Office of the Head

Benjamin Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Department Head
[email protected] | 312.413.2867

Helene Gussin, PhD, Director of Administrative Operations
[email protected]

Yolander Rivers, Executive Assistant to the Department Head
[email protected]| 312.413.2867

Business Support & Operations

Piyush Hargunani, MS, MBA, CSM, PMP, Associate Director of Operations
[email protected] | 312.996.4362

Jordan Henry, Clinical Data Analyst
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Ann Lindner, Executive Assistant to DAO & Executive Vice Head
[email protected] | 312.996.8297

Finance & Accounting

Alfred Pinto, MBA, Director of Finance
[email protected] |

Joshua Miller, Accounting  Associate I
[email protected]
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Human Resources & Faculty Affairs

Sarah A. Mata, SHRM SCP, Director of Human Resources
[email protected]   | 312-996-8915

Patricia Cervantes, BSN, Human Resources
[email protected]   | 312-996-8915

Austin Snyder, Credentialing Officer
[email protected]  | 312.413.9589

Grants & Contracts Management

Paul Hixon, Manager of Research Operations
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Susana Shrestha, MPH, MBBS, Research Associate II
[email protected]. |

Education Programs

Diane Arce, Pediatrics Residency Coordinator
[email protected] | 312.996.6043

TBD, Med-Peds Residency Coordinator
312.413.3803

Joseph Greenia, Neonatology Fellowship Coordinator
[email protected] | 312.996.4185

Adriana Gasca, Endocrinology, Hem/Onc Fellowship Coordinator
[email protected] | 312.996.9693

Pediatric Section Coordinators

Alana J. Burke, Hematology/Oncology
[email protected] | 312.413.9484

Joseph Greenia, Neonatology
[email protected] | 312.996.4185

Jennifer Suzanne Okonma, General Pediatrics, Rheumatology, and Adolescent Medicine
[email protected]  | 312.996.3076

Xochitl Garcia Klapproth, Gastroenterology, and Nephrology
[email protected] | 312.996.9291

Andie Jones Jackson, Genetics
[email protected] |

Tamika Lee, Endocrinology, Critical Care, and Pulmonary
[email protected] | 312.996.1795

Melissa Martinez, Cardiology
[email protected] | 312.996.6605

Annie Tan, Infectious Diseases, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
[email protected] | 312.996.7865