Meet the RECOVER team
Our team is interdisciplinary, composed of experts across healthcare, education and care delivery science.
Executive Committee

Associate Professor, Neurology and Rehabilitation
University Illinois Chicago

Director, Research Services, Peoria
University Illinois Chicago

Professor and Director, Emergency Medicine
OSF Healthcare, Peoria

Professor and Head, Emergency Medicine
University Illinois Chicago

Study Chair
University Illinois Chicago

Lead Principal Investigator
University Illinois Chicago

Associate Professor and Director, Electrophysiology Program
University Illinois Chicago

Professor, Psychology
University Illinois Chicago

Professor, Community Health Sciences
University Illinois Chicago

Hugh Musick, MBA
Director, Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design

Professor and Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
University Illinois Chicago

Professor, Clinical Psychiatry and Neurology
University Illinois Chicago

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
University Illinois Chicago

Professor and Director, UI Health Sleep Sciences Center
University Illinois Chicago

Heather M. Prendergast, MD, MS, MPH, MHA
Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago

Sarah Stewart de Ramirez, MD, MPH, MSc
Associate Professor, Chief Medical Officer, and Vice President of Clinical Innovation
OSF HealthCare, Peoria

Chief Medical Officer, Methodist Medical Center, Peoria
Clinical Research Team
Chicago

Taylor Breiter, MPH
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Raktima Dasgupta, MPH, MA
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Claire Flanigan
Student Research Assistant

Michael Freedman, MD
Study Physician, Return of Results

Bayan Hammad
Clinical Research Coordinator

Lucia Large Gomezperalta
Clinical Research Coordinator

Lourdes Norwick, RN
Study Nurse, Return of Results

Neyde Sixto Suarez
Phlebotomist
Peoria

Clinical Research Coordinator

Jennifer Dixon
Clinical Research Coordinator

Program Coordinator
Tiffany Thompson BSN, RN
Study Nurse, Return of Results
Research Communication Center Team
Chicago

Sharon Hasek
Manager

Grace Kadubek
Agent

Miriam Martinez
Agent

Barbare Predki
Team Lead