John Segreti, MD died on June 16th at Rush University Medical Center of an illness that he bravely battled for over a decade.
I had the pleasure of meeting and befriending John in 1976. We attended medical school and completed our internal medicine residency and infectious disease fellowship together at Rush. John stayed as faculty at Rush where he accepted many challenges, was a professor of medicine, and most recently the president of the Rush medical staff. He was best known for his intelligence, clinical excellence, and practicality in the face of confusion. John was the physician that other doctors asked for advice. With an overtly affable personality and an encyclopedic knowledge of infectious disease, he solved countless clinical conundrums.
John was the Editor in Chief of our medical journal – Private Practice Infectious Disease. From the onset, he directed the journal with sensibility, mentorship, and clinical contributions. Most recently he wrote an editorial in support of infectious disease private practice.
During the pandemic, John directed the infection control efforts at Rush. He was credited by senior management with a direct but definitive approach that allowed them to continue operations despite the tumultuous events.
John’s greatest passion was his family. His wife of over forty years, Jeanne; his three children – Dania, Giancarlo, and Stefan; and his two grandchildren – Ava and Liam. He also loved sports, including boxing, ballroom dancing, and especially baseball. The White Sox were his team, and regardless of their performance, John remained one of their most loyal fans.
When talking to John, it was impossible to detect the state of his health. He never complained and always had a positive demeanor when discussing his illness. He leaves behind a legacy of medical expertise, professional collegiality, and family love. He will be missed by the infectious disease community, MIDC, and all those that knew and loved him.
– Russell Petrak, M.D.
Editorial Board Member
Dr. Russell Petrak is an Infectious Disease Physician and Managing partner of Metro Infectious Disease Consultants. He completed his residency and fellowship at Rush University Medical Center. His clinical interssts have been primarily Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy, SARS-CoV-2, and Fever of Unknown Origin. He was previously Chairman of the IDSA Clinical Affairs Committee, and has lectured extensively on Infectious disease physician enhancements.
Associate Editor
Dr. Mariam Aziz is an Associate professor in the department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and the Division of Community and Global Health Equity and the Department of Pediatrics. She is the combined Rush/Cook County Health Infectious Diseases fellowship program Director. She participates in research as site Principal Investigator with IMPAACT (The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials group), a global collaboration of investigators and institutions with the purpose of conducting clinical trials treat and prevent HIV infection and its consequences in infants, children, adolescents and pregnant/postpartum women. She is a co-investigator with the adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group and has done clinical trials involving RSV and SARS-CoV-2 treatments. She has clinical expertise in HIV infection as well as Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV. She has clinical experience in the management of Pediatric HIV infection and in prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV. She also has interest in Global Health and Tropical Infectious Diseases.
Associate Editor
Dr. David McKinsey received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Iowa and an Infectious Diseases fellowship at the University of Tennessee-Memphis. He is Regional Medical Director for Metro Infectious Disease Consultants- Kansas City, hospital epidemiologist at Research Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Kansas, and Infectious Diseases consultant at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Dr. McKinsey has been actively engaged in medical research and education throughout his career and has published many manuscripts and book chapters.
Associate Editor
Dr. Kairav Shah is an Infectious disease physician based in Atlanta, GA. He completed his internal medicine residency from the Guthrie Clinic/Robert Packer Hospital in Pennsylvania and his infectious disease fellowship from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He is a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Florida where he also served as Medical Director of the ID clinic and ran a joint Orthopedics-Infectious Disease clinic. He chairs the pharmacy and therapeutics committee, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention committees at the local hospital he serves. His clinical and research interests include bone and joint infections, infections in immunocompromised host, HIV/AIDS, urinary tract infections, mycobacterial infections and has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on these.
Associate Editor
Dr. Kamo Sidhwa has been a practicing ID physician with Metro Infectious Disease Consultants (MIDC) since 2007. She previously served as Co-Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship at Advocate South Suburban Hospital for several years, and currently is active on the CME and Antibiotic Stewardship Committees at MIDC. Prior to joining MIDC, she completed her Internal Medicine Residency at William Beaumont Hospital and her Infectious Disease Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center. Clinical and research interests include intra abdominal and surgical site infections.
Associate Editor
Dr. Nathan Skorodin is a pharmacist with Metro Infectious Disease Consultants (MIDC). Former director for a home infusion and specialty services pharmacy. Lead coordinator for the MIDC continuing medical education committee and member of the antibiotic stewardship committee. Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and outpatient antimicrobial therapy.
