FACULTY
UI Health
Residency School
Cook County Hospital
Medical School
Boston University
Brad Bunney MD
Title
EM Residency Director, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include neurological emergencies
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
Western University of Health Sciences
Shana Ross DO, MSc, MHPE Candidate
Title
Associate EM Program Director, Resident Education, Conference and Simulation Director, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include simulation, wellness, medical education & professional development
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Pholaphat Charles Inboriboon MD, MPH
Title
Associate EM Residency Director, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include medical education, international emergency medicine development, global health, and sepsis.
Residency School
Midwestern University
Medical School
Des Moines University
Christopher M. Colbert DO, FACOEP
Title
Assistant EM Residency Director, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of Health Disparities
Interests
Academic Interests include resident and student education, health disparities and test performance
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago IM/EM
Medical School
Southern Illinois University
Adam Rodos MD
Title
IM/EM Program Director, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, Director of Quality- Department of Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include hospital operations and flow, quality, patient safety, process improvement and the integration of these activities into resident and medical student education
Residency School
SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital, NYC
Medical School
Michigan State University
Sukhveer Bains MD, MA
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, Physician House Advisor- UIC College of Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include social emergency medicine, health disparities and opioid use disorders
Residency School
Northwestern University
Medical School
Northwestern University Medical School
Stacey Chamberlain MD, MPH
Title
Director of International & Global Health Fellowship, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of GMED Program
Interests
Academic Interests include global health, emergency medicine development in resource-limited settings
Residency School
Midwestern University
Medical School
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine- Virginia Campus
David Chestek DO
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of Clinical Informatics of ED & Community Care
Interests
Academic Interests include technology supporting our medical system and improving interoperability of healthcare systems
Residency School
University of Cincinnati
Medical School
Case Western Reserve University
Joseph C. Colla MD, RDMS
Title
Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include Sickle Cell Disease, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), cardiac strain analysis and medical student mentoring/education
Residency School
St. Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital Center
Medical School
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School- Rutgers University
Marina Del Rios MD, MSc
Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of Social Emergency Medicine, Emergency Ultrasound Research Director
Interests
Academic Interests include health services research, resuscitation, emergency ultrasound, population health sciences, injury prevention and cultural competency
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
University of Cincinnati
Wesley Eilbert MD
Title
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include clinical emergency medicine research and medical education
Residency School
University of Chicago
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Leah Finkel MD
Title
Director of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), Pediatric Emergency Medicine education and family centered care
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
University of Illinois
Lisa M. Gehm MD, FACEP
Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include medial education, departmental processes, international medicine & Champions pipeline programs
Residency School
Duke University Hospital
Medical School
Duke University
Amber Hathcock MD, MPH FAAP
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Associate Director of Academic Programs- Center for Global Health
Interests
Academic Interests include global and public health with a focus on injury prevention and patient-centered, culturally competent care.
Residency School
William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan
Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Pavitra Kotini-Shah MD
Title
Director of Resident Ultrasound Education, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Women’s Health Research Scholar
Interests
Academic Interests include emergency cardiovascular care, resuscitation, point-of-care ultrasound, and sex/gender disparities
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Janet Lin MD, MPH, MBA
Title
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Affiliate Professor- Division Community Health Sciences School of Public Health, Associate Director of International & Global Health Fellowship, Director- Health Systems Development, Center for Global Health
Interests
Academic Interests include international emergency medicine, global health, public health, humanitarian aid/response, innovation
Residency School
Resurrection Medical Center
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh
Sean McCann MD
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
Interests
Academic Interests include Toxicology, botanical toxins, marine envenomations and intoxications, and the socioeconomic and racial disparities of lead poisoning in the United States.
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago / Toxikon Consortium
Medical School
University of Illinois- Rockford
Timothy J. Meehan MD, MPH, FACEP
Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology
Interests
Academic Interests include Toxicology (street drugs, pharmaceutical diversion, critical care) EM: sedation & airway
Residency School
University of Maryland
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Heather M. Prendergast MD, MPH, FACEP
Title
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Co-Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, Associate Head for Academic Affairs
Interests
Academic Interests include diastolic heart failure, elderly health disparities
Residency School
John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Medical School
University of Maryland
Lauren Smith MD, MBA
Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Assoc. Chief Medical Officer, Patient Logistics, Director of Emergency Medicine Operations
Interests
Academic Interests include throughput, utilization management, quality, and recruitment, advising, remediation and mentoring
Residency School
Cook County Hospital- Stroger
Medical School
Northwestern University
Trevonne M. Thompson MD, FACEP, FACMT
Title
Associate Dean of Admissions, Director of Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include Medical Toxicology
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago IM/EM
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Carissa Tyo MD
Title
IM/EM Associate Program Director, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, Director- Clinical Observation Unit (Observation Medicine), Physician Advisor- UI Health
Interests
Academic Interests include emergent care of the morbidly obese and facilitating communications between specialties. Non-academic interests include obstacle course racing, triathlon, running and kickboxing
Residency School
University of Cincinnati
Medical School
University of Chicago
Terry Vanden Hoek MD
Title
Professor and Department Chairman of Emergency Medicine, Chief of Service UI Health, Professor of Physiology Biophysics; Pharmacology
Interests
Academic Interests include health disparities, emergency cardiovascular care, preventative emergency medicine