Hospital Leadership at Rush Copley Medical Center

Leaders at Rush Copley Medical Center

Leaders at Rush Copley Medical Center

Copley Memorial Hospital, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Copley Foundation Board of Directors

Christine Sobek, Chairman of the Board and Chair of Executive Committee
Trish Anen, RN, Vice Chairman of the Board and Chair of Nominating Committee
  • James F. Baka, Transcend Capital Advisors, Managing Partner and CEO
  • Patrick Carmody, Innovative Modular Solutions, co-founder and president
  • Cati Cederoth, Huron Consulting Group, director
  • John Diederich, Rush Copley Medical Center, president and CEO
  • Bruce Dienst, Simpson Technologies, CEO
  • Richard Edelman, retired executive
  • Santosh Gill, MD, specialty - cardiology
  • Ronald Hem, Alschuler, Simantz & Hem, partner
  • J.B. Joo, MD - past chief of staff; specialty - colon and rectal surgery
  • Mark Metzger, attorney & mediator
  • Dave Mead, retired executive
  • Susana Rivera-Mills, Ph.D., Aurora University, President
  • Gaurav Shah, DO - chief of staff; specialty - cardiology
  • Michael Smith, Ed.D., School District 129, asst. superintendent, human resources
  • Maureen Strobl, DCC Propane, LLC, finance director
  • Syed Zaidi, MD - specialty - gastroenterology

Hospital Leadership

John Diederich, MA, MBA, FACHE
President and CEO, Rush Copley Medical Center

Mary Shilkaitis, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer of Rush Copley Medical Center

Stephen M. Kelanic, MD, FACS, MBA
Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Rush Copley Medical Center

Alexander F. Pope, CFRE
Vice President, Philanthropy and Community Engagement at Rush Copley Medical Center

Marcee A. Brummel
Vice President, Rush Copley Medical Group

David Petasnick
Vice President, Operations, Rush Copley Medical Center

Abby Hornbogen, DNP, MBA, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President, Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer, Rush Copley Medical Center

Terese Raabe, MBA, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Operations and Analytics, Rush Copley Medical Center

Medical Staff Officers

Gaurav Shah, MD - Chief of Staff
Christopher Hwang, MD - Vice Chief of Staff 
John Davine, MD - Treasurer 
J.B. Joo, MD - Immediate Past Chief of Staff
Stephanie Kalant, DO - Member-at-Large to the Medical Executive Committee
Ellen Embry, MD - Member-at-Large to the Medical Executive Committee

Department Chairs

Javwaud Zafar, MD - Ancillary Services
Neha Kapil, MD - Family Medicine
Vidya Mandiyan, MD - Internal Medicine
Bernardita Druhan, DO - Obstetrics/Gynecology
Jennifer Kleinfeld, DO - Pediatrics
Manuel Sanchez-Casalongue, MD - Surgery

Committee Chairs

Valerie Heidenry, MD - Bylaws Committee
Gregory K. Milani, MD - Credentials Committee
Bob Manam, MD - Infection Prevention Committee
Gaurav Shah, DO - Medical Executive Committee
Gregory K. Milani, MD - Pharmacy Nutrition & Therapeutic Committee
David F. Vik, MD - Physician Wellness Committee
Sam Bajaj, MD - Professional Practice Committee

Other Medical Staff Committees

Vandana S. Nilakhe, MD - Blood Usage Committee
Gaurav Shah, DO - Cardiology Committee
Jennifer Kleinfeld, MD - EDAP Committee
Abhilasha Singh Jones, MD - Ethics Committee
Joseph Meschi, MD - Oncology Committee
Hesham Hassaballa, MD - Quality & Patient Safety Committee
Craig Weinstein, MD - Trauma Committee


Effective through December 31, 2026

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