Susan R. Russell, MD

Dr. Susan Russell specializes in pulmonology and critical care medicine, bringing 22 years of experience to her practice. She earned her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine before completing her residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in 2007. Dr. Russell furthered her training with a fellowship at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, finishing in 2010. She provides care in both English and Spanish.

Dr. Russell practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and sees patients at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute in Chicago, Illinois. She treats patients with critical care needs and sarcoidosis. Her expertise includes performing pulmonary function testing to evaluate lung health, bronchodilator reversibility testing to assess breathing conditions, and therapeutic hypothermia procedures for critically ill patients.