Council of Chairs

Paul K. Whelton, MB, MD, MSc, President and CEO, Loyola University Health System. Dr. Whelton joined Loyola University Health System in February 2007 as president and chief executive officer. Most recently, he was senior vice president for health sciences at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans as well as dean of Tulane University School of Medicine (Tulane). Dr. Whelton had been both a professor of epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and a professor of medicine at Tulane. He joined the faculty at Tulane in January 1997, following 26 years at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. A native of Cork City, Ireland, Dr. Whelton received his medical degree from the National University of Ireland, University College Cork, and a master of science degree in epidemiology from the University of London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine and a nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a post-doctoral fellowship in epidemiology at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology and Clinical Care Unit, Northwick Park Hospital, London. Dr. Whelton has conducted a series of groundbreaking studies on the prevention and treatment of hypertension for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute on Aging. Well-published and a frequent presenter and lecturer at scientific meetings, Dr. Whelton has served as a consultant to numerous national and international health agencies and governments. He joined the LUHS/LUMC board in 2007.

Mamdouh Bakhos, MD, FACS, Chair, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery; Professor, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Bakhos first joined Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1978 as clinical assistant professor. Today he is chair of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, a position he has held since 1997. He earned his medical degree at Damascus University, Damascus, Syria, and completed his residency in general surgery at Meridia Huron Hospital in Cleveland. He completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Bakhos is certified in general surgery as well as being certified in thoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His clinical interests include adult cardiac surgery, adult congenital heart disease, heart and lung transplant, heart valve repair, minimally invasive surgery, robotic cardiac surgery and thoracic aortic surgery. He has more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and is a frequent presenter and lecturer at scientific meetings nationally and internationally. Dr. Bakhos has held memberships in dozens of medical and scientific societies, including The American College of Cardiology, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

José Biller, MD, FAAN, FACP, FAHA, Chair, Neurology; Professor, Neurology and Neurological Surgery. Dr. Biller was named chair of the Department of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch) in 2004. He first served Stritch from 1982 until 1984 as an assistant professor of neurology and then returned in 2003 as an associate chair of the department, following over 18 years of faculty positions with the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School and Indiana University School of Medicine where he was chair of Neurology from 1994 to 2003. Dr. Biller received his medical degree from the School of Medicine, University of the Republic in Uruguay, and completed his residency in neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and Loyola University Medical Center/Edward Hines, Jr. VA Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Cerebrovascular Research at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Dr. Biller is certified in Neurology and Vascular Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, and in Headache Medicine by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties. His special interests include stroke clinical trials, acute neurology care, brain hemorrhage, brain aneurysms, neurological complications of pregnancy, stroke, stroke in children and young adults, transient ischemic attack (TIA), neurohospitalist care and all aspects of cerebrovascular diseases. Dr. Biller is the editor of the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease and is also a member of several editorial boards including Stroke, Cerebrovascular Diseases, and UpToDate, among others. Dr. Biller’s professional affiliations include serving as director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) from 1994 to 2001, past president of the ABPN in 2002, chair of the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties (UCNS) from 2006 to 2009 and vice-chair of the Vascular Neurology Writing Sub-Committee of the ABPN (2003 to the present). He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Angiology, American Academy of Neurology and the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association and an active member of the American Neurological Association. He has published a myriad of peer-reviewed journals, books and abstracts and has been a guest lecturer at dozens of medical symposiums and conventions worldwide. Dr. Biller has earned many teaching awards and also has been named to top physician lists such as Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Best Doctors in America and Who’s Who in Science.

Charles Stinson Bouchard, MD, Chair, Ophthalmology; John P. Mulcahy Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr. Bouchard was named chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology in 2003. He practices with special interests in cataract no-stitch surgery, cataracts, comprehensive eye care, conjunctivitis, contact lens complications, dry eyes, itchy eyes/ocular allergy, keratoconus, LASIK, surgery for nearsightedness and tearing. Dr. Bouchard also serves as a consultant at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. Dr. Bouchard received his doctor of medicine degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. He completed his residency training in ophthalmology at George Washington University and a fellowship in corneal and external diseases at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Dr. Bouchard is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has held a number of positions at Loyola University Health System since 1991, including director of the cornea service and residency program director from 1991 to 2003. He has served as president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, member of the Board of Directors at the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness and on the medical advisory board of the Eye Bank Association of America. Dr. Bouchard has received several awards for teaching and has been named Top Doctor in Chicago by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as well as “America’s Top Ophthalmologist” by the Guide to America’s Top Ophthalmologists. He holds membership in dozens of medical and scientific societies, including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Eye Bank Association of America and the Cornea Society.

William Cannon, MD, FACP, FAAP, Associate Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics, General Pediatrics. Dr. Cannon is responsible for the oversight of the medical-dental staff as well as the oversight of graduate medical education. He also oversees Loyola University Health System quality and patient safety and patient relations. He continues to practice general internal medicine. Dr. Cannon received a bachelor of arts degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch). He completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) and a chief residency in the Department of Medicine. He has held a variety of positions at LUMC and Loyola University Health System, including medical director of primary care and managed care and residency program director for the combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency program. Dr. Cannon is chairman of the Board of Loyola University Chicago Insurance Corp., the malpractice insurance company for Loyola physicians. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Cannon has received several awards for teaching from Stritch, including two Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching from the residents and an Inspirational Faculty Award from the Department of Medicine, Stritch. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.

Mark E. Cichon, DO, FACEP, FACOEP, Division Director, Emergency Medical Services; Professor, Surgery, Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Cichon has primary administrative responsibilities for the emergency medical services provided at Loyola University Medical Center. He oversees Loyola's Emergency Medical Services System, which incorporates education program training at all levels of care in the emergency system. Dr. Cichon also chairs the Region 8 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, is a member of the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team and is a bioterrorism/mass casualty consultant for the Cook County Department of Public Health, among many other related appointments. Dr. Cichon earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center. He is certified in emergency medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. His special interests include disaster preparedness, pre-hospital medicine and chest pain evaluation. He is co-principal investigator for the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children Grant with the Illinois Department of Public Health. Dr. Cichon is president of the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians and holds membership in numerous professional societies; he is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and a distinguished fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.

Steven DeJong, MD, FACS, FACE, Acting Chair, Surgery; Division Director, General Surgery; Professor, Surgery, General Surgery. Dr. De Jong is professor and acting chair of the Department of Surgery as well as division director of general surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. DeJong earned his medical degree from Stritch School of Medicine and completed his residency training in general surgery and an endocrine surgery fellowship at Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. DeJong is certified by the American Board of Surgery. His special interests include endocrine surgery, thyroid and parathyroid disease, adrenal gland disorders and general surgery. He serves as the Loyola University Medical Center medical director of General Surgery and surgeon director of Surgical Services. He is the author of many articles, book chapters and abstracts and is a frequent presenter and lecturer at scientific meetings. Dr. DeJong served as the president of the Midwest Surgical Association and the Illinois Surgical Society. He holds membership in numerous other professional societies including the Central Surgical Association, Western Surgical Association, Chicago Surgical Society, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Surgery and is a frequent reviewer for several other journals including Endocrine Practice, Surgery and the Journal of Surgical Oncology.

Bahman Emami, MD, FACR, FASTRO, Chair, Radiation Oncology; Professor, Radiation Oncology. Dr. Emami has been with Loyola University Health System (LUHS) as professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology since 1997. His special interests include head and neck cancer, larynx cancer, lung cancer, oral cancer, sinus cancer and throat cancer. Dr. Emami received his doctor of medicine degree from Tehran University School of Medicine, Iran. He interned at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, and completed a pathology residency at St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, Conn., and a radiation oncology residency at Tufts University, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston. Dr. Emami completed his fellowship in radiation oncology at the New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston. Dr. Emami is an associate editor of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. Before coming to LUHS, Dr. Emami served as director of experimental treatment protocols in the department of therapeutic radiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and as associate director of the Radiation Oncology Center at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. He is the author of more than 314 articles and chapters, is a frequent presenter and lecturer at scientific meetings and holds membership in numerous professional societies. Dr. Emami is certified in therapeutic radiology by the American Board of Radiology.

Robert C. Flanigan, MD, Chair, Urology; Vice Chair, Council of Chairs; Albert J. and Claire R. Speh Professor of Urology. Dr. Flanigan has been chair of the Department of Urology since 1986. He practices with special interests in bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Dr. Flanigan earned his doctor of medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, where he also completed his residency in surgery and urology. He is board certified by the American Board of Urology. He is also a consultant in urology at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Ill. Dr. Flanigan has been awarded the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Stritch Medal for outstanding service in medicine. He holds membership in dozens of medical and scientific societies and has been named to assorted top physician lists both locally and nationally, which include the American Registry’s America’s Top Doctors, America’s Top Doctors for Cancer and the Guide to America’s Top Urologists. He has served as President of the American Board of Urology, the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists, the Society of Urologic Chairs and Program Directors, the Society of Pelvic Surgeons and the North Central Section of the American Urological Association. He is currently secretary of the American Urological Association. He is a member of several editorial boards including AUA News, Journal of Urology, American College of Surgeons Web-portal system and Digital Urology. The number of Dr. Flanigan’s publications in peer review journals, books and abstracts exceeds 400. He has been a guest lecturer and presenter at hundreds of medical symposiums and conventions around the world and has enjoyed his role as visiting professor at esteemed institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Stanford University and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

John Gianopoulos, MD, FACOG, Chair, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Mary Isabelle Caestecker Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr. Gianopoulos began his career with Loyola as a medical student at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He also completed a residency and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Loyola before joining the faculty as an instructor. During his tenure at Loyola, Dr. Gianopoulos has served in numerous academic and administrative roles, including his current position as medical director of women's health services. As such, he oversees all women's related services throughout Loyola University Health System including Loyola's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital campus. He has earned numerous awards for excellence in teaching. He also has been named to several top physician lists both locally and nationally. Dr. Gianopoulos is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and holds a subspecialty certification in maternal-fetal medicine. He serves as the chairman of the Step III computer board simulation committee for the USMLE. Dr. Gianopoulos is the 2010 president of the Association of Professors of Obstetrics & Gynecology. He also serves as an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. His special interests include genetic and birth defects, high-risk obstetrics, premature labor and delivery and antecedents of cerebral palsy. He is a fellow in the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Chicago Gynecological Society. Dr. Gianopoulos is the author or co-author of several dozen abstracts, publications and book chapters in his field.

Donna Halinski, Vice President, Physician Services; Associate Dean, Faculty Administration. Ms. Halinski became associate vice president in 2005 and is responsible for academic administration in the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Additionally she manages the administrative offices of the president/CEO of Loyola University Health System. She began her career in health-care administration at Loyola in 1981 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including administrative director, Office of the Provost; director of faculty and administrative services; and associate dean. Ms. Halinski earned her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree in academic health care from DePaul University. She also earned certificates from the Loyola University Chicago executive master of business administration program and the Harvard School of Public Health leadership development program in Boston.

David W. Hecht, MD, IDSA, Chair, Medicine; Chair, Council of Chairs; John W. Clarke Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases. Dr. Hecht was named chair of the Department of Medicine in December 2008, giving him administrative responsibility for the largest department within Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch). He is a renowned infectious disease clinician and researcher who has been a member of the Stritch faculty for more than 20 years. He is the immediate past division director of the Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, and the co-director of the Infectious Disease & Immunology Institute of the Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Hecht earned his medical degree from Stritch; he completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and a fellowship in infectious diseases and geographic medicine at Tufts University, Boston. Dr. Hecht is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. His current research focuses on antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and he has been a leader in the development of international testing guidelines for anaerobic bacterial strains. Dr. Hecht is past president and current member of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas and a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society for Microbiology, among others, and a fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America. He has published myriad scholarly articles and has been a guest lecturer at dozens of medical symposiums and conventions worldwide.

W. Scott Jellish, MD, PhD, American Board of Anesthesiology, Chair, Anesthesiology; Professor, Anesthesiology. Dr. Jellish was named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in 2000. He is involved in the residency program, teaching and clinical supervision of residents including any research activities related to resident training. Dr. Jellish joined Loyola University Medical Center in 1991 as an assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology. He received his doctor of medicine degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, and his PhD in biochemistry from Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Jellish completed his medical internship at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, and his residency in anesthesiology and fellowship in neuroanesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. His special interests include general anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, non-heart surgery for patients with heart disease, post-operative pain control and prevention of post-operative nausea-vomiting. Dr. Jellish is certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. At Loyola he chairs the Operating Room/Post-Anesthesia Recovery Committee and Performance Improvement Project and serves on a number of committees including the Quality & Patient Safety Committee of the Board and Anesthesia Research Committee. Dr. Jellish holds membership in dozens of medical and scientific societies including the Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associates, Association of University Anesthesiologists, International Anesthetic Research Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and the Academy of Anesthesiology. He is well-published with over 150 manuscripts and abstracts in the areas of neuromonitoring and neuroprotection. He is a current reviewer for numerous journals including the Journal of Clinical Anesthesiology and Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Anesthesiology, Head & Neck and the European Journal of Anaesthesiology.

Terry Light, MD, FAAOS, FACS, Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation; Division Director, Orthopaedic Surgery; Dr. William M. Scholl Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Light directs the educational programs and oversees clinical care and research efforts in this area of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch) and was chairman of the former Loyola University Physician Foundation. He earned his medical degree from Chicago Medical School. He completed his surgical internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at the Yale/New Haven Hospital. He completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Connecticut Combined Hand Surgery Program. Before joining Stritch, he served as assistant professor of surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Light is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a certification in hand surgery from the same board. His clinical and research interests have focused on hand surgery with a particular emphasis on children's hand problems and medical education. Dr. Light has provided professional leadership as president of numerous medical organizations, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Academic Orthopaedic Society, the American Orthopaedic Association, the Illinois Orthopaedic Society and the Chicago Hand Society. He is an honorary member of hand surgery societies in Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and Lithuania. He is an international speaker on hand surgery and is the author of more than 100 articles, book chapters and editorials on orthopaedic topics.

Mary C. Olson, MD, Chair, Radiology; Professor, Radiology. Dr. Olson was chair of the Department of Radiology from 2002 through 2006 and was named as chair again in 2008. She joined Loyola in 1987 as an assistant professor of radiology and has served on various committees of the former Loyola University Physician Foundation including the development of professional standards and peer review, operations and manpower. Dr. Olson earned her bachelor of science degree in pharmacy and her doctor of medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, Wis., where she was named to Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed her residency in radiology at Loyola University Medical Center and is certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. She has served as a member of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine executive faculty group, has been a member and chair of many department of radiology committees and served as residency program director. Dr. Olson is a member of a number of distinguished professional societies including American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound. She serves as a journal reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology and has been a frequent lecturer at medical symposiums and conventions around the world. She is the author or co-author of more than 100 scientific works including original articles, scientific abstracts and exhibits and book chapters.

Thomas C. Origitano, MD, PhD, FACS, Chair, Neurological Surgery; Professor, Neurological Surgery. Dr. Origitano directs neurosciences clinical care and clinical research efforts at Loyola. He earned his doctorate in neuro-biochemistry at Loyola University Chicago and his medical degree at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his neurological surgery residency at Loyola University Medical Center. During that time, he also trained at Queens Square in London and at Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. Dr. Origitano is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. As medical director of neurosciences, he oversees the clinical operations of neurology, neurosurgery, otolaryngology and related support services as well as the neurosciences intensive care unit. His clinical interests include cerebrovascular disease and adult hydrocephalus; his surgical interests include cranial (skull) base, computer-assisted surgical therapeutics, minimally invasive endonasal, endoscopic skull base, pituitary and cervical spine. His current research interests include clinical outcomes, complication avoidance and interventions, intraoperative image-guided computer-assisted surgical therapeutics, venous thromboembolism avoidance and socioeconomic aspects of the delivery of neurosurgical care in the United States. Dr. Origitano is an active member of a dozen national/international neurosurgical societies. He has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Murali S. Rao, MD, DFAPA, FAPM, Chair, Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences; Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences. Dr. Rao was named chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences in 2009, the year he also was awarded certification by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. His clinical and research interests include affective disorders, dual-diagnosis psychiatric illnesses, geriatric psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. Dr. Rao earned his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Mysore, Mysore Medical College, India. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., which included a post-graduate neurology course at The Institute of Neurology, Queen Square Hospital, London, U. K., and was the chief resident in psychiatry at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Wisconsin. Before joining Loyola Dr. Rao served as medical director of the Regional Forensic Center at Mayview State Hospital in Pittsburgh, and had a private psychiatry practice in Mysore, India, and was chairmam and founder of Medtek Asia Pvt. Ltd., a health-care manufacturing unit in India and an extension of MedtekUSA, Inc. Dr. Rao also has completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Electro-Convulsive and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Brain Studies at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C. He is a member of many national and international associations and committees including the Teaching & Training Committee of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry and the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine. He has earned many teaching awards and is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American College of Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Rao has published many scholarly articles, book chapters and editorials on psychiatry topics and has been a member of several editorial boards including the Journal of Palliative Medicine and Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases.

James A. Stankiewicz, MD, FACS, AAOHNS, ARS, Chair, Otolaryngology; Professor, Otolaryngology. Dr. Stankiewicz has been with Loyola University Medical Center since 1980. He is a professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) and also is the director of the Nasal Sinus Center at Loyola. His clinical activities include diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of nasal sinus disorders. Dr. Stankiewicz graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in biology and earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. His residency in otolaryngology was served at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Stankiewicz served a two-year military obligation in Oakland, Calif., where he was on the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco. In 1985, he started the Nasal Sinus Center at Loyola, the first in the area. He has performed more than 6,000 nasal or sinus procedures and is nationally and internationally recognized for his experience and expertise. He is the author of more than 150 articles, chapters, and books. He has delivered more than 300 presentations, mostly dealing with nasal and sinus disorders. He is currently president of the American Rhinological Society. Dr. Stankiewicz is certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

Bridgid K. Steele, MD, Medical Director, Primary Care; Associate Professor, Medicine, Genernal Internal Medicine. Dr. Steele is responsible for the oversight of primary care and satellite operations within the Loyola University Health System including occupational and employee health, anticoagulation and immediate care. She continues to practice internal medicine with special interests in adult medicine and primary care. Dr. Steele received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., and her doctor of medicine degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC). She has held a variety of positions at LUMC and Loyola University Health System, including medical director of the general internal medicine outpatient practice and associate program director of internal medicine residency, overseeing the residency program ambulatory-based education. Dr. Steele is a member of the American College of Physicians Executives, the Christian Medical and Dental Society and the Medical Group Management Association. She has completed the Loyola University Healthcare Leadership Certificate Program and the Harvard School of Public Health leadership development program. Dr. Steele is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Jerold M. Stirling, MD, FAAP, Chair, Pediatrics; Professor, Pediatrics, General Pediatrics. Dr. Stirling was named chair of pediatrics in 2005 and has been with Loyola University Medical Center since 1992 during which time he has held numerous leadership positions, including division director of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Pediatric Continuity Clinic director and director of Ambulatory Pediatric Specialties Clinic. His special interests are adolescent medicine, general pediatrics, sports injuries and sports medicine. Dr. Stirling earned his doctor of medicine degree from St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies. He completed his pediatric internship at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia and his residency in pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple University, also in Philadelphia. Dr. Stirling completed a primary care faculty development fellowship at Michigan State University in Lansing, Mich. Dr. Stirling also holds a physician management certificate from the Loyola University Chicago School of Business Administration and completed the Physician Executive Training Clinical Chairs Program at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the sports medicine section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Stirling is well-published and has been named a scholar in the Ambulatory Pediatric Association National Pediatric Faculty Development Scholars Program.

Eva M. Wojcik, MD, Chair, Pathology; Helen M. and Raymond M. Galvin Professor of Pathology. Dr. Wojcik was named chair of the Department of Pathology in 2007. She is a renowned pathologist who has a special interest in genitor-urinary pathology and has been a member of the Loyola University Medical Center community for more than 10 years. Dr. Wojcik has a medical degree from the Medical Academy of Gdansk, Poland. She completed her residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center in Detroit. Dr. Wojcik earned a fellowship in cytopathology from MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas in Houston. Besides being a departmental chair, she holds a variety of positions at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch) Department of Pathology, including medical director of laboratories, director of the residency program and director of the cytopathology fellowship program. Her service responsibilities cover cytopathology and urologic surgical pathology. Dr. Wojcik is certified in anatomic pathology and clinical pathology as well as cytopathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Wojcik is an associate editor of the Journal of Histotechnology and is a member of several editorial boards including E-Cytopathology, Diagnostic Cytopathology, Cancer Cytopathology and Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She is an active member and chairperson of dozens of medical committees and societies, some of which are the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, the American Society of Cytopathology and the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Dr. Wojcik has earned several awards and honors including Teacher of the Year Award from the Department of Pathology at Stritch and the Award of the American Society of Cytopathology for New Frontiers in Cytology. Dr. Wojcik has been a frequent invited speaker at numerous international, national and regional forums. Most of her presentations are dealing with recent advances in urine cytology. Dr. Wojcik lectured in Korea, Thailand, Japan, Chile, Bahrain, Canada, Spain and France. She has authored and co-authored close to one hundred articles in leading peer review journals.