Faculty

Welcome from the Director

Thank you for your interest in the Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago Internal Medicine Residency. Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago has a long tradition of outstanding patient care as evidenced by our receipt of Health Grades Awards for clinical excellence in multiple areas such as Critical Care, Cardiac Care, Gastrointestinal Procedures, Stroke Care, and Pulmonary Care and women's health.

One of the missions of Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago, is to foster the continuation of the culture of superior clinical care through the educational programs. Education has particular emphasis in our hospital as evidenced by the extensive resources which are devoted to the training of residents and medical students.

The Program Directors and faculty have created a strong curriculum which fosters the growth and development of young physicians. The close personal working relationship between residents and faculty creates a learning environment which is stimulating and supportive. In addition, the hospital administration is committed to providing the resources needed to develop and maintain training programs which will prepare residents for the future practice of medicine in the complicated arena of health care.

I encourage you to take a close look at our outstanding residency programs. We look forward to helping you achieve your goal of a successful life of service and look forward to having you join the ranks of the hundreds of clinicians who have trained in our midst.

Faculty

Welcome from the Director

Department & Program Officers

Shyam Chalise, MD

Monica Sharma, DO

Gopika Chandra MD, PhD, MPH FACP, FASAM

Faculty — Allergy

Kris McGrath, MD

Faculty — Cardiology

Bruce Lewis, MD

Lowell Steen, MD

Uday Vyas, MD

Cindy You, MD

Faculty — Chemical Dependency

Luciana Ribeiro, MD

Gopika Chandra, MD, PhD, MPH FACP, FASAM

Faculty — Endocrinology

Faisal Qureshi, MD

Faculty — Gastroenterology

Lawrence Gluskin, MD

George Atia, MD

Faculty — General Internal Medicine

Bruce Blacker, MD

Lisa Greising, MD

Ema Dzaka-Dizdarevic, MD

Moona Khan, MD

Owais Lodhi, MD

Abdelnasir Mohamed, MD

Prasuna Toomganti, MD

Faculty — Geriatrics

M. Todd Grendon, MD

Faculty — Hematology/Oncology

Jessica Garcia, MD

Faculty — Infectious Diseases

Mitchell R. Weinstein, MD

Toral Patel, MD

Monica Sharma, DO

James F. Sullivan, MD

Faculty — Nephrology

Mohamed Salem, MD

Mark Leischner, MD

Faculty — Neurology

Jonathan E. Vogel, MD

Faculty — Palliative Care

Matthew J. Tyler, MD

Faculty — Pulmonary/Critical Care

William Sanders, MD

Daniel D. Djondo, MD

Piyanuch Pataramekin, MD

Amrik Ray, MD

Rajive Tandon, MD

Faculty — Rheumatology

Rediet Kokebie, MD