Advocate lutheran general hospital family medicine residency

Program Director

Alyssa Jeanne Vest Hart, DO, FAAFP
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Illinois Physician of the Year 2020
American Academy of Family Physicians "Boundary Breaker" 2021

• Medical School: Midwestern University

• Residency: West Suburban Medical Center

• Fellowship: Maternal Child Health Fellowship at PCC Austin Community Health Center, Chicago, IL

• Areas of Interest: Chronic conditions, diabetes, hypertension, LGBTQ, osteopathic medicine, prenatal care, preventive medicine

Faculty

Daniella Brutman, MD
Associate Program Director, Family Medicine Residency

• Undergraduate/Degree: Lake Forest College

• Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

• Residency: AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago

• Areas of Interest: : Women's Health, Preventive Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, Weight Management, Hospital Medicine

Lisa Dahl, DO
Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency
Faculty Teacher of the Year 2020

• Undergraduate/Degree: University of California, Los Angeles

• Medical School: Midwestern University

• Residency: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

• Areas of Interest: Chronic Care Management, Mental Health, Preventive Medicine, Sports Medicine, Weight Management, Women's Health

Rhonda A. Faulkner, PhD
Behavioral Science Director

• Undergraduate/Degree: Virginia Tech, B.S., Family & Child Development/Psychology

• Graduate Training: Tulane University, M.S.W.; The University of Georgia, Ph.D./Marriage & Family Therapy

• Fellowship Training: The University of Chicago Center for Family Health, Fellowship: Families, Systems, & Health; University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Fellowship: Teaching & Learning in Primary Care Education

Luis T. Garcia, MD, ABFM
Department Chairman, Family Medicine Residency
Clinical Faculty, Geriatrics

• Undergraduate/Degree: Northern Illinois University, B.S.

• Medical School: University of Illinois-Rockford

• Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Presence Saint Joseph Hospital

• Areas of Interest: Board Certified Geriatrics, Graduate Medical Education, End of Life Care

Renata Gazzi, MD
Outpatient Procedure Clinic Director
Clinical Faculty, Family Medicine Residency

• Medical School: Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Residency: Presence Saint Joseph Hospital

• Areas of Interest: Surgical Procedures, Women's Health, Hospitalist Medicine

James G. Nee, MD, FAAFP
Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency & Medical Director, Seton Family Health Center

• Undergraduate/Degree: University of Illinois-Urbana, B.S., Psychology

• Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

• Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Presence Saint Joseph Hospital

• Areas of Interest: Practice Management, Men's Health, Preventive Health Care

Victoria Silveira, MD
Clinical Faculty — Pediatrics

• Medical School: University of Buenos Aires

• Residency: University of Illinois-Chicago, Pediatrics

• Areas of Interest: Cardiology, Infectious Disease

Kathya Valdez, MD
Clinical Faculty, Family Medicine Residency

• Undergraduate/Degree: Notre Dame University

• Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago

• Residency: Presence Saint Joseph Hospital

• Areas of Interest: Dr. Valdez is bilingual in English and Spanish and practices comprehensive primary care, with a specialization in women’s health and urgent care.

Other Faculty

• Mark Connolly, MD, FACS
  Chairman & Program Director, Department of Surgery

• Meg Stahulak, MD
  Medical Director, Emergency Department Director, Family Practice Emergency Medicine Education

• Eden Takhsh, MD, FACOG
  Chairman & Program Director, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
  Family Practice OB/GYN Education

• Ram Velamati, MD, ABP
  Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Services