Department of Medicine
About UsDedicated to the future of care
The Department of Medicine provides residents with a thorough, broad-based education while giving patients individualized care through Feinberg-affiliated hospitals and care sites and conducting high-level basic and clinical research through our 12 specialized internal medicine divisions.
As with everything we do, whether at the bedside, in the classroom or in the laboratory, we are constantly striving for excellence.”
What We Do
Faculty Spotlight
Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
Myeloma, Transplantation
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Interested in clinical research on polycystic kidney disease.
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anesthesiology and Medicine (Rheumatology)
Research activities of our group focus on two major clinical areas: musculoskeletal pain and bone. In collaboration with Dr. A. Vania Apkarian in the Department of Physiology, our pain research focuses on understanding the basis for pain chronification, utilizing brain imaging and psychophysical methodologies. Current NIH-funded studies are evaluating the transition that occurs in individuals who progress from acute to chronic pain and attempting to modulate this by pharmacologic interventions. On a more applied level, the development and characterization of analgesic agents for the management...
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
My primary research interests are to: 1) Eliminate health disparities by working with individuals and their communities to develop prevention interventions that reach underserved populations; 2) Inform health care system delivery of prevention that is patient and community-centered. My research integrates perspectives and methods from public health, social sciences, clinical science and public engagement because finding solutions to health disparities in an increasingly diverse U.S. population requires working across disciplines and beyond the walls of academia.
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Dr. Furmanchuk received her PhD in computational chemistry from Jackson State University, MS. She received her trainings in modeling and data mining with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Department, and later with Department of Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University.
Clinical Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
-Medical Director-Northwestern Primary and Specialty care -Vice President, Operations, Northwestern Medical Group -Founder and Director-The Global Health Initiative at Northwestern Feinberg school of Medicine -Recruitment Committee, Primary Care, NMG
Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
Dr. VanderWeele did his medical and research training at the University of Chicago, where he developed a research program characterizing the heterogeneity and evolution of the cancer genome. He moved to the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, where he continued to seek to improve the treatment of prostate cancer based on patients’ specific genetic changes. He returned to Chicago in 2018 to join the GU cancer team at Northwestern University, where he continues to translate discoveries made at the bench into improved therapies in the clinic.
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Medical Education
Dr. Knight is the Chester C. and Deborah M. Cooley Distinguished Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern University, and has been the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since November 1, 2009. He earned his BSPH at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and his MD at the Ohio State University. After completing his training in Medicine, Cardiology, and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Michigan, he joined the Michigan faculty in 1997. He later served as the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at ...
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
My primary goal is to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to people with lung diseases or in the ICU. I am a board-certified pulmonologist and intensivist and have sub-specialty interests in cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and lung transplant. During my fellowship, I acquired experience in laboratory science under Jing Liu, PhD, and firmly believe advancement of excellent medicine is only possible through scientific research. To that end, I spend a portion of my time committed to research of lung disease biology.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Hypertension research. Wellness behavior interest Working in Uganda, Africa
