Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty Affairs Office

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. 

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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, Stephanie East
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:
Estella Alonso
Department Administrator:
Melody Altman
MAltman( at )luriechildrens.org
Staff Contacts for Academic Appointments:
Meghan Jablonski, Guadalupe Lizama, Leslie Lopez, Kathy Ozmeral
MJablonski( at )luriechildrens.org; GLizama( at )luriechildrens.org; LMLopez( at )luriechildrens.org; kozmeral( at )luriechildrens.org

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