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Department of Medicine

UI Health is UIC’s academic health enterprise

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Department of Medicine Leadership

Head, Department of Medicine
Rachel Caskey
Head, Department of Medicine

Vice Heads

Associate Head, Education
Fred A. Zar
Associate Head, Education
Associate Head, Basic Science Research
Jeffrey Jacobson
Associate Head, Basic Science Research
Associate Head, Clinical Research
Jun Ma
Associate Head, Clinical Research
Associate Head, Faculty Affairs
Michael J. Fischer
Associate Head, Faculty Affairs
Associate Head, Advocacy and Engagement
Alana Biggers
Associate Head, Advocacy and Engagement
Associate Head, Strategic and Clinical Initiatives
Brian T. Layden
Associate Head, Strategic and Clinical Initiatives

Division Chiefs

Interim Chief, Division of Cardiology
Adhir Shroff
Interim Chief, Division of Cardiology
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Brian T. Layden
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Ece Mutlu
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chief, Division of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Muriel Jean-Jacques
Chief, Division of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Damiano Rondelli
Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology
Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Stockton Mayer
Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Chief, Division of Nephrology
James P Lash
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy
Steven Dudek
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy
Chief, Division of Rheumatology
Nadera Sweiss
Chief, Division of Rheumatology

Division Administrators

Daniela Nita

Division Administrator, Cardiology

Phone:

312.996.1767

Email:

dnita@uic.edu
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Annie Rios-Otero

Division Administrator, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Phone:

312.996.8950

Email:

arios5@uic.edu
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Gwendolyn Ramirez

Division Administrator, Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Phone:

312.355.2421

Email:

gwenrami@uic.edu
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Onesima Martinez

Division Administrator, Hematology and Oncology

Phone:

312.413.9287

Email:

onesima@uic.edu
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Ted Ebersold

Division Administrator, Infectious Diseases

Phone:

312.996.1235

Email:

tebersol@uic.edu
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Jen Fortney

Division Administrator, Nephrology

Phone:

312.996.7378

Email:

jenfort1@uic.edu
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Alejandra Martinez

Division Administrator, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy

Email:

agonza27@uic.edu
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Beena E. Mathew

Division Administrator, Rheumatology

Phone:

312.355.6167

Email:

bemathew@uic.edu
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