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The OUT Faculty Directory is a compilation of faculty members who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Are you an LGBTQIA+ faculty member or Ally? If you would like to be added to this directory, please fill out this survey. Participation is completely voluntary.

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Peggy Mason PhD
Neurobiology
Lesbian
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Peggy Mason, PhD
Neurobiology
Lesbian
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Brandon Baird MD
Surgery
Gay
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Brandon Baird, MD
Surgery
Gay
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Kenneth Nunes MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gay
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Kenneth Nunes, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gay
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Wendy Darlington MD
Pediatrics
Lesbian
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Wendy Darlington, MD
Pediatrics
Lesbian
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Anu Hazra MD
Medicine
Gay/Queer
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Anu Hazra, MD
Medicine
Gay/Queer
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Sonali Paul, MD, MSMedicineGay View Profile

Sonali Paul, MD, MS
Medicine
Gay
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Sierra Ribero, DNP, APN, CNM
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Queer
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Sierra Ribero, DNP, APN, CNM
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Queer
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Dustin Ehsan, MD
Psych & Behavioral Neuroscience
Gay
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Dustin Ehsan, MD
Psych & Behavioral Neuroscience
Gay
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Alejandro Palma MD
Medicine
Gay Cis Male
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Alejandro Palma, MD
Medicine
Gay Cis Male
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Luka Pocivavsek, MD, PhD
Surgery
Gay
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Luka Pocivavsek, MD, PhD
Surgery
Gay
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Daniel Z. Friedman, MD is smiling in front of a light gray background with a white collared shirt, blue tie, and white medical coat on. He has black short hair, a black mustache, and tortoise shell glasses on.

Daniel Z. Friedman, MD

Daniel Friedman, MD
Medicine
Gay
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Mark Chottiner, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. He is wearing a white button down shirt, blue plaid tie, and a white lab coat. He has brownish red short hair and a light brownish red beard and mustache.

Mark Chottiner, MD

Mark Chottiner, MD
Medicine
Gay
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Cai Glushak, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. He is wearing a light blue button-down shirt, redish brown tie, and a white medical coat. He has brown short hair.

Cai Glushak, MD

Cai Glushak, MD
Medicine
Gay
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Jonathan Lio MD
Medicine
Gay
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Jonathan Lio, MD
Medicine
Gay
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Sarah Rose, MS is standing smiling against a dark tan background. She is wearing a white medical coat. She has pulled back brown hair.

Sarah Rose, MS

Sarah Rose, MS
Anatomic Pathology
Lesbian
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Iris Romero, MD, MS, sitting smiling in front of a medium gray background. She is wearing a red button-down shirt with a white medical coat over it. She has short brown hair.

Iris Romero MD, MS

Iris Romero, MD, MS
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lesbian
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Victor Mor-Avi PhD

Victor Mor-Avi, PhD
Medicine
Gay
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Leslie M. Kay, PhD is stilling in the SSRB tea room in front of a wood panel. She has long curly grey hair and is wearing a black blazer over a blue shirt

Leslie M. Kay, PhD

Leslie M. Kay, PhD
She/Her
Psychology Department
Lesbian
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Thorsten Lumbsch PhD sitting in front of a dark grey background. He has short blond hair and is wearing a dark grey blazer and a colorful blue and red collared shirt with a patterned tie

Thorsten Lumbsch PhD

Thorsten Lumbsch, PhD
He/Him
Committee on Evolutionary Biology
Gay
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Joseph B. Meleca, MD
Surgery – OHNS
Gay
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Adam DuVall, MD
Medicine
Bisexual
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Jon Grant, MD
Psychiatry
Gay
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Mustafa Hussain, MD
Surgery
Gay
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Gabrielle Frisenda, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Queer
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Daniel Kurz, MD
Neurology
Gay/Queer
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Faculty Allies

H. Barrett Fromme MD
Pediatrics
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H. Barrett Fromme, MD
Pediatrics
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Bryan Smith MD
Medicine
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Bryan Smith, MD
Medicine
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Madan Kumar MD
Pediatrics
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Madan Kumar, MD
Pediatrics
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Amanda Adeleye MD
Medicine
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Amanda Adeleye, MD
Medicine
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John Schneider MD, MPH
Medicine and Public Health
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John Schneider, MD, MPH
Medicine and Public Health
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Julie Chor MD

Julie Chor, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Julia Rosebush DO, FAAP Pediatrics View Profile

Julia Rosebush, DO, FAAP
Pediatrics
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Lolita Alkureishi MDAcademic Pediatrics View Profile

Lolita Alkureishi, MD
Academic Pediatrics
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Andrew Aronsohn MD
Medicine
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Andrew Aronsohn, MD
Medicine
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Abbe Kordik MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Abbe Kordik, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Peter J. Smith, MD, MA sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. He is wearing a light blue button-down shirt and a multicolor polka dot bowtie. He has brown short hair.

Peter J. Smith, MD, MA

Peter J. Smith, MD, MA
Pediatrics
Ally
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Mim Ari, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a black blouse with a white medical coat over it. She has long brown hair.

Mim Ari, MD

Mim Ari, MD
Medicine
Ally
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Rochelle Naylor, Smiling and looking forward wearing a white lab coat that reads UChicago medicine

Rochelle Naylor

Rochelle Naylor, MD
She/Her
Endocrinology
Ally
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Michelle Lemelman, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a black and white blouse with a white medical coat over it. She has long, curly brown hair.

Michelle Lemelman, MD

Michelle Lemelman, MD
Medicine/Endocrinology
Ally
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Oni Basu smiling and sitting in front of a light grey background. Oni has long black hair tied up into a bun and is wearing a black and white striped shirt and a grey cardigan

Oni

Oni Basu, PhD
She/Her
Medicine Genetic Medicine
Ally
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Daniel Johnson, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. He is wearing a white button-down shirt, red tie, and a white medical coat. He has brown short hair.

Daniel Johnson, MD

Daniel Johnson, MD
Pediatrics
Ally
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Ruchi Singla, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a black blouse with a white medical coat over it. She has long brown hair.

Ruchi Singla, MD

Ruchi Singla, MD,
Pediatrics
Ally
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Carina W. Yang, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a white medical coat over it. She has long brown hair.

Carina W. Yang, MD

Carina W. Yang, MD
Radiology
Ally
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Sarah Sobotka, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a blue blouse with a white medical coat over it. She has long brown hair.

Sarah Sobotka, MD

Sarah Sobotka, MD
Pediatrics
Ally
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Melissa Tesher, MD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a black and tan blouse with a white medical coat over it. She has long brown hair.

Melissa Tesher, MD

Melissa Tesher, MD
Pediatrics
Ally
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Jeanne Farnan, MD, MHPE
Medicine
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Jeanne Farnan, MD, MHPE
Medicine
Ally
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Anna Volerman Beaser, MD
Medicine
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Anna Volerman Beaser, MD
Medicine
Ally
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Hae Kyung Im, PhD
Medicine
Ally
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David Freedman PhD

David Freedman, PhD
He/Him
Professor Neurobiology
Ally
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Janice Benson, MD is smiling sitting in front of a light blue background. She is wearing a mint green blazer and she has short redish brown hair.

Janice Benson, MD

Janice Benson, MD
Family Medicine
Ally
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Angela M Lager, PhD sitting smiling in front of a light gray background. She is wearing a black blouse with a white medical coat over it. She has medium length blonde hair.

Angela M Lager, PhD

Angela M Lager, PhD
Medicine
Ally
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Kavi Bhalla PhD standing outside in a courtyard with trees. Kavi has short black hair and is wearing glasses and a blue collared shirt

Kavi Bhalla PhD

Kavi Bhalla, PhD
He/Him
Public Health Sciences
Ally
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Joseph Thornton, PhD leaning on a black lab bench with lab equipment and file cabinets behind him. He is wearing a white button-down and a bright blue sweater. He has very short brown hair.

Joseph Thornton, PhD

Joseph Thornton, PhD
Ecology & Evolution
Human Genetics
Ally
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Andrew Fisher MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Andrew Fisher, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ally
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Megan McNerney PhD

Megan McNerney, PhD
She/Her
Pathology and Pediatrics
Ally
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Shabaana Khader, PhD
Microbiology
Ally
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Sharmilee M. Nyenhuis, MD
Pediatrics
Ally
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Donald Hedeker, PhD
Public Health Sciences
Ally
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Cuoghi Edens, MD
Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Ally
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Veronica Cipriani, MD
Neurology
Ally
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Jennifer Pisano, MD jpisano@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Jennifer Pisano, MD
Medicine
Ally
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Nabil Abou Baker, MD
Medicine
Ally
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Stephen Estime, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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Keith Ruskin, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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Allan Klock, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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Anna Clebone Ruskin, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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Daniel Tobes, DO
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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Barbara Scavone, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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Ori Gottlieb, MD
Anesthesia & Critical Care
Ally
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