Faculty Experts

Dr. Ronald Ackermann

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Senior Associate Dean for Public Health

Field: Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine

Focus Areas: Community Health, Diabetes, Obesity

Mercedes Carnethon

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Vice Chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine

Field: Cardiology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Health Disparities, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, Obesity, Sleep

Navdeep Chandel

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

David W. Cugell Professor of Medicine & Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Field: Aging, Cancer and Oncology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Cancer Treatment, Diabetes

Joe Feinglass

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Professor of Medicine

Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Amputations, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Medical Quality of Life, Opioid Abuse, Postpartum Health, Public Health Policy, Vascular Disease

Dr. Graham McMahon

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Medical Education and Medicine (Endocrinology)

Field: Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Medical Education

Focus Areas: Diabetes, Opioid Abuse

Richard Miller

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology

Field: Pharmacology

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Arthritis, Diabetes, Drug Development, Neuroscience, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management

Stephen D. Miller

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Microbiology-Immunology

Field: Allergies, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Autoimmune Disorders, Diabetes, Immunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Nanomedicine, Neurobiology, Spinal Medicine

Dr. Susan Quaggin

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute

Field: Primary Care and Internal Medicine

Focus Areas: Diabetes, Hypertension, Kidney Disease, Kidney Function, Therapy and Counseling, Vascular Disease

Laura Rasmussen-Torvik

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology

Field: Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Epidemiology, Genetics

Focus Areas: Antidepressant Medications, Bariatric Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Electronic Health Records, Genetic Medicine and Health, Genetic Testing

Wei Zhang

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Preventive Medicine

Field: Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Global Health, Preventive Medicine

Focus Areas: Biotechnology, Diabetes, Genetic Medicine and Health, Liver Cancer, Lymphoma