University of Chicago Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) people

Katherine Thompson, MD

Fellowship Director

Internal Medicine chief resident, University of Chicago Medical Center

Elizabeth Zavala, MBBS, MD, MS

Associate Program Director

Geriatrician, Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Medical Center

Vasyl Hereha, MD

Co-Director (Hospice/Palliative Medicine), Combined Program

Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago Medical Center

Stacie Levine, MD

Chief, Section of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine

Geriatrician, at Pritzker School of Medicine

Dementia, Communication skills, Interdisciplinary education, Pain Management, Communication skills, Interdisciplinary education

Amit Grewal, DO

Fellow

Internal Medicine resident, University of Chicago Medical Center

Amna Buttar, MBBS, MD, MS

Clinical Associate of Medicine

Geriatrician, UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians at University of Chicago Medical Center

Carolyn Payne, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, University of Chicago Medical Center

Changgi Jung, MD

Faculty

Geriatrician, UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians at University of Chicago Medical Center

Charles Rhee, MD

Clinical Associate of Medicine

Hospice and palliative medicine physician at University of Chicago Faculty Practice

Heather Leeper, MD, MSc, MS

Faculty

Hospice and palliative medicine physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago Medical Center

Isabel Polsky, MD

Clinical Associate of Medicine

Geriatrician at University of Chicago Medical Center

Jayant Pinto, MD

Professor of Surgery

Otolaryngologist, Dean for Faculty Affairs at University of Chicago Medical Center

Allergic Rhinitis, Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Surgery, Minimally Invasive ENT Surgery, Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Sleep Apnea, Cohort studies to identify biodemographic, environmental, social, and genetic factors underlying disease, Clinical trials to test novel therapies for upper airways diseases such as allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, and nasal polyposis, Translational investigations to examine the effect of environmental exposures (air pollution, allergens, microbes) on airways disease

Kirsten McAuliff, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, University of Chicago Medical Center

Lauren Gleason, MD, MPH

Faculty

Geriatrician, Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Medical Center

Delirium, Geriatrics, Medical Education, Nursing Homes, Delirium

Margaret Putman, DO

Faculty

Emergency physician, UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians at University of Chicago Medical Center

Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH

Faculty

Geriatrician, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago Medical Center

accelerometry, frailty, functional assessments, older adults, pre-operative evaluations, smart voice, voice first, accelerometry

Melissa Marinelli, MD

Clinical Associate of Medicine

Emergency physician, UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians at University of Chicago Medical Center

Nyesha White, DO

2025-2027-Geri-Pall Fellow

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, University of Chicago Medical Center

Samantha Ing, MD

Faculty

Geriatrician, UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians at University of Chicago Medical Center

Shellie Williams, MD

Faculty

Geriatrician, Associate Professor of Medicine at Pritzker School of Medicine

Delirium Recognition and Prevention, Dementia, Dementia, caregivers, Alzheimer’s disease, palliative communication, advance care planning

Sonya Shaikh, MD

2026-2028 - Geri-Pall Fellow

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (multidisciplinary) fellow, University of Chicago Medical Center

Stacy Lindau, MD, MA

Catherine Lindsay Dobson Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Obstetrician-gynecologist, UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians at University of Chicago Medical Center

Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivorship, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Female sexual function, Gynecologic Cancers, Effects of social and sexual function on health, Food insecurity and health, Gerosexuality

Tamara Konetzka, PhD

Louis Block Professor of Public Health Sciences

Louis Block Professor of Public Health Sciences at University of Chicago Medical Center

Thomas Haferkamp, MD

Faculty

Geriatrician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago Medical Center