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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.

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Education

Faculty Spotlight

Temiwumi Ojo

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. 

Noman Shahid

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.

Kiran Joshi

Clinical Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Interests include quality improvement, global health, community based participatory research.

Adiba N Khan

Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Dr. Adiba Khan graduated from McGaw Northwestern Family Medicine Residency at Lake Forest. During her residency training, she completed the Northwestern Medical Education Clinical Scholars program and served as chief resident.​ In addition to a strong interest in full spectrum family medicine, Dr. Khan has a special interest in women's health, reproductive health, and medical education.

Jeffrey M Panzer

Clinical Instructor, Family and Community Medicine

Family physician at Erie Family Health Center.

Robert J Kasper

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...

Rebecca Christine DeHoek

Clinical Instructor, Family and Community Medicine

Dr. DeHoekis board certified in Family Medicine. She sees patients of all ages at PCC South Family Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Berwyn. She received his/her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and completed her residency training at West Suburban Family Medicine Residency. Dr. DeHoek’s clinical interests include: women's health, preventative medicine and behavioral health. She was among the first preceptors who piloted the Education Centered Medical Home (ECMH) program and enjoys introducing students to primary care through this innovative model.

Jennifer C Tieman

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...

Matthew J Rudolph

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. 

Robert A Chase

Clinical Instructor, Family and Community Medicine

Dr. Chase has over thirty years’ experience in healthcare. He has particular clinical expertise in infectious diseases, infection control, clinical epidemiology, and population health.

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