. Boulay, MD, MPH Please join us in congratulating Dr. Barbara Jung, who will assume the chair of Medicine position at the University of Washington on September 1. Dr. Jung has been instrumental in growing the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division. We thank her for her service to UIC and wish her the [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Sean Koppe on being named UI Health’s 2019 Physician of the Year! Dr. Koppe is director of Hepatology in the Department of Medicine. The Department of Medicine had 5 nominees for the Physician of the Year award and 3 nominees for the Resident/Fellow of the Year award. Dr. Koppe and all the [...]
Irum Khan, MD Dr. Irum Khan, assistant professor of hematology/oncology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine was one of 12 scientists in the United States chosen to receive a grant from The Leukemia Research Foundation. Dr. Andrei Gartel, associate professor in the Department of Medicine's Division [...]
Please see Dr. Miriam Redleaf's feature in ENTtoday
Dear Colleagues, I am excited to present our inaugural Annual Report of the Department of Medicine (DOM) at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. The report highlights accomplishments for the fiscal year 2018. Since arriving in the DOM, it has been my pleasure to welcome seven new division chiefs, all who are [...]
As published by UIC Cancer Center, August 13, 2019 Cervical cancer is the leading cancer killer in Senegal. Andrew Dykens is working to change that. Dykens, MD, MPH, University of Illinois Cancer Center member and associate professor of family medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, has worked closely with Senegal’s regional [...]
Our annual summer externship in internal medicine more than doubled in size in its fourth year. The 2-week rotation externship began July 8th for underrepresented minority and LGBTQIA+ medical students. The program was offered to seven medical students, hailing from three campuses, UIC, UI-Peoria and UI-Rockford. During the 2-week rotation students received clinical exposure to [...]
As published in Just Security, by Stevan Weine and Eric Rosand. Read article HERE
What's the plan for preventing the next violent attack? By Eric Rosand and Stevan Weine, opinion contributors, The Hill
Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek, Chief Medical Officer, University of Illinois Hospital and Clinic, and CGH Faculty Affiliate has been selected by Crain's Chicago's Notable LGBTQ Executives. As chief medical officer, Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek oversees the medical staff and services for the University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics. As head of emergency medicine, he manages [...]
