Our Speakers

Program Directors

Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Associate Director, Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence.

Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD/PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Speakers

George Weyer, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, Opioid Safe Prescribing.

Brian Layden, MD, PhD

The University of Illinois Chicago Medicine, Professor of Medicine; Division Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Olwen Hahn, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Section Chief of Outpatient Operations, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Medical Director Hematology and Oncology Outpatient Clinics and Infusion Therapy.

Gene Kim, MD

University of Chicago Medicine; Cardiology,  Associate Professor of Medicine Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship Director.

James Conners, MD, MS, FAHA

Rush University Medical Center; Chairperson and Professor Department of Neurological Sciences; Co-Director Neurosciences Service Line; Medical Director Comprehensive Stroke Program

Malathi Rao, DO

Rush University, Neurology

Celeste Thomas, MD, MS

University of Chicago, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology.

Rima Dafer, MD, MPH

Rush University Medical Center, Interim Vice Chair of Education, Department of Neurological Sciences
Vascular Neurologist

Angad Chadha, MD, FAAD

University of Chicago Medicine, Dermatology

Marie Tobin, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Psychiatry

Babak Mokhlesi, MD, MSc

Rush University Medical Center; Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine;
Co-Director, Rush Lung Center.

Arul M. Thomas, MD

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles, Pulmonary Medicine

Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, MD, MPH

Georgetown University, Department of Urology

Kenneth Cohen, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Hematology

Robert Kavitt, MD, MPH

University of Chicago Medicine, Gastroenterology

Sushila Dalal, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Gastroenterology

Aarati Didwania, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Aashish K. Didwania, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Scott Eggener, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Surgery and Radiology

David Feller-Kopman, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Pulmonology

Ted Avi Gerstenblith, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Jon Grant, JD, MD, MPH

University of Chicago Medicine, Psychiatry

Ramy Hanna, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Nephrology

Nadia Hansel, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Brian Helfand, MD, PhD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Urology

Craig Hendrix, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Pharmacology

Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP

University of Chicago Medicine; Director, Bronchoscopy;
Co-Director, Lung Cancer Screening Program;
Medical Director, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

Tamara Horwich, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Cardiology

Natasa Janicic, MD, PhD

Georgetown University Department of Medicine, Endocrinology

Dennis Jensen, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Gastroenterology

Michelle Johansen, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Neurology

Adrienne Keener, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Neurology

Keith Kowalczyk, MD

Georgetown University, Department of Urology

Thomas Kovacs, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Gastroenterology

Robert Kushner, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Endocrinology

Hans Lee, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Pulmonology

James Lewis, MD, FACP, FACG

Georgetown University Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology

David Liebeskind, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Neurology

Arthur M. Mandelin II, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Erin Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Cardiology

Lisa Neff, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Endocrinology

Paul Nestadt, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Psychiatry

Peter O’Donnell, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Pharmacology

Scott Oh, DO

University of California, Los Angeles

Oluwakemi Onajin, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Dermatology

Pamela Ouyang, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Cardiology

Deepak Patel, MD, FAAFP, FACSM

Rush University Medical Center, Director of Sports Medicine, Family Medicine Residency

Sonali Paul, MD, MS

University of Chicago Medicine, Gastroenterology

Jonathan Rich, MD, FACC

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Cardiology

Robert Sargis, MD, PhD

University of Illinois Chicago Medicine, Endrocinology

Satish Shanbhag, MD, MPH, MBBS

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Hematology

Wen Shen, MD, PhD

Georgetown University Hospital, Nephrology

Matthew Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FAHA

Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Associate Director, Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence.

Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tisha Wang, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Pulmonary Medicine

Karol Watson, MD, PhD

University of California, Los Angeles, Cardiology

William Whittier, MD FASN

Rush University Medical Center, Nephrology

Marlene Williams, MD

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Daniel Yohanna, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Psychiatry

Michelle Zeidler, MD

University of California, Los Angeles, Pulmonary Medicine

Meltem Zeytinoglu, MD

University of Chicago Medicine, Endocrinology

Bashir Zikria, MD, MSc

Johns Hopkins University – School of Medicine, Sports Medicine