Department Administrative Contacts

The following department administrators oversee academic appointments across Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. To correct or update this list, email us at fao@northwestern.edu.

Basic Science Departments

Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Department Chair:
Ali Shilatifard

Department Administrator:
Matt Temkin
m-temkin2( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Colleen De Luca
cdeluca( at )northwestern.edu

Cell & Developmental Biology

Department Chair:
Luisa Iruela-Arispe

Department Administrator:
Matt Temkin
m-temkin2( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Colleen De Luca
cdeluca( at )northwestern.edu

Microbiology-Immunology

Department Chair:
Laimonis (Lou) Laimins

Department Administrator:
Matt Temkin
m-temkin2( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Pamela Bullock
pamela.bullock( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Education

Department Chair:
Marianne Green

Department Administrator:
Laura Koepele-Tenges
lkt( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Bridget Thomas
bridget.thomas( at )northwestern.edu

Medical Social Sciences

Department Chair:
Rinad Beidas

Department Administrator:
Seletta Goodall
s-goodall-nichols( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Javin D'Souza
mssfacultyaffairs( at )northwestern.edu

Neuroscience

Department Chair:
D. James Surmeier

Department Administrator:
Matt Temkin
m-temkin2( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Colleen De Luca
cdeluca( at )northwestern.edu

Pharmacology

Department Chair:
Al George

Department Administrator:
Matt Temkin
m-temkin2( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Pamela Bullock
pamela.bullock( at )northwestern.edu

Preventive Medicine

Department Chair:
Mercedes Carnethon

Department Administrator:
Elizabeth Budzik
budzik( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Molly Jones
molly.jones( at )northwestern.edu

Clinical Departments

Anesthesiology

Department Chair:
Charles Hogue

Department Administrator:
Dave Smart
david.smart( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Emma Schwenke
emma.lagone( at )nm.org

Dermatology

Department Chair:
Amy Paller

Department Administrator:
Sandra Kozlowski
sandra.kozlowski( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Sonya Bowen
sonya.bowen( at )northwestern.edu

Emergency Medicine

Department Chair:
James Adams

Department Administrator:
Travis Schmitz
tschmitz( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Arthur Knight
aknight( at )nm.org

Family & Community Medicine

Department Chair:
Deborah Clements

Department Administrator:
Sybil Chadwick
schadwic( at )nm.org

Medicine

Department Chair:
Susan Quaggin

Department Administrator:
Lizzie Fankhanel
ekibler( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Richard Kelley, Jordan Panousis, Autumn Cesario, Nicole Colson, Andrea Klein
dom-facultyaffairs( at )northwestern.edu

Neurological Surgery

Department Chair:
Maciej (Matt) Lesniak

Department Administrator:
Mecca Johnson
mecca.johnson( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Dawn Rose
dawn.rose( at )nm.org

Neurology

Department Chair:
Dimitri Krainc

Department Administrator:
Naree Sitachitta
Naree.Sitachitta( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Professional Affairs Team
NeurologyProfAff( at )northwestern.edu

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Department Chair:
Serdar Bulun

Department Administrator:
Aura Reitneris
areitner( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Alicia Revalee
arevalee( at )nm.org

Ophthalmology

Department Chair:
Nicholas Volpe

Department Administrator:
Meg Templeton
margaret.templeton( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Ophthalmology Support
ophsupport( at )northwestern.edu

Orthopaedic Surgery

Department Chair:
Terrance Peabody

Department Administrator:
Blair Faber
bfaber( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Lisa Rios
lrios( at )nm.org

Otolaryngology

Department Chair:
Robert Kern

Department Administrator:
Patty Zavalza
patricia.zavalza( at )northwestern.edu

Pathology

Department Chair:
Daniel Brat

Department Administrator:
Christopher Cheney
Christopher.Cheney( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Gabriella Raspa
gabriella.raspa( at )northwestern.edu

Pediatrics

Department Chair:
Tara Henderson

Department Administrator:
Meghan Jablonski
MJablonski( at )luriechildrens.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Guadalupe Lizama, Leslie Lopez, Veronica Urcino
GLizama( at )luriechildrens.org; LMLopez( at )luriechildrens.org; veronica.urcino( at )northwestern.edu

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Department Chair:
Elliot Roth

Department Administrator:
Jason Nemo
j-nemo( at )northwestern.edu

Physical Therapy

Department Chair:
Julius Dewald

Department Administrator:
Vangie Walker
e-walker( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Erin Cottingham
e-neal( at )northwestern.edu

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Department Chair:
Sachin Patel

Department Administrator:
Michael Malcolm
mmalcolm( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Professional Affairs Team
pbsprofaffairs( at )northwestern.edu

Radiation Oncology

Department Chair:
Bharat Mittal

Department Administrator:
Dan Sheedy
dsheedy( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Mary Burrows, Jerry Galinsky
Mary.Burrows( at )nm.org; jerry.galinsky( at )nm.org

Radiology

Department Chair:
James Carr

Department Administrator:
Blair Faber
bfaber( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Roksana Armatys, Heidi Maes
roksana.birkos( at )nm.org; hmaes( at )northwestern.edu

Surgery

Department Chair:
Hasan Alam

Department Administrator:
Heather Burke
hburke( at )nm.org

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Hala Nimeh, Keenan Cox
hala.nimeh( at )nm.org; keenan.cox( at )nm.org

Urology

Department Chair:
Edward Schaeffer

Department Administrator:
Suzanne Peterson
s-peterson( at )northwestern.edu

Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Julia Sarte
juliamae.sarte( at )northwestern.edu