Aug. 23, 2016 - Julie Fleischer, MD , has joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine as an assistant professor of pediatrics, specializing in genetics. Fleischer is also a member of SIU HealthCare.

Aug. 23, 2016 - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine alumnus Michael Jon Thomas, MD, MS, '09, has joined the faculty of his alma mater as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is also a member of SIU HealthCare, the School's group practice.

Aug. 17 2016 - Ali Choucair, MD, has joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine as a professor of neurology. He is also a member of SIU HealthCare, the medical school's group practice, where he is director of the Neuro-Oncology Program at the SIU Neuroscience Institute. Choucair has 30 years of experience caring for patients with brain tumors. "Our neuro-oncology program gives our patients the comprehensive, extraordinary care they need, including access to state-of-the-art clinical trials," Choucair said. "Our team approach stresses the importance of combining the

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine alumna Samantha Dial, MD, '11, has joined the faculty of her alma mater as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology. She is also a member of SIU HealthCare, the School's group practice.

Abhishek K. Kulkarni, MD, has joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology. He is also a member of SIU HealthCare, the School’s group practice.

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Program empowers patients The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has been awarded recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for its diabetes self-management education program. The Association’s Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the national standards for diabetes self-management education programs. “The process gives professionals a national standard by which to measure the quality of services they provide,” said Janet Albers, MD, chair of the Department of Family and Community

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A new family medicine clinic slated to open this summer will mean easier access to primary care for residents of Morgan County. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Passavant Area Hospital and Morgan County Public Health Department have partnered to develop SIU Center for Family Medicine-Jacksonville, at 345 W. State St. in Jacksonville. SIU School of Medicine’s Center for Family and Community Medicine, based in Springfield, will oversee the administration of the clinic. Passavant providers and health department medical staff will work on site at the center. The site is scheduled

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) has rated the Breast Center at Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield as 100 percent compliant on all 27 evaluation standards for accreditation used by the NAPBC. In 2009, the Breast Center was among the first 23 centers in the United States to receive NAPBC accreditation. It has continued to receive 100 percent compliance on all 27 evaluation standards each time it has been evaluated. The NAPBC is administered by the American College of Surgeons and was established to ensure