MEET THE CHIEFS...

Shana Kothari, MD, MBA, MS

Hometown:  Naperville, IL
Medical School:   Chicago Medical School - Rosalind Franklin University
Career Plans: Gastroenterology 
  • Favorite memory of residency: our intern trip to Cancun!
  • I can't live without: ​my cell phone (and obviously, my husband..who bought my cell phone)
  • On my bucket list: travel to every continent
  • Hidden Talent: hosting parties (if you've been, you know)
  • Favorite Food: sushi
  • Guilty pleasure: reality TV
  • Would pay good money: a good pair of heels
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is: I have lived in four different countries (USA, UAE, India, and England)
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: on the golf course
Email: shana.kothari@aah.org 

Chad Morreale, DO

Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
Medical School:  Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 
Career Plans: Cardiology
  • Favorite memory of residency:
    • Going to Cancun, Mexico with my fellow interns
    • Running a code blue on the bathroom floor of the echo lab with Mike Kalinowski
  • I can't live without:
  • On my bucket list: 
  • Hidden Talent:
  • Favorite Food: Fruits & veggies
  • Guilty pleasure: Dark chocolate
  • Would pay good money:  
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is: 
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: 
Email: chad.morreale@aah.org ​

Michael Kalinowski, DO, MBA, MS

Hometown: North Mankato, Minnesota
Medical School:  Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus
Career Plans: Gastroenterology
  • Favorite memory of residency:  intern trip to Cancun, Mexico
  • I can't live without: the pontoon life and my roomie (wife)
  • On my bucket list: learning how to fly
  • Hidden Talent: reversing any type of trailer
  • Favorite Food: Thai
  • Guilty pleasure: sour gummy worms
  • Would pay good money:  a round of golf
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is: I am a terrible speller, which I attribute to my parents taking me out of Kindergarten for 6 months to live in Europe 
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: at the lake
Email: michael.kalinowski@aah.org ​

                                   Sushma Chinni, DO

Hometown: 
Medical School: Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Career Plans: Critical Care
  • Favorite memory of residency:  
  • I can't live without: 
  • On my bucket list: 
  • Hidden Talent: 
  • Favorite Food:
  • Guilty pleasure: 
  • Would pay good money: 
  • Fun fact most people don't know about me is:
  • When I'm not on call, you can find me: 
Email: sushma.chinni@aah.org