Patient Care: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Sterling Elliott

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Field: Pharmacology, Sports Medicine, Surgery

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Patient Care, Sports Medicine

Dr. Song Jiang

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Health System Clinician of Urology

Field: Medical Education, Surgery, Urology

Focus Areas: Bladder Cancer, Cancer Survivorship, Chinese Culture and Politics, Genetic Testing, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Patient Care, Prostate Cancer, Robotic Surgery

Dr. Emilie Johnson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Urology

Field: Fertility, Pediatrics, Surgery, Urology

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness, Reproductive Health, Robotic Surgery, Urinary Tract Infections

Dr. David Kalainov

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Field: Sports Medicine, Surgery

Focus Areas: Bone Fractures, Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Policy, Opioid Abuse, Orthopaedic Surgery, Patient Care

Dr. Abel N Kho

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Center for Health Information Partnerships

Field: Data Science, Genetics, Primary Care and Internal Medicine

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Genetic Medicine and Health, Innovation, Machine Learning and Automation, Patient Care, Precision Medicine

Dr. Traci Kurtzer

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical Director Trauma Informed Care and Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medical Education, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Domestic Violence, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Menopause, Mind-Body Medicine , Patient Care, Reproductive Health, Sexual Assault, Sexual Education, Sexual Health, Violence Prevention, Women's Health

Jill Larson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Field: Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pain Management, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Kerri Machut

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Infant Health, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Kelly Michelson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Field: Medical Ethics, Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, Public Health

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Mehul Raval

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Healthcare Policy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Opioid Abuse, Patient Care

Dr. Diane B. Wayne

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor and Vice Dean, Education

Field: Medical Education

Focus Areas: Communication Skills, Patient Care