Kevin P Simpson, MD, FACP, FCCP

• Residency Program Director
• Professor of Medicine
• Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Education

• B.S., University of Notre Dame, 1983
• M.D., University of Chicago, 1987

Clinical Training

• Internship and Residency, University of Chicago, 1987-90
• Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Chicago, 1990-93

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

• Assistant Program Director, Loyola University Chicago, 1994-1996
• Program Director, Loyola University Chicago, 1996-present

Bruce Guay, MD

• Associate Director, Internal Medicine Training Program
• Associate Professor of Medicine
• Associate Chief of Medicine, Hines VA Medical Center
• Chief of Primary Care, Hines VA Medical Center

Education

• B.S., University of Notre Dame, 1990
• M.D., Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 1994

Clinical Training

• Internship and Residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 1994‑1997

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

• Associate Program Director, Loyola University Chicago, 2005 to present

Dr Guay joined the faculty staff at Loyola University Medical Center following completion of his Internal Medicine Residency in 1997.  A member of Loyola's Primary Care Network initially, he transferred to Hines VA Medical Center in June of 2001 with a mission to improve & maximize the quality of care and education being provided there.  His work ethic, combined with his passion for patient care and medical education have helped him ascend the ranks there and within our program to his current status: Associate Chief of Medicine (Hines VA), Chief of Primary Care (Hines VA), and Associate Residency Program Director.

Dr Guay is a husband and the father of four children (twin boys and two daughters).  He is a sports enthusiast (especially hockey & soccer) who also collects sports memorabilia.  He is a committed family‑man who coaches his boys' soccer team and attends all violin and ballet recitals given by his two daughters.

Joanne Haralampopoulos, MD

• Associate Program Director
• Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Medicine-Neurology Service Line, Hines, VA

Education

• B.S., Loyola University Chicago, 1997
• M.D. Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2001

Clinical Training

• Internship and Residency, Loyola University Chicago, 2001-2004

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

• Associate Program Director, Loyola University Chicago, 2007 to present

Dr. Haralampopoulos was born and raised in the city of Chicago and is a lifelong Cubs fan. In the recent months, she has tried (but not yet succeeded) to convince her son to also become a fan.  It appears that he has more common sense than his tender age of three would suggest. 

Dr. Haralampopoulos has been associated with Loyola ever since enrolling at the Loyola University Chicago (Lake Shore Campus). She then entered medical school at Stritch School of Medicine and subsequently joined the Department of Medicine as a resident. She has spent the last five years serving the Nation's veterans as a general internist at Hines VA Hospital. In 2007 she accepted the position of Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Since that that time, Dr. Haralampopoulos's passion has been to provide a challenging and fulfilling educational experience to all our residents as they rotate through the clinics and wards of the VA. 

Laura Ozark, MD

• Associate Program Director
• Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education

• B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1995
• M.D., Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, 2000

Clinical Training

• Internship and Residency, Loyola University Medical Center, 2001-2004

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

• Resident Clinic Attending, Loyola University, 2006-present
• Associate Program Director, Loyola University Chicago, 2007 to present

Dr. Ozark is the associate program director responsible for managing the resident advisor program called the Professional Development Firm. She also assists residents in board examination and licensure applications and certification requirements. She enjoys giving lectures to medical students and residents and is a member of the Resident Evaluation Committee. She will tell you the best part of her job is planning the annual Intern Retreat!

Dr. Ozark has been at Loyola since graduating from medical school (magna cum laude). After finishing residency, she began practicing ER and Urgent Care medicine at Hines VA Hospital (next to Loyola) working primarily evenings and overnight shifts allowing her to stay at home with her children during the day. She enjoys being a resource for women physicians who are striving to find a balance between medicine and family obligations.

Dr. Ozark and her husband, Greg (also on faculty at Loyola), enjoy spending time with their two children, Allison (9) and Matthew (5) and traveling to Disney World every spring.

Dan Sisbarro, MD

• Associate Program Director
• Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education

• B.S.,  Johns Hopkins University, 1990
• M.D.,  Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1994

Clinical Training

• Internship and Residency, University of Chicago, Department of Internal Medicine, 1994-1997

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

• Director, Student Health, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, 2001 -2003
• Associate Program Director, Loyola University Chicago, 2004 to present

Dr. Sisbarro has been a primary care physician at Loyola since completing his residency in 1997.  His primary area of focus has been outpatient care in the general medicine clinic.  He has been associate program director since 2004 with primary responsibilities of ambulatory medicine and the E-Value evaluation system.

Anita Varkey, MD

• Associate Program Director
• Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Medical Director, General Medicine Clinic, Loyola Outpatient Center

Education

• B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1991
• M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, 1995

Clinical Training

• Internship and Residency, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1995-1998

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

• Assistant Director, Faculty Development Program, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 1999-2000
• Co-Course Director, Women’s Health Rotation, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, 1999-2007
• Associate Program Director, Loyola University Medical Center, 2007-present

Dr. Varkey is a general internist who came to Loyola University Medical Center in the fall of 2007 following nine years on faculty at Rush University Medical Center where she was a clinician educator at the John H. Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County.

Dr. Varkey is the associate program director responsible for the intern recruitment efforts and chairs the intern selection committee.  She was an English major in college so double check those ERAS applications and personal statements for grammar and spelling errors!

Along with her work as Medical Director of the General Medicine Clinic on campus, Dr. Varkey has a focus in Women’s Health and also works in the Benign Breast Clinic.  She participates in Health Services Research examining health care disparities and quality of care in the outpatient setting.

Dr. Varkey and her husband, enjoy playing RockBand with their 2 daughters (Meghna age 10 and Marissa age 7) along with running, wine and traveling.

Stu Johnson , MD / Dale Gerding, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Research Directors

• Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for Research Hines VA; Deputy ACOS for Research Hines VA