Three Feinberg Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine recently elected Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD; Melissa Simon, MD, MPH; and Guillermo Ameer, ScD; to join the prominent organization.

Lewy Body Dementia Exacerbated by Immune Response

T-cells respond to buildup of alpha-synuclein with a harmful auto-immune response, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science.

Machine-learning Model Can Detect Rare Cardiomyopathy

A machine learning model can identify patients at risk of a rare cardiomyopathy, according to a recent study.

Medical Student Helps Establish ‘Walk with a Future Doc’ Program

Second-year medical student Veronica Zheng is the co-founder of a program that connects community members and Feinberg medical students to discuss important health topics while taking weekly walks in Chicago parks.

Northwestern Medicine Neurosurgery Clinics Expand in Northwest and South Chicago Suburbs

The new neurosurgery clinics will bring emergency neurosurgery, brain and spine trauma services, and comprehensive neurosurgical care for a wide range of conditions to these communities.

Why You Do What You Do: John E. Fortunato, MD

Fortunato, director of the Neurointestinal and Motility Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, is a nationally known physician and scholar who is passionate about facilitating a multidisciplinary approach to care for his pediatric patients and their families.

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