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    • August 2026 >
      • Clinical Update August 6 2026
      • USNWR Results 2026
      • Dupilumab Shows Promise for Gastritis
      • IDFPR Email Scam 2026
      • Ebola Preparedness 2026
      • Radiology Nuclear Medicine Capacity
      • PA Solves Thoracic Surgery Challenge
      • Out of Network Self Pay Deposit Requirements
      • AQSI Health Network 2026
    • July 2026 >
      • Clinical Update July 23 2026
      • Northwestern Medicine Robert Havey MD Institute for Primary Care
      • Illinois Medical Aid in Dying Act
      • BCVI LFH Cardiac Surgery Opening
      • Changes to Browser Extensions on NM Devices
      • Lollapalooza May Impact Travel to Chicago 2026
      • Mecklenburg Distinguished Physician Award 2026
      • Clinical Informatics Refresher 2026
      • New Drug Doubles Survival Pancreatic Cancer Trial
      • Process Improvement Application Open
    • June 2026 >
      • Clinical Update June 18 2026
      • Bharat Named NM Chief Clinical Officer
      • Introducing John and Kathy Schreiber Community Health Institute
      • New CME Resources Available for Illinois License Renewal
      • NM Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare 2026
      • NMH Pager Outage
      • Clinical Update June 4 2026
      • Marianjoy Shaping the Next Generation
      • Radiology Access Update 2026
      • Culture of Safety 2026
      • AI Enhanced Search Brings New Support
    • May 2026 >
      • Clinical Update May 21 2026
      • Taskforce SLE Manifestations 2026
      • Academy for Quality and Safety Improvement Call for Applications 2026
      • New Rapid Diagnostic Clinics in Glenview and Old Irving Park
      • International Travel Reminder 2026
      • Annual Large Scale Events 2026
      • Clinical Update May 7 2026
      • Radiology Theranostics 2026 Update
      • Sinus Surgery Decisions Breakthroughs
      • SOW Program FY27
      • Scam Alert 2026 General
    • April 2026 >
      • Clinical Update April 23 2026
      • Hospital at Home 2026 Update
      • AISight Digital Pathology
      • NM Techstars Cohort 2026
      • Prescription Drug Take Back 2026
      • CTI Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines 2026
      • Reminder Chicago Sexual Harassment Training
      • Epic Haiku and Canto Mobile App Update
    • March 2026 >
      • Clinical Update March 5 2026
      • DHI CAE CDH 26
      • USNWR Vote Now 2026
      • Chicago Sexual Harassment Training
      • Colorectal Cancer Screening Improvements
    • February 2026 >
      • Liver Prehab Duarte 2026
      • NLFH Pavillion Openings
      • Bluhm Gift 2026
      • USNWR Pre Vote 2026
      • NMH to Implement International Framework for Patients With Difficulty Swallowing
    • January 2026 >
      • Annual Disclosure Survey 2026
      • Clinical Update Jan 22 2026
      • Potts-OR-2026
      • Inpatient Rehabilitation Expands at Woodstock
      • IDFPR License Renewal 2026
      • Doctors Day 2026
      • Breakthroughs NM Scientists
    • Clinical Update Dec 11 2025 >
      • Bryar Diabetic Eye Screenings
      • Engagement Survey Closes Tomorrow
      • Lab Coat Replenishment 2025
      • Lab Updates Launch
      • New System Policy for Organ Donation After Circulatory Death
    • November 2025 >
      • Clinical update Nov 26 2025 >
        • Jahromi-OR-2025
        • Mobile Integrated Health
        • Lab Coat Replenishment
        • Engagement Survey 2025
        • MyNM Service Center
        • Open Evidence
        • Joy in Medicine
      • Clinical update Nov 6 2025 >
        • Pathology Automation
        • SR Collaboration
        • Benefits Confirmation Statements
        • Respiratory Virus Update
    • October 2025 >
      • Clinical update Oct 23 2025
      • Vizient 2025 PF
      • Benefits Enrollment Open 2025
      • System Policy BD Peds
      • Insurance Plans Change 2026
      • NICE Contact Center
      • clinical-update---october-2-2025
      • NM Celebrates APPs With Excellence Awards
      • Epic Haiku Notifications Save Physicians Time and Improve Patient Care
      • New Propio Remote Language Interpreting Solution
      • Benefits Enrollment 2025
      • Annual Safety and Integrity Training Opens October 6
      • Bank of America Chicago Marathon Will Impact Access to Campus on October 12
      • Improvement Day Poster Session
    • September 2025 >
      • New AI System Transforms Radiology With Speed and Accuracy Never Seen Before
      • Women's Health Services Expand at Orland Park
      • 2025 APP Week Events-System >
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    • August 2025
    • July 2025 >
      • NASCAR Street Closures Begin 2025
    • June 2025
    • May 2025 >
      • Resources to Help You Navigate Chicago
    • April 2025 >
      • Legacy Pager Exchange Returns to NMH April 22 to 24
      • Tips to Prepare for The Joint Commission On-Site Survey at NMH
    • March 2025 >
      • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 >
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 CDH
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 Delnor
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 Kishwaukee
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 LFH
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 McGaw
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 NWR
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 NMH
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 Palos
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 FMG
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 RMG
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        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 Marianjoy
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day 2025 ICC
      • Five Things to Know About Measles
      • Prepare for International Travel With the NM Travel Medicine Program
      • Severe Weather
      • Isolation Gowns
      • Ensure Restraint Documentation Complies With Regulations
      • NM Launches Self-Scheduling for Orthopaedics, Endocrinology
      • Spok Maintenance Sunday at NMH Could Interrupt Service for Those With Physical Pagers
      • NM Sending Patient Email Highlighting Enhanced Communication Options
    • February 2025 >
      • Learn More About the PREVENT Risk Calculator for Cardiovascular Disease
      • U.S. News & World Report Voting Now Open
      • Automate Your Clinical Documentation With DAX
      • Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Celebrates 20 Years of Clinical Excellence
      • New Analytics Use Data to Help Create a Superior Work Environment
      • Cytotoxic and Biologics Dose-Rounding Policy Updates
      • Innovation Improves Access to Rehabilitation Services
      • Homeward Healing Swing Bed Program at Valley West
      • Turn In or Swap Out Your Physical Pager
      • Ambulatory Clinicians Can Sign Up for DAX to Automate Documentation
      • AI Collaboration Powers 2 Pilot Projects and Genomic Testing
      • Vale Health
    • Join Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, and Peloton Instructor Matt Wilpers for a Walk and Talk Class About Heart Health
    • NM Clinical Schools Open 2 Advanced Training Labs
    • January 2025 >
      • Follow Guidelines for Respiratory Virus Isolation and Return to Work, Updates to Anti-Infective Prophylaxis for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, System Standardization: Extended Infusion for Beta-Lactam Antibiotics, Plus New Clinical Protocol for Insulin
      • Dr. Pavone and Anne Hubling Lead Charge at Marianjoy
      • U.S. News & World Report Voting Opens Soon
      • Mandated CME Topics per Cycle Reduced to Ease Physician Burdan
      • NM Hosts Women in Medicine Conference on March 14
      • Apply for the New Health Catalyst Competition and the Innovation Champions Program by February 28
      • Complete the 2025 Annual Disclosure Survey
      • Support Healthier Communities - NM Has Grants to Help You Take Action
      • Proper Diagnosis Codes Essential for Vitamin D Test Coverage
      • Heeren R. Patel, MD, Spearheads Collaborative Growth in Northwest Suburb Neurology Program
      • Office of Well-Being IGNITE Program Celebrates 1,000 Members
      • Improvements to Physician Lab Coat Ordering
      • Patient Texting Platform Now Live
    • December 2024 >
      • Congratulations to Physicians Recognized With Honors
      • LaborLink App Improves Physician Workflow and Well-Being
      • Post Acute Network Optimization
      • 20241219 Clinical Informatics Update
      • Holiday Greeting from CMO
      • Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute Established November 1
      • Mahesh Ramachandran, MD, to Retire
      • NMH Updates Guidelines for Foley Catheter Exchange
      • Meridian Medicaid Contract Termination Changed
    • November 2024 >
      • Laser-Imaging Technology Speeds Up Diagnosis of Brain Tumors in the OR
      • Cord Sturgeon, MD, Named Vice President, Operations, Perioperative Services
      • Department of Surgery Launches Comprehensive Faculty Development Program
      • Prepare for Upcoming Pager Swap
      • Use OneDrive to Save Files to the Cloud
      • Upload COVID-19 Vaccine Information to Your Employee Health Record
      • NM Brand Refresh Now Live
      • NM and The London Clinic Announce International Collaboration
      • New NM Program Brings Inpatient-Level Care to Patient Homes
      • Meridian Medicaid Contract Ends December 31
    • October 2024 >
      • Urine culture order testing update; Sepsis order set update; System P&T Updates; changes to respiratory fit test/renewal
      • Required Annual Safety and Integrity Training Is Open From October 7 Through December 13
    • September 2024 >
      • Northwestern Medicine Celebrates Advanced Practice Providers With Annual Excellence Awards
      • MyNM in Spanish Reduces Barriers to Care
      • Work Continues to Decrease Unnecessary In Basket Message Load
      • A Planned Epic Downtime Will Occur October 17 From 12:30 to 3:30 am and October 20 From 12:30 to 3:30 am
      • New Consolidated Web Paging Platform Available on October 8
      • Fall 2024 Engagement Survey
    • August 2024 >
      • Post Intensive Care Unit Clinic Coming to Northwestern Medicine Fall 2024
      • NM Co-Builds Program to Help Entrepreneurs Transform Healthcare
      • Expanded Options for Requesting Help from IS
      • Intellectual Property Policy Launches
      • Clinical Informatics Update August 2024
      • Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, Shares His Vision for Behavioral Health at NM
      • New Referred Rapid Diagnostic Service Offers Alternative to ED Visits
      • Systemwide Blood Bank Downtime
      • Read the August Issue of Epic News and Insights
      • OB Hemorrhage and Hypertension Annual Training Launches September 3
      • Annual Laser Safety Training for Physician Laser Users Launches September 3
      • Annual MRI Safety Training Launches September 3
    • July 2024
    • June 2024 >
      • New Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Guidance, Rapid Infusion Protocol for Select Oncology Medications and Clinical Guideline for the Management of Metabolic Acidosis in Mechanical Circulatory Support From ADSP
      • Addiction Medicine Consult Service and Other Substance Abuse Initiatives Expand Across NM
      • New Ambulatory Surgical Center Opens in River North
      • David N. Zull, MD, Receives Mecklenburg Award
      • Epic Urgent Care Module Enhances Clinician Workflows
      • Patients Can Now Get Care Recommendations Through the MyNM Self-Triage Tool
      • Prepare for International Travel With the NM Travel Medicine Program
    • May 2024
    • April 2024 >
      • A Message to Physicians from Dr. Chrisman
      • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day by Recognizing Peers >
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day CDH
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day Delnor
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day Kishwaukee
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day Lake Forest
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day McGaw
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day NWR
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day ICC
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day NMH
        • Physicians Celebrate Doctors Day Palos
    • March 2024 >
      • Pain Management Additions to Admissions Order Set, and Issues With E-Prescriptions in Epic Have Been Resolved
      • ICCs Expand Virtual Visit Access Systemwide
    • February 2024 >
      • Complete the 2024 ​Joint Affiliate Annual Disclosure Survey
      • Capture a More Accurate Smoking History by Documenting Cigarette Use Over Time
      • Attend an Open House to Learn More About Qventus Platform for OR Availability
      • Be Alert to Scams Targeting Physicians
      • Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, Contributes to New National Guideline Issued by AHA and ACC
      • Orland Park Radiation Oncology Now Open
      • 9 Physicians Join RMG Radiation Oncology in West Suburbs
      • U.S. News & World Report Voting Opens Soon 2024
    • January 2024 >
      • IT Systems at Lurie Childrens for Physicians
      • January 2024
      • Annual Laser Safety Training
      • Activity/Positioning with Mobility and PT/OT Eval & Treat Order Enhancements
      • Prior Authorization
      • How Physicians Can Participate In or Start an IGNITE Group
      • Clinical Team Improves ED Care for Patients With Opioid Use Disorders
      • Oak Brook Outpatient Center Now Open
      • Counterfeit Ozempic Causing Hypoglycemia May Be in Local Area
      • ‘Hello, World’: Bringing Advanced Technologies to Fruition
      • Qventus Platform for OR Availability Goes Live at Surgery Locations April 2
      • Qgenda Web Access Will Require NM Login
    • December 2023 >
      • New Systemwide Lipid Rescue Protocol, and Participate in the Mandatory Flu Vaccination by December 31
      • Congratulations to Physicians Recognized With Honors
      • CDH Chief Medical Officer Kevin Most, DO, Retires This Month
      • Sex Designation ‘X’ Now Live in Epic
      • Read About 5 Ways NM Impacted the Community in 2023
      • Qgenda Web Access Will Require NM Login
      • Holiday Greeting 2023
      • Todd Barrowclift, DO, Appointed CMO of Palos Hospital, and Other Leadership Updates
      • Epic SlicerDicer Access Expanded Across NM
    • November 2023 >
      • New Opioid Treatment Program Reporting Feature on ILPMP, Aerosol-Generating Procedure List Updated, and Flu Vaccination Deadline Extended to December 31
      • From Inception to Evolution of Palliative Medicine With Martha L. Twaddle, MD
      • NM Pioneers Innovative Approach to CGM Data in Epic
      • Epic Workflow Enhancements Go Live November 29 With Hyperdrive
      • NM Physicians Discuss Health Equity in Recent NU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
      • Notice of Medications Removed From System Formulary
      • DEA Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, and Participate in the Mandatory Flu Vaccination Campaign by December 1
      • New Outpatient Center Now Open in Old Irving Park
      • NM Doximity Contract Ends December 1
      • Clinical Team Work With Workforce Health & Safety to Raise Awareness of Blood and Body Fluid Exposures in the OR
      • Updates Coming to Legal Sex and Sex Assigned at Birth Fields in Epic
      • Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
    • October 2023 >
      • NM Aid Gaza
      • Potential Pharmacy Walkout Could Impact Ability to Get Prescriptions and Vaccines at Walgreens
      • Epic Workflow Enhancements Go Live at LFH, Marianjoy, Grayslake and Ambulatory Clinics October 29
      • One-Step Medications to Require Cosign Beginning October 31
      • New Improved Resources to Support Health Literacy
      • A Mission to Improve Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
      • Respiratory Virus Update; System P&T Committee Updates
      • Clinical Update - New System Policy for Patients Who Limit or Decline Blood Products
      • Claudia Tellez, MD, Leads Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic
      • Required Annual Safety and Integrity Training Opens Monday
      • Participate in the Mandatory Flu Vaccination Campaign by December 1
      • Feinberg Office of CME Can Now Report CME Credits for ABS Members
      • Fall 2023 Engagement Survey
    • September 2023 >
      • AUM List of Medications
      • Enhancements to NM Benefits for employed physicians
      • Clinical Update - September 28, 2023
      • Dinee Simpson, MD, Named NM Chief Health Equity Executive
      • Perioperative Guidance on GLP-1 Agonists
      • Ophthalmologist Robert S. Feder, MD, Receives 2023 Mecklenburg Award
      • Broad-Based Effort Delivers Better Patient Blood Management
      • Clinical Update - Flu Vaccine Campaign
      • Diane B. Wayne, MD, Is New CMO of NMH
      • Review Process and Policy Updates for NM Immediate Care Centers
      • Resources to Support Physician Mental Health
      • Complete Annual Training Requirements for Maternal Hypertension and OB Hemorrhage
    • August 2023 >
      • Daniela Ladner, MD, Leads Transplant Research and Innovation at NM
      • What You Need to Know About the New Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi
      • Five Stories to Know From FY23
      • How to Update Your “Find a Doctor” Profile on nm.org
      • New EAP Goes Live Tomorrow
      • Larissa R. Pavone, MD, Leads PM&R Residency Program at Marianjoy Rehabilitation
      • Learn More About How AI Supports Imaging
      • What Physicians Need to Know About NM's New EAP Vendor
      • NM-Q Medical Device Studio
      • New Patient Education Materials Prioritize Health Equity
      • R. Chris Bowen, MD, Leads Ocular Oncology Service
      • New Interpretation Services Platform Now Available Systemwide
      • Northwestern Medicine Hospitals and Specialties Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
    • July 2023 >
      • New Policies and Guidelines From System Pharmacy & Therapeutics
      • Joshua Hauser, MD, Teaches Medical Students the Value of Teamwork
      • Spotlight on Huntley Hospital
      • RFID Technology Helps NM Manage Key Supplies
      • Lollapalooza Music Festival to Impact Traffic Downtown
      • Amber N. Watters, MD, Leads Physician-Driven Design of New Obstetrics App
      • Check Your ILPMP Account for Suspicious Activity
      • Patrick M. McCarthy, MD, Leads Trial of Mitral Valve Repair Method
      • Susan E. Quaggin, MD, Named Chief of Medicine
    • June 2023 >
      • Use of Remdesivir for Treatment of COVID-19, Plus New Guidance on the Use of SGLT2 and Dose Rounding for Cytotoxic and Biologic Agents
      • An Update for Physicians From Dr. Chrisman
      • License Renewal Training and Deadlines
      • Epic Updates Impacting Clinical Practice
      • Oncology Clinicians Sought for Input on Telehealth Program
      • Andrew Oleksyn, DO, Featured on Good Morning America
      • New System Pharmacy & Therapeutics Site on NMI
      • New Transfer Center Module Now Live in Epic
      • Updated Aerosol Generating Procedures and PPE Guidelines and Updated Fingernail Grooming and Apparel Policies for Clinical Settings
      • Jeremiah Placido, MD, Appointed Chief Medical Officer of Kishwaukee and Valley West Hospitals
      • Immediate Care Centers Leverage Innovative Solutions to Enhance Patient Care
      • Kush R. Desai, MD, Leads Clinical Trial of New Stent for IVC Occlusion
      • Reminder: More Patients Now Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening
      • Sexual Harassment Training Required for Physicians Practicing or Supervising Employees in Chicago
      • Prescribers of Controlled Substances Must Register With Illinois Program
      • What Physicians Need to Know About Illinois License Renewals
    • May 2023 >
      • Hospital Pain Management Policy Is Aligned to Support Clinical Best Practices
      • P2P Network Expands to APPs and Nurses, Plus Scholars of Wellness Is Now Accepting Applications for AMC FY24
      • NM Gastroenterology Department Leads in Global Health Education
      • Why You Do What You Do: Lee A. Lindquist, MD
      • Medicaid Redetermination Renewal Will Impact Some Patients; New Presurgical Antibiotic Guidance for Patients With Non-anaphylactic Penicillin Allergy
      • Be Aware of Current DEA Scam Targeting Physicians and APPs
      • Apply for Funding for Innovative Ideas or Participate in a Program to Grow Innovative Solutions
      • NASCAR Street Race May Impact Travel Downtown
      • AAPI Heritage Month: NM Champion Network Members Reflect on Community
      • Learn About New Privacy and Security Standards for Independent and Personal Websites
      • Mental Health Credentialing Changes for Physicians
      • Momen Wahidi, MD, Becomes Medical Director of Canning Thoracic Institute and Health System Director of Interventional Pulmonology
      • DEA Extends COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medicines; Assist With the Timely Completion of Death Certificates
      • Clinical Update - Public Health Emergency Ending Impacts Telehealth, Medicare 3-Day Stay Waiver for SNF and Government Credentialing, Changes Simplify Use of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
      • Key Takeaways of OTC Narcan for Physicians
      • Systemwide Initiative Launches to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections
      • New Systemwide Guidelines for the Acute Management of Hyperkalemia
    • April 2023 >
      • Culture of Safety Survey Deadline Extended to May 5
      • FDA Advises Against Halyard N95 Respirator Use
      • New COVID-19 Masking and Eye Protection Guidelines, and Revised Hospital Visiting Hours
      • Eugene F. Yen, MD, Leads Gastroenterology in North and Northwest Suburbs
      • New Federal DEA Training Requirement: What You Need to Know
      • Update on Pain Management Committee Initiatives
      • Aleksandra Gmurcyzk, MD, Donates Kidney and Starts a Chain That Saves 2 Lives
      • Culture of Safety Survey Is Now Open
      • Potential Strike May Impact Shuttle Bus Service Downtown
    • March 2023 >
      • COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Procedures is Being Discontinued and Updated Eye Protection Guidelines
      • Celebrate Doctors’ Day 2023
      • Expertise and Teamwork at Delnor Save a Life After a Rare Trauma
      • Attend the MacEachern Symposium on April 19
      • Public Elevator Access Restrictions at NMH
      • Kennedy Expressway Construction Project Begins March 20
      • Why You Do What You Do: Micah J. Eimer, MD
      • Physician and Leader Q&A: Submit Your Questions for Dr. Chrisman
      • NM Successfully Performs Double-lung Transplant on Second Patient With Stage 4 Lung Cancer
      • Outpatient Infusion Center at Palos Plans Expansion
      • Clinical Update - Ischemic Stroke Protocols Go Live at the End of March
      • New Committee to Drive NM Development of Augmented Intelligence Solutions
      • Roxanna Garcia, MD, MS, Offers Specialized Neurocritical Care Services at Palos
      • New Facility Updates: Center for Pain and Spine Health Bloomingdale, and Winfield Town Center Medical Office Building
      • Watch for Fraudulent Text Messages
    • February 2023 >
      • Clinical Update - Interruptive Epic Alerts Reduced to Decrease Alert Fatigue, Antimicrobial and Diagnostic Stewardship Program Upgrades Website
      • Northwestern Medicine Brings ECMO Training Program to Community Hospitals
      • NM Champion Network Members Improve Experiences for Black Patients
      • U.S. News & World Report Voting Now Open
      • Annual Laser Safety Training for Physician Laser Users
    • January 2023 >
      • Clinical Update - Tenecteplase to Replace Alteplase in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke, New Standardized Guidelines for Managing Inpatients With Insulin Pumps
      • Q&A With Howard Chrisman, MD, Incoming CEO and President of NMHC
      • Justin Boike, MD, Sean Koppe, MD, and Team of NM Physicians Bring Expanded Liver Transplant Care to CDH
      • U.S. News & World Report Voting Opens Soon
      • Privacy Monitoring Expanded to Enterprise PACS System
      • Epic Lumens Go-Live Is February 1
      • New NM Hospital Standardizations for Blood Pressure Cuffs, Inpatient Insulin Pump Use Underway
      • A. Samad Soudagar, MD, Brings Advanced Interventional Gastroenterology Services to McHenry
      • Irene Blanco, MD, Leads Diversification in Rheumatology
      • Improvements in Epic and Training for Advance Care Planning Now Available
      • New DEA Scam Targets Physicians
    • December 2022 >
      • Clinical Update - Pre-Procedure COVID-19 Testing Protocol and Changes to NM Daily Symptom Check
      • Sharif A. Halim, MD, Leads Structural Heart Disease Program at Palos
      • NM Response to Pulmonary Embolism Is a ‘Tremendous Medical Collaboration’
      • New Sycamore Behavioral Health
      • Congratulations to Physicians Recognized With Honors
      • Pre-Med Summer Internship
      • Clinical Update - NM Discontinues Administration of Bebtelovimab and Evusheld, and Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Availability Update
      • Christopher J. Berry, MD, Performs First CardioMEMS Implant at Kishwaukee Hospital
      • NM Completes its Transition to MS Teams for Telehealth
      • Renovated Outpatient Clinic in Evanston Reopens
      • Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Expanding North
    • November 2022 >
      • Get Your Flu Shot
      • Ankit Bharat, MD, Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, and Rade Tomic, MD, Perform Northwestern Medicine’s First Successful Lung-Liver Transplant on a Former NMH Nurse
      • MyNM Paperless Billing
      • Philippines Mission Trip
      • Winter 2022 Engagement Survey
      • Benjamin Bryner, MD, and Duc Thinh Pham, MD, Perform First ‘Heart in a Box’ Transplant in Illinois
      • Urologist Anthony Schaeffer, MD, and Infectious Disease Specialists Janna Williams, MD, and Teresa Zembower, MD, Offer Complete Care for Patients With Complex Urologic Infections
      • Dean P. Shoener, MD, Leads the Expansion of General Surgery at Delnor Hospital
      • Personal Experience Leads Tokoya Williams, MD, to Join NM Team
    • October 2022 >
      • Howard B. Chrisman, MD, to Become President and CEO of NMHC, and Other Leadership Changes
      • Leo I. Gordon, MD, Honored with Prestigious Gary A. Mecklenburg Distinguished Physician Award
      • Dr. Ison Leaving NM for Prestigious Position at National Institutes of Health
      • All of Us Research Program Is Actively Recruiting Participants
      • Universal Masking Remains in Place for All Clinical Areas Across NM
      • Douglas R. Johnston, MD, Joins NM from Cleveland Clinic as Surgical Director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at NMH
      • CME Requirements for Illinois License Renewal and Annual Safety and Integrity Training
      • Q&A With Thomas McAfee, President of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
      • Open Enrollments Begins October 19 for All NM Employed Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
      • Lung Cancer Screening Program Clinical Update
      • Chicago Marathon Will Impact Traffic This Weekend
      • All of Us Research Program Is Actively Recruiting Participants
    • September 2022 >
      • Meet Critical Care Medicine Physician Laeeq Syed Shamsuddin, MD
      • Driver Rehabilitation Programs Help Older Adults and People With Disabilities Adapt to the Road
      • NM’s Three Advanced Practice Provider Directors and Growing Leadership Teams Are Charting the Course for a Bright Future
      • Chicago Water Main Replacement
      • COVID-19 Update Omicron Booster
      • Meet Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD, Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center
      • Rod S. Passman, MD, Leads Study of Digital-Assisted Personalized Medicine for Atrial Fibrillation
      • Meet Marsha Oberrieder
      • Apply for $250,000 in Grant Funds for Patient Safety Improvements by September 30
      • Q&A With Anne Hubling, President and Chief Nurse Executive of Marianjoy
      • Advance Care Planning Standardization at NM
      • Micah J. Eimer, MD, Leads the Renowned NM Summer Pre-Med Internship Program
      • How to Report Biased Behavior and Discrimination
      • New Contact Information for Corporate Insurance goes into effect September 1
      • Submit a Process Improvement Project by September 2
      • Update Your Home Address in PeopleSoft
      • Epic Downtime Planned For September 11
    • August 2022 >
      • Meet Julie E. Witkowski, MD, Medical Director of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Marianjoy
      • Epic-Integrated Teams Telehealth Platform Now Available
      • Christopher George, MD, and Jeffrey Wayne, MD, Lead Development of the New NM Cancer Center Orland Park
      • Complex Case: Cross-system Clinical Collaboration Expedites Care for a Life-threatening Spinal Injury
      • David Mochel, MD, Finds New Perspective Through NM Champion Network
      • Q&A With Ken Hedley, New President of CDH
      • NM Research Roundup: Dissolving Implantable Device Relieves Pain Without Medications
    • July 2022 >
      • Northwestern Medicine Hospitals are Named Among America's Best
      • NM to Offer COVID19 Vaccination to Inpatients and COVID19 Vaccination for Children Ages 6 Months to 4 Years Now Available
      • Pain Management Resources Enhanced and Made More Accessible
      • LFH Team Exemplifies Better in Response to Highland Park Tragedy
      • The Clinic of the Future Aims to Transform the Patient and Physician Experience
      • A Quinn Family Affair Father Son and Daughter Serve as Physicians at Palos Hospital
      • Recent Tragedy in Highland Park
      • Parambir Dulai, MD, to Lead Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Study for Ulcerative Colitis
      • After Roe: What NM Clinicians Should Know About the Impact in Illinois
      • NM Oncology Expands Access to Cancer Care in South Suburbs
      • John E. Pandolfino, MD, Leads Development of the New NM GERD Online Assessment Tool
    • June 2022 >
      • NM Unveils Plans for State-of-the-Art Outpatient Center in Bronzeville
      • Updating Cell Phone Number and Emergency Alert Areas
      • Clinical Update - June 24, 2022
      • Mansueto Innovation Institute Opens New Space and Launches Programs to Transform Healthcare Challenges Into Solutions
      • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Study
      • Your Monkeypox Questions Answered
      • Clinical Update - June 9, 2022
      • Gaurava Agarwal, MD, Becomes 1st NM Chief Wellness Executive
      • Ankit Bharat, MD, and Rafael Garza-Castillon, MD, Perform Historic ‘Lungs in a Box’ Transplant
      • New Look for Epic Results Review Available June 28
      • Alexander Lin, MD, an RMG Medical Director at Palos, Takes Passion for Women’s Health Care Around the World
      • Register Now for the NM Women Physicians Networking Event
      • Important Updates for Physicians
      • A Planned Epic Downtime Will Occur June 12
      • Policy Updates for the Use of Handheld Point-of-Care Ultrasound Devices
    • May 2022 >
      • Rajesh N. Keswani, MD, and John E. Pandolfino, MD, Are Advancing the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Gastrointestinal Care
      • Improved Epic Support Service Provides Priority Help for Physicians and APPs
      • Social Determinants of Health Assessment Launches Next Week in Primary Care Clinics
      • NM Physicians Bring Better Medicine to Chicago’s Championship Sports Teams
      • Culture of Safety Survey Launches May 24
      • Use EAP Services
      • Michael I. Peters, MD, Leads Collaboration Between EMS and ED to Benefit Patient Outcomes
      • Alert: Iodinate Contrast Agent Shortage
      • Grazia Aleppo, MD, Leads Successful Team-Based Approach to High-Risk Diabetes
      • Dmitry Pyatetsky, MD, and Julia Pyatetsky, RN, Organize NICU Blankets Donation for Newborn Twins in Ukraine
      • Attend NM Spring Town Halls
      • Physician Scam Alert
    • April 2022 >
      • Saadia S. Sherwani, MD, MS, Becomes NMH Chief Medical Officer
      • Samer Attar MD Brings Better to Ukraine
      • A. Samad Soudagar, MD, Leads Endoscopy Expansion at LFH and McHenry
      • Download the New Mobile App for Employees and Physicians Today
      • New Workplace Violence Training Now Required for Employed Physicians and Staff Who Interact With Patients and Visitors
      • Robin Cohen, MD, Leads New Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic at Marianjoy
      • Craig M. Horbinski, MD, PhD, Breaks Down a Groundbreaking Diagnostic Tool Now Available at NM
      • NMH and CDH Physicians Collaborate On a New Program that Helps Liver Transplant Patients Achieve Sobriety
      • Implicit Bias Training
    • March 2022 >
      • Study Reveals Response to Exercise is Key to Device Therapy for Patients with HFpEF
      • NM Hosts Systemwide Doctors' Day Celebrations
      • Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, Is the New Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services
      • Ankit Bharat, MD, Young Kwang Chae, MD, and the NM Transplant Team Collaborate on NM’s First Double-Lung Transplant in a Patient with Terminal Cancer
      • Result Management Key Initiative Relaunches Adrenal Model
      • NM to Host Women in Medicine Conference
      • Sophia Korovaichuk, MD, Peter A. Lechman, MD, and Vitaliy Y. Poylin, MD, Rally NM Community to Support Ukraine
      • Strategies for Navigating Difficult COVID-19 Conversations
      • Better is Everywhere
      • New Engagement Survey Launches March 22
      • Transplant Surgeons Perform First Robot-Assisted Living Donor Nephrectomy at NM
      • Christopher K. Mehta, MD, Leads Life-Saving Code Aorta Program
      • Complete Annual Laser Safety Training
    • February 2022 >
      • Landmark Gift to Establish Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Heart Hospital
      • Dimitri Kraince, MD, Leads Neurosciences Expansion Across NM
      • Khalilah L. Gates, MD, Michelle L. Prickett, MD, and Susan R. Russell, MD, Host New NM Get Better Podcast
      • Group O Red Blood Cells and Cryoprecipitate Supply Update
      • NM Ambulatory Growth Continues With 3 New Locations
      • National Wear Red Day
      • U.S. News and World Report Voting Opens Soon
      • New Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Now Available at NM
      • Action Required to Keep Your Paging Services
      • U.S. News and World Report Voting Now Open
    • January 2022 >
      • Gaurava Agarwal, MD, Provides Advice and Resources to Help Manage Pandemic Stress and Burnout
      • Documenting Cancer Stages in Epic Improves Care Quality
      • Jonathan Rich, MD, and Ankit Bharat, MD, Perform First Heart, Double-Lung Transplant at NM
      • Severe Group O RBC Shortage
      • NM Physicians Lead Development of Online Symptom Checker
    • December 2021 >
      • Best Wishes This Holiday Season
      • New Pre-visit Questionnaires Enhance Patient Care and Optimize Clinic Workflow
      • RMG Opens New Urology Clinic in West Region
      • Nicholas J. Volpe, MD, Expands Eye Care to More Outpatient Sites
      • New Licensure Requirement
      • Northwestern University Health Services Is Now Part of Northwestern Medicine
      • New Visage Ease App Provides Easy Access to PACS Imaging Studies
      • Ankit Bharat, MD, Writes of “Innovation Amid Despair” During the COVID-19 Pandemic
      • Dr. Bharat Leads the New NM Canning Thoracic Institute
    • November 2021 >
      • Dr. Krainc Spearheads the New NM Neurogenetic Program
      • Social Determinants of Health Assessment Launches in Inpatient Areas
      • NM Adopts New PET Agent for More Accurate Prostate Cancer Tests
      • Community Spotlight: NM Physicians Lead New Emergency Preparedness Initiative
      • New Cardiac Technologies in West and Northwest Regions
    • October 2021 >
      • NM Neurosurgery Expands to Increase Access to Neurosurgery Care
      • Central Structure Puts APPs Where Patients Need Them Most
      • Open Enrollment Is October 13 – 27
      • Clinical Library Database Ovid Is Now Available Systemwide
      • Annual Flu Vaccinations Now Available
    • September 2021 >
      • Shortage of Blood Collection Tubes
      • P2P Network Expands to North and West Regions
      • New Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Training Required by December 3
      • Eye Protection Is Being Standardized At NM
      • Engagement Survey Opens September 14
      • Culture of Safety Survey Feedback Overview
      • New Patient Survey Platform Now Live Across NM
    • July 2021 >
      • NM Hospitals Achieve National, Regional and State Recognition in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
      • Team-Based Approach Streamlines Spine Care at NMH
      • Thomas Moran, MD, CMO of Palos Hospital and Other South Region Leadership Changes
      • Minimally Invasive Treatment for Severe Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Now Available at CDH
      • Innovative Primary Care Clinic Opens in Naperville
      • First NM Ambulatory Site Opens in South Region
      • Modernized Nursing Units Open at McHenry
      • New Physician Website Launches
      • NM Transitions From Medline to Cardinal Health
    • May 2021 >
      • Grand Rounds Event Highlights Health Equity
      • Social Determinants of Health Pilot Project Goes Live
      • Medallia Patient Satisfaction Survey Goes Live
      • Complete the Safety Culture Survey by June 2
      • After COVID-19 Discharge, Return to Hospital Is Common
      • Behind Better: The NM Lung Transplant Team
      • ICCs Successfully Reduce Antibiotic Use for Viral Illnesses
    • March 2021 >
      • NM Celebrates National Doctors’ Day March 30
      • Improved Patient Transparency Begins March 30
      • Engagement Survey Recap and Next Survey Dates
      • Patient Bias Policy Lays Foundation for Further Support
      • NM Invests in Facility Upgrades and Service Expansions in West Region
      • Spotlight on Northwestern Medicine International Health
    • February 2021 >
      • U.S. News and World Report Voting Now Open - 2021
    • January 2021 >
      • COVID-19 Vaccine Updates and New Virus Strains
      • NM Launches the Comprehensive COVID-19 Center at NMH
      • Dr. Bolon Helps Lead Development of New Contact Tracing Program
      • NM Physicians and Providers Work To Achieve Greater Health Equity
    • November 2020 >
      • Flu Vaccination Disparity and Equity
      • Important COVID-19 Updates
      • Predictive Modeling to Identify Patient Deterioration
      • Result Management Key Initiative Goes Live in December
      • 5 Questions with NM Physician Well-Being Director Gaurava Agarwal, MD
      • Engagement Survey Opens December 8
    • September 2020 >
      • Annual Flu Vaccination Campaign Begins
      • NM Discontinues Use of Lead Aprons
      • RMG Neurosurgeon Peter Lee, MD, Performs NM’s First Endoscopic Discectomy
      • Lake Forest Hospital First in State to Offer Needle-Free Blood Draws
      • Pilot of Improved CPR Training Program Is Under Way
      • Epic Downtime Scheduled for Sunday, September 13
    • July 2020 >
      • Dr. Simon Leads Northwestern’s Center for Health Equity Transformation
      • Physician-Led Initiative to Improve Delayed Results in Diagnostic Imaging Goes Live in November
      • Introducing NM’s First Sleep Surgeon – Michael Awad, MD
      • Physician Perspective: The Future of Telehealth
      • BCVI at CDH Completes 200th TAVR
      • Northwestern Medicine Among America’s Best Hospitals
      • Team NM Volunteers Bring Food and Supplies to Bronzeville Residents
    • May 2020 >
      • COVID-19 Response and Reactivation Survey
      • NM Expands COVID-19 Testing
      • COVID-19 Clinical Insights Panel Q&A - May 2020
      • New Physician Well-Being Site and Peer Support Now Available
      • Universal Masking Guidelines
      • NM Reactivation: New Measures to Welcome Patients Back
    • April 2020 >
      • COVID-19 Clinical Insights Panel Q&A
      • Negative COVID-19 Test Results
      • New Provider Exposure and PPE Guidelines
      • Vocera Use for COVID-19 Communications
      • Taking Care of Yourself and Your Team
      • Governor’s Executive Order Regarding Immunity From Liability
      • Plasma Donations May Help Current Patients
    • March 2020 >
      • Updated PPE Guidelines
      • Recommended Telehealth Practices
      • Alternative COVID Testing Sites
      • Temporary License Extension
      • New Procedures for Hospitalized Patients
    • January 2020 >
      • New Physician Experience Survey Launches February 11
      • U.S. News and World Report Voting Now Open
      • Fitness for Duty: Recreational Cannabis
      • Vocera Enhancements Improve Experience
      • Review of Surgical Videos Aims to Improve Quality, Collaboration
      • NMG Plastic Surgeon Leads Launch of Gender Pathways Program
      • Redesigned Physician Profiles Now Live on NM.org
      • MyNMI, IS and MyHR Move to a Single Service Portal January 30
    • November 2019 >
      • Vaping-Related Lung Injury: What You Need to Know
      • NMH ED Physician Extends the Reach of Disaster Relief
      • NMG Physician Leader Launches Well-being Program
      • Women in Medicine Symposium Attracts Over 400
      • Orthopaedic Surgeon Leads Opioid Dosing Guidelines for NM
      • HSCCs Improve Quality, Safety and Care Alignment
      • Complete Annual Safety and Integrity Training by December 2
    • September 2019 >
      • On the Front Lines in El Paso and Dayton
      • Get Your Flu Shot By December 1
      • New Illinois Licensing Requirements
      • Meet the New CMO in Qatar: Riad AbdelKarim, MD, MS
      • New Technology Automates Supply Management at LFH
      • CDH Among First to Deploy Robotic Technology Targeting Lung Cancer
      • NM Quality Measures Available Online
    • July 2019 >
      • Ask the Expert Q&A: What You Need to Know About Marijuana Legalization
      • The Road to Greatness: A Page From the BCVI Playbook
      • Physician Burnout: Organizations Must Change
      • Katherine Tynus, MD, on Affecting Change in Organized Medicine
      • Dr. Abecassis Named Dean of University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tuscon
      • Secure Data on USBs
      • Office of Research Expands Access to Systemwide
    • May 2019 >
      • Stroke Executive Council Driving Change
      • Save the Date for 2019 Physician Engagement Survey
      • Cancer Care Alignment Underway
      • Favorite Epic Tips to Improve Efficiency
    • March 2019 >
      • Celebrate National Doctors’ Day Tuesday, April 2
      • Prepare for the Epic Upgrade on March 24
      • Enhance Recovery Pathway Update
      • Two New Licensure Requirements for 2020 Renewal
      • Vocera Fix Improves Device Battery Life
    • January 2019 >
      • U.S. News and World Report Voting Opens Soon
      • Annual Safety and Integrity Training Extension
      • Secure Texting for Providers Launches January 28
      • From Translation to Transplant
      • Urology Program Receives $10M Gift
      • MyNM Mobile App Now Available
      • Congratulations to All Northwestern Medicine Top Doctors!
      • Online Physician Transparency Reporting Now Systemwide
    • November 2018 >
      • The NMHC Operating Model: Benefitting Patients and Physicians
      • NMHC and Centegra: Putting Patients First
      • Health System Collaboratives Lead to Care Improvement
      • Post-Acute Care Preferred Provider Network Launches
  • Physicians You Need to Know
    • March 2022 >
      • Why You Do What You Do Ian Cohen MD
    • February 2022 >
      • Why You Do What You Do - NWR Chief Medical Officer Irfan N. Hafiz, MD
    • January 2022 >
      • Interventional Radiologist Kush R. Desai, MD, Advances Breakthrough Solution for Embedded IVC Filter Retrieval
      • Jonathon Song, MD, Appointed Chief Medical Officer of Delnor Hospital
    • December 2021 >
      • Nauman Mushtaq, MD, Leads New Dyspnea Clinic at Central DuPage Hospital
      • Meet Bariatric Surgeon Veronica T. Guerrero, MD
    • November 2021 >
      • Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Announces South Region Leaders
      • Dr. Clements Reflects on the Growth of NM Family Medicine Residency
    • October 2021 >
      • Marianjoy CMO Turns to His Team for Help After a Stroke
      • Why You Do What You Do: Michael Howard, MD, Plastic Surgery
    • September 2021 >
      • Dr. Knight Leads Development of New VeriSight Pro ICE Heart Catheter
      • Neurosurgery Resident Ignites Hope in the Face of Adversity
      • Meet Tonye Teme, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiologist
    • July 2021 >
      • Addition of Amy Heimberger, MD, Deepens NM’s Brain Tumor Research
      • Robert S. Nierzwicki, MD
      • Why You Do What You Do: John E. Fortunato, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology
    • May 2021 >
      • Linda Suleiman, MD, and Quentin Youmans, MD, Honored
      • Why You Do What You Do: Deeba Masood, MD
      • Shaiba Ansari-Ali, MD, Publishes Book About Her Stroke
      • Meet Jennifer L. Lew, MD, Obstetrician-Gynecologist
    • March 2021 >
      • Seth Pollack, MD, Joins Northwestern Medicine as Director of the Sarcoma Program
      • PMG Breast Surgeon Miraj Shah-Khan, MD
      • Dr. Bell Brings COVID-19 Education to Underserved Communities
      • Dr. Gondi’s Hippocampal Avoidance Study Among Top Five Downloads of 2020
    • January 2021 >
      • Dr. Wilcox Leads NM Heart Failure and Transplant Program at NMH
      • Thank You, Mujahid Hussain, MD
      • Patient Outcome Highlights Strength of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute North Region
      • Dr. Patel Leads Comprehensive Program for Vulvar and Vaginal Health
    • November 2020 >
      • William Grobman, MD, Elected to National Academy of Medicine
      • Cardiologist Jay Pandit, MD, Leads BASIC Study
      • Meet Alan Wan, DO, Northwest Region Oncology Leader
      • Santhanam Suresh, MD, Named President of the ABA
    • September 2020 >
      • Distinguished Surgeon Hasan B. Alam, MD, Named Chair of Surgery
      • LFH Welcomes Renowned Vascular Surgeon John F. Golan, MD
      • Cardiothoracic Surgeon Aqeel Sandhu, MD, Expand Heart Care In the Northwest Region
      • Benjamin Seides, MD, Brings Innovative Interventional Pulmonology to CDH
    • March 2020 >
      • How Christopher George, MD, Lives Out NM’s Excellence Value
      • Behind Better: Transplant Surgeon Dinee Simpson, MD
    • January 2020 >
      • How Mike Schmidt, MD, ACMO of NMH and associate professor in EM, got into medicine
      • NMG Vascular and Interventional Radiologist Resurrects Denver Shunt
      • Neurosurgeon Peter Lee, MD, Expands CDH Spine Program with Mazor X
      • Congratulations to All Northwestern Medicine Top Doctors!
    • November 2019 >
      • Paul Chiang, MD
      • Sam Kim, MD
      • Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD
    • September 2019 >
      • Robert Bonow, MD, MS
      • Victor Foorsov, MD
    • May 2019 >
      • Fan Caprio, MD
      • Richard Bernstein, MD
      • Harish N. Shownkeen, MD, FAHA
    • March 2019 >
      • Martha Twaddle, MD
      • Avram Fraint, MD
      • Mary Maish, MD
    • January 2019 >
      • Timothy Havenhill, MD
      • Mohammed Mubbasheer Shaik, MD
      • Jenny Yoo, MD
    • November 2019 >
      • Northwestern Memorial Names New Medical Director For The Lung Transplant Program​
      • Getting to Know: Roger Stupp, MD
      • Ankit Bharat, MD, First in Illinois to Complete Robotic Tracheoplasty
  • Licensure and Regulatory Requirements
  • Clinical Notes and Notices
    • February 2022 >
      • Discounted Coronary Calcium Scans Available
      • DEA Scam Alert for Physicians
    • January 2022 >
      • Daily Portable Chest X-ray Order Has Been Removed From Epic
    • October 2021 >
      • Clinical Spotlight: New Tools Help Physicians Conserve Critically Low Blood Supplies
    • September 2021 >
      • Expanded Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines
      • Prepare for September Epic Updates
    • July 2021 >
      • New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines
      • SureScripts Dispense Units to Change August 5
      • Blood Order Changes Coming July 24
      • MyChart Proxy Access Changes Now Live
      • Vocera Integrated Clinical Communications Implementation Delayed
    • May 2021 >
      • New NM Interactive Platform Launches
      • Prepare for New PACS in the West and Northwest Regions on June 13
      • CMS Now Requires Notices for Patients’ ADT Events
      • Central and North Regions Will Receive Streamlined Lab Workflows
    • March 2021 >
      • Central, North, West and Northwest Regions Receive New PACS in April, June
      • Use Correct Remote Access Portal to Streamline Access to NMI
      • NM Interactive to Move to a New Platform in May
    • January 2021 >
      • New Lab and Blood Bank Applications Will Go Live in the West Region
      • Imaging Decision Support Consultation Requirement Starts February 28
      • New Care Pathway, Order Sets Align Care for Patients With Upper GI Bleeding
      • New Smoke-Free Environment Policy Launches Systemwide
    • November 2020 >
      • Prepare for December Epic Updates
      • Palliative Care HSCC Has Launched
      • The Benefits of Therapeutic Interchange
    • September 2020 >
      • Epic and Informatics Update - September 2020
      • Diagnostic Imaging Key Initiative Update: Enterprise PACS and Clinical Decision Support
    • July 2020 >
      • Hazardous Drugs Initiative
    • May 2020 >
      • HSCCs Resume to Align Care
      • Epic Quarterly Update
    • March 2020 >
      • Northwest Region Now Live on Epic
      • New Rules for Handling Hazardous Drugs Go Into Effect May 1
      • Clinical Decision Support for Advanced Imaging Required by CMS This Year
      • Epic Orders for Lung Cancer CT Screening Now Available
    • January 2020 >
      • Epic Alert: “Test” Prescription Price Checks
      • ICC RN Triage Hotline Launches Across NM
    • November 2019 >
      • Clinical Decision Support Required by CMS in 2020
      • Prepare For Epic Updates December 8 and Northwest Region Go-Live February 29
      • Two New Illinois Licensing Requirements
      • Free Flu Vaccinations Available
    • September 2019 >
      • New VTE BPA Alerts Now Live in Epic
      • Epic Updates
      • TRANSDERM SCŌP: Important Drug Warning and Prescribing Advisory
    • July 2019 >
      • Hardware Deployment In Northwest Region
      • Epic and NM MyChart Updates from Health Informatics
      • Vocera Phase Two Expands Access
      • Cardiovascular MD Referral App Extends NM Heart Care
    • May 2019 >
      • Health System Collaboratives: Making Improvements Big and Small
      • Now Live on Epic in the Northwest
      • Delnor Family Medicine Residency
      • NM Launches a Leadership Development Program with Kellogg School of Management
    • March 2019 >
      • Break-the-Glass Goes Live in Epic May 1
      • Supply Chain Value Analysis
      • New Step to Access NM.org Email Address on Mobile Device or Webmail
    • January 2019 >
      • 2019 Joint Affiliate Annual Disclosure Due February 28
      • Planning for the March 24 Epic Upgrade
      • Breast Density Legislation in Illinois: HB 4392 Effective January 1
    • November 2019 >
      • New NM Breast Imaging Clinical Pathways
  • Community Connect
    • March 2020 >
      • Celebrating Everyday Humanitarians Like Rellina Brown
      • Dr. Shankar Improves Health and Homes in Guatemala
  • Feinberg School of Medicine News
  • Research and Breakthroughs
    • March 2022 >
      • Study Reveals Response to Exercise is Key to Device Therapy for Patients with HFpEF
    • May 2021 >
      • New Treatment Reduces COVID-19 Damage in Preclinical Study
      • Physician and Patient Findings Lead to FDA Label Change
    • September 2020 >
      • New Studies Highlight Racial Disparities Among Stroke Patients With COVID-19
    • July 2020 >
      • New Research Trial Open for Patients With Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
    • January 2020 >
      • Dr. Alam Recruiting Patients for Esketamine Clinical Trial
  • CME Opportunities
  • Honors and Recognitions
    • July 2023
    • July 2022 >
      • Okwuosa and Pandolfino Honored by I Am Abel Foundation
    • November 2021 >
      • George T. Chiampas, DO, Honored
      • NM Physicians Achieve Mako Robot Milestones
      • NM Physicians Recognized for Heart Association Leadership
    • November 2020 >
      • Kishwaukee Hospital Breast Health Center Accreditation
    • September 2020 >
      • LFH Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack!
  • Events
    • U.S. News & World Report Voting Now Open >
      • Register to Donate Blood This Week at NM
    • Complete the Annual Conflict of Interest Survey by March 1
    • NMH Medical Staff Financial Wellness Series
    • Required FY22 Annual Safety and Integrity Training
  • Physician Resources
    • Welcome New Physicians
    • Virtual New Provider Orientation
    • NM Request for Application
    • Physician Portrait Sessions
    • SupportLinc MD (EAP)
    • Epic News and Insights
    • Clinical and Informatics Resources >
      • Open Notes
      • Vocera Resources
      • QGenda Resources
  • Set Healthy Boundaries With Resources From SupportLinc
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    • IV Fluid Shortage- Cancer Center-Infusion
    • IV Fluid Shortage- Inpatient
    • IV Fluid Shortage- Pharmacy
    • IV Fluid Shortage- Procedurals
    • IV Fluid Shortage--Resources and Epic Tip sheets
    • IV Fluid Supply Returns to Normal
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  • LFH Concierge Program
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Please join us in welcoming practitioners recently granted Northwestern Medicine medical staff membership and/or privileges. Additional information about each practitioner is available on the Physician Finder page at nm.org.

May 2026

​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Abigayil C. Dieguez, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Carl N. Valentin, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Deborah Yu, MD Pediatrics
Delaney J. Scollan, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jessica A. Korpics, MD Pediatrics
Nataliia Lysa, DDS Dentistry
Rahul Krishnan, MD Gynecologic Oncology

​Northwestern ​Palos Hospital

Brandon T. Kunz, DPM Podiatry
Dean P. Schraufnagel, MD Thoracic Surgery
Graham S. Peigh, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology
M. Cameron Willoughby, DO Cardiac Electrophysiology
Yuriko Yagi, MD Thoracic Surgery

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

Abigayil C. Dieguez, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Andrea M. Gorjaczew, DO Emergency Medicine
Anna M. Chichura, MD Breast Surgery
Dillon B. Karst, MD Family Medicine
Jessica Munoz, MD Emergency Medicine
Leslie D. Mattson, MD Internal Medicine
Michael D. Harries, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Michael M. Alebich, DO Internal Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

Dean P. Schraufnagel, MD Thoracic Surgery
Vladimir Vidanovic, MD Pathology

Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

Alexandra T. Mendez, DO Anesthesiology
Aubrey B. Matella, MD Pediatrics
Indok Park, DO Hospital Medicine
Jennifer M. Goeddel, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kevin Hodges, MD Cardiac Surgery
Mariusz A. Olszewski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Natalie Lambajian-Drummond, MD Pediatrics
Ricardo Boix Garibo, MD Cardiac Surgery
Stephen F. Chiu, MD Cardiac Surgery

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
​Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital

Alexandra T. Mendez, DO Anesthesiology
Ashraf A. Baeshu, MD Neonatology
Kenneth W. Song, MD Anesthesiology
Mohit K. Chawla, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology
Neerav Kothari, MD Anesthesiology
Prathayini Subarajan, DO Endocrinology

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

Kevin Tsui, MD Critical Care Medicine
Mateo Tole, MD Pulmonology
Michael G. Lacey, DPM Podiatry
Monal J. Patel, DO Hospital Medicine
Sasha M. Demos, MD, PhD Anesthesiology
Senuri N. Layer, MD Hospital Medicine

April 2026

​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Denise N. Sousa, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Guido J. Mora Calderon Pediatric Endocrinology
Juan J. Lado, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Sean E. DeLacey, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Stephanie M. Marshall, MD Neonatology
Stephen E. Hawthorne, MD Family Medicine
Yuriko Yagi, MD Thoracic Surgery

​Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

Ali A. Al Saraf, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Chirag A. Dholakia, MD General Surgery
Christopher Saagar Ahuja, MD, PhD Neurological Surgery
Gnel Pivazyan, MD Neurological Surgery
Jagan K. Kansal, MD Urology
Jason B. Rice, MD Internal Medicine
Jeff Hong, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Kevin N. Swong, MD Spine Surgery
Lindsey A. Gakenheimer-Smith Pediatric Cardiology
Marcin S. Jungiewicz, DO Family Medicine
Mark A. Sibul, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Moira McQuillan McGee, MD Family Medicine
Neal Rajendra Shah, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Noah E. Atwi, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Taras W. Masnyk, MD, PhD Neurological Surgery

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

Denise N. Sousa, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Guido J. Mora Calderon Pediatric Endocrinology
Juan J. Lado, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Sean E. DeLacey, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Stephanie M. Marshall, MD Neonatology
Stephen E. Hawthorne, MD Family Medicine
Yuriko Yagi, MD Thoracic Surgery

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

Ashley Lynn Dojcsak, DO Hospital Medicine
Evan D. Allen, MD Neurology
Lidiya Golub, MD Hospital Medicine
Vamshi K. Vadlapatla, MD Hematology and Medical Oncology
Yuriko Yagi, MD Thoracic Surgery
Zoran M. Grujic, MD Behavioral Neurology

Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

Eva N. Christensen, MD, PhD Radiation Oncology
Farhan Farooqui, MD Anesthesiology
Joana E. Ochoa, MD Endocrine Surgery
Mahad Raheel, MD Hospital Medicine
Ned I. Zallik, MD Internal Medicine — Concierge Medicine
Sherazad Islam, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Smriti Goel, MD Internal Medicine — Concierge Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital

Jeffrey S. Raskin, MD Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
​Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital

Ahmad Alkaddour, MD Gastroenterology
Dean P. Schraufnagel, MD Thoracic Surgery
Jeff Hong, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Michael W. Balbus, MD Neonatology
Yuriko Yagi, MD Thoracic Surgery

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital

Annaclaire Brodnick, MD Emergency Medicine
Chitaru Kurihara, MD Thoracic Surgery
David H. Sui, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dean P. Schraufnagel, MD Thoracic Surgery
Vamshi K. Vadlapatla, MD Hematology and Medical Oncology
Yuriko Yagi, MD Thoracic Surgery

March 2026

​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Aisha Ahmed, MD Allergy and Immunology
Alan Kenneth Klitzke, MD Nuclear Medicine
Brent I. Rappaport, PhD Psychology
Christina D. Diaz, MD Pediatric Anesthesiology
Daniel Keith Bicknell, DMD Dentistry
Jason Bert Edwards, DO Brain Injury Medicine
Jennifer Janell Parker, MD, PhD Dermatology
Joana E. Ochoa, MD Endocrine Surgery
Paul Stewart Bierman, MD Gastroenterology
Richard M. Wiet, MD Neurotology
Samir Mahendra Patel, DMD Otolaryngology
Sarah Anne Mihalov, MD, MPH Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Shuai Xu, MD Dermatology

​Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

Christopher Saagar Ahuja, MD, PhD Neurological Surgery
Gnel Pivazyan, MD Neurological Surgery
Jagan Kansal, MD Urology
Jason Benjamin Rice, MD Internal Medicine
Jeff Hong, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Joana E. Ochoa, MD Endocrine Surgery
Kyla M. Smith, MD Pediatrics
Lindsey Gakenheimer-Smith, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Moira McQuillan McGee, MD Family Medicine
Neal Rajendra Shah, MD Diagnostic Radiology

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

Ashley Lynn Dojcsak, DO Hospital Medicine
Ayesha Badar, MD Glaucoma
Corey Hazekamp, MD Emergency Medicine
Daniyal Munir, DO Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Denise N. Sousa, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Guido J. Mora Calderon, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Jeff Hong, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Jennifer L. Miller, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Juan Lado, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Manoj P. Kalayil, MD Anesthesiology
Monica Elizabeth Bianco, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Natalie Lambajian-Drummond, MD Pediatrics
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February 2026

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Angela L Leffelman, MD Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
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Michael A Havens, MD Pathology
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Baasma Khan, DO Internal Medicine
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Ashaki D Patel, MD Dermatology
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Nicole D Anania, DO Pediatric Hospital Medicine
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December 2025

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Carolynn Marie Dude, MD, PhD Maternal Fetal Medicine
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Jenny Nancy Guo, MD Urology
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Abby Lynn Ianakiev, MD Pediatrics
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Bhairvi S Jani, MD Gastroenterology
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November 2025

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Andrew A Lawson, MD Pediatric Cardiology
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Andrew A Lawson, MD Pediatric Cardiology
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Benjamin S Bryner, MD Cardiac Surgery
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Bindi Parikh, MD Neuro Critical Care
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Anjum S Hussaini, MD Hospital Medicine
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Adam Joseph Sanchez, MD Diagnostic Radiology
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Andrew A Lawson, MD Pediatric Cardiology
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Neil P Shah, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Michael Brett Heller, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Neil P Shah, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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October 2025

​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Aleksandar Krbanjevic, MD, PhD Pathology
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Alexander Taikwel, DO Internal Medicine
Amish H Desai, MD Internal Medicine
Anand R Desai, MD General Surgery
Benjamin Thomas Many, MD Pediatric Surgery
Christian Fritz Hyacinthe, MD Ophthalmology
Christine L Franco, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Daniel G Bruetman, MD Hematology and Medical Oncology
David F Grabski, MD, PhD Pediatric Surgery
Dawne Julia Collier, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Guido J Mora Calderon, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Jane Stocks, PhD Neuropsychology
Joshua Young-Ki Park, MD Hospital Medicine
Juan J Lado, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Laura D Levin, DO Pediatric Endocrinology
Lindsey A Gakenheimer-Smith, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Marc Daniel Samsky, MD Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Mariana Hernandez Gonzalez-Monje, MD, PhD Movement Disorders
Matthew Colman, MD Spine Surgery
Maya Jackson-Gibson, MD Pediatrics
Megan Melland-Smith, MD General Surgery
Mehwish Amina Khan, DO Internal Medicine
Mohammed Ruzieh, MD Cardiology
Monica Elizabeth Bianco, MD Pediatric Endocrinology
Monica Kimberly Park, MD Family Medicine
Nabil Raslan Othman, MD Anesthesiology
Neil Patel, MD Family Medicine
Nicole R Henry, DO Pediatric Anesthesiology
Omar Ihsan Faraj, DMD, MD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Priya Sharma, DO Epilepsy
Sarah Alyssa Goldstein, MD Cardiology
Shizuka Tomatsu, MD Sleep Medicine
Sowmya Narayanan, MD, PhD Colon and Rectal Surgery
Valerie M Vargas Figueroa, MD Body Imaging
Zachary Jeremiah Craig, MD Neurology

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Alyeldin M Elgamil, MD Anesthesiology
Christine Noel Stella, DO Internal Medicine
Darren M Brenner, MD Gastroenterology
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Mounika Paravastu, DO Endocrinology
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Andrew Evo Bertagna, MD, DMD Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Andrew M Naidech, MD, MSPH Neuro Critical Care
Anoosh Salman, MD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Ariana Heiger, DO Family Medicine
Avery N Nelson, MD Otolaryngology
Benjamin Thomas Many, MD Pediatric Surgery
Bojan Slavnic, DO Psychiatry
David F Grabski, MD, PhD Pediatric Surgery
Heba Hussain Akbari, MD Epilepsy
Hiba A Khan, DO Family Medicine
Lisa Ann Groskopf, DO Hospital Medicine
Luis John Hernandez, MD Gastroenterology
Mahum Mirza, DO Rheumatology
Mahwish Hussain Saim, MD Pulmonology
Matthew J Sloan, MD Urology
Megan Patel, DO Anesthesiology
Meghan Beatson, MD Dermatology
Melissa Schumacher, MD Internal Medicine
Mukti A Patel, MD Hematology and Medical Oncology
Pranusha Pinna, DO Neurology
Samuel Onusko, MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

Andrew M Naidech, MD, MSPH Neuro Critical Care
Anju Mohan, MD Nephrology
Avery N Nelson, MD Otolaryngology
Lisa Ann Groskopf, DO Hospital Medicine
Mahwish Hussain Saim, MD Pulmonology
Matthew J Sloan, MD Urology
Pranusha Pinna, DO Neurology
Samuel Onusko, MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital

Allison S Komorowski, MD Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Christopher M Kapp, MD Interventional Pulmonology
Dhruv K Pandya, MD Internal Medicine
Gnel Pivazyan, MD Neurological Surgery
James Boddu, MD Neurological Surgery
Momen Wahidi, MD Interventional Pulmonology
Nicole Tomczuk, DO Internal Medicine
Patrick Cullen Foley, DO Family Medicine

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Jacob A Kaiser, MD Hospital Medicine
Mahwish Hussain Saim, MD Pulmonology
Samuel Onusko, MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
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Anna K Lakoma Kuiken, MD General Surgery
Faheemuddin Azher Ahmed, MD Hospital Medicine
Gnel Pivazyan, MD Neurological Surgery
Hugo Thompson Lai, MD Hospital Medicine
James Boddu, MD Neurological Surgery

​Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
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Ahsun Riaz, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Bita Semsarieh, MD Cardiology
Fabian Nalichowski, MD Hospital Medicine
James M Towne, MD Hospital Medicine
Maria Caridad Aguilera Astudillo, MD Endocrinology
Neil Karan Mohindra, MD Hospital Medicine
Petro Shafranyuk, MD Hospital Medicine
Rajeev Kumar, MD Neonatology
Saad Jamil, MD Hospital Medicine
Samdeep Konda Mouli, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Talha Syed Ahmed, DO Emergency Medicine
Yaser Mustafa, MD Hospital Medicine
Ahsun Riaz, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Baroosh Durrani, DO Hospital Medicine
Bita Semsarieh, MD Cardiology
Fabian Nalichowski, MD Hospital Medicine
James M Towne, MD Hospital Medicine
Kushal Patel, DO Emergency Medicine
Munjum R Ashu, MD Hospital Medicine
Neil Karan Mohindra, MD Hospital Medicine
Petro Shafranyuk, MD Hospital Medicine
Saad Jamil, MD Hospital Medicine
Samdeep Konda Mouli, MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Talha Syed Ahmed, DO Emergency Medicine
Yaser Mustafa, MD Hospital Medicine

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Aparna Vootkur, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Avery N Nelson, MD Otolaryngology
Eliana C Geller, DO Geriatric Medicine
Lindsey A Gakenheimer-Smith, MD Pediatric Cardiology
Richard A Kane, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Valerie M Vargas Figueroa, MD Body Imaging

August 2025

​Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Amaury I Michel, MD Family Medicine
Andrew L Tondryk, MD Hospital Medicine
Audrey Joan Panko, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brianna M Knoll, MD Hospital Medicine
Christina Ying Zhou, MD Pediatrics
Claire E Ketchem, MD Hospital Medicine
Elisabeth Martin, MD, MPH Pediatric Surgery
Elizabeth M Anteau, MD Pediatrics
Elizabeth R Hall, MD Anesthesiology
Eric M Tarkowski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Gnel Pivazyan, MD Neurological Surgery
Gopi R Patel, DO Anesthesiology
Graham Spencer Peigh, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology
Hannah E Pope, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jackson T Knappen, MD Hospital Medicine
James Boddu, MD Neurological Surgery
Jay Ezra Haggerty, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Jessica H Kruse, MD Anesthesiology
John D Beetz, MD Hospital Medicine
Marlise Pierre-Wright, MD Internal Medicine
Mohammed Mirza, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Morgan Nicole McLuckey, MD Pediatric Radiology
Negin Farsi, MD Pathology
Noah Thomas Roheny, DO Hospital Medicine
Parin Mehta, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Peter O Bamikole, MD Anesthesiology
Ravi M Sheth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan B Shapiro, MD Hospital Medicine
Ryan D Donaghy, MD Neuromuscular Medicine
Ryan T Foley, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Sarah J Doran, MD, PhD Neurology
Shetal Amin, MD Psychiatry
Sophia A Bidny, MD Pediatrics
Waseem K Khan, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Xiao-Yu Wang, MD Maternal Fetal Medicine

​Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital

Akash Kataruka, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cathleen McGovern, DO Palliative Medicine
Constantine Louis Karras, MD Neurological Surgery
Eric M Tarkowski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Gregory Paul Ruzich, MD Family Medicine
Jay Ezra Haggerty, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Jonathan Cappeller Cotton, MD Orthopaedic Surgery
Jonathan N Hourmozdi, MD Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Kimberley Ann Cataldo, MD Pathology
Mariangeline Gonzalez Ortiz, MD Family Medicine
Mohammed Mirza, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Nilay A Patel, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Parin Mehta, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ravi M Sheth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan T Foley, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Setri Steven Fugar, MD Cardiology
Wara A Imam, DO Pediatrics
Waseem K Khan, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Xavier Fernando Pombar, DO Maternal Fetal Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

Alejandro Gonzalez, MD Family Medicine
Andia Mitri Renz, MD Dermatology
Constantine Louis Karras, MD Neurological Surgery
Dagan Hammar, MD Hospital Medicine
Darshan Easwaran Variyam, MD Pediatric Radiology
Elizabeth A Kinsella, MD Pediatrics
Joel A Kovoor, MD Ophthalmology
Lydia Su, MD Anesthesiology
Mohammad Daaif, MD Neurology
Morgan Nicole McLuckey, MD Pediatric Radiology
Reega Dhananjay Purohit, MD Pediatric Neurology
Sabrina Tahseen, DO Family Medicine
Shankar Rajeswaran, MD Pediatric Radiology
Steven Thomas Heidt, MD Nephrology
Summer Nicole Rochester, DO General Surgery
Suzanne Marie DiBattista, MD Pediatrics
Xavier Fernando Pombar, DO Maternal Fetal Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

Arshia Wadhwa, MD Ophthalmology
Constantine Louis Karras, MD Neurological Surgery
Dagan Hammar, MD Hospital Medicine
Douglas Ross Johnston, MD Cardiac Surgery
Ischel G Kelso, MD Family Medicine
Morgan Nicole McLuckey, MD Pediatric Radiology
Rebecca Louise Stith, DDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Rebecca Lynn Kasa, DO Family Medicine
Steven Thomas Heidt, MD Nephrology
Xavier Fernando Pombar, DO Maternal Fetal Medicine

​​​Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital

Aaron James Clark, MD Cardiac Surgery
Adam E Prescott, MD Hematology and Medical Oncology
Constantine Louis Karras, MD Neurological Surgery
Eric M Tarkowski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Irena Medenica, MD Hospital Medicine
Jay Ezra Haggerty, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Kenneth Young-Hoon Lee, MD Emergency Medicine
Kinza Gul, MD Hospital Medicine
Mohammed Mirza, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Nicole McAlvany, DO Infectious Disease
Nilay A Patel, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Parin Mehta, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ravi M Sheth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan T Foley, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Sahishnu Patel, DO Cardiology
Stefanie Vamenta, MD Cardiology
Waseem K Khan, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Xavier Fernando Pombar, DO Maternal Fetal Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital

Dagan Hammar, MD Hospital Medicine
Eric M Tarkowski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jay Ezra Haggerty, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Mohammed Mirza, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Morgan Nicole McLuckey, MD Pediatric Radiology
Parin Mehta, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ravi M Sheth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan T Foley, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Steven Thomas Heidt, MD Nephrology
Waseem K Khan, MD Diagnostic Radiology

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
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Adewale Adeyooye, MD Anesthesiology
Ahmad Jarrar, MD Critical Care Medicine
Bindu Finnell, MD Hospital Medicine
Constantine Louis Karras, MD Neurological Surgery
Eric M Tarkowski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jay Ezra Haggerty, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Joshua Santoli, MD Critical Care Medicine
Maryam Fatima Raouf, MD Pathology
Matthew Joseph Heinz, DDS, MD Dentistry
Meera R Patel, MD Hospital Medicine
Mohammed Mirza, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Nilay A Patel, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Parin Mehta, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ravi M Sheth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan T Foley, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Waseem K Khan, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Xavier Fernando Pombar, DO Maternal Fetal Medicine

​Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
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Ajay Chapa, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Alan Joel Woronoff, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Albert Mendelson, MD Body Imaging
Alex Sukhyun Hong, MD Interventional Neuroradiology
Alexander J Nemeth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Alexander W Korutz, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Ali Mostafa Serhal, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Alison Esteva-Sanders, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Allison M Bronson, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Alpa R Chandarana, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Amir A Borhani, MD Body Imaging
Ammar Al-Saraf, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Amy George, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Andrew F Griffin, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ankur Garg, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Anoop H Karna, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Anugayathri Jawahar, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Avin Kounsal, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Balatripura S Voruganti, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Benjamin Lurvey, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Benjamin P Liu, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Bindu Finnell, MD Hospital Medicine
Bradley Allan Herynk, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Bradley David Allen, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Cecil G Wood, III MD Diagnostic Radiology
Chase S Krumpelman, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Chinwike Terry Agbo, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Corinne E Atty, DO Diagnostic Radiology
Daniel A Frankel, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Dasha D Pechersky, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
David J Rusinak, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
David N Sandman, MD Diagnostic Radiology
David Smith, MD Diagnostic Radiology
David V Schacht, MD, MPH Diagnostic Radiology
Deanna Lynn DeSaer Thorson, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Debra E Kanter, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Deepa Popuri, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Douglas Ross Johnston, MD Cardiac Surgery
Elissa S Brebach, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Eric J Russell, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Eric M Hart, MD Thoracic Imaging
Eric M Tarkowski, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Erin N McComb, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Farhan Tai, DO Hospital Medicine
Frank H Miller, MD Body Imaging
Frederick Hoff, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Georgia Giakoumis Spear, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Golbahar Houshmand, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Gregory J Ostrowski, DO Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Gregory M White, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Gretchen Smith, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Hannah S Recht, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Hatice Savas, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Helena Gabriel, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Imran M Omar, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jaideep Singh Sohi, MD Nuclear Medicine
James T Link, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jamie L Richard, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jason Benjamin, DO Diagnostic Radiology
Jay Ezra Haggerty, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Jeanne M Horowitz, MD Body Imaging
Jeffrey R DeSanto, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Jessica Lai, MD Diagnostic Radiology
John J Guido, MD Diagnostic Radiology
John M Monge, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jon Randal Jester, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Jonathan Marc Levine, MD Body Imaging
Joseph DeBartolo, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Joshua A Greenstein, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Judy Huang, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Kaizan Kalyaniwalla, DO Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Kamal Subedi, MD Thoracic Imaging
Ketan J Patel, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Kuntal A Rana, MD, MPH Diagnostic Radiology
Kyle Richard Gormezano, MD Radiology-Telemed
Lilian C Wang, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Linda C Kelahan, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Lioubov Soulii, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Liyuan Yu, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Lori A Goodhartz, MD Body Imaging
Madhvi Deol, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Marinos Kontzialis, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Meaghan L Dwyer, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Michael Griess, MD Ophthalmology
Michael L Lester, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Michael Rechitsky, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Michelle A Kraay, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Michelle J Naidich, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Migena Betz, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ming-Lun Chiu, MD Thoracic Imaging
Mohammed Mirza, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Mona Ahmed, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Morgan Roth Goldberg, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Nancy A Hammond, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Nasrin Meftah, MD, MPH Diagnostic Radiology
Neha Khemani, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Neil R Chatterjee, MD, PhD Body Imaging
Nilay A Patel, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Nirav C Shah, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Nishant D Parekh, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Parin Mehta, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Paul Nikolaidis, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Philip W Gilroy, Jr MD Diagnostic Radiology
Purvak Patel, MD Radiology-Telemed
Ramanujam Prativadi, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ravi M Sheth, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Renee Mei Yap, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Richard Vincent M Linchangco, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Roberta Catania, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Ryan J Avery, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan T Foley, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Ryan W Scott, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Sara Ellen Michael, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Sebastian Sadowski, MD Body Imaging
Senta M Berggruen, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Shahad Al Bayati, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Sonya Bhole, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Stamatoula Pilati, MD, MPH Nuclear Medicine
Stephen B Kwak, DO Diagnostic Radiology
Steven D Bright, MD Radiology-Telemed
Tarek A Hijaz, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Thomas H Grant, DO Diagnostic Radiology
Tugce Agirlar Trabzonlu, MD Body Imaging
Vidushani S Perera, MD Diagnostic Radiology
Virginia B Hill, MD Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Waseem K Khan, MD Diagnostic Radiology
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