Heather Prendergast, MD, MS, MPH, is Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Illinois Cancer Center. She is an administrative and academic leader with more than 25 years of combined experience in emergency medicine, health care administration, public health and translational science training. She co-leads a health equity pilot program focused on improving health outcomes for underrepresented groups and improving diversity in the physician workforce along the continuum of medical students, residents and faculty. Among her many professional accomplishments in health care and health equity, Prendergast spearheaded submission to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services for the Inaugural Healthcare Transformation Initiatives Collaborative on behalf of the University of Illinois Physicians Group, which resulted in a subsequent award of $17 million to establish the UI Health 55th and Pulaski Health Collaborative.The center partners with three federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and community-based health care organizations to provide comprehensive services to residents on Chicago’s southwest side. In addition to her work at the Cancer Center, Prendergast serves in roles at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago — where she earned her medical degree — as Professor, Associate Dean Clinical Affairs, Executive Director University of Illinois Physicians Group and Vice-Chair Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Heather Prendergast, MD
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
College of Medicine
Research Program
Cancer Prevention And Control (CPC)
Phone: 312-413-1214
Email: [email protected]
