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research contributions relate to the diagnosis and treatment of congenital diseases such as spina bifida, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, sacrococcygeal teratoma, congenital pulmonary airway malformation, gastroschisis, omphalocele, twin- twin transfusion syndrome, and fetal bladder outlet obstruction. He receives support for his basic science research program from the National Institutes of Health. Shaaban completed his general surgery residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and his pediatric surgical residency and post-doctoral fellowship in fetal surgery research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Michael Wack '87, MD '91, Res '96, practices with Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Newburyport, Massachusetts. In addition to general orthopaedic surgery, Wack has a special focus on knee, shoulder and foot conditions, as well as sports-related injuries. Board-certified in orthopaedic surgery, he is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association and the Massachusetts Medical Association. He has been practicing in the state of Massachusetts since completing his residency in 1996. Jose Zamudio, MD '92, has been named as a top 10 doctor in El Paso, Texas, by Rate MDS.com. Board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, Zamudio has consistently been voted America's Top OB/GYN by the Consumers' Research Council of America. Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. has also named him a Top Doctor. Zamudio is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Robotic Surgery Council at Las Palmas Hospital in El Paso. He is passionate about outdoor activities and uses his favorite sport, polo, to raise funds for the American I L L I N O I S M E D I C I N E | 35 Cancer Society, the Border AIDS Foundation, and Polo with a Mission. Zamudio completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Texas Tech School of Medicine in El Paso. Richard Makowiec, MD '94, has joined Franciscan Physician Network Orthopedic Specialists in Indianapolis. He previously was associated with Northwestern Medicine Surgery Center in Warrenville, Illinois. Board- certified in orthopaedic surgery with an additional certified qualification in hand surgery, Makowiec is a Diplomate with the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. A Fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, he has held various academic appointments with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Chicago Medical School. In 1999, Makowiec was a member of the medical staff for the Chicago Cubs. He completed his internship in general surgery and an orthopaedic surgical residency at Northwestern and a fellowship in hand surgery at the Indiana Hand Center (now the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center) in Indianapolis. Makowiec also served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps from 1992 to 2004. Raj Chandwaney '90, MS '92, MD '96, was named chief of cardiology and director of the chest pain center and cardiology Center for Fetal Cellular and Molecular Therapy at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well as professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Prior to his work in Cincinnati, he served as an associate professor of surgery with tenure and as director of the Laboratory for Fetal Cellular Therapy at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and as assistant professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin Medical School (now the School of Medicine and Public Health). Shaaban has lectured nationally and internationally and is among the most well-respected fetal intervention surgeons in the world. His clinical '92 '94 '96 Michael Wack Richard Makowiec Jose Zamudio Alumnus helped transform medical services in Chicago community, now works citywide RT JONES, MD '79, has transformed the health infrastructure of Chicago, first at the neighborhood level and more recently citywide. Jones teamed with a pastor, Wayne Gordon, whom he met his third year of medical school, to bring quality care to a hardscrabble Chicago neighborhood that badly needed it. They founded Lawndale Christian Health Center in 1984, and Jones helped build it from a shoestring clinic into a safety net for North Lawndale, the community where he lived for 35 years. The health center, which launched thanks to countless volunteer hours in a former Cadillac dealership building, has grown to serve 164,800 visits annually, providing a wide range of services, various satellite clinics, a fitness center, a café and dental offices. Jones, now a principal at Health Management Associates consulting, has continued his focus on improving Medicaid- based services by helping found a collective of 23 hospitals and more than 300 primary-care providers, called the Medical Home Network, who work together to improve basic care in Chicago. Partners in the nonprofit network share information through an Internet portal, giving medical staff a more complete picture of patients' health history with alerts, historical data and behavioral and social determinants of their health. Care coordinators contact patients who receive emergency room treatment to connect them with primary care physicians and any needed specialists for follow-up visits and routine care. "Having access to real-time information and up-to-the- minute details pertaining to each patient's health care utilization is invaluable," says Jones, who serves as the collective's chief medical officer. Participants have experienced financial savings, declines in hospital readmissions, and increases in timely follow-up appointments with primary care doctors. And Jones has shared his expertise by speaking across the country about how to redesign care in low-income and underinsured communities. — Rose Shilling A COMMITTED TO SAFETY NET CARE Art Jones