Tag: Patient Care

  • Q&A: Rebecca Ford-Paz, Working to Diminish Mental Health Disparities

    Q&A: Rebecca Ford-Paz, Working to Diminish Mental Health Disparities

    Rebecca Ford-Paz, PhD, assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides therapy to Latino youth and works to diminish mental health disparities. Ford-Paz presented at a recent community meeting in Logan Square about the need for mental health services in the Latino community.

  • Ondra Named Interim Chair of Neurological Surgery

    Ondra Named Interim Chair of Neurological Surgery

    Stephen Ondra, MD, professor in neurological surgery, has been named interim chair of the department. Ondra has spent parts of the past four years working in the Obama Administration as a senior policy adviser in Washington and was named senior vice president and chief medical officer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in April.

  • Northwestern No. 1 in Illinois and Chicago in U.S. News’ 2012 ‘Best Hospitals’ Ranking

    Northwestern No. 1 in Illinois and Chicago in U.S. News’ 2012 ‘Best Hospitals’ Ranking

    In the 2012 ranking of the nation’s “Best Hospitals” published by U.S. News & World Report, both Northwestern Memorial and Northwestern Lake Forest hospitals earned recognition in Illinois and the Chicago metro area, with Northwestern Memorial ranked No. 1 in both areas and named to the prestigious honor roll of the nation’s top hospitals.