Faculty
Recruiting and retaining top-tier scientists is a priority at the medical school as we seek to expand our research programs and accelerate our progress. The long-term success of our medical research enterprise depends on our ability to provide the intellectual environment and resources necessary to recruit outstanding new physician-scientists.
Recruitment
We are actively recruiting ambitious investigators who are developing international reputations in their areas of study. At the same time, we are competitively seeking senior scientists who are firmly established as leaders and trailblazers in their fields and who have significant external grant funding already in place.
Private gifts provide “start-up” packages to attract these sought-after academicians to Northwestern and equip them for their investigations. Recruitment costs include furnishing initial salaries and providing support for the necessary resources to establish these scientists in a laboratory setting. In most cases, mid- and senior-level investigators will immediately bring additional resources to the university in the form of grants from their previous institutions.
Professorships
A named and endowed professorship, created in perpetuity, represents the highest honor a university can bestow upon its faculty. These positions represent the pinnacle of academic achievement and excellence and are reserved for our most distinguished and productive physicians and scientists. They carry great prestige and impact for the benefactor, the appointed holder of the professorship, and the university and medical school.
The creation of named and endowed professorships is enormously important as the Feinberg School of Medicine endeavors to double the research enterprise and rise in the competitive pantheon of research-intensive schools. As we move forward, these singular positions will enable us to attract and recruit world-class investigators to Northwestern and encourage their active collaboration with faculty at the medical school and across the Northwestern campus.
Feinberg Named Professorships (and Incumbents)
- Isaac A. Abt, MD Professorship in Kidney Diseases
held by Priya S. Verghese, MBBS, MPH - Edmund Andrews Professorship in Urology
- John Sherman Appleman Professorship in Medical Education
held by Aashish K. Didwania, MD - Leslie B. Arey Professorship in Cell, Molecular, and Anatomical Sciences
held by Vladimir I. Gelfand, PhD - Norman and Helen Asher Professorship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Clifford Joseph Barborka Professorship in Medicine
held by Stephen B. Hanauer, MD - Dr. Marjorie C. Barnett - Dr. Hau C. Kwaan Professorship in Hematology/Oncology
held by Jamile M. Shammo, MD - Eugene and Gloria Bauer Professorship in Dermatology
held by Kurt Q. Lu, MD - Ernest S. Bazley Professorship in Asthma and Related Disorders
held by Jacob I. Sznajder, MD - Ernest S. Bazley Professorship in Airway Diseases
held by G.R. Scott Budinger, MD - Ernest S. Bazley Professorship in Pulmonary Sciences
held by Karen M. Ridge, PhD - Raymond and Hazel Speck Berry Professorship in Neonatology
held by Aaron Hamvas, MD - Harold Binstein Professorship in Urology
held by Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD - Janice Binstein Professorship in Urology
- Bluhm Family Professorship in Cancer Research
held by Seema Khan, MD - Robert Bonow, MD Professorship
held by Neil J. Stone, MD - Benjamin and Virginia T. Boshes Professorship in Neurology
held by Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD - Drs. Frederick John Bradd and William Kennedy Memorial Professorship in Radiology
held by James C. Carr, MD - Betsy Bramsen Professorship in Breast Oncology
held by William J. Gradishar, MD - William N. Brand, MD Professorship in Radiation Oncology
held by Bharat B. Mittal, MD - John and Ruth Brewer Professorship in Gynecology and Cancer Research
- Allen Buckner Kanavel Professorship in Neurosurgery
held by Atique U. Ahmed, PhD - Paul C. Bucy Professorship in Neurological Surgery
held by Roger Stupp, MD - Buehler Professorship in Geriatric Medicine
held by Lori Ann Post, PhD - Bunning Professorship in Food Allergy Research
held by M. Cecilia Berin, PhD - Duane and Susan Burnham Professorship in Molecular Medicine
held by Feng Yue, PhD - Joseph C. Calandra Research Professorship in Pathology and Toxicology
held by Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD - Chang-Lee Professorship in Preventive Rheumatology
held by Leena Sharma, MD - Chez Family Professorship in Myeloma Research
held by Jayesh Mehta, MD, and Seema Singhal, MD - Children's Research Fund Professorship in Basic Science
held by Patrick C. Seed, MD, PhD - Archibald Church Professorship in Neurology
held by Brian J. Popko, PhD - John T. Clarke Professorship in Medicine
held by Kevin J. O'Leary, MD - Edmond Confino, MD Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
held by Emily S. Jungheim, MD - Chester C. and Deborah M. Cooley Distinguished Professorship in Cardiology
held by Bradley P. Knight, MD - Owen L. Coon Professorship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
held by Linda A. Teplin, PhD - Lillian Sherman Cowen Reiger and Harold L.S. Cowen Research Professorship in Pediatric Ophthalmology
held by Brenda L. Bohnsack, MD, PhD - Crown Family Professorship in Pediatrics
held by Derek S. Wheeler, MD, MBA - David W. Cugell, MD Professorship in Medicine
held by Navdeep Chandel, PhD - Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professorship in Pediatric Autonomic Medicine
held by Debra E. Weese-Mayer, MD - Raymond H. Curry, MD Professorship in Medical Education
held by Marianne M. Green, MD - Arthur Hale Curtis, MD Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Irving S. Cutter Professorship in Medicine
held by Susan E. Quaggin, MD - Irving S. Cutter Professorship in Medicine Emeritus
held by Douglas E. Vaughan, MD - Davee Professorship in Alzheimer Research
held by Robert J. Vassar, PhD - Ken and Ruth Davee Professorship in Stem Cell Biology
held by John A. Kessler, MD - Ruth Dunbar Davee Professorship in Neuroscience
held by M. Marsel Mesulam, MD - A Todd Davis, MD Professorship in General Pediatrics and Primary Care
- Loyal and Edith Davis Professorship in Surgery
held by Hasan B. Alam, MD - Nathan Smith Davis Professorship in Neuroscience
held by D. James Surmeier, PhD - Susan B. DePree Founders' Board Professorship in Pediatric Adolescent and Maternal HIV Infection
held by Ellen Gould Chadwick, MD - Diana, Princess of Wales Professorship in Cancer Research
held by Daniela E. Matei, MD - Harry W. Dingman Professorship in Cardiology
held by Philip Greenland, MD - Distinguished Professorship in Health Equity Research in Urology
held by Adam B. Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI - Johanna Dobe Professorship in Cancer Immunology
held by Bin Zhang, MD, PhD - Johanna Dobe Professorship in Hematology/Oncology
held by Elizabeth A. Eklund, MD - Dunbar Professorship in Bipolar Disease
held by Stewart A. Shankman, PhD - Ruth and Evelyn Dunbar Professorship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
held by Peter Penzes, PhD - Earle, del Greco, and Levin Professorship in Nephrology/Hypertension
held by Daniel Batlle, MD - John Eccles Professorship in Neurology
held by Rajeshwar Awatramani, PhD - James E. Eckenhoff Professorship in Anesthesiology
held by Charles W. Hogue Jr., MD - George M. Eisenberg Professorship in Pediatrics
held by Elizabeth R. Alpern, MD, MSCE - George M. Eisenberg Research Professorship in Geriatric Medicine
held by Lee Ann Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA - Edward G. Elcock Professorship in Surgical Research
held by Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD - Louis Feinberg, MD Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Lee M. Jampol, MD - Samuel M. Feinberg Professorship in Medicine
- Marie A. Fleming Research Professorship in Pathology
held by Ximing J. Yang, MD, PhD - Eileen M. Foell Professorship
held by Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM - Vincent W. Foglia Family Research Professorship in Dermatology
- Founders' Board Centennial Professorship
- Founders' Board Chair in Neurocritical Care
- Founders' Board Chair in Urology
held by Earl Y. Cheng, MD, PhD - Founders' Board Professorship in Medical Ethics
held by Seema K. Shah, JD - Earl J. Frederick Distinguished Professorship in Radiology
held by Cynthia K. Rigsby, MD, FACR, FSCMR, FAAP - Lydia J. Fredrickson Board Designated Professorship in Pediatric Surgery
held by Thomas H. Inge, MD - Ruth K. Freinkel, MD Research Professorship in Dermatology
held by Steve Xu, MD, MSc - Abby and John Friend Professorship in Oncology Research
held by Leo I. Gordon, MD - Robert Francis Furchgott Professorship
held by Ali Shilatifard, PhD - Nancy and Warren Furey Professorship in Community Medicine
held by Deborah S. Clements, MD - John P. Gallagher Research Professorship in Rheumatology
held by Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD - George H. Gardner Professorship in Clinical Gynecology
held by Melissa A. Simon, MD - Albert B. Gerbie, MD Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
held by Magdy Peter Milad, MD, MS - Michael A. Gertz Professorship in Medicine
held by Jeffrey A. Linder, MD, MPH - Lizzie Gilman Professorship in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
held by Sachin Patel, MD, PhD - Max and Lilly Goldberg Distinguished Professorship in Cardiology
held by Robert O. Bonow, MD - Rachelle and Mark Gordon Professorship in Cancer Research
held by Xiao-Nan Li, MD, PhD - Jack W. Graffin Professorship
held by Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD - John T. Grayhack, MD Professorship in Urological Research
held by Sarki A. Abdulkadir, MD, PhD - Judy Gugenheim Research Professorship in Microbiology-Immunology
held by Chyung-Ru Wang, PhD - Alice Hamilton Professorship in Psychiatry
held by Sara J. Becker, PhD - Walter J. Hamlin Professorship in Dermatology
held by Amy S. Paller, MD - Heller-Sacks Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery
held by Patrick M. McCarthy, MD - Lawrence Hicks Professorship in Pulmonary Medicine
held by Benjamin D. Singer, MD - James R. Hines, MD Professorship in Surgery
held by Scott A. Strong, MD - Robert Hirschtick Professorship in Medicine
held by Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS - Lauren D. Holinger, MD, Professorship in Pediatric Otolaryngology
held by Dana M. Thompson, MD, MS, MBA, FACS - Hospira Foundation Professorship in Translational Cancer Biology
- John and Nancy Hughes Distinguished Professorship in Rheumatology
- Susy Y. Hung Research Professorship
held by Ji-Yong Julie Kim, PhD - IDP Foundation, Inc. Professorship in Skin Cancer Research
held by Pedram Gerami, MD - Hosmer Allen Johnson Professorship in Pathology
held by Deyu Fang, PhD - Charles F. Kettering Professorship in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Charles F. Kettering Professorship in Medicine
held by Joseph T. Bass, MD, PhD - Arthur C. King Board Designated Professorship in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
held by Elizabeth J. Perlman, MD - Arthur C. King Professorship in Anesthesiology
held by Olutoyin A. Olutoye, MD, MSc - Lester B. and Frances T. Knight Professorship in Cardiac Imaging
held by Michael Markl, PhD - Knight Family Professorship in Cardiac Imaging
held by Daniel Kim, PhD - Posy and John Krehbiel Professorship in Critical Care
held by Rajit K. Basu, MD - Herman L. Kretschmer Professorship in Urology
held by Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD - Wendell Krieg Professorship in Neuroscience
held by Anis Contractor, PhD - Frank Krumlovsky, MD Professorship
held by Nicolae Valentin David, PhD - Samar Kumar Kundu Professorship in Urology
held by Shilajit D. Kundu, MD - Lewis Landsberg Dean
held by Eric G. Neilson, MD - Lorna S. and James P. Langdon Professorship in Pediatric Neurology
held by Joyce Y. Wu, MD - Raymond J. Langenbach, MD, Professorship in Internal Medicine
held by Gary Joseph Martin, MD - Anna Lapham Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
held by Debabrata Chakravarti, PhD - Leonard and Bernice Lavin Ophthalmology Research Professorship
held by Alice T. Lyon, MD - Lavin/Fates Professorship in Neurological Surgery
held by James P. Chandler, MD - Adam and Richard T. Lind Professorship in Medical Genetics
held by Rex L. Chisholm, PhD - Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin, and Elizabeth Lurie Professorship in Oncology
held by Leonidas C. Platanias, MD, PhD - Robert I. Lurie, MD and Lora S. Lurie Professorship in Medicine
held by Hidayatullah G. Munshi, MD - Magerstadt Professorship
held by Clyde Yancy, MD - Magerstadt Professorship in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
held by Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc - Magerstadt Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Debra Anne Goldstein, MD - Magerstadt Professorship in Pathology
held by Daniel Brat, MD, PhD - Magerstadt Professorship in Pharmacology
held by Murali Prakriya, PhD - Ernest J. and Hattie H. Magerstadt Memorial Research Professorship in Neuroscience
- Paul B. Magnuson Professorship in Rehabilitation Medicine
held by Elliot J. Roth, MD - Michael J. Marchese Chair in Neurosurgery
held by Maciej (Matt) S. Lesniak, MD - Gilbert H. Marquardt Professorship in Medicine
held by Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - John F. Marquardt, MD Clinical Research Professorship in Vascular Surgery
held by Karen J. Ho, MD - Joseph L. Mayberry Sr. Professorship in Pathology and Toxicology
held by Kathleen J. Green, PhD - Charles H. Mayo, MD Professorship
- Fowler McCormick Professorship in Surgery
- Fowler McCormick Professorship in Surgery
held by Joseph Leventhal, MD, PhD - Helen Myers McLoraine Professorship in Rheumatology
held by Yvonne C. Lee, MD, MMSc - Harold L. and Margaret N. Method Research Professorship in Surgery
held by Ankit Bharat, MD - Jean Malnati Miller Professorship in Brain Tumor Research
held by Amy B. Heimberger, MD - James Roscoe Miller Distinguished Professorship in Medicine
held by Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH - Dr. Charles L. Mix Research Professorship in Neurology and Psychiatry
- Margaret Gray Morton Professorship in Medicine
held by Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc - John Benjamin Murphy Professorship in Surgery
held by Daniela P. Ladner, MD, MPH - Mabel Greene Myers Professorship in Medicine-Rheumatology
held by Harris R. Perlman, PhD - Albert Nemcek Education Professorship in Radiology
held by Robert L. Vogelzang, MD - Alfred Newton Richards Professor in Pharmacology
held by Alfred L. George, Jr., MD - Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. Research Professorship in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders
held by Tanya Simuni, MD - O'Connor Family Research Professorship in Urology
held by Praveen Thumbikat, PhD - Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professorship
held by Rinad S. Beidas, PhD - Roswell Park Professorship
- Floyd Elroy Patterson Research Professorship in Pathology
held by Jian-Jun Wei, MD - Roy and Elaine Patterson Professorship in Medicine
held by Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, MD, PhD - Oglesby Paul Professorship in Emergency Medicine
James G. Adams, MD - Ann Adelmann Perkins and John S. Perkins Professorship in Alzheimer's Disease Prevention
- John Philip Phair Professorship in Infectious Diseases
held by Robert L. Murphy, MD - Lewis John Pollock Professorship in Neurology
held by Puneet Opal, MD, PhD - Hans Popper Professorship in Medicine
held by John E. Pandolfino, MD - John Edward Porter Professorship in Biomedical Research
held by H. Steven Seifert, PhD - Potocsnak Family CSC Professorship
held by Frank Palella, MD - Potocsnak Family Professorship in Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine
held by Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH - Willis J. Potts, MD Professorship in Surgery
- Clifford C. Raisbeck, MD Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery
held by Adam I. Edelstein, MD - Stephen Walter Ranson Professorship in Cell Biology
held by Maria Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD - Robert Laughlin Rea Professorship in Anatomy
- Janardan K. Reddy, MD Professorship in Pathology
held by William A. Muller, MD, PhD - Jules J. Reingold Professorship in Electrophysiology
held by Rod S. Passman, MD - Howard Taylor Ricketts, MD Professorship
held by Richard T. D'Aquila, MD - Lee F. Rogers, MD Professorship in Medical Education
held by Frank H. Miller, MD - Virginia H. Rogers Professorship in Infectious Disease
held by Ravi R. Jhaveri, MD - Lisa A. Rone, MD Professorship in Psychiatric Education and Research
held by Cara Angelotta, MD - Steven T. Rosen Professorship in Cancer Biology
held by Seth M. Pollack, MD - Joan and Paul Rubschlager Professorship
held by Robert G. Kalb, MD - Ryan-Pusateri Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Rukhsana G. Mirza, MD - Edwin Warner Ryerson Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery
held by Terrance D. Peabody, MD - Samuel Jefferson Sackett Professorship in Infectious Diseases
held by Steven M. Wolinsky, MD - Mary and Patrick Scanlan Professorship in Urology
held by Jennifer Wu, PhD - Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD Professorship in Urology
held by Qi Cao, PhD - Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD Professorship in Urology
held by Joshua J. Meeks, MD, PhD - John J. Sciarra, MD, PhD Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
held by Serdar E. Bulun, MD - John G. Searle Professorship in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
held by D. Martin Watterson, PhD - Sally Burnett Searle Professorship in Pediatrics and Transplantation
held by Estella M. Alonso, MD - Martha Leland Sherwin Professorship
held by Grant D. Barish, MD - David Shoch, MD, PhD Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Steven H. DeVries, MD, PhD - Derry A. and Donald L. Shoemaker Professorship in Pediatric Neurology
held by Leon G. Epstein, MD - Jeffrey and Marianne Silver Family Professorship in Oncology
held by Lucy A. Godley, MD - Louis A. Simpson Professorship in Pulmonary Medicine
held by Ravi Kalhan, MD, MS - George A. Sisson, MD Professorship in Otolaryngology
held by Robert C. Kern, MD - Mary Ann and J. Milburn Smith Research Professorship in the Director of Child Health Research
held by Michelle L. Macy, MD, MS - Dr. Charles and Leslie Snorf Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery
held by Michael A. Terry, MD - Solovy-Arthritis Research Society Professorship in Medicine
- Solovy/Arthritis Research Society Research Professorship
held by Carla Marie Cuda, PhD - Solovy/Arthritis Research Society Research Professorship
held by Deborah Winter, PhD - Dan and Bertha Spear Research Professorship
held by Richard M. Longnecker, PhD - Thomas D. Spies Professorship in Cardiac Metabolism
held by Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD - Thomas D. Spies Professorship in Genetic Metabolism
held by William L. Lowe Jr., MD - Thomas D. Spies Professorship in Lymphatic Metabolism
held by Guillermo Oliver, PhD - Thomas D. Spies Professorship in Cancer Metabolism
held by Marcus Ernst Peter, PhD - Jeremiah Stamler Professorship in Medicine
held by Mary McGrae McDermott, MD - David Lawrence Stein Research Professorship in Psychiatric Diseases Affecting Children and Adolescents
- Paul E. Steiner Research Professorship in Pathology
held by Rui Yi, PhD - Marcia Stenn Professorship in Gynecologic Oncology
- Gene Stollerman Professorship in Medicine
held by Babafemi O. Taiwo, MBBS - Neil J. Stone, MD Professorship
held by Sanjiv Shah, MD - S. David Stulberg, MD Professorship in Advanced Surgical Education
held by Eric S. Hungness, MD - Orion H. and Lucille W. Stuteville Professorship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
held by Gregory Ara Dumanian, MD - Jacob R. Suker, MD Professorship in Medical Education
held by Roopal V. Kundu, MD - Cyrus Tang and Lee Jampol Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Amani A. Fawzi, MD - George and Edwina Tarry Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Nicholas J. Volpe, MD - Irene and Walter Wayne Templin Professorship in Oral Pathology
held by Bruce K. Tan, MD - Genevieve E. Teuton Professorship in Medicine
held by Maha H.A. Hussain, MBChB - Mary Harris Thompson, MD Professorship
held by Mercedes Carnethon, PhD - Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Foundation Professorship
held by Senda Ajroud-Driss, MD - Julia and David Uihlein Professorship in Bioethics and Medical Humanities
held by Kelly N. Michelson, MD, MPH - Derrick T. Vail Professorship in Ophthalmology
held by Gregory W. Schwartz, PhD - Aaron Montgomery Ward Professorship in Neurology
held by Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD - Elizabeth J. Ward Professorship in Genetic Medicine
held by Elizabeth M. McNally, MD, PhD - Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professorship in Cancer Genomics
held by Mazhar Adli, PhD - Thomas J. Watkins Memorial Professorship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
held by Francesca Duncan, PhD and Lynn Yee, MD, MPH - James R. Webster, Jr. Professorship in Medicine
held by Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH - William Frederick Windle Professorship in Neurology
held by Igor J. Koralnik, MD - James S. T. Yao, MD, PhD Professorship in Vascular Surgery
held by Mark K. Eskandari, MD - Yeager Professorship in Pediatric Neurosurgery
held by Sandi Lam, MD, MBA - Anne Stewart Youmans Professorship in Microbiology
held by Karla Fullner Satchell, PhD - Guy and Anne Youmans Professorship in Microbiology-Immunology
held by Laimonis Laimins, PhD - Dean Richard H. Young and Ellen Stearns Young Professorship
held by Farzaneh A. Sorond, MD, PhD - Quentin D. Young Professorship in Health Policy
held by Norrina Bai Allen, PhD - Zeisler Family Neonatology Leadership Professorship
held by James W. Collins, Jr., MD, MPH - Frederick Robert Zeit Professorship in Pathology
held by Edward Benjamin Thorp, PhD