Mark Macumber, MD 
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
email: m-macumber@northwestern.edu
Medical Interests
Access to Care Issues for Uninsured
Training / Education
Undergraduate:
Cornell University
Medical School:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency:
Ventura County Medical School
Career Highlights
03-13-2007: Interviewed by WGN Radio "Dr. Mark Macumber, a doctor who chooses not to carry malpractice insurance update" Radio Broadcast
02-20-2007: Keynote Speaker for Health Disparities and Solutions Speaker Series 2007 at FSM "How My Best Friend's Wedding Inspired Me to Recreate the Affordable and Available Physician"
09-11-2006: Interviewed by American Medical News "Uninsured Climbs to 46.6 Million"
10-06-2005: Presented at University of Iowa "Physician to share experiences on practicing without insurance"
05-26-2005: Interviewed by ABC 7 Chicago News "Proposal to cap medical malpractice suits gets mixed reviews"
02-02-2005: Interviewed by Association of American Physicians and Surgeons "No Doctors, No Malpractice"
01-01-2005: Interviewed by Family Practice News "Surviving without liability insurance--1 year later"
04-04-2004: Interviewed by Medical News Today "Tort crisis gamble: Physicians weigh odds of going bare USA"
03-24-2004: Interviewed by CBS 2 Chicago News "Doctors Protest Malpractice Rates"
03-18-2004: Interviewed by WGN Radio "Dr. Mark Macumber, a doctor who chooses not to carry malpractice insurance" Radio Broadcast
02-20-2004: Interviewed by Fox Television "Risky Business: Medical Malpractice Insurance" Video of Broadcast
01-28-2004: Interviewed by Wall Street Journal "So Sue Me: Doctors Without Insurance"
11-01-2003: Interviewed by Family Practice News "Just say no more to liability insurance? FP opens practice without coverage"
11-2003: Interviewed by Healthcare Financial Management "Seeking shelter from rising malpractice costs: with malpractice insurance costs skyrocketing, government, provider groups, insurers, and others struggle to find solutions."
10-13-2003: Interviewed by WGN Radio "Dr. Mark Macumber tells Steve & Johnnie about his new clinic, Patients First" Radio Broadcast
10-03-2003: Interviewed by Chicago Public Radio "Going Bare: Suburban Doctor Practices without Malpractice Insurance" Radio Broadcast
10-2003: Interviewed by American Academy of Family Physicians "Liability crisis Family physicians take their case to the people"
09-22-2003: Interviewed by Illinois Academy of Family Physicians "Runaway liability premiums convince one Illinois Family Physician to take a “Patients First” Approach to Care"
09-20-2003: Interviewed by US Newswire "Liability Crisis Convinces One Illinois Family Physician to Take a 'Patients First' Approach to Care."
09-15-2003: Interviewed by Chicago Business "Going out on a Limb"
Professional Society Memberships
American Academy of Family Physicians
Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
CONTACT INFORMATION
Academic Office Location
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
710 N. Lake Shore Drive, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611-3006
Tel: (312) 503-1273
Fax: (312) 503-1377
Clinical Locations
PCC Community Wellness Center - West Town
1044 N. Mozart
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: 773-292-8300
Fax: 773-292-2601