Administration

Office of the Head

Benjamin Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Department Head
bvanvoor@uic.edu | 312.413.2867

Helene Gussin, PhD, Director of Administrative Operations
hgussin@uic.edu

Yolander Rivers, Executive Assistant to the Department Head
yrivers@uic.edu| 312.413.2867

Piyush Hargunani, MS, MBA, CSM, PMP, Director of Information and Technology
piyushh@uic.edu |

Jordan Henry, Clinical Data Analyst
jhenry9@uic.edu |

Ann Lindner, Executive Assistant to DAO & Executive Vice Head
lindnera@uic.edu | 312.996.8297

Ahmed, Khadijah F, Program Assistant
kahmed25@uic.edu |

Gauri Nagaraj, MSM, Marketing Associate
gnagar5@uic.edu |

Alfred Pinto, MBA, Director of Finance
apinto3@uic.edu |

Joshua Miller, Accounting Associate I
millerj@uic.edu |

Sarah A. Mata, SHRM SCP, Director of Human Resources
sarah@uic.edu | 312-996-8915

Susana Shrestha, MPH, MBBS, Research Associate II
sshres@uic.edu. |

Aketa T. Desai, Research Associate II
desai45@uic.edu |

Diane Arce, Pediatrics Residency Coordinator
darce@uic.edu | 312.996.6043

Aeisha Home, Med-Peds Residency Coordinator
ahome@uic.edu |

Joseph Greenia, Neonatology Fellowship Coordinator
greeniaj@uic.edu | 312.996.4185

Adriana Gasca, Endocrinology, Hem/Onc Fellowship Coordinator
agasca2@uic.edu | 312.996.9693

Alana J. Burke, Hematology/Oncology
ajburke@uic.edu | 312.413.9484

Joseph Greenia, Neonatology
greeniaj@uic.edu | 312.996.4185

Jennifer Suzanne Okonma, General Pediatrics, Rheumatology, and Adolescent Medicine
barba@uic.edu | 312.996.3076

Xochitl Garcia Klapproth, Gastroenterology, and Nephrology
xgarcia@uic.edu | 312.996.9291

Andie Jones Jackson, Genetics
andiej@uic.edu |

Tamika Lee, Endocrinology, Critical Care, and Pulmonary
tamik@uic.edu | 312.996.1795

Melissa Martinez, Cardiology
mmart201@uic.edu | 312.996.6605

Annie Tan, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
atan1@uic.edu | 312.996.7865