Category: Features

Science at Work

Investigators tackle the pandemic from all sides. The COVID-19 response at Feinberg was fast and multifaceted. As of press time, more than 230 projects were in motion, from interventional studies and data analytics to discovery, diagnostics, and specimen testing. “We aimed to maximize our research impact and minimize intrusions on critical healthcare pathways,” says Rex…
All In

Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research director Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, leads with a personal touch.
Mobilized in a Pandamic

As it became clear that COVID-19 was developing into a deadly global pandemic, Northwestern Medicine sprang into action. Faculty and staff activated dozens of new projects related to COVID-19, some from their labs on the Chicago campus as essential workers, others from their home offices. Hospital leaders, physicians, nurses, and staff all put in heroic…
Medical Education Adapts

Transitioning to a virtual medical curriculum Within days of Gov. J.B. Pritzker declaring a stay-at-home order for the state of Illinois, the medical school took immediate action by transforming nearly all of its curriculum to be delivered online. Efforts included online modules for first-year students, virtual clerkships and electives for third- and fourth-year students, and…
Care Without Compromise

photography by LAURA BROWN Adapting to new realities while going the extra mile. Despite the challenging landscape, a spirit of camaraderie and determination has allowed Northwestern Medicine staff and physicians to overcome many of the unique obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various initiatives and programs were designed in mere days to provide the best…
To Breathe Again

She was healthy, and is in her 20s. But after battling COVID-19 for six weeks while being supported by a ventilator and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support machine that does the work of the heart and lungs, her lungs had suffered irreversible damage from the virus. The lung transplant team put her on…
New Frontier

by ERIN SPAIN Feinberg’s new Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is a thoughtful and powerful force for improving medicine. With the opening of the new Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (I.AIM), Feinberg has the opportunity to not only create and implement new AI tools that enhance healthcare, but also to set ethical standards…
Meeting the Moment

photography by LAURA BROWN Northwestern Medicine builds an immediate response. From the beginning of the pandemic, Northwestern Medicine deployed a number of tactics to help ensure the highest level of safety is in place for physicians, staff, patients, and visitors — as well as the community. Infectious disease specialist Gary Noskin, MD, senior vice president…
No Backing Down

Daniela Matei’s career has been devoted to treating rare gynecologic cancers.
Right to the Heart

Northwestern Medicine leads the development of a revolutionary cardiac procedure.