Stritch School of Medicine Honorary Degree Recipient

Fabio Lievano

MD • Vice President, Patient Safety, Scientific Collaborations and New Business Advancements, Pharmacovigilance & Patient Safety, Epidemiology and R&D Quality Assurance, AbbVie Candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa

Fabio Lievano, MD, serves as the vice president Patient Safety, Scientific Collaborations and New Business Advancements   of AbbVie pharmaceuticals. He is an affiliate professor in molecular pharmacology and neuroscience at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Northwestern University.

Lievano obtained a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the National University in Bogota, Colombia, in 1992. He then completed an Epidemiology fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service in 2000.

Lievano has previously worked at Merck Research Laboratories, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)/International Medical Corps, Castillo & Associates Medical Center, and the Clinic of Colombian Diabetes Association.

At AbbVie, Dr. Lievano is responsible for a group of scientists and investigators in different disciplines assessing the benefit-risk of medicines during development and after post-marketing. In addition, he is a board member for Respiratory Health Association, a public health organization in Chicago, and scientific advisor for Briya a data research company.

Stritch School of Medicine Commencement Address

Kamran Hamid

MD • Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Stritch School of Medicine

Kamran Hamid, MD, is an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer at Loyola Medicine’s Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hamid has been an Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine since 2020. He is a Ted Talk speaker, recipient of eight teaching awards, and has over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He previously worked at Rush University Medical Center where he served as a team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, and Joffrey Ballet.

Dr. Hamid obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Texas A&M University. He then received a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in biostatistics and epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center and his fellowship at Duke University Medical Center where he provided coverage for Duke University Athletics. His clinical interests are ankle reconstruction and sports ankle surgery.

Dr. Hamid is a nationally recognized speaker in the business of healthcare and an advocate for physicians in leadership. He is passionate about helping doctors manage healthcare, so it doesn’t manage us. Additionally, Dr. Hamid has a background in comedy. He was formerly voted best college comedian in the nation and has over 100,000 social media followers.