Our Team
Invested Local Physicians
CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, FAMILY
Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists (IEMS) is an emergency medicine group with a unique independent partnership and ownership model that attracts emergency medicine professionals seeking a culture of accountability and innovation necessary to meet today’s healthcare challenges. We know that exceptional patient care begins with extraordinary people. For 35 years, our independent group of emergency medicine physicians created engaged, dedicated, and innovative leaders in medicine.
Our forward-thinking leadership model pairs physicians with a dynamic executive nurse leader. This dyad model allows us to implement comprehensive and practical solutions to clinical, operational, and business challenges.
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Ted Patras, MD, FACEP
President, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists
Breana Batton, MHA
Director of Operations, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists
John Moustoukas, MD, MBA, FACEP
Chief Quality Officer, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists and Medical Director, Weiss Memorial Hospital
Eduardo Navarrete, MD
Medical Director, West Suburban Medical Center
Herb Zerth, MD
Medical Director, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
Vytas Saulis, MD
Medical Director, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glen Oaks
Geoff Crabb, MD
Medical Director, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth LaGrange and Emergency Department Chair, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and LaGrange
Erika Garcia Havelka, MD
Pediatric Physician Champion, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists
John Lund, MD
Associate Medical Director, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists
Tracy Loudon, MD
Associate Medical Director, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists
Jill Ibrahim, APN
Lead APP, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
Harry Karydes, DO, FACEP
Physician Wellness Director, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists