Halleh Akbarnia, MD, FACEP

Director of Community Outreach

Dr. Halleh Akbarnia is an Emergency Medicine physician practicing primarily at Advocate Condell Medical Center.

Much of her career has been devoted to teaching and resident education, a passion developed during her own residency program at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she went on to serve as faculty and as Assistant Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program before relocating to Chicago 13 years ago.  She is also dedicated to improving public health, and has committed much of her time giving back throughout the years by serving on various hospital committees,  including her Incident Command involvement, Emergency Disaster Preparedness, Critical Care and various educational Residency Committees. In the community, she has done the same through her children's high school, where she enjoys providing students with information about medical careers and promoting STEM pathways for young women; and through involvement with projects in the greater Chicago area, such as Operation Prom (drunk driving education in high schools). Together with her family, who shares this passion for local activism and volunteering, she has been particularly active supporting local pantries, food banks, and drives in times of greatest need, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. She is currently working on educating the greater Chicago community about available testing and vaccine options and helping find ways for people to volunteer during this process.

She received her undergraduate and medical degrees from Tufts University and the University of Vermont Larner School of Medicine, respectively, and completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) College of Medicine.