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46 | S U M M E R 2 0 1 7 at Case Western Reserve University. Abdelhady is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, U.K. Nickolas Garbis, MD '07, has joined Loyola University Medical Center. An orthopaedic surgeon, Garbis' specialties include minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and elbow, shoulder replacement and sports medicine. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center and a fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Garbis is also an instructor in the department of orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Cyrus Press '03, MD '07, Res '12, performed the first stemless shoulder replacement in Virginia at the Sentra Northern Virginia Medical Center. Press specializes in ortho- paedic shoulder and elbow reconstruc- tive surgery at the NoVa Orthopedic & Spine Care division in Woodbridge, Va. He joined the practice after completing his fellowship at the Houston Health Sci- ence Center. Press has authored multiple papers on the treatment of shoulder inju- ries, total knee arthroplasty, and athletic sports and ankle injuries. Kuntal Rana, MPH '02, MD '07, has joined the Silver Cross medical staff in New Lenox, Ill. A board-certified radiology physician, he completed a radiology residency at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and a radiology fellowship at Rush University Medical Center. Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, MPH, MHPE '07, MBA, was chosen as a Corporate Leader in Moffly Media's annual Women of Influence awards. Varkey is president and chief executive is based on his more than 10 years of experience as a practicing internal medicine physician, personal trainer, and coach to executives and athletes. Elisha J. Robinson- Asiso, MD '06, a breast cancer surgeon, opened the Integrative Healing Center, a holistic medicine clinic in Rockford. Robinson-Asiso focuses on the whole patient by using nutrition programs, ultrasounds, mammograms, MRIs, thermograms, genetic screening and, when needed, prescription medications. Growing up with an herbalist father who used such remedies to treat her and her siblings, Robinson-Asiso still chose traditional medicine as a career, attending the COM Rockford and then treating breast cancer patients at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She left last summer to focus on holistic treatments for her patients, working to remove the root cause of their disease. When patients continue the conventional medical approach, Robinson-Asiso helps them deal with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Khaled Abdelhady MD, Res '07, FRCS, FACS, was recognized in The Leading Physicians of the World, part of The International Association of HealthCare Professionals. A cardiothoracic surgeon, Abdelhady has a practice focus on reconstructive cardiac valve repair surgery, as well as valve replacement and coronary bypass. Board-certified in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery, he is highly skilled in performing video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lung resections for lung cancer patients. He has been practicing for more than 20 years at UI Health and is assistant professor of surgery at the COM. He obtained his medical degree in 1992 at the Faculty of Medicine of Cairo University, and he is fellowship-trained Laparoscopists' accredited fellowship in advanced gynecologic disorders and minimally invasive surgery at Florida Hospital in Orlando. Joshua Langford MD '02, an orthopaedic trauma surgeon at the Orlando Regional Medical Center, was among the surgeons helping victims of the 2016 tragic shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. A graduate of the Rockford campus, Langford personally operated on 14 shooting victims, all of whom survived. Brian Layden, MD '05, PhD, joined the College of Medicine in Chicago in 2016 as chief of the division of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. He previously served at Northwestern University, and his clinical and scholarly focus is on gestational glucose metabolism, diabetes, and the gut microbiome. Layden has a history of NIH funding and has received many honors, including an American Federation for Medical Research Award for Outstanding Research and the Central Society for Clinical Research Career Development Award. Board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, Layden completed a PhD at Loyola University and his residency and endocrinology fellowship at Northwestern. Ari Levy, MD '05, MBA, is the founder and CEO of SHIFT, a Chicago- based startup that provides a fully integrated approach to healthcare by bringing together board-certified doctors, dedicated coaches, fitness trainers, nutritionists, and recovery specialists. They perform a comprehensive health assessment and work with the patient member to create a personalized roadmap to health. SHIFT's new partnerships with Athletico Physical Therapy and Rush University Medical Center will bolster these offerings. Levy's vision for SHIFT Christopher P. Hess '92, MS '94, PhD '99, MD '02 and Theresa Allison MMUS '94, MD '02, PhD '10, presented a lecture to College of Medicine students in Urbana- Champaign about their individual career paths and the ways in which their backgrounds complement one another. They provided advice about how to persist through an eight-plus year program and balance one's personal life while building a career as a new MD/PhD. Hess is a professor and chief of neuroradiology at the University of California, San Francisco. Allison is an associate professor of medicine in the division of geriatrics, with a secondary appointment in family and community medicine, at the University of California, San Francisco. Both completed their PhD studies in Urbana and MD in Chicago. Liza Colimon MD '02, is a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School and an associate gynecologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in the division of urban health. She is also the founder and CEO of Health Vows, an organization educating women and promoting a mindful approach to healthcare via self-advocacy and empowerment. Colimon completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard-affiliated Hospitals, Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General. A fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, she pursued advanced training in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, research methodology, and gynecologic disorders. Colimon also completed an American Association of Gynecologic Tell us what you're up to! Your classmates are curious about what you are doing. Send your latest news and accomplishments to medcomm@uic.edu, and we'll be sure to include it in the next issue of Illinois Medicine. '02 '05 '06 '07 Christopher P. Hess Ari Levy Liza Colimon Brian Layden Elisha J. Robinson- Asiso Cyrus Press Kuntal Rana Khaled Abdelhady Nickolas Garbis

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