Issue 9 January 11, 2013

Patricia W. Finn, MD - Department Chair

George T. Kondos, MD (gtkondos@uic.edu) Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs Fred Zar, MD (fazar@uic.edu) Vice Chair for Education Dean Schraufnagel, MD (schrauf@uic.edu) Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs Chet Szerlag, MBA (cszerlag@uic.edu) Vice Chair for Finance Jason Yuan, MD, PhD (jxyuan@uic.edu) Vice Chair for Scholarly Activity Max Brito, MD, MPH (mbrito@uic.edu) Vice Chair for Urban Global Health

Updates from the Chair

Division of Infectious Diseases

We welcome Richard Novak, MD as chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Novak has been a member of the University of Illinois family for his entire professional career. He completed his residency and fellowship at UIC, and has been a faculty member since 1984. Dr. Novak has won many awards throughout his career, including Teaching Excellence Awards from the UIC housestaff, Castle Connolly Top Doctor, and nominee for the American Red Cross Heros Award.

Richard Novak, MD

Dr. Novaks research focus is on HIV treatment and vaccines with continuous NIH funding. He has participated in numerous clinical trials, including the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. We are grateful for his tireless commitment to his division. Over the past few months he has been remarkably successful in recruiting 5 new faculty that have expanded divisions missions in teaching, scholarly activity, and patient care. Outside of work, in addition to spending time with his wife and family in the north suburbs, Dr. Novak has a passion for music. Some might call him a Deadhead, as he is an ardent follower of the Grateful Dead. He has a very unique eclectic musical style, including rock, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, jazz, and psychedelic space rock.

Dr. Novak plays in a band, pictured here playing at Buddy Guys Legends in Chicago.

Reminder: Coffee Hour with the Chair

Dr. Patricia W. Finn, department chair, will be hosting a Coffee Hour on Friday, January 18, 2013 from 1p-2p in her office [Clinical Sciences Building (840 S. Wood St.) room 1020N]. Coffee Hour with the Chair is a new monthly event and opportunity for all DOM faculty, staff, trainees, and students to meet Dr. Finn without an appointment. Please bring all your questions, comments, and stories about exciting things you are doing. Dr. Finn is looking forward to meeting and hearing from everyone. Coffee and pastries will be served. If you cannot make it, dont worry! Coffee Hour with the Chair will be a monthly event. Check Updates for future dates.

American Thoracic Society visit

In May, Dr. Patricia W. Finn, department chair, will become president of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for 2013-2014. During her presidential year, Dr. Finn will underscore the critical need to address respiratory health disparities. This mission complements the UIC mission to improve local and global health through clinical and scholarly activities. The ATS Executive Office visited the Department of Medicine and met with many leaders of UIHHSS and the College of Medicine, including Drs. Skip Garcia, Dimitri Azar, Patricia Finn, George Kondos, David Perkins, Dean Schraufnagel (ATS president 2010-2011), and other faculty and staff. We look forward to future collaboration to achieve our missions. We welcomed Stephen C. Crane, PhD, MPH, ATS Executive Director, and Nicola Black, ATS Associate Director of Governance Activities and External Relations, to the Department of Medicine on January 7th and 8th.

Pictured (left to right): David Perkins, George Kondos, Nicola Black, Stephen Crane, Devin Perkins, Patricia Finn, Kathryn Reed, Dean Schraufnagel

To learn more about the American Thoracic Society, visit http://www.thoracic.org

DOM Faculty Meeting Schedule

The Department of Medicine Quarterly faculty meetings for 2013 have been scheduled. All DOM faculty, from all divisions, are highly encouraged to attend. Please mark your calendars. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 5:00-7:30pm Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 5:00-7:30pm Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 5:00-7:30pm* Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 5:00-7:30pm* All meetings will be held in UIH rooms 1130-1135, 1740 W. Taylor St. *Time is scheduled to change to an afternoon session, check Updates for announcements

Upcoming Events
Monday, January 14, 2013, 3:00 pm 4:00 pm, Moss Auditorium, COMRB, 909 S. Wolcott Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in a Model of Pure Volume Overload Presented by Louis J. DellItalia, MD, Professor of Medicine and Physiology, UAB School of Medicine
For info, contact Lisa Stigger, lpalma@uic.edu.

Friday, January 18, 2013, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm, Clinical Sciences Building (840 S. Wood St.) room 1020N Coffee Hour with the Chair
Coffee Hour with the Chair is a new monthly event and opportunity for all DOM faculty, staff, trainees, and students to meet Dr. Finn without an appointment. Please bring all your questions, comments, and stories about exciting things you are doing. Dr. Finn is looking forward to meeting and hearing from everyone.

Do you have questions, comments, updates, or good news for future issues? Contact Michael Paprzyca at paprzyca@uic.edu