Faculty Profile

Monica Peek
Section of General Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine
mpeek@bsd.uchicago.edu
Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice; Associate Vice Chair for Research Faculty Development

Academic Interests

Dr. Peek’s broad research interests include health disparities, particularly as related to chronic disease management and preventive health care. She has focused her research on diabetes and breast cancer screening. She is currently exploring how race and culture impact the patient/provider relationship, shared decision-making and diabetes health outcomes.
 

Clinical Interests

Preventive health care, chronic disease management, patient education, women’s health
 

Publications

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Training

  • BS, 1991, Vanderbilt University, Arts and Sciences
  • MPH, 1996, Johns Hopkins University, Health Policy
  • MD, 1996, Johns Hopkins University, Internal Medicine
  • Residency, 1999, Stanford University Hospital, Internal Medicine