Leadership

Co-Founder and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (National AMWA)
Neelum T. Aggarwal MD
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Rush University Medical Center
Dr. Aggarwal's bio
Meet the Doctors at Rush - Dr. Aggarwal
Neelum T. Aggarwal MD
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Rush University Medical Center
Dr. Aggarwal's bio
Meet the Doctors at Rush - Dr. Aggarwal
Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, is a board certified cognitive neurologist, clinical trialist and associate professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. She is the senior examining neurologist for the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center Clinical Core and the Cardiology Cognitive Clinic at the Rush Heart Center for Women, where she also serves as the center’s research director. Dr. Aggarwal’s clinical interests lie in the diagnosis and clinical management of people experiencing changes in cognitive function, mild cognitive, vascular cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease.
She serves as the Rush Steering Committee member and site principal investigator (PI) for multiple NIH-funded consortium-led clinical trials in cognition and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, in addition to serving as the Rush Imaging Site PI for the U.S. POINTER study, a two-year clinical trial to evaluate whether lifestyle interventions protect cognitive function in older adults who are at increased risk for cognitive decline. She is co-investigator and neurologist for the MIND Study and Co Principal Investigator for the Chicago-based Community Engagement for Early Recognition and Immediate Action in Stroke grant.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago, a founding member of the Women Against Alzheimer’s Disease Network and in 2016 was awarded the Women in Science Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology, American College of Cardiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society. She is also an active member of the American Heart Association, the Go Red for Women program, Cyclenation and serves as the Rush Steering committee member for Chicago’s Go Red STEM Initiative. Dr. Aggarwal completed her medical degree from the Rosalind Franklin University Medical School, her residency in Neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and an Aging and Neurodegenerative disorders fellowship at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.
She serves as the Rush Steering Committee member and site principal investigator (PI) for multiple NIH-funded consortium-led clinical trials in cognition and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, in addition to serving as the Rush Imaging Site PI for the U.S. POINTER study, a two-year clinical trial to evaluate whether lifestyle interventions protect cognitive function in older adults who are at increased risk for cognitive decline. She is co-investigator and neurologist for the MIND Study and Co Principal Investigator for the Chicago-based Community Engagement for Early Recognition and Immediate Action in Stroke grant.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago, a founding member of the Women Against Alzheimer’s Disease Network and in 2016 was awarded the Women in Science Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. She is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology, American College of Cardiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society. She is also an active member of the American Heart Association, the Go Red for Women program, Cyclenation and serves as the Rush Steering committee member for Chicago’s Go Red STEM Initiative. Dr. Aggarwal completed her medical degree from the Rosalind Franklin University Medical School, her residency in Neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and an Aging and Neurodegenerative disorders fellowship at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.
Co-Founders and Directors

Co-Founder and Physician Chair
Nancy Church, MD
M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Nancy's Bio
Nancy Church, MD
M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Nancy's Bio
Dr. Nancy R. Church is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Oak Lawn, Illinois and is affiliated with Advocate Christ Medical Center.
She received her medical degree from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Church accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She also speaks multiple languages, including French.
She received her medical degree from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Church accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She also speaks multiple languages, including French.
