Matthew Woodbury, MD ’24, will soon celebrate his daughter, Sabrina’s, first birthday! (pictured below) Blaine Traylor, MD ’24, and spouse, Erin, welcomed baby boy, Theodore, in November of 2024. Ben Hauter, MD '20 and wife Brittany welcomed their second child, James Christian Hauter, on February 21, 2025. Congratulations! (pictured below) Brea Sturm, MD ’20, is newly married to Zach Green as of October 12, 2024. (pictured below) Audra Storm, MD ’21 , "Had our first child, Declan, in January, bought a great house, graduated residency and started practice." Matthew Mannion, MD ’22 is currently

Alexis Scott, MD ’18, moved from Germany to Japan to continue military service. Rik Austin, MD '14, Robert Tennill, MD '14 and Tyler Fulks, MD '16, have all earned tenure promotions as associate professors in Emergency Medicine at SIU School of Medicine. Read about Dr. Austin Read about Dr. Tennill Read about Dr. Fulks Norah Baker, MD ’11, "I'm able to work in the community I grew up in and it means so much to me to see faces from growing up and I am able to care for them and their families. I feel like I am able to give back to a community that supported me in my youth and inspire future

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

Basil Spyropoulos, MD ’92, I recently co-founded the Aerospace Psychiatric Association, which is a non-profit dedicated to the support and advancement of mental health in all persons involved in aviation and space operations. One of our founders is recently retired from NASA and the other founder (of the three of us) is involved in analog space medicine research in Europe. I also chair the space medicine committee of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Aerospace medicine is a field I wish I knew more about while in med school. Valerie Hay, MD ’97, “I moved back to Wisconsin in late Dec of

Gregory Poland, MD ’80, a Mary Lowell Leary Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Distinguished Mayo Investigator, has “been NIH funded since 1991 for work in vaccine immunogenicity and immunogenetics, and received an NIH MERIT award. Was President of both the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board and the Defense Health Board, and was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service- the highest civilian medal the DoD awards. Currently serving as a White House and WHO advisor for COVID and MPOX. Graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in 2022 and was ordained into gospel

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

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