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Affiliate Members

Osher Center for Integrative Health affiliate members include both dedicated faculty and healthcare providers of the program, as well as campus members with an interest and/or engagement in clinical care, research and education in the field of integrative medicine and health. Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine faculty, staff, undergraduates, graduate students, residents, fellows and postdoctoral students all qualify for membership in the Osher Center as affiliates. We welcome all Northwestern individuals with an interest in integrative medicine to join our center as an affiliate member

View individual profiles of our members via the A-Z links below. Inclusion of clinicians in this list as an affiliate member does not constitute an endorsement of clinical care by either the Osher Center for Integrative Health or Northwestern Medicine.  If you are a patient seeking integrative medicine care, please see Northwestern Medicine's Osher Center for Integrative Health, which provides a wide array of clinical services within the field. We also encourage discussion with your current healthcare provider, so all practitioners can work together to provide coordinated, comprehensive care.

Addington, Elizabeth

Addington, Elizabeth

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science)

Bio

I am a health psychologist specializing in research and clinical practice that aim to improve the wellbeing of adults facing cancer or other chronic illnesses. My research focuses on improving people'... [more]

Ariza, Adolfo J

Ariza, Adolfo J

Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Bio

My research focus is on improving clinical care related to nutritional status of children and health behaviors, particularly dietary, physical activity. I am also interested in prevention of chronic c... [more]

Bega, Danny

Bega, Danny

Associate Professor of Neurology (Movement Disorders)

Bio

My clinical interests include Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonian syndromes, tremors, dystonia, Huntington’s disease, Wilson’s disease, tic disorders, psychogenic movement disorders and gait... [more]

Bonakdarpour, Borna

Bonakdarpour, Borna

Associate Professor of Neurology (Behavioral Neurology)

Bio

Research interests: neurobiology of language breakdown and recovery in post-stroke and primary progressive aphasia using different neuroimaging methodologies. Therapeutic interventions for aphasia and... [more]

Boots, Christina E

Boots, Christina E

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Reproductive Endo and Infertility)

Bio

Christina Boots, MD enjoys a robust clinical practice that includes the full spectrum of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. She has a special interest in polycystic ovary syndrome and is deve... [more]

Burnett-Zeigler, Inger E

Burnett-Zeigler, Inger E

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

Bio

Dr. Burnett-Zeigler treats patients at the Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders. Her clinical interests are in mood and anxiety disorders, comorbid substance use disorders,... [more]

Choi, Natalie J S

Choi, Natalie J S

Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Clements, Deborah Smith

Clements, Deborah Smith

Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Medical Education

Dokucu, Mehmet E

Dokucu, Mehmet E

Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry)

Bio

Dr. Dokucu's main clinical interests include the following: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Cancer Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine.

Dua, Anisha B

Dua, Anisha B

Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

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