Feinberg Faculty Help Northwestern Undergrads Learn About Medical Profession Richard Lee, MD, MBA, associate professor of surgery at Feinberg, gives undergraduate students Liang Cui, Namrata Patel, Molly Forster, Annie Liu and Joseph Dadabo real-world insights into the medical profession. Richard Lee, MD, MBA, associate professor of surgery, and Michael Yensel, fellowship coordinator, both at Northwestern…

Obesity Center Clinical Director Offers Tips for Eating Healthy During Holiday Season While individuals cannot always control what’s served at holiday gatherings, Robert Kushner, MD, professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinical director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity (NCCO), says people can take responsibility for themselves and their…

Northwestern Doctor First Orthopedic Surgeon in Space Robert “Bobby” Satcher, MD, PhD, became the first orthopedic surgeon to orbit the earth when he blasted off on the Space Shuttle Atlantis for his journey to the International Space Station Nov. 16. Satcher embarked on three space walks with the STS-129 crew and relied on his surgical…