James Waymack, MD ’10, has been named Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at SIU SOM. Dr. Waymack completed medical school and residency training in emergency medicine at the SIU School of Medicine, and has served the School with distinction in roles as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine since 2013. Within the Department, he has served as residency program director, chief of the division of education, and interim chair. He holds an MBA degree from SIU-Edwardsville, and has developed significant local and national expertise in tactical law enforcement

SIU Medicine, Salvation Army partner for clinic On a cold December day, a man staying at the winter warming shelter found out from a friend that free walk-in health services were available at SIU Medicine. Homeless, just recently returned to central Illinois from Oregon and in need of a primary care physician to help with ADD, he ventured over to SIU Medicine’s recently established clinic at the Salvation Army on Clear Lake. After a walk-in visit and another two follow-up appointments, it’s helped steady his life. “He's been doing so well since then,” said Lauren Harbison, a program services

SIU Medicine, Salvation Army partner for clinic On a cold December day, a man staying at the winter warming shelter found out from a friend that free walk-in health services were available at SIU Medicine. Homeless, just recently returned to central Illinois from Oregon and in need of a primary care physician to help with ADD, he ventured over to SIU Medicine’s recently established clinic at the Salvation Army on Clear Lake. After a walk-in visit and another two follow-up appointments, it’s helped steady his life. “He's been doing so well since then,” said Lauren Harbison, a program services

SIU Medicine, Salvation Army partner for clinic On a cold December day, a man staying at the winter warming shelter found out from a friend that free walk-in health services were available at SIU Medicine. Homeless, just recently returned to central Illinois from Oregon and in need of a primary care physician to help with ADD, he ventured over to SIU Medicine’s recently established clinic at the Salvation Army on Clear Lake. After a walk-in visit and another two follow-up appointments, it’s helped steady his life. “He's been doing so well since then,” said Lauren Harbison, a program services

Melinda Lukens, MD ’05, “Moving from private practice full scope OB/GYN to academic practice GYN only focusing on menopause osteoporosis and obesity medicine. Board certified obstetrics & gynecology, American Board of Obesity Medicine and clinical densitometry. Also started independent weight loss coaching and app: www.reshapeandrise.com " Veling Tsai, MD, JD ’02, has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to the Physician Assistant Board of California. Tsai has been an Attending Physician at Caring ENT since 2016. He has been Clinical Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery

Julie Panepinto, MD ’91, currently serves as the Director of the Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. She recently had an article published regarding the Sickle Cell Trait and it's health impact in African Americans. Read more here. Suzanne Hoekstra, MD ’93, "I am in my 15th year as a breast surgeon and Director of both the Breast Program Director and Lymphedema Program at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. (Prior to that I practiced in Western North Carolina for 12 years.) In

Ed Paul, MD ’81, I have been enjoying semi-retirement over the past year, which has led me to some exciting work focused upon developing new primary care GME (residency) programs in rural Arizona. My career has mostly been in academic family medicine as a residency program director for many years in various settings. Through a state appropriation that specifically funds this initiative to support rural physician workforce development, I have been co-leading a team at the University of Arizona AHEC program targeting community health centers, critical access hospitals, and tribal sites in rural

The mission of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine mission is to optimize the health of people in central and southern Illinois through education, patient care, research and service to community. Our school recognizes that a diverse workforce plays a large part in achieving this goal. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration status. DACA recipients are not eligible for federal or state funding. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine accepts DACA recipients with the understanding that: There

As the most common type of cancer in the United States, skin cancer affects 1 in 5 people before the age of 70. Estimates show that on a daily basis in the United States, 50 people die of skin cancer and another 9,500 people will receive a skin cancer diagnosis. Based on these statistics, it's likely that you or someone you know will be affected by skin cancer at some point. There's plenty of good news, however. For example, did you know that detecting skin cancer early (before it spreads to other tissues and organs) can significantly improve health outcomes? Early detection is so effective

Dr. Judy Davie has been named the chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in Carbondale. She joined the SIU School of Medicine faculty in 2006, and has served as assistant and associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.