Our HHT Physician Team

At the University of Chicago Medicine, our integrated, multidisciplinary team of adult and pediatric experts evaluates patients and coordinates care for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact our clinical coordinator, Zeena Darji, RN, MSN at 773-702-4347.

Our HHT team is led by:

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Kenneth Cohen, MD

Hematology and Oncology (Cancer)
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Umesh Dyamenahalli, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Our HHT Clinical Coordinator:

Zeena Darji, MSN, RN, HHT Clinical Coordinator

Zeena Darji, MSN, RN

Meet Our HHT Physician Team

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Issam A. Awad, MD

Neurosurgery
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Ruba Azzam, MD, MPH

Pediatric Hepatology (Liver Disease)
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Fuad Baroody, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)
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Elizabeth Blair, MD

Endocrine Surgery
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Diana Bolotin, MD, PhD

Dermatology
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James R. Brorson, MD

Neurology
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Kenneth Cohen, MD

Hematology and Oncology (Cancer)
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Jill de Jong, MD, PhD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (Pediatric Cancer)
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Umesh Dyamenahalli, MD

Pediatric Cardiology
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Brian Funaki, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Jessica J. Kandel, MD

Pediatric Surgery
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Tareq Kass-Hout, MD

Neurology
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Sonia Kupfer, MD

Gastroenterology
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Radhika Peddinti, MD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology (Pediatric Cancer)
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Anjana Pillai, MD

Hepatology (Liver Disease)
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Jayant Pinto, MD

Head and Neck Surgery
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Christopher Roxbury, MD

Head and Neck Surgery
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Carol E. Semrad, MD

Gastroenterology
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Matthew Sorrentino, MD

Cardiology (Heart Care)
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Sarah Stein, MD

Pediatric Dermatology
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Mary E. Strek, MD

Pulmonary Medicine (Pulmonology)
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Darrel J. Waggoner, MD

Genetics
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Bakhtiar Yamini, MD

Neurosurgery
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Steven Zangan, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

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