2026, Issue I

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Alumni authors: Patrick Daly, ’74 MD, recently published the book Understanding the Dynamics of Health, a comprehensive framework for understanding health and its impairments, and Ronenn Roubenoff, ’81, ’83 MD, ’18 P, recently authored The Biotech Murders, a fictious medical thriller set in the world of biotech and pharmaceutical development.

1970s

Robert J. Rothstein, ’74 MD, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board of Nexalin Technology, Inc., reinforcing the company’s strategic focus on the global mental healthcare crisis, including the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury. Rothstein previously held senior roles at the University of Chicago, Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, and Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine. Though now retired from clinical practice, Rothstein continues to consult with various medical device companies.  

Sandra A. Carson ’75, ’77 MD, ’81 GME, has been named the 2025 Distinguished Alumnae Award recipient by The Alumnae of Northwestern University, recognizing her exceptional contributions to reproductive medicine and endocrinology. Carson retired in 2024 as professor and section chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at Yale School of Medicine, where she now serves as adjunct professor.  

Patrick Daly, ’74 MD, recently published the book Understanding the Dynamics of Health, a comprehensive framework for understanding health and its impairments, drawing on the work of Bernard Lonergan. By integrating perspectives from common sense, theory, practice, and finitude, this book examines health as a multidimensional phenomenon shaped by organic, psychological, cognitive, and social-historical factors. 

Gregory J. Soderberg, ’78, ’79 PT, ’85 MPT, took part in the Great Cycle Challenge with a goal to ride 409 miles to support children’s cancer research. He rides as part of the “Cats Against Cancer” team, which was founded and is largely comprised of former Northwestern athletes and alumni. Since joining the challenge in 2020, the Cats Against Cancer team has raised $206,333 and ridden 16,868 miles in support of pediatric cancer research. 

1980s

Charles O’Mara, MD, ’80 GME, was inducted into the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Medical Hall of Fame. A Jackson native, O’Mara began his career at Johns Hopkins University as an attending surgeon and assistant professor before returning home to practice vascular surgery for 25 years. He then joined Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, serving as chief of surgery, president of the medical staff, and a board member, where he established the area’s first accredited non-invasive vascular lab and mentored surgical residents. 

 Robert F. Kushner, MD, ’82 GME; Amy Paller, MD, ’83 GME; and Sanjiv Shah ’97, ’00 MD, were among 12 Feinberg faculty members named to the 2025 “Highly Cited Researchers” list by Clarivate Analytics, an honor recognizing those whose publications rank among the top one percent by citations in their field over the past decade. Each has made substantial contributions to their respective fields through influential research that is shaping ongoing scientific discovery.

Ronenn Roubenoff, ’81, ’83 MD, ’18 P, recently authored The Biotech Murders, his first work of fiction. The book is a medical thriller set in the world of biotech and pharmaceutical development. Roubenoff is a biotech and pharmaceutical drug development consultant who previously served as professor of medicine and nutrition at Tufts University before moving to biotech where he held leadership roles at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Biogen Idec, and Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research. 

Charles (Chuck) V. Clevenger, ’86 PhD, ’87 MD, has retired from his clinical research and position as chair of pathology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. He now resides in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife, Wanda, ’91 MM Kellogg, and their son, Peter. In retirement, Clevenger is enjoying playing piano and singing.

Mitchell D. Creinin ’86, ’88 MD, was recently named the recipient of the Society of Family Planning Lifetime Achievement Award. Creinin is professor and director of the Complex Family Planning Fellowship at the University of California, Davis. He is also a past president of the Society of Family Planning.

 Hemant K. Roy, ’89 MD, was recently named chair of the department of internal medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). A gastroenterologist and former UNMC faculty member, Roy currently chairs the department of internal medicine at Ben Taub Hospital and serves as associate dean of academic and faculty affairs at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. At UNMC, he will lead the largest clinical department in the college of medicine, which plays a major role in education and research at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Jamie E. Terry, ’89 MD, co-authored “Assessing Equity of Care Across Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Junctures: A Multi-Site Retrospective Cohort Study” which was published in BMC Cancer. Conducted in partnership with researchers at the University of Texas, the study followed 460 Medicare patients across four key stages of treatment, from diagnosis through end-of-life care, and highlighted the need for more proactive and equitable care. 

1990s

David C. Rhew, ’92 MD, was recently named to the board of directors for IgniteData, a leader in intelligent clinical trial data automation. He is global chief medical officer and vice president of healthcare at Microsoft and previously served as Microsoft’s international coordinator for pandemic response, collaborating with the World Health Organization to develop the World Health Data Hub, partnering with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to establish its vaccine data lake, and supporting U.S. states in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. 

Steven F. Butz, ’93 MD, ’94 ’98 GME, is the new board chair of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory HealthCare (AAAHC) Board of Directors. He is a professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he serves as medical director of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Surgicenter.

 Raymond Sanchez, ’84, ’94 MD, was recently appointed to the board of directors for Alto Neuroscience, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel precision medicines for neuropsychiatric disorders. Since September 2024, he has served as a senior advisor at Bain Capital Life Sciences and has been on the board of Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. since November 2024 and serves on the boards of numerous privately held biotechnology companies.

 Tricia A. Catalino ’94, ’96 MPT, DSc, has been elected to serve as the next president of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APTA), a role in which she will lead national efforts to advance clinical practice, advocacy, and education in pediatric physical therapy. She is the founding director of Hawaiʻi’s first doctor of physical therapy program at Hawaiʻi Pacific University and, since 2023, she has served as the inaugural dean of its Graduate College of Health Sciences. In 2025, she received the Northwestern University Physical Therapy Alumni Association Alum of the Year Award for her outstanding contributions to the profession and to the Northwestern community.

 Anne Furey Schultz, ’97 MD, ’00 GME, has been named a 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctor, a prestigious honor awarded to licensed physicians nationwide. Furey Schultz co-founded Authentic Internal Medicine, a concierge practice in Chicago’s western suburbs, and served as immediate past governor of the American College of Physicians (ACP) for northern Illinois. Furey Schultz is a clinical instructor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine where she provides primary and preventive care for adult patients.

 Ajay Ahuja, MD, ’98 GME, MBA, has been named chief medical officer of MannKind Corporation, a company developing and commercializing innovative inhaled therapeutics for patients with endocrine and orphan lung diseases. Prior to this appointment, Ahuja served as development and launch leader for a late-stage DNA-based therapeutic at Kardigan Bio, a cardiology-focused biopharmaceutical company. 

2000s

Christina J. Yang ’04, ’08 MD, recently joined New York University (NYU) Langone Health as chief of the division of pediatric otolaryngology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She also serves as lead for pediatric otolaryngology services at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone. Yang brings extensive expertise in pediatric airway and aerodigestive disorders and is recognized for advancing clinical practice, research, and education in her field.   

2010s

Hans Arora, ’12 PhD, ’13 MD, ’21 GME, has been promoted to associate professor of urology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. Specializing in pediatric urology and minimally invasive reconstructive surgery, Arora was recently named Urology Attending of the Year by the graduating resident class of 2025 at the UNC department of urology. 

Brendan Frainey,’17 MD, led the launch of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)’s new adult spina bifida clinic which opened in October 2025. Frainey is an assistant professor in the department of urology and division of pediatric urology at Vanderbilt where he will serve as director of transitional urology. His passion for caring for patients with spina bifida began at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and his new clinic aims to bridge care between pediatric and adult hospitals on the same campus.