University of Chicago Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Fellowship · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by University of Chicago Medical Center · Director Katherine Thompson

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

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