NCEAS Team
Our team includes clinicians, trainees, researchers, and community stakeholders with expertise in health equity, health delivery research, and mixed methods research. Together we are dedicated to enhancing training and identifying best practices so that future healthcare providers have the tools and skills necessary to effectively address the social determinants of health.

Stephen Persell, MD, MPH
Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Deborah Clements, MD
Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Ashti Doobay-Persaud, MD
Curriculum Collection Lead
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Emma Anselin, MD
Instructor of Pediatrics Hospital-Based Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Ashley Darcy Mahoney, PhD, NNP-BC, FAAN
Associate Professor & Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
The George Washington University School of Nursing

Mita Goel, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Aashish Didwania, MD
Associate Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Paul Ravenna, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Memoona Hasnain, MD, MHPE, PhD
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Matthew O’Brien, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

David Liss, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Clare Petrie
Program Coordinator
