College of Medicine - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Department Administration

Janet A. Jokela , MD, MPH, FACP
Head
Department of Internal Medicine
217-337-2373 & 217-383-3211
e-mail: jokela@illinois.edu

Toni B. Kerney, RN, BSN
Coordinator of Instructional Development
Department of Internal Medicine
217-326-2827
email: tbkerney@illinois.edu

Kirsten Lawhead
Coordinator
Department of Internal Medicine
217-383-3211
e-mail: klawhead@illinois.edu

Lori Osterbur
Office Manager
Department of Internal Medicine
217-337-2373
e-mail: losterbu@illinois.edu

Internal Medicine Residency Program (IMRP)

Robert M. Healy, MD, FACP
Program Director
217-383-3110
e-mail: r-healy@illinois.edu

James S. Kumar, MD, MS
Associate Program Director
217-383-3110
e-mail:jskumar@illinois.edu

Hani Issa, MD
Chief Resident
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-383-3110
e-mail: issa@illinois.edu

Suneetha Vysetti, MD
Chief Resident
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-383-3110
e-mail: vysetti@illinois.edu

Akshra Verma, MD, MS
Chief Resident
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-383-3110
e-mail: averma1@illinois.edu

Smita Das
Teaching Assistant: Research
217-326-9113
e-mail: sdas5@illinois.edu

Vitaly Stepensky
Teaching Assistant: Research
217-326-2829
e-mail: stepensk@illinois.edu

Mya Clements
Program Secretary
217-383-4613
e-mail: mclemnts@illinois.edu

Zach Wier
Program Secretary
217-383-3110
e-mail: zwier@illinois.edu

Tanya Jackson
Carle Site Secretary
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-326-1664
e-mail: tsjackso@illinois.edu

Provena-Covenant Medical Center

Batalautundu Lakshminarayanan, MD
Provena-Covenant Local Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-337-2373
e-mail:blakshmi@illinois.edu

Lori Osterbur
Office Manager, Department of Internal Medicine
Medicine Clerkship Coordinator
Provena-Covenant Site Secretary
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-337-2373
e-mail: losterbu@illinois.edu

Kathleen Collins, MD
Provena-Covenant Medicine Clerkship Site Director
217-337-2373
e-mail:klcollin@illinois.edu

Carle Foundation Hospital

Mehtab Mizan, MD
Carle Local Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-383-4613
e-mail: mehtab.mizan@carle.com

Tanya Jackson
Carle Site Secretary
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-326-1664
e-mail: tsjackso@illinois.edu

Jean L. Holley, MD
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director
Carle Clerkship Site Director
217-383-3211
e-mail: jholley@illinois.edu

Kirsten Lawhead, BS
Carle Medicine Clerkship Coordinator
217-383-3211
e-mail: klawhead@illinois.edu

Veterans Administration Illiana Health Care System

Anil Gopinath , MD, FACP, CPE
VAIHCS Local Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-554-4511
e-mail: anil.gopinath@va.gov

Anu Mani, MD
VAIHCS Clerkship Site Director
217-554-4511
e-mail: anu.mani@va.gov

Lana Foley
VAIHCS Secretary
Department of Internal Medicine
217-554-4511
e-mail: lana.foley@va.gov

Linda Smith
VAIHCS Program Assistant
Internal Medicine Residency Program
217-554-5292
e-mail: linda.smith19@va.gov