Kerri Lockhart

In just shy of 10 years in clinical practice , giving her the opportunity to explore another passion: teaching. She is committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of physicians to be culturally aware and also prepared to deliver competent care to a diverse patient population. While an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at an academic health center on the Chicago's West-side, where she was raised, she was awarded the Excellence Humanism in Medicine Award and voted Outstanding Medical Student Educator for 2020-21 academic year.

Currently, Dr. Lockhart volunteers her time as the Vice President of the Cook County Physicians Association and as an unofficial mentor to pre-medical students.