Leadership, Faculty & Support Staff


Internal Medicine Residency program leadership, faculty and support staff

Meet our Program Director

Michael Stokas, MD, MS

Michael Stokas, MD, MS

Program Director
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Education

B.S., Loyola University (2005)
M.S. Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University (2007)
M.D., Loyola University (2011)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Loyola University (2011-2015)
Chief Resident, Loyola University (2015-2016)

Bio

Dr. Stokas is a proud Chicago native, born and raised in the southwest suburbs. His deep connection to Loyola spans his entire academic and medical career. Beginning as an undergraduate, he went on to earn his medical degree from Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine and completed his residency training in the combined internal medicine and pediatrics program at Loyola University Medical Center. After serving as chief resident in internal medicine, he joined the primary care faculty and continued his involvement in the residency program, eventually becoming Associate Program Director.

Now as Program Director, Dr. Stokas continues to maintain an active clinical practice with his own primary care clinic, providing comprehensive patient care across both inpatient and outpatient settings. He also supervises two resident clinics and teaches medical students at Stritch School of Medicine. His passion for medical education is evident in his hands-on approach to mentorship and his dedication to creating meaningful learning experiences for residents, as well as the medical students he teaches.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Stokas treasures time with his wife and two sons. As a lifelong Chicagoan and avid sports enthusiast, he follows all Chicago teams with particular devotion to the White Sox. He and his family enjoy traveling together and attending live music events, always seeking new experiences and creating lasting memories.

Joshua Evans, MD, MPHevans

Associate Program Director
Associate Professor of Medicine

Education

B.A., Wheaton College (2001)
M.P.H., Northwestern University (2009)
M.D., Northwestern University (2009)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, Loyola University (2009-2012), Chief Resident, Loyola University (2012-2013)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director, Loyola University (2026-present)
Continuity Clinic Preceptor (2014-present)
Friday School Preceptor (2014-present)
Clinic Curriculum Contributor (2014-present)

Bio

Dr. Evans is a General Internist practicing primary care and inpatient medicine.  After graduating from the Feinberg School of Medicine with his Master's in Public Health and his M.D., he trained at Loyola University where he also completed a Chief Residency before joining the faculty.

Dr. Evans is a physician leader and has served in a variety or operational, administrative and educational roles.  After serving as the Associate Director of Primary Care and the Interim Regional Director of Employee Health he continues to serve as the Medical Director at the Loyola Outpatient Center. He is passionate about spending time with trainees in the clinic, on service, and in the classroom.  He will help guide our Friday School Curriculum. 


Bryan Gee, MDBryan Gee, MD

Associate Program Director | Hines Ambulatory
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education

B.S., Northwestern University (1994)
M.D., University of Illinois (1998)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, Northwestern University (1998-2001)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director (2012-present)

Bio

Dr. Gee first joined the staff at Lakeside VA Hospital affiliated with Northwestern University-McGaw Medical Center after completing his residency training. He transferred to Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in 2007 and joined the faculty at Loyola where he is able to combine his devotion in caring for veterans with his love for teaching residents and medical students. He became Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2012 and is the medical director for the Resident General Medicine Clinic at Hines VA. Dr. Gee is a father of three girls. In his off time, he enjoys cooking, playing the piano, and being an avid jazz listener.


Anthi Katsouli, MD, MPHAnthi Katsouli, MD, MPH

Associate Program Director | Research and Recruitment
Associate Professor of Medicine

Education

M.D., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
MPH, University of Illinois Chicago

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2008-2011)
Fellowship: Preventive Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook (2011-2013)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director, Loyola University

Bio

Dr. Anthi Katsouli is a hospitalist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. She provides direct patient care to inpatient general medicine services and serves in a supervisory role as a teaching attending overseeing residents. She completed her fellowship in Preventive Medicine at Cook County with her MPH at University of Illinois at Chicago which gave her the skills to identify and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data that is vital to assessing the health of a community, understand ethical principles guiding the conduct of research on human subjects and train learners to treat diverse patient populations more effectively. Aside from the main motivations of medicine and education, she has found strong passion in research that makes an impact to patients’ life. She is involved in the resident’s Academic Research Curriculum (ARC) and her goal is to motivate residents to participate in quality improvement collaborative research projects and assist them to identify and prioritize any area of improvement and use established quality improvement models to guide their work. Education is the heart of all aspects of her practice of medicine, and she deeply values her identity as an educator here at Loyola, and this continues to be one of the most fulfilling aspects of her work.


Monica Maalouf, MDMonica Maalouf, MD

Associate Professor | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education

B.S., University of Chicago
M.D., University of Minnesota

Clinical Training

Residency: New York University School of Medicine

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director, Loyola University

Bio

Dr. Monica Maalouf is a primary care internist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. She did her undergraduate training at the University of Chicago where she studied biology and anthropology. She went to medical school at the University of Minnesota and completed her residency training at New York University School of Medicine in New York City. Her medical interests include HIV care and women's health with a particular focus on marginalized communities. She has a passion for diversity and equity and also serves as Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Stritch School of Medicine. Outside of her clinical duties, she is proud mother to two toddlers and a rambunctious rescue dog. She is also a national board member for Physicians for a National Health Plan (PNHP) Illinois and an active member of the Illinois Single-Payer Coalition.


Meghan O'Halloran, MDMeghanOHalloran Headshot

Associate Program Director | Quality and Safety
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Faculty Mentor for Chief Resident Quality and Safety Program, Hines VA

Education

B.S., Northwestern University (2004)
M.D., Northwestern University (2010)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, Loyola University (2010-2013)
Chief Resident, Quality and Safety, Hines VA & Loyola University (2013-2014)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director, Loyola University (2017-present)

Bio

Meghan O’Halloran, M.D. is an internist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Stritch School of Medicine, an Associate Program Director for Loyola’s Internal Medicine Residency Program and Site Director for the Chief Resident Quality & Safety Program (CRQS) at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. She serves as a faculty physician educator for the VA’s National Center for Patient Safety’s CRQS Program. She is the recipient of VA grants for work in VA Quality Improvement initiatives. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, trying new restaurants, and nature walks with family.


Laura Ozark, MD, FACP

Laura Ozark, MD, FACP

Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Dean of Clinical Transformation | Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine

Education

B.S., University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign (1995)
M.D., Loyola University (2000)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, Loyola University (2001-2004)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director, Loyola University (2007-present)
Academic Hospitalist, Division of Hospital Medicine
Assistant Educational Dean, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine 

Bio

Dr. Ozark is the Associate Program Director responsible for the point of care ultrasound training for the residency, running resident stimulation training, organizing the PGY 3 workshop, and  overseeing our board examination preparation.

Dr. Ozark has been on staff at Loyola since graduating from medical school. In addition to her role as an Associate Program Director, she is also a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine and an Educational Dean at the Stritch School of Medicine. She enjoys being a resource for woman physicians who are striving to find a balance between medicine and family.

Dr. Ozark and her husband, Greg (also faculty at Loyola), enjoy spending time with their two adult children, needy Pyrenees, and travel every chance they get!


Elizabeth Pappano, MDelizabeth pappono

Associate Program Director | Hines VA Site Director 
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education

B.A., Notre Dame (2006)
M.D., Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine (2012)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, Loyola University (2012-2015)
Chief Resident, Loyola University and Hines VA (2015-2016)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director, Loyola University (2021-present)

Bio

Dr. Pappano grew up in the northern suburbs of Illinois. She attended the University of Notre Dame and then attended Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine, where she met her husband. She stayed at Loyola for Internal Medicine Residency and a year as Chief Resident. She joined the faculty at the Hines VA and enjoys teaching students and residents in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Pappano became an Associate Program Director in 2021 and is the Hines VA Site Director for the IM residency.

As a certified coach, she has an interest in wellness and coaching. She very much enjoys planning the Annual Intern Retreat and PGY2 retreat for our residents. She is a wife and mother of three young sons. Outside of the hospital she enjoys cooking, playing outside with her sons and traveling with her family.


Dev Patel, MDdeva patel

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine

Education

B.S., Saint Louis University (2013)
M.D., Loyola University (2017)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2017-2020)

Post-Graduate Medical Education Experience

Associate Program Director (2026-present)

Bio

Dr. Patel grew up in the Chicago suburbs and, after completing her education and medical training elsewhere, was thrilled to return to the area — and to Loyola specifically — to continue her career as an academic hospitalist. She enjoys direct clinical care of acute patients and teaching medical students and residents on the inpatient teaching service. Her academic interests include quality improvement, peer review, and feedback in medicine, and she looks forward to working to shape the residency program's curriculum and didactics.

Outside of work, Dr. Patel loves spending time with her husband and two young children, and enjoys traveling, hosting, cooking, and exploring new restaurants.


Dan Sisbarro, MD

Dan Sisbarro, MD

Associate Program Director
Associate Professor of Medicine

Education

B.S., Johns Hopkins University (1990)
M.D., Johns Hopkins University (1994)

Clinical Training

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Chicago (1994-1997)

Post-graduate Medical Education Experience

Director, Student Health, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (2001-2003)
Associate Program Director (2004-present)

Bio

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 is the director of the resident ambulatory clinic experience at Loyola and coordinates the outpatient curriculum. He is also serves as Director of the Clinical Competency Committee.

Meet our Support Staff

Jill Wallock

Jill Wallock

Program Coordinator

jwalloc@lumc.edu

708-216-6058

 


Stephen White, MBA

Stephen White, MBA

(he/him/his)

Program Coordinator

spwhite@lumc.edu

708-216-5522


 

Rosa Carmona

Senior Secretary

rosa.carmona@luhs.org

708-216-4943