Alumni News and Spotlight Stories

Vascular surgeon Carlos Bechara, MD (AUC '01) has been named co-director of Loyola Medicine's Aortic Center, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune. The center which provides comprehensive care to patients with life-threatening aneurysms and dissections in the body's largest arte

Candice E. Brem, MD ‘14 has always had an eye for detail. From sketching intricate drawings as a fine arts major, to studying skin slides in pathology, she welcomes the opportunity to stare at an image and see what only a few trained individuals can see.

A former hockey player reflects on beating cancer -- twice -- during his medical education, and matching into OB/GYN.

Convinced there was a better way to review their lecture material, students Aaron Brown and Emeka Ajufo developed the idea for LectureKeepr—a mobile app to make lecture recordings more accessible.

From the perspective of Tanya Egodage, MD, every physician is a lifelong student—and teacher. A trauma and critical care fellow at Cook County Health & Hospitals System in Chicago, she believes passing on your knowledge isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s vital to the profession.

Derek Blevins, MD grew up in rural southwest Virginia, one of the regions hit hardest by the nationwide opioid crisis. Today, he’s fighting the disease that plagues so many of his community members—addiction.

Dave Remias and Monica Tran met at AUC in 2005. A decade later, they returned to campus and got engaged.

A feature article published in STAT News suggests that international medical graduates (IMGs) from schools like AUC “just might help solve an urgent physician shortage in California and beyond.”

In honor of Black History Month, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) recognized Dr. Natacha Pierre and other change makers who are working to address disparities in breastfeeding for people of color. 

Some physicians schedule 15-minute appointments with their patients. Others, half an hour. Marcus Zebrower has less than a minute.