Fall 2021

Features

Balancing Act

Feinberg scientists are investigating how regulating inflammation can be a pathway to treating a range of diseases.
Making Connections

D. James Surmeier, PhD, has steered the Department of Neuroscience to a new name and recognition of Northwestern Medicine’s growing prominence in neuroscience research.
Motion Restored

Northwestern Medicine’s Center for Spine Health gets patients back on their feet.
Information Innovator

Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center director Kristi Holmes, PhD, is helping bring biomedical libraries into the future.

Fertility Pioneer

Sandra Carson, ’75, ’77 MD, ’81 GME, has devoted her career to finding innovative solutions to reproductive challenges.
Let’s All Be Quinquagenarians!

A letter from the Medical Alumni Association Board (MAAB) president
Accepting the Difficult Gifts of a Cancer Diagnosis

During my third year of my internal medicine residency, I diagnosed myself with a brain tumor. Unfortunately, this turned out to be a malignant brain cancer, requiring two brain surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation.
Progress Notes

Recent news, accomplishments and important milestones, shared by Feinberg alumni.
In Memoriam

s and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away. All dates are in 2021.

Focus on Faculty

Whether it is the students who just donned their white coats for the first time on Founders’ Day, or those whose white coats have seen many years of wear, our community is ready to buckle in — ready to learn, to discover, to grow.
Celebrating Founders’ Day 2021

Feinberg’s annual Founders’ Day ceremony this year welcomed first- and second-year medical students to campus, and marked the official start of the academic year.
Ryans Make Historic Gift

Northwestern University Trustees and alumni Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley W. Ryan have made a historic gift to name and endow the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health.
Faculty Awards & Honors

Learn about the recent achievements of Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and leaders.