The SOQIC Team
Leadership

Julie Johnson, MSPH, PhD
Scientific Director, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC)

Anthony D. Yang, MD, MS
Associate Director, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC)
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC)
Director, Illinois Cancer Collaborative

Michael F. McGee, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC)
Katherine Hammond, MBA, CCRP
Administrative Director, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC)
Faculty

Emma Barber, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cynthia Barnard, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine

David Bentrem, MD, MS
Harold L. and Margaret N. Method Research Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor in Surgery-Surgical Oncology and Medical Social Sciences

David Chu, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Urology

Dustin French, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

Joshua Halpern, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Urology

Reiping Huang, PhD
Research Associate

Emilie Johnson, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Urology

Yao Tian, PhD, MS, MPH
Research Associate

Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Staff

Daniela Amortegui, MA
Research Project Coordinator

Brianna D’Orazio, BA, MPH
Research Project Manager

Dalya Durst, BS
Research Project Manager

Joshua Eng, PhD
Research Associate

Kirsty Engelhardt, BA
Program Coordinator

Peter Graffy, MPH
Research Project Coordinator

Cassandra Iroz, MS
Research Project Manager

Remi Love, MPPA
Program Administrator

Natalia Mackiewicz, BS
Research Assistant

Karen Miller, BS
Program Assistant

Nathan Monson, MS
Developer

Deysi Paniagua, BS
Research Project Assistant

Susheel Reddy, MPH
Sr. Clinical Research Associate

Ying Shan, MS
Statistical Analyst/Programmer

John Slocum, MPH
Research Project Coordinator

Jeana Springmann, BS
Administrative Coordinator

Erin Wymore, MS
Research Project Manager

Tia Zhan, MS
Statistical Analyst
Grants Administration & Finance

Will Edwards
Senior Research Administrator

Melanie Mkrdichian
Director of Administration & Research, Department of Surgery