Pictured left to right: Drs. Singla and Dudek On June 25, 2020, in recognition of his contributions to the education and career development of the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows, Dr. Sunit Singla was presented the 2020 Pulmonary and Critical Care Attending of the Year Award. Dr. Steve Dudek was presented with the [...]
Left to Right: Drs. Jerry Krishnan and Richard Novak The University of Illinois at Chicago is participating in two separate clinical trials led by Jerry Krishnan, MD, PhD and Richard Novak, MD for COVID-19 treatments. COVID-19 is caused by a highly contagious virus called SARS-CoV-2 that results in acute lung injury and respiratory [...]
Dr. Shane Phillips, professor and associate head in the Department of Physical Therapy, and Dr. Irena Levitan, professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, was chosen as a recipient of the 2019 UIC Team Research - Researcher and Scholar of the Year Award. The Research and Scholarship Annual Award competition celebrates the efforts and commitment [...]
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 [...]
The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, multi-center research project to determine which of two drugs — azithromycin, an antibiotic, or roflumilast, an anti-inflammatory medication — is the mosteffective at treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is also known as COPD. Illustration: UIC Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design/Naumita Pereira [...]
We are excited to announce that Dr. Patricia W. Finn has joined the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) leadership team as an Associate Director of the MSTP. She will bring her experience as a seasoned physician-scientist and mentor to the MSTP and help round out the leadership team. In addition, she has a strong record [...]
The health care delivery spectrum (Illustration: Kim Erwin/UIC) The new Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago has a unique mission: to transform the health care system into one that is intentionally and expertly designed with people — patients, families and clinicians — at the center. “We need [...]
