Senior Faculty Scholars

Dr. Sherwin Ho is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Chicago, The Frank and Tang Families Endowed Professor Sports Medicine, and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship. He has taught and lectured nationally and internationally, and has served as an official spokesman for the Americian Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), as well as course faculty and on many committees for the AAOS, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He is a member of the Herodicus Society, a principal reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, a founding member of the editorial board of the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, and Editor-In-Chief for Sports Medicine for Medscape Reference (WebMD, formerly eMedicine). He has served as a team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, the Chicago Sky of the WNBA, and Concordia University Chicago where he was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. As team physician for the USA Women’s Volleyball national team, he accompanied them to Beijing where they won a silver medal. More recently, as head team physician for the China Women’s national volleyball team, he accompanied them to gold medals at the 2015 World Cup in Japan, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Dr. Hoehn attended medical school at University of Kansas, then completed her pediatric residency at University of California San Francisco, followed by a pediatric critical care medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She also obtained a Masters in Bioethics from University of Pennsylvania. She has been on faculty at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher’s in Philadelphia, Rush and Comer, plus University of Kansas. She is a national leader in pediatric palliative care, and has started and grown multiple palliative care programs. In addition, she has been a course director and taught a pediatrics ethics course at Kansas City University of Biosciences. She has done research in informed consent, difficult decision making and family support and communication. She serves on the editorial boards of AAP PREP and the journal, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is on the Pediatric Advisory Committee of the FDA, and a national advocate for safe prescribing of opioids. She is an advocate for children, no matter where they are in their journey. Here at the University of Chicago she is director of supportive care, which focuses on pain, palliative and integrative medicine. She is also the co-director of the MacLean Ethics Consultation Service. As a Bucksbaum senior scholar, she is excited to mentor students, residents and fellows on topics of communication, equity and palliative care. In addition, she is working to develop clear connections between ethics and equity. As Amanda Gorman said, ‘just is isn’t always justice.’

Dr. Philip Hoffman is an expert in cancers of the lung and breast, and sees patients with all stages of these cancers. The author of more than 80 medical journal articles, Dr. Hoffman’s research interests include clinical trials in small cell and non-small cell lung cancer and breast cancer. Dr. Hoffman has been recognized for many years for his teaching skills in the medical school, as well as the internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship programs. He has appeared most years on the Pritzker School of Medicine’s graduating class composite portrait as one of their honored faculty, has recently won the Postgraduate Teaching Award of the Department of Medicine, and has been named a Master of the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at Pritzker.

Dr. Elbert Huang is Professor of Medicine, Director of the Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy, and Associate Director of the Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Huang is a primary care doctor who studies clinical and health care policy issues at the intersection of diabetes, aging, and health economics. Using methods from health economics, the decision sciences, and clinical epidemiology, his research has provided the theoretical and evidence-base foundation for the concept of personalizing diabetes care goals as well as the contemporary natural history of the disease in older people. Dr. Huang’s research has directly influenced modern diabetes care clinical practice guidelines for older people that now emphasize 1) individualization of glycemic goals, 2) the role of patient treatment preferences, 3) the clinical importance of hypoglycemia, and 4) management of geriatric conditions.

Dr. Huang’s research has been supported by the NIH, AHRQ, CDC, American Diabetes Association, and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He has received numerous honors including the Research Paper of the Year Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine and elected membership to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Lilly Cheng Immergluck is a physician-scientist who studies the impact of antibiotic-resistant infections and vaccine-preventable illnesses in children. Her research focuses on clinical vaccine and infectious disease–related therapeutic trials, and public health matters related to the prevention of infectious diseases among medically underserved populations, including how social determinants of health influence the spread of infection.

Her work has been published in Antibiotics, PLoS One, Nature Medicine, Journal of Infectious Diseases, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Clinical Infectious Diseases, JAMA Network Open, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Pediatrics in Review.

Immergluck received her BA in biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology from Northwestern University, and an MD from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, followed by an MA in clinical research from Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Chicago, where she received the Pediatric Scientist Development Award. Most recently, she was a professor and physician-scientist at Morehouse School of Medicine, as well as director of its Pediatric Clinical Translational Research and Vaccine Trial Units, and site principal investigator for its participation in the US Covid-19 Prevention Network.

Dr. Mahmoud Ismail is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the section of Maternal-Fetal medicine. Dr. Ismail is the Co-Director of the UChicago Medicine Perinatal Network and was previously the Section Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Dr. Ismail’s areas of interests are infections in pregnancy, twin-to-twin transfusion, and mono-mono twins. Dr. Ismail has received numerous awards and recognitions including: America’s Top Doctors Award, Chicago Magazine’s Top Doctors award for 6 years, and the University of Chicago Distinguished Clinical Award Senior Professor.

Dr. Ismail devotes much of his leisure time to community service and is the founder and trustee of Aqsa School, an Islamic girls’ school, in Bridgeview, IL; and, he is a member of the National Arab American Medical Association.

Priti Jani MD, MPH is a specialist in pediatric critical care medicine. Dr. Jani’s scholarly focus lies at the intersection of research in simulation-based medical education and resuscitation quality improvement. She develops and investigates simulation-based educational curricula and quality improvement initiatives towards improving individual, team and system level performance with the goal of translation to improved patient outcomes. A dedicated educator, she utilizes her expertise in simulation to direct and develop curricula for trainees and healthcare teams. Serving as the Chair of the Pediatric CPR Committee and Pediatric Resuscitation Quality Committee as well as the Faculty Director of the UChicago Simulation Center, she is highly invested in using simulation to further advance education, safety and quality at the University of Chicago Medicine and Comer Children’s Hospital.

Daniel Johnson, MD, has focused his career on improving access to quality healthcare. In 2010 he created ECHO-Chicago, a telehealth program for community level capacity building using case-based interactive sessions to education primary care providers in the diagnose and management of common chronic complex health conditions. The program has educated thousands of adult and pediatric primary care providers across Chicago and Illinois and contributed to the creation of ECHO programs elsewhere in the US and other countries.

Dr. Johnson is a physician, scholar and educator. He completed his training in 1986 and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Disease. At University of Chicago Medicine since 2007, he is Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics where he serves as Vice Chair for Clinical Services and Section Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts.

Dr. Michelle Josephson is Professor of Medicine and Surgery, serves as Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, and is Program Director of the Transplant Nephrology Fellowship.

After receiving her MD from University of Pennsylvania she completed a medical internship, residency and nephrology fellowship at University of Chicago. In 1992 she joined the faculty as the first transplant nephrologist at University of Chicago.

Dr. Josephson’s mission is to improve the care and outcomes of medically complex transplant patients through direct care, education, and clinical research. Her research projects examine the live kidney donor, post-transplant bone disease, BK virus, and post-transplant pregnancy.

Dr. Josephson is deeply committed to education and established University of Chicago’s transplant nephrology fellowship. Dr. Josephson is a member of several national and international working groups, societies, and advisory groups that have developed transplant care guidelines and policies. She served as Councilor for the Board of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and Chair of American Society of Nephrology’s (ASN’s) Transplant Advisory Group.

Board certified in surgery, Matthew Kaminsky, MD, is a dedicated trauma and acute care surgeon with specialized training in trauma, surgical critical care and emergency surgery. Dr. Kaminsky has extensive experience caring for both adult and pediatric trauma patients, and works closely with his medical team to ensure they receive the best treatment for their unique condition or injury. Known for being a strong patient advocate, Dr. Kaminsky always puts his patients’ needs first.

In addition to his commitment to his patients, Dr. Kaminsky has been active in shaped training programs to prepare the next generation of trauma specialists. His research on trauma care, surgical education and decision-making in high-stress environments further underscores his commitment to advancing the field and improving patient outcomes.