Training future generations of family physicians.
Why Choose Family Medicine?
Family medicine physicians provide comprehensive, continuous healthcare to all members of the family throughout the course of their lives. By building relationships based on communication and respect, these physicians gain a deeper understanding of the whole person, including the range of physical, emotional and socioeconomic factors that influence a person’s health status.
The Department of Family & Community Medicine integrates biological, clinical and behavioral sciences to train our physicians to provide outstanding levels of patient-centered and culturally appropriate care.
Education
Faculty Spotlight
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Katy Wright holds a PhD in research methodology and previously taught coursework in biostatistics. Currently, she serves as Director of Research for the Northwestern University Department of Family & Community Medicine. Her recent research examines the publication patterns of family medicine scholars and explores gender disparities within the academic publishing context.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Interests include quality improvement, global health, community based participatory research.
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Wheat is the Program Director for the McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Delnor. She is an Associate Professor and the Vice Chair of Health Equity in the Department of the Family and Community Medicine.
Dr. Wheat earned her medical degree at University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine and her Master of Public Health at University of Illinois School of Public Health. She completed a family medicine residency at McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency Humboldt Park. Dr Wheat has provided full scope primary care including care of chronic conditions including HIV/AID...
Instructor, Family and Community Medicine
Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Tieman, MD, to Northwestern Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Tieman is board certified in Family Medicine. She sees patients of all ages at Northwestern Family Medicine at Delnor Hospital . She received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzer School of Medicine and completed her residency at Mount Sinai Family Medicine Residency of Chicago and completed Clinical Medical Ethics fellowship training at the Maclean Center of the University of Chicago.
Dr. Tieman’s clinical interests include: complete care for all family members...
Instructor, Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Rudolph is board-certified in Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and completed his residency at the West Suburban Family Medicine Residency in Oak Park, IL.
Dr. Rudolph's clinic interests include full-spectrum primary care that addresses social and structural barriers to good health. He is also interested in improving and innovating traditional office-based care through technologies such as point-of-care ultrasound. He is thrilled to share these passions with his patients, residents, and the Northwestern academic community.
Instructor, Family and Community Medicine
Dr.Shahidis board certified infamilymedicine andpalliativemedicine. He completedhis residency atUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoriaand fellowship training atRush University Medical Center.Dr.Shahid’s clinical interests include: caring for seriously ill patients, hospital medicine, addiction medicine, and primary care. He believes in a life of service, and strives to providecomprehensive and compassionate careto his patients. Heisthrilled to share his love of teaching, learning, and building long lasting patient relationships at Northwestern.
Instructor, Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Temiwumi Ojo is a graduate of Rosalind Franklin University and completed her family medicine residency at Northwestern McGaw Family Medicine Residency at Lake Forest.
Instructor, Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Robert Kasper completed his residency in Family Medicine at Hinsdale Hospital in 2019. He is a 2016 graduate of Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University, and a graduate with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Benedictine University in 2011. Throughout his education, he has participated in various small-scale research projects in the fields of analytical chemistry, genomics, and obstetrics/neonatal care.
He has a broad variety of personal and academic interests, including expanding the understanding and appropriate application of osteopathic manipulati...
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Medicine (Geriatrics)
Dr. Woodward is a Geriatrician and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Virtual Memory Care program at Northwestern Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Geriatrics Fellowship Program. She completed her Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Northwestern University where she was awarded the Department of Medicine Fellow Teaching Award.
Her patient-centered research focuses on implementing virtual memory care for patients with dementia in underserved areas with a goal of improving ac...
Clinical Instructor, Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Thomas is board certified in Family Medicine. She sees patients of all ages at PCC Austin Family Health Center on the west side of the city. She received her medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern and completed her residency training, including a chief resident year, at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, IL. Dr. Thomas enjoys providing full-spectrum inpatient and outpatient family medicine care, including prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum management, to her patients. She is delighted to have the opportunity to teach and mentor learners at various leve...
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