Meet our Faculty
Full-time Core Dermatology Residency Faculty
Dr. David Eilers
Residency Program Director, Section Chief, Hines VA
Undergraduate: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Internship: Northwestern University
Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
Interests: General Medical and Surgical Dermatology, Medical Education
Dr. Wendy Kim
Interim Division Director
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: North Shore University Health System
Residency: Dermatology at Medical College of Wisconsin
Fellowship: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital / Northwestern University
Interests: Vascular lesions, birthmarks, pediatric procedural dermatology
Dr. Sacharitha Bowers
Associate Professor
Undergraduate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Internship: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Preliminary Resident, Internal Medicine
Residency: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Interests: Clinical interests: Medical dermatology, intersection of dermatology and mental health, role of nutrition and supplementation in dermatology; Academic interests: Diversity, inclusion ,equity; Advocacy for building psychology safety and increasing wellbeing in medicine; Mentorship, specifically geared towards advancing diversity, inclusion and equity in dermatology; Personal interests: spending time with my husband and 2 daughters, ages 7 and 10 any chance I get! I'm also currently prioritizing my time to focus on a variety of measures to improve my health and wellbeing.
Dr. Madhu Dahiya
Undergraduate: Iowa State University
Medical School: University of Iowa
Internship: University of New Mexico
Residency: PGYII-V Loyola University Medical Center
Fellowship: Stanford Hospitals and Clinics (Stanford University Medical Center)
Interests: Social Media and Medicine, Metrics and Medicine, Narrative Medicine, Squamous cell variants (especially in a geriatric VA setting).
Other Interests: 19th and twentieth-century novels (especially female authors; related to narrative medicine interests)
Jenna J. Lullo, MD
Associate Program Director; Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology
Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago
Medical School: Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago
Internship: : Ascension Resurrection (Chicago, IL)
Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Fellowship:Dermatopathology, UChicago
Interests: General Dermatology, Dermatopathology, Medical Education, Access to Care, Global Health
Dr. Jodi Speiser
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Residency:Loyola University Medical Center
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center
Interests: Developing tools for diagnosing early evolving melanoma