Faculty

The teaching faculty at Saint Joseph Hospital and the other affiliated institutions are committed to providing residents with the education and skills necessary to become outstanding obstetricians and gynecologists.

The following list provides information about our faculty. All of our subspecialists are board-certified in their respective subspecialty field.

• Abdol H. Hosseinian, M.D.
  Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training Program
  Director, Reproductive Endocrinology
  Professor, The Chicago Medical School
• Teresa Tam, M.D.
  Associate Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training Program
  Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School
• Matthew Ahranjani, M.D.
  Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
  Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School
• Freidoon Azizi, M.D.
  Director, Gynecologic Oncology
  Associate Professor, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School
• Howard Strassner, M.D.
  Director, Maternal/Fetal Medicine
  Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University
• Michael Hussey, M.D.
  Assistant Professor, Rush University
• Xavier Pombar, M.D.
  Assistant Professor, Rush University
• Ernest Nora, III, M.D.
  Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics
• Ramakrishna Velamati, M.D.
  Director, Neonatology
• Jozef F. Mazurek, M.D.
  Moderator, Journal Club
  Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School
• Peter Sand, M.D.
  Director, Urogynecology
  Professor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School
• Farhad Saed, M.D.
  Clinical Instructor, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School

Additional Salaried Faculty Members

• Ilona Carlos, M.D.
• Raynelda Hidalgo, M.D.
• Kornelia Krol, M.D.
• Eden Takhsh, M.D.

Other Faculty Members

• Ewa Bilinski, M.D.
• Sylvia Botros, M.D.
• Barbara Diakos, M.D.
• Rose Diakos, M.D.
• Morteza Dini, M.D.
• Nawar Hatoum, M.D.
• Amy Hoffman, D.O.
• Sue Kafali, M.D.
• Eliott Levine, M.D.
• Lewanser Lassiter, M.D.
• Emily Lombard, D.O.
• Prema Malani, M.D.
• Jan Mezyk, M.D.
• Charanjeet Ray, M.D.
• Alia Siddiqi, M.D.
• Juan Vargas, M.D.
• Tracy Vera, M.D.
• Yvonne Wolny, M.D.

Selected Research and Publications by Department Members

1. Tam, T., Conti, M., Schuler, H. Elective Induction of Labor Outcomes of Term Low-Risk Women in a Community Teaching Hospital. Research abstract selected as a poster presentation at the 59th Annual Clinical Meeting (ACM) of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in Washington, D.C., April 30-May 4, 2011.
2. Tam, T., Dziadosz, K. Implementation of a Web-based Educational Forceps Module, research accepted for an oral presentation at the 2011 CREOG and APGO Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 9-12, 2011.
3. Tam T, Lombard E, Bilinski E. Recolonization of Group B Streptococci in Women with Prior Group B Streptococci-Positive Pregnancy. Poster presentation at American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical Meeting, 2008.
4. Tam T, Khazaei A. Spontaneous Unilateral Dizygotic Twin Tubal Pregnancy – Case Report. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. March, 2008.
5. Tam T, Clark C, Darey K, Maternal Weight Gain and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 98:60-62, 2007.
6. Tam T, Goepfert T. Duty Hour Limitations in a Community-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology Program: Effects on Resident Education, Poster presentation at American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) District Meeting, 2007.
7. Tam T, Mahoney M. Utilizing a Skills Laboratory as an Effective Tool for Learning the Core Competencies In an Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program. Poster presentation at ACGME/ABMS Conference, 2007.
8. Sand PK: Trospium Chloride- Over 20 Years of Clinical Use, Therapy 3(2): 215-26, 2006.
9. Botros SM, Abramov Y, Miller JR, Sand PK, Gandhi S, Nickolov A, Goldbert RP: Effect of Parity on Sexual Function: An Identical Twin Study, Obstet Gynecol 107: 765-70, 2006.
10. Tam T, Ravipati M, Clark C, Kafali S. Achieving the ACGME Competencies with Mentors: A Team Approach. Poster presentation at ACGME Annual Educational Conference, 2006.
11. Tam T, Clark C, Darey K: Is Excessive Maternal Weight Gain A Predictor of Neonatal NICU Admissions? Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 107, Number 4 (Supplement), April, 2006.
12. Sheiner (F) E, Strassner HT, Hussey MJ, Pombar X, Abramowicz JS: Ultrasound Acoustic Output During Third Trimester Biophysical Profile. Am J Obstet Gynecol December 2005 (Vol 193, Isssue 6 (Supplement), Page S100.
13. Tam, T., Williams, N., Evans, S.: Building a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Labor & Delivery: An Effective Assessment Approach to Practice-Based Learning and Improvement. Poster presentation and Examples from the Field Oral Presentation at ACGME Annual Educational Conference, 2005
14. Sand PK: Should Women be offered Elective Cesarean Section in the Hope of Preserving Pelvic Floor Function? Int J Urogynecol 16:255-6, 2005.

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