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Loyola University Physician Foundation Board of Directors

Loyola University Physician Foundation is the physician group of Loyola University Health System. The practice has approximately 425 physician members.

Terry Light, MD, FAAOS, FACS, chair, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; chair and Dr. William M. Scholl Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Light earned his medical degree from Chicago Medical School. He completed his surgical internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at the Yale/New Haven Hospital. He completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Connecticut Combined Hand Surgery Program. Dr. Light is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a certification in hand surgery from the same board. His special interests include pediatric and adult hand and wrist problems and carpal tunnel syndrome.

W. Scott Jellish, MD, PhD, vice chair, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; chair and professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Jellish earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College of Rush University and his doctorate from Loyola University Chicago. He completed his residency training in anesthesiology and fellowship training in neuroanesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Jellish is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. His special interests include neuroanesthesia, general anesthesia, non-heart surgery for patients with heart disease and prevention of post-operative nausea.

Marc A. Borge, MD, FSIR, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; chair and associate professor, Department of Radiology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Borge earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in radiology at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. He also completed a fellowship in interventional radiology at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Borge holds specialty certifications from the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology and in vascular and interventional radiology. His special interests include aneurysms, varicose veins, hepatobiliary disease, endovascular therapy and diagnostic, vascular and interventional radiology, among many others.

Mark E. Cichon, DO, FACEP, FACOEP, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; division director and associate professor, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Surgery, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Cichon earned his degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center. Dr. Cichon is certified in emergency medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine. His special interests include disaster preparedness, pre-hospital medicine and chest pain evaluation.

Steven DeJong, MD, FACS, FACE, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; division director and professor, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery and vice chair, Department of Surgery, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch). Dr. DeJong earned his medical degree from Stritch. He completed his residency training in general surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. DeJong is certified by the American Board of Surgery. His special interests include endocrine surgery, thyroid and parathyroid disease, adrenal gland disorders and general surgery.

Patrick Fahey, MD, FACP, FCCP, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; chair, Department of Medicine, and John W. Clarke Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Fahey earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He completed his residency training in general internal medicine at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston. He also completed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals and one in pulmonary diseases at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. Dr. Fahey is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and holds a specialty certification by the same board in pulmonary disease. His special interests include lung disease, emphysema, interstitial lung disease, occupational disease and asthma.

Robert C. Flanigan, MD, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; chair and Albert J. and Clair R. Speh Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Flanigan earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in urology at University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Flanigan is certified by the American Board of Urology and by the American Board of Surgery. His special interests include bladder, kidney, testicular and prostate cancers.

Angelos Halaris, MD, PhD, APA, ACNP, CINP, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; chair and professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Halaris earned both his medical and advanced degrees from Ludwig-Maximilians University School of Medicine, Germany. He completed his residency and fellowship training in psychiatry at University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Halaris is certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His special interests include couples therapy, depression, marital problems, bipolar disorder, psychiatric drugs and smoking cessation.

J. Paul O’Keefe, MD, IDSA, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch). Dr. O’Keefe earned his medical degree from Stritch. He completed his residency training in general internal medicine at Loyola University Medical Center. He completed fellowships in infectious diseases at VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, and at Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals in Boston. Dr. O’Keefe is certified in both internal medicine and infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. His special interests include HIV/AIDS, foot infections in diabetics, general infectious disease, tuberculosis, infection complications in surgery, travel-related infection, pneumonias and sexually transmitted diseases, among others.

Ronald K. Potkul, MD, FACS, FACOG, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; division director and professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Potkul earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics. He completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. Potkul is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and holds a specialty certification in gynecological oncology by the same board. His special interests include gynecologic oncology and surgery, and uterine, cervical, vulva, ovarian and vaginal cancers.

Patrick J. Stiff, MD, ABIM, member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; division director and Coleman Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch); director, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Health System. Dr. Stiff earned his medical degree from Stritch. He completed his residency training in general internal medicine at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Stiff holds certifications in hematology, internal medicine and medical oncology from the American Board of Internal Medicine. His special interests include leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and ovarian cancer.

Ex-Officio Members

John M. Lee, MD, PhD, FCAP, ex-officio member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; dean, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (Stritch); and professor, Department of Pathology, Stritch. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed his residency training in anatomic pathology and a fellowship in neuropathology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Lee is certified in both anatomic pathology and neuropathology by the American Board of Pathology. His special interests include nerve and muscle diseases.

Bridgid Steele, MD, ex-officio member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; medical director, Primary Care, Loyola University Health System; and associate professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Steele earned her medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine. She completed her residency training in general internal medicine at Loyola University Medical Center. Dr. Steele is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Her special interests include adult medicine, primary care and practice management.

Stephen Valerio, ex-officio member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; president and chief executive officer, Loyola University Physician Foundation. Mr. Valerio has held his current position since November 2004. He has spent his entire career in academic medicine. Prior to Loyola, Mr. Valerio held similar positions at the Indiana University Medical Group and Jefferson University Physicians. He also held various positions at the New York Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Towson University and his master’s degree in business administration from University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business.

Paul K. Whelton, MD, MSc, ex-officio member, Board of Directors, Loyola University Physician Foundation; president and chief executive officer, Loyola University Health System. A native of Cork City, Ireland, Dr. Whelton received his medical degree from the National University of Ireland, University College Cork, and a master of science degree in epidemiology from the University of London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He completed residency training in internal medicine and a nephrology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, and a post-doctoral fellowship in epidemiology at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology and Clinical Care Unit, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, England. Dr. Whelton's special interests include the prevention and treatment of hypertension.