Kim J Hodgson, MD, Named President-Elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery

Kim J. Hodgson, MD, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University Medicine in Springfield, was elected president-elect of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2018-19 at

Bauer Elected American Otological Society's President

SIU Medicine Professor and Chair of the Division of Otolaryngology Carol Bauer, MD, has been elected the 2018-19 president of the American Otological Society, the second oldest medical society in

Institute for Plastic Surgery Welcomes New Chief

SIU Medicine welcomes Reuben A. Bueno Jr., MD , as chief of the Institute for Plastic Surgery. Bueno, board certified in plastic surgery and hand surgery, joins Drs. Berry , Calder , Cochran , Mailey

Honor Medical Society Welcomes 14 New Members

SIU School of Medicine Students, Faculty Join Alpha Omega Alpha

Faculty Win “Innovator of the Year” Awards

Several Southern Illinois University Medicine faculty were among those honored as "Innovators of the Year" during the inaugural Illinois Capital Innovation Competition. The event, a partnership of the

Dr. Jason Kegg has been named Medical Director of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Program

Jason Kegg, MD, Emergency Medicine, has been named medical director of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services Program at the Illinois Department of Public Health. When he's not treating emergencies

SIU physician prepared for an Olympic task

David Jeong, MD, has achieved an impressive goal this month: He’s made it to the Olympics. The director of sports medicine and geriatric musculoskeletal medicine at SIU Center for Family and Community

SIU Medicine Cosmetic Clinic Opens in West Springfield

Plastic surgeon Dr. Nicole Sommer to offer facial, nonsurgical procedures and cosmetic consults