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Garth Walker

RUSH Names Garth Walker, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Value-Based Care

Walker’s appointment strengthens RUSH’s commitment to be a national leader in delivery of high-quality, efficient care

Food pantry
Community

Bethel Daily Bread Opens in Austin

Amazon-funded community health hub addresses immediate and long-term needs

Two people standing together smiling in a hallway
University

RU50: ‘A RUSH Child in More Ways Than One’

Stephanie Crane, MD, developed RUSH University’s global health program — and inspired her son, now a first-year student at RUSH Medical College

Spine & Back

Easing Lower Back Pain

Rush physiatrist Shivani Dua, MD, shares tips to help manage and relieve it

Artist Johnny Felix (right) and Omar Ramos, Waterford Place program development and operations manager, hold the painting Felix created to honor people dealing with cancer.
Waterford Place

‘The Impossible Is Possible’

Encouraging people through his art, Johnny Felix creates a special painting for Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center

Christine Kennedy, RN, PhD, FAAN
University

Message From College of Nursing Dean Christine M. Kennedy, PhD, RN, FAAN

Darlene Gore and Nicole Geissen
Gastrointestinal Health

Darlene’s Story: Finding Relief After 50 Years of GERD

Indiana woman had life-changing thoracic surgery in her own community

Joy Sobocinski
Women’s Health

Joy's Story: Robotics Aids Breast Reconstruction

Robot-assisted DIEP flap surgery can mean less pain, quicker recovery

Rupal Mehta, MD
Brain Health & Conditions

Research Shows How the Human Brain Drains Fluid

Research reveals new knowledge about the brain’s structures that are involved in cleansing the brain of fluids and waste with a steady fluid stream.

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD
Children’s Health

RUSH Receives $5 Million Gift to Advance Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD, will lead RUSH F.A.S.T. Center for Translational Research