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
Assistant EM Program Director, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include simulation, wellness, medical education & professional development
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 education, with personal interests including sports and music
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago IM/EM
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Carissa Tyo MD
Title
IM/EM Program Director, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of Clinical Decision Unit
Interests
Academic Interests include emergent care of the morbidly obese and facilitating communications between specialties
Residency School
University of Chicago Medical Center
Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Amit Arwindekar MD
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director Emergency Department Operations
Interests
Academic Interests include emergency department throughput, quality of patient care, physician wellness
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago IM/EM
Medical School
Michigan State
Sukhveer Bains MD
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, IM/EM
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
Co-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 and resident education
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, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Section Chief of O’Hare Urgent Care Clinic
Interests
Academic Interests include emergency ultrasound, international medicine, resident education and remediation, board and in-service test preparation, and emergency cardiac disease
Residency School
St. Luke’s- Roosevelt Hospital Center
Medical School
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Marina Del Rios MD, MSc
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Health Disparities Research Coordinator, Emergency Ultrasound Clinical Instructor
Interests
Academic Interests include discovering novel ultrasound uses in the emergency department, promoting practices to help reduce healthcare disparities, and incorporating primary care
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
University of Cincinnati
Wesley Eilbert MD
Title
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include medical education and research
Residency School
University of Chicago
Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Leah Finkel MD
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Education Director Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), simulation, medical education and discovering novel uses for POCUS in pediatric emergency medicine
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School
University of Illinois
Lisa M. Gehm MD, FACEP
Title
Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include medial education, departmental processes, international medicine
Residency School
Duke University Hospital
Medical School
Duke University
Amber Hathcock MD
Title
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
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
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
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
Title
Co-Director of International & Global health Fellowship, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Interests
Academic Interests include international emergency medicine, global health, public health, humanitarian aid/response
Residency School
University of Illinois at Chicago / Toxicon
Medical School
University of Illinois- Rockford
Timothy J. Meehan MD, MPH, FACEP
Title
Assistant Clinical Professor 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
University of Illinois at Chicago IM/EM
Medical School
Southern Illinois University
Adam Rodos MD
Title
Assistant Director IM/EM Program, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Director of Quality
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
Cook County Hospital- Stroger
Medical School
Northwestern University
Trevonne M. Thompson MD, FACEP, FACMT
Title
Director of Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Assistant Dean for Resident Planning
Interests
Academic Interests include Medical Toxicology
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