In a year marked by surprises and unprecedented challenges, the dedicated faculty, staff, students, and trainees at Northwestern Medicine have continued to pursue excellence in education, push new boundaries in improving human health throug…
For centuries, physicians have tested whether physical interventions could cure mental illness. Most of these interventions failed, however, and were replaced with the current standard of treatment: medications and therapy. That’s because m…
On a chilly day in early September 2025, 126 residents of Bronzeville and nearby communities were the first patients to walk through the doors of Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center, located on the South Side of Chicago. Due…
Sandeep Dave, ’95 MS, ’99 MD, ’00 MBA, developed a test to speed cancer diagnosis and launched an international consortium working to accelerate blood cancer research. Like many oncologists, Sandeep Dave, ’95 MS, ’99 MD, ’00 MBA, the Wellco…
Ray Sato, ‘90 MD, creates scholarship to combat shortage of pediatric practitioners. When neonatologist Ray Sato, ‘90 MD, looks back on his career, he traces its roots to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. “Northwestern is…
By MAAB President Darren Wethers, ‘88 MD, CPE, FACP I had the honor of attending the wedding of a Feinberg classmate’s daughter this past weekend. The ceremony was attended by two other classmates, who, like me, had surnames which were at t…
Please share your recent news, accomplishments, and important milestones with us. Submit your updates and high-resolution photos via the linked form, and we will publish them in an upcoming issue of the magazine. Alumni authors: Patrick Dal…
From cancer to cardiovascular disease, the immune system comes in contact with almost every malady known to humankind. Emerging technologies and fresh approaches have expanded its role far beyond infection, opening new avenues of inquiry an…
Tara Henderson, MD, MPH, the new Founder’s Board Chair of Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, knew she wanted a career in oncology early on in her studi…
Inspired by opera, Walter A. Edmiston, ’71 MD, FACC, has made a career of people-centered cardiology. For more than 20 years, Walter A. Edmiston, ’71 MD, FACC, has fused his passions for music and medicine through his role as consulting phy…
Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away. John Allan Hamblin, ’54 DDS August 20, 2025 Mesa, AZ Harold S.
Constadina (Dina) Arvanitis, PhD, director of Feinberg’s Center for Advanced Microscopy (CAM), has been honored with the 2025 Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Vice President’s Award for her outstanding leadership and service to the global