Faculty and Staff Directory

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Attending Faculty
Adiutori, Lisa, DO Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Banchs, Richard J., MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Beckerly, Rena, MD/MBA Associate Professor, Residency Program Director	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Beckmann, Katharina, MD Assistant Professor, Director of Simulation Education	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Burk, Nancy, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 nburk @uic.edu
Changyaleket, Ben, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Chiang, Christopher, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Chovatiya, Rani, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Cohn, Stephan , MD Visiting Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Deburghgraeve, Cory, MD Clinical Instructor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Feld, James, MD Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Galvan, Jacqueline, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Gitman, Marina, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Guha, Rahul, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Jericho, Barbara, MD Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Kim, Edina, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Kreilinger, Sabine, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Laurito, Charles, MD Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Lee, Helen, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Leskiw, Ulana, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Malik, Khalid, MD, FRCS, MBA Professor	[email protected] 312-996-4020
Mercado, Pilar, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Navar, Cynthia, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Nishioka, Hokuto, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Nixon, Heather, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Ntumy, Fredrick, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Oswald, Sarah, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Ovsevitz, Katherine “Katy”, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Paisansathan, Chanannait, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Park, Christine, MD Professor of Anesthesiology and Medical Education	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Pygon, Bernard ‘Bud’, MD Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Quadri, Syed, DO Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Raskin, Anya, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-0052 [email protected]
Roth, Steven, MD, FARVO Michael Reese Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology	312-996-0052 [email protected]
Rothschild, Leelach,MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Schwartz, David, MD, FCCP Head, Department of Anesthesiology	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Sultana, Farheen, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Thompson, Nicole, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Voronov, Polina, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Votta-Velis, Effrossyni Gina, MD PhD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Waldinger, Rachel, MD Clinical Instructor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Weinberg, Guy, MD Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Weinstein, Corinne, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Wheeler, Peggy, MD James M. Feld Professor of Anesthesiology	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Wilkinson, Nikki, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]

Affiliated Faculty	^Top
Albrecht II, Ronald, MD Associate Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Angelov, Felix, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Berkowitz, Richard, MD Clinical Assistant Professor	312-996-4020
Espaldon, Phil, MD Clinical Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Fox, Gretchen, MD Clinical Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Higgins, Michael, DDS Clinical Professor	[email protected] 312-996-4020
Hussain, Nadia, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Markiv, Volodimir, MD Clinical Assistant Professor	312-996-4020
Newman, Janet, MD Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Okpala, Chukwudi “Chuck”, MD Clinical Assistant Professor	312-996-4020 [email protected]
VadeBoncouer, Tim, MD Associate Professor	312-569-6126 [email protected]

Fellows	^Top
Melerine, Anna, MD Pain Medicine Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Beard, Morganne, MD OB Anesthesiology Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Esparaz, David, MD Pain Medicine Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Koncarevic, Angella Pain Medicine Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Lelchuk, Alexandra, MD Pain Medicine Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Simak, Natalie, MD Regional Anesthesiology Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Yeh, Chu-Yin “Evelyn”, DO, PhD Neuroanesthesiology Fellow	312-996-4020 [email protected]

Nurses	^Top
Abanco, Francisco “Kiko”, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Becker, Alaina, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Bowles, Whitney, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Casper, Amanda, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Conavay, Laurie, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Dulat, Jasprit, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Glenn, Christopher, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Huske, Therese, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Kellermann, Stacye, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Kersey, Rachael, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Losik, Stefanie, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Meredith, Megan, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Murphy, Claritess “Clar”, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Nofsinger, Andrea “AJ”, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Pierre, Gaelle, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Zervakis, Mary Ann, DNP, CRNA Assistant Director of Advance Practice Providers	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Zhou, Minnie “Min”, DNP, CRNA	312-996-4020 [email protected]

Office	^Top
Bacon, Brian Grants and Contracts Associate	312-996-4034 [email protected]
Barabanova, Alexandra Research Associate	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Contri, Carly Quality Specialist	312-413-2830 [email protected]
Clifford, Paul IT Tech Assoc	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Cortez, Jessica Residency Program Coordinator	312-355-0417 [email protected]
Cunningham, Sherri Medical Staff Specialist	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Harvey, Anitra Fellowship Coordinator	312-355-0417 [email protected]
Lazzara, Michele, PhD Director of Administrative Operations	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Lee, Yim ‘Iris’ Accountant	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Petty, Sandra Procedure & Systems Analyst III	312-996-4020 [email protected]
Research	^Top
Acha, Lorea Gamboa Research Assistant	312-355-1694 [email protected]
Bae, Misuk Postdoctoral Research Associate	[email protected]
Boullerne, Anne, PhD Research Assistant Professor	312-569-7871 [email protected]
Castellon, Maricela Research Specialist Health Sciences	312-996-7878 [email protected]
Chen, Zhenlong Research Faculty	[email protected]
Feinstein, Douglas, PhD Research Professor	312-996-9562 [email protected]
Hu, Guochang Associate Professor	[email protected] 312-996-4692
Kalinin, Sergey, MD Postdoctoral Research Associate	312-996-9933 [email protected]
Mathew, Biji Research Assistant Professor	312-355-1694 [email protected]
Minshall, Richard D., PhD Professor	312-996-1655 [email protected]
Oliveira, Suellen Postdoctoral Research Associate	[email protected]
Ripper, Richard Licensed Veterinary Technician 3	312-569-6759 [email protected]
Torres, Leianne, MD Research Assistant	312-996-1181 [email protected]
Wang, Jianguo Visiting Scholar	312-355-2719
Zheng, Ying Visiting Scholar	312-355-2719

Photos by Felix Angelov, M.D., Sebastian Ruehlmann, M.D. and Simon Ho, M.D.

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