Joseph Adams, DO

Hometown:  Morton Grove, IL 
Undergraduate Program: University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign 
Medical School:  Midwestern University
Career Plans:  Cardiology 
  • Favorite memory of residency: Floating a transvenous pacemaker as a newly minted 2nd year 
  • I can't live without: Podcasts ​
  • On my bucket list: Safari in Tanzania 
  • Hidden Talent: Can cook a perfect steak 
  • Favorite Food: A piece of fatty Tuna 
  • Guilty pleasure: Romantic comedies 
  • Would pay good money: A pair of Jordan shoes 
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is: My family makes olive oil in Greece every year  
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: At a restaurant with my wife 
Email: Joseph.Adams@aah.org

Dana Mueller, MD

Hometown: Deerfield, IL
Undergraduate School: Illinois State University  
Medical School: Chicago Medical School 
Career Plans: Infectious Disease 
  • Favorite memory of residency:  Starting 3rd year in the MICU with Zaid  
  • I can't live without: Co-Chief Yara Shams 
  • On my bucket list: Hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Hidden Talent: Carpentry 
  • Favorite Food: Tacos
  • Guilty pleasure: Chocolate eclair ice cream 
  • Would pay good money: Convenience (Amazon Prime, Instacart...etc.)
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is: All my plants have names
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: At trivia night 
Email: Dana.Mueller@aah.org​

Lauren Sesemann, DO

Hometown: Clarendon Hills, IL
Undergraduate School: University of Iowa 
Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine ​
Career Plans: Pulmonology/Critical Care
  • Favorite memory of residency: Co-running a code with two other 3rd years on a patient with hemorrhagic shock 
  • I can't live without: My phone 
  • On my bucket list: Seeing the Northern Lights 
  • Hidden Talent: I play piano 
  • Favorite Food: ooooh this hard, it depends on the day. Top favorites tacos, sushi, dumplings
  • Guilty pleasure: A well made cocktail 
  • Would pay good money: for a vacation 
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is:  I am learning how to fly and hopefully will get my pilot's license this year
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: At home reading, playing video games or hanging out with family/friends
Email: Lauren.Sesemann@aah.org​

Yara Shams, DO

Hometown: Morton Grove, IL 
Undergraduate School: Loyola University 
Medical School: Midwestern University 
Career Plans: Academic Hospitalist 
  • Favorite memory of residency: Going out for breakfast with co-residents after night shift
  • I can't live without: Diet mountain dew 
  • On my bucket list: Visit Egypt with my entire family 
  • Hidden Talent:  I can juggle 
  • Favorite Food: Macaroni Bechamel (Egyptian style) 
  • Guilty pleasure: Culver's snickers concrete mixer 
  • Would pay good money: Vacation 
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is: I was born at Christ Hospital 
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: Taking a walk in the park 
Email: Yara.Shams@aah.org