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Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. The news is 24/7. So are we. Cook County Health & Hospitals System’s expertise goes far beyond trauma. Our specialists span every field of medicine, and they are delivering care in the communities where your viewers live and work. To schedule an interview, contact: Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Check out the latest version of this directory on our website, CookCountyHHS.org, under “News & Events.” Dr. Jay Shannon Chief Executive Officer, Cook County Health & Hospitals System TOP DOCTORS Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. TOP DOCTORS • A pulmonary critical care physician, Dr. Jay Shannon, was appointed CEO of CCHHS in June 2014. • U nder Dr. Shannon’s leadership, CCHHS is continuing on a transformative journey, developing an innovative and integrative approach to the fulfillment of the system’s mission by aligning its role as a provider of care, both in traditional and correctional settings, a public health authority and a health plan. • D r. Shannon has spent most of his professional career at Stroger Hospital. He has held several roles since joining the System in 1990, including Director of the Adult Asthma Clinic, Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Claudia Fegan Executive Medical Director, Cook County Health & Hospitals System • D r. Claudia Fegan is a leading expert on health care policy and health care reform. • S he brings extensive hands-on medical experience to the ever-changing arena of health care policy and, as a result, is moving CCHHS forward as an innovative and forward-thinking health care leader. • D r. Fegan has testified before Congressional committees and has lectured extensively to both medical and community audiences on health care reform in the United States and Canada. She also serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Chicago-based Health and Medicine Policy Research Group. 3 CARE QUALITY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. CARE QUALITY Dr. Krishna Das Quality and Patient Safety • D r. Krishna Das has practiced at CCHHS for 25 years and is now in charge of improving hospital safety and quality as Chief Quality Officer for CCHHS. • D r. Das helped lead the implementation of the electronic health record system, which has allowed CCHHS to improve overall care by instituting reminders and guidance for doctors and nurses. She is also spearheading system-wide initiatives to improve influenza vaccination rates and patients’ literacy and learning. • T he recipient of a number of prestigious awards, Dr. Das has been recognized for her work by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the 50 national experts leading the field of patient safety. To schedule an interview, contact: 4 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Connie Mennella Correctional Health • A lifelong Chicagoan, Dr. Connie Mennella’s drive to care for the underserved led her to take a job at Cermak Health System in correctional health after her residency. CORRECTIONAL HEALTH Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. CORRECTIONAL HEALTH • S he has lobbied for additional funding for mental health patients as a way to reduce crime, in addition to campaigning against the closure of Cook County mental health facilities. • T oday, Dr. Mennella strives to enhance the care provided to those within – or previously part of - the criminal justice system, including care for substance use and abuse and behavioral health issues. Pamela Brown, RN Correctional Health • S ince elementary school, Pamela Brown knew she wanted to be a nurse. Working first with the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center and then in the Cook County Hospital emergency department, she found a passion for providing resourceful, compassionate care. • M s. Brown is working on initiatives to help patients in the Cook County Jail access care when they transition back into their communities. Continuity of care once a detainee is released helps the individual stay healthy and reduces the likelihood of unnecessary hospitalizations and recidivism. • M s. Brown enjoys collaborating with community organizations to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases among high-risk populations. 5 EMERGENCY MEDICINE Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. EMERGENCY MEDICINE Dr. Steven Bowman Emergency Medicine • D evoting more than 25 years of his career to Stroger Hospital, Dr. Steven Bowman was a member of one of the hospital’s first classes of emergency medicine residents. • H is interests span all aspects of emergency medicine, from environmental (heat/cold) injuries to allergic reactions, insect stings, and general injury prevention. • D r. Bowman is highly engaged in local and national medical education initiatives and is passionate about educating medical students in cultural competencies so they may deliver culturally sensitive and appropriate care. Dr. Tarlan Hedayati Emergency Medicine • A s a second generation doctor at Stroger Hospital, Dr. Tarlan Hedayati has devoted her career to working on the front lines of patient care, taking pride in treating all patients regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. • W ith extensive knowledge in all areas of emergency medicine, Dr. Hedayati has a particular interest in cardiac emergencies, including diagnosis and management of heart attacks, abnormal heart beats, pacemakers and heart failure. • D r. Hedayati, who is fluent in Farsi and Spanish, is currently working on multiple research projects involving emergency care, focusing on how to improve everyday practices and how physicians interface with patients. To schedule an interview, contact: 6 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] ETHICS & PALLIATIVE CARE Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. ETHICS & PALLIATIVE CARE Dr. Joshua Baru Hospital Medicine • D r. Joshua Baru is a part of the award-winning palliative care unit at Stroger Hospital. Caring for underserved, vulnerable communities, Dr. Baru has worked with detainees, undocumented immigrants and homeless patients. • A regular participant in research seeking to help underserved patient groups, Dr. Baru serves as an ethics consultant to a statewide task force that is creating standards of care for crisis situations. • In his role, Dr. Baru has worked with thousands of patients at the end of their lives, ensuring that they are treated with compassion and dignity regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances. 7 INFECTIOUS DISEASE Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. INFECTIOUS DISEASE Dr. Oluwatoyin Adeyemi Infectious Disease • D r. Oluwatoyin Adeyemi is actively involved with CCHHS’ research on HIV/AIDS, including common health problems such as co-infections, co-morbidities in HIV and Hepatitis C, bone disease and long-term therapy issues. • D r. Adeyemi was instrumental in the opening of a Hepatitis C clinic at the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, where she is a practicing physician. • P roviding primary care to HIV patients since 1999, Dr. Adeyemi has authored and coauthored more than 35 reports published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. David Schwartz Infectious Disease • C CHHS’ Chair of Infectious Disease, Dr. David Schwartz is an authority on epidemiology, immunizations and control of highly-infectious diseases. • D r. Schwartz has worked for more than 27 years treating infectious diseases of all organ systems, including HIV/AIDS, and specializes in antimicrobial resistance and utilization, immunization and infection control. • H e is nationally recognized for his work, and is currently involved with studies designing and implementing methods to use antibiotics more effectively and less frequently. To schedule an interview, contact: 8 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] MANAGED CARE Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. MANAGED CARE Steven Glass Executive Director of Managed Care, CountyCare • S teven Glass directs the CountyCare Health Plan, a pioneer Medicaid managed care program providing health insurance coverage to low-income populations in Cook County. • G lass was instrumental in establishing CountyCare’s robust network to serve the 112,000 Cook County residents who enrolled in the plan in its firstyear waiver demonstration period. Today, CountyCare is one of the largest Medicaid health plans in the region, with more than 170,000 members. • G lass has devoted his career to reducing racial and ethnic health disparities by helping to grow and strengthen primary and specialty care; his vision for CountyCare is to ensure access to high quality care for low-income Cook County residents, allowing them to stay with their doctor and in their network of care. 9 MEDICAL EDUCATION Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. MEDICAL EDUCATION Dr. Suja Mathew Internal Medicine • D r. Suja Mathew served as Director of CCHHS’ Internal Medicine Residency Program, one of the largest in the country, since 2008 and now leads CCHHS’ Department of Internal Medicine as Chair. • W ith an excellent record of accomplishment as an educator, she has a particular interest in the doctor-patient relationship, mentoring physician leadersin-training and communication skills of trainee physicians. • D r. Mathew’s clinical interests include adult immunization and medication adherence. She also serves as the Governor-Elect of the American College of Physicians Illinois Chapter, Northern Region. Dr. Benjamin Mba Internal Medicine • N ationally recognized for teaching excellence, Nigeria native Dr. Benjamin Mba has lived in three different countries and has earned numerous honors and awards for his commitment to medical education. • H is areas of clinical interest and research include quality improvement, teaching of evidence-based medicine and removing implicit bias from health care delivery. • D r. Mba developed the Department of Medicine’s Ward Attending Scholars Program, which aims to improve the department’s educational experience. He is featured in the Great Attendings Project, which follows 12 renowned attending physicians across the U.S. to report on their keys to success. To schedule an interview, contact: 10 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Andrew Segovia Kulik Psychiatry MENTAL HEALTH Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. MENTAL HEALTH • S erving as the Chair of Psychiatry for CCHHS, Dr. Andrew Kulik is an expert in the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health disorders. As a trained forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Kulik provides clinical expertise at the intersection of health and law. • D r. Kulik cofounded Conexiones, the only monolingual Spanish-speaking clinic for psychiatric services in Cook County. He is also fluent in Spanish. • D uring his time at CCHHS, Dr. Kulik has dramatically reduced the psychiatry department’s patient wait times by 75 percent as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to improve efficiency. Andrew Wheeler, LCSW Social Work • A s a social worker at Stroger Hospital’s Trauma & Burn Unit, Andrew Wheeler has helped countless patients cope with the stress of life-changing incidents. • M r. Wheeler supplements the care provided by doctors and nurses to aid patients’ mental recovery through counseling and other techniques, like meditation. He has formed unique and long-lasting bonds with many patients and their families in the process. • H e also advocates for awareness of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients who have suffered severe injuries, and has helped form partnerships with several local organizations to address violence as a public health issue. 11 NEUROLOGY & STROKE Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. NEUROLOGY & STROKE Dr. Michael Kelly Neurology • C hair of the Division of Neurology, Dr. Michael Kelly is a nationally renowned expert in treating patients with stroke, dementia, aphasia, aneurysm, artery disease, brain hemorrhage and more. • L eading a hospital-wide collaboration of specialists involved in the care of stroke patients, Dr. Kelly actively researches stroke prevention, risk and treatment. • D r. Kelly helped Stroger Hospital achieve Primary Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission in 2014 after the program demonstrated longterm success for improving outcomes for stroke patients. To schedule an interview, contact: 12 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Shweta Gupta ONCOLOGY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. ONCOLOGY Oncology • D r. Shweta Gupta specializes in cancer care with a specific expertise in treating lung, gynecological and gastrointestinal tumors. • D r. Gupta’s clinical interests include health care IT and hospital quality improvement. She helped study the concept of “Quick Diagnosis Units”, a model to safely work up patients on an outpatient basis rather than admitting them to a hospital, to improve patient care and coordination and potentially significantly reduce health care costs. • O riginally from New Delhi, India, she is fluent in English, Hindi and Urdu. Dr. Paul Rubinstein Hematology • A n expert in benign and malignant hematology (the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of bloodrelated diseases), Dr. Paul Rubinstein is internationally recognized for his work with AIDS-related cancers. • A s part of the AIDS Malignancy Consortium, Dr. Rubinstein has developed new treatments for individuals with HIVAssociated Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, both in the U.S. and in France. • D r. Rubinstein is fluent in Spanish, and he serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Chapter of the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. 13 ONCOLOGY - SURGERY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. ONCOLOGY-SURGERY Dr. Elizabeth Marcus Breast Oncology • T reating nearly 300 new cancer patients every year, Dr. Elizabeth Marcus is an expert in oncology who specializes in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. She is the Chair of the Division of Breast Oncology at CCHHS. • A practiced and meticulous surgeon, Dr. Marcus’ expertise is treating locally advanced breast cancer and conducting research to improve multidisciplinary treatment. • D r. Marcus is particularly focused on underserved populations and serves as a subject matter expert on improving care delivery to minority communities as a member of the National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Steering Committee. Dr. Urjeet A. Patel Otolaryngology • A s a lifelong Chicagoan, Dr. Urjeet Patel’s passion for medicine dates back to childhood, when his father was a physician at Cook County Hospital. • D r. Patel serves CCHHS patients as an expert in head and neck cancers and oncologic surgery. He is the Chair of CCHHS’ Otolaryngology Division and Chair of the system’s Cancer Committee. • D r. Patel leads CCHHS’ participation in national clinical trials for cancer treatment. He also holds several committee roles with the Academy of Otolaryngology and the American Head and Neck Society. To schedule an interview, contact: 14 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Thomas Patrianakos Ophthalmology OPHTHALMOLOGY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. OPHTHALMOLOGY • O phthalmology Division Chair Dr. Thomas Patrianakos epitomizes community medicine. Born and raised in Chicago, he has been a mainstay at CCHHS since completing his residency at Stroger Hospital in 2006, and fellowship at Harvard Medical School. • N amed CCHHS’ Doctor of the Year in 2014, Dr. Patrianakos is a clinical leader in glaucoma care (including microinvasive surgery), optic nerve imaging and ophthalmology education. • D r. Patrianakos and his team provide cutting-edge care to patients with severe eye conditions, including highly-complex vitrectomies. Dr. Linda Adkins Ophthalmology • D r. Linda Adkins specializes in the treatment of glaucoma, corneal tumors, cataracts, retinal disorders, conjunctivitis, astigmatism, ocular tumors and more. • D r. Adkins conducts research on diabetic retinopathy – vision-threatening eye damage caused by diabetes – and develops treatment methods and coping mechanisms for the visually impaired. • Inspired as a young girl by watching her younger brother receive frequent eye treatments for vision problems, she continues to motivate teenage girls to pursue optometry careers through education and mentoring. 15 NURSING Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. NURSING Agnes Therady, RN, MSN Nursing • A s CCHHS’ Executive Director of Nursing, Agnes Therady has a great depth of knowledge on assuring safe, high quality nursing practices and maximizing the effectiveness of all levels of the nursing team. She is also a subject matter expert on nursing credentialing and scope of practice. • H er extensive experience in nursing spans from her work at VA medical centers in Chicago and Lexington, Ky. to roles with health care organizations in Oman and India. • M s. Therady earned her Bachelor and Master degrees in Nursing from Leelabai Thackersey College of Nursing in Bombay, India and her Master in Business Administration degree from Northern Illinois University. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. To schedule an interview, contact: 16 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Denise Cunill PEDIATRICS Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. PEDIATRICS Pediatrics • D r. Denise Cunill is a pediatrician who cares for patients from birth to 21 years old. She is the Medical Director of Logan Square Health Center and CCHHS’ Associate Medical Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics. She is also fluent in Spanish. • D r. Cunill focuses on the overall health and psychosocial development of her patients, the overall wellness of their family unit, as well as caring for teen parents and LGTBQ youth. • S he is a steadfast champion of living a heathy lifestyle and is an avid triathlete. Her clinical practice and research primarily focuses on caring for African-American and Latino patients plagued by obesity and weight-related co-morbidities. Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine • W hen dreams of becoming a professional dancer were curtailed by a career-ending injury, Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid quickly realized the positive impact her passion for medicine could have on others facing difficult times. • D r. Henry-Reid, Chair of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, is passionate about serving our most vulnerable youth populations. Her clinical interests include gynecology and adolescent HIV. • W ith 34 years of experience, Dr. Henry-Reid was a pioneer in the treatment of HIV/AIDS for adolescents and has led a National Institutes of Health-funded study of highrisk adolescent behavior since 1994. She won the first Civic Leadership Award from the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. 17 PHARMACY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. PHARMACY CaTanya Norwood, PharmD Pharmacy • C aTanya Norwood, CCHHS’ System Director of Pharmacy, has more than 20 years of pharmacy experience. • S he is a subject matter expert in medication safety, pharmacy quality assurance and medication adherence. • N orwood leads a team of more than 300 pharmacy staff who fill nearly 1.9 million prescriptions and administer nearly 7 million medication doses annually. To schedule an interview, contact: 18 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Mark A. Grevious Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery • D r. Mark Grevious, Chair of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, is a highlyskilled surgeon who specializes in complex reconstructive plans and surgeries. • D r. Grevious is passionate about expanding access to care for underserved populations, particularly children, in need of reconstructive surgery. He is also fluent in Spanish. PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY • A n innovator in his field, Dr. Grevious holds two patents for unique devices that support the closure of a patient’s sternum postsurgery if the bone is weakened due to age or illness. Additionally, he has helped grow educational opportunities for the next generation of plastic surgeons at CCHHS. Dr. Jafar Hasan Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery • A s an expert in reconstructive surgery, Dr. Jafar Hasan specializes in extremity salvage, breast and skin cancer reconstructive surgery and maxillofacial surgery. • In addition to his surgical research, Dr. Hasan has published papers on the psychological aspects of reconstructive and plastic surgery. • D r. Hasan is also an expert in the field of health care economics, having completed research in the field while getting his Master’s in Business from the University of Michigan. 19 PRIMARY CARE Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. PRIMARY CARE Dr. Mark Loafman Family Medicine • D r. Mark Loafman, CCHHS’ Chair of Family Medicine, is an authority on community medicine and maternal and child health, and leads a team of 60 physicians providing comprehensive, compassionate primary and preventive care. • H e has dedicated much of his career to reducing disparities in care and improving primary and obstetric care practices. • D r. Loafman’s areas of clinical interest include maternal and child health outcomes, medication use adherence for underserved patients with chronic diseases, and solutions to address the national physician shortage. Ratna Kanumury, MMSc, PA-C Primary Care • Internal Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Ratna Kanumury is the system’s Director of PA Services and a frontline clinician who takes pride in serving communities with limited access to health care and healthy food at CCHHS’ Woodlawn Clinic. • H er clinical areas of interest include helping patients with diabetes or obesity improve their diet and nutrition in order to improve their health outcomes. • M s. Kanumury is passionate about creating a culture of safety through communication and patient education. She is a firm believer that Physician Assistants are integral to the future of health care delivery and making care accessible, understandable and affordable. To schedule an interview, contact: 20 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] PUBLIC HEALTH Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. PUBLIC HEALTH Dr. Terry Mason Public Health • D r. Terry Mason serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health, which protects the health of the more than 2.3 million residents of suburban Cook County across 125 different municipalities. • A practicing urologist for more than 25 years, Dr. Mason is a leading authority on men’s health who champions holistic approaches to health management. • D r. Mason strives to integrate public health and medicine to create population-based strategies to mitigate and manage chronic disease. His primary areas of focus include food as medicine and health care equity. 21 TOXICOLOGY Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. TOXICOLOGY Dr. Steven Aks Medical Toxicology & Emergency Medicine • D r. Steven Aks is one of the foremost experts in the field of medical toxicology, and has overseen the training of more than 1,000 residents and 500 students in CCHHS’ medical toxicology rotation since 1990. • D r. Aks directs the Toxikon Consortium, a partnership between CCHHS, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Poison Center. Toxikon offers one of the nation’s few toxicology fellowships and trains all emergency medicine residents in the City of Chicago in toxicology. Toxikon also supports the Illinois Poison Center with additional clinical expertise on the most challenging cases of poisoning. • H is areas of clinical interest include street drug trends, addiction prevention in vulnerable populations, and acute care toxicology. Dr. Mark Mycyk Medical Toxicology & Emergency Medicine • D r. Mark Mycyk, emergency medicine physician and toxicologist, is an international toxicology expert, specializing in environmental toxins and novel/ emerging drugs of abuse. • H is research focuses on using older, forgotten medicines and drugs as antidotes for new medical problems, as these remedies are typically inexpensive and readily available. • D r. Mycyk was named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Toxicology in 2014, a role that leverages both his expertise in toxicology and his degree in English and American Literature from Harvard University. To schedule an interview, contact: 22 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] Dr. Faran Bokhari Trauma & Burn TRAUMA & BURN Our Expert Medicine. Your Expert Sources. TRAUMA & BURN • D r. Faran Bokhari is the Chair of the Cook County Trauma & Burn Unit, one of the largest trauma centers in the nation. He specializes in abdominal closures and massive transfusions for critically injured patients. • B ecause of the unit’s high standard of care and the volume of patients, the Cook County Trauma & Burn Unit was chosen as one of the two hospitals in the country to train Navy surgeons to treat combat injuries. • D r. Bokhari is a world traveler and speaks Urdu and Hindi. With his experience at CCHHS, he frequently seeks out ways to aid hospitals in other countries while he travels. Dr. Stathis Poulakidas Trauma & Burn • D r. Stathis Poulakidas is Chair of the Burn Surgery Department at Stroger Hospital. He has played a critical role in growing the unit to national prominence and earning recognition by the American Burn Association as a verified burn center. • In addition to being one of the Midwest’s leading burn surgeons, he has expertise in treating severe non-healing wounds, smoke inhalation, and acute carbon monoxide poisoning. • D r. Poulakidas is involved in clinical burn research involving frostbite treatment, seeking to lower the frequency of amputation and enhance tissue preservation. 23 Our expertise goes far and wide. We will gladly connect you with experts in any of these subjects: • A nesthesiology • M anaged Care • C ardiology • M edical Education • C ardiothoracic surgery • N ephrology • C are Quality • N eurology • C orrectional Health • • D ental Care • • D ermatology • • D iabetes • • E ar, Nose & Throat • • E ndocrinology • • E mergency Medicine • • E thics • • G astroenterology • • G ynecology • • H ealth Care Reform • • H ealth Disparities • • H epatology • • H ematology • Hospital Medicine • I nfectious Disease • • & Neurosurgery O ncology & Surgical Oncology O phthalmology O ral & Maxillofacial Surgery P alliative Care P ediatrics P harmacy P lastic & Reconstructive Surgery P opulation Health P rimary Care P sychiatry & Mental Health P ulmonary R adiology & Imaging T oxicology T rauma & Burn U rology To schedule an interview, contact: 24 Alexandra Normington, Director of Media (312) 864-4783 [email protected] 2 015