Jeffery S. Vender MD

Dr. Jeffery S. Vender is the Emeritus, Harris Family Foundation Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at NorthShore University Health System in Evanston, Illinois. He is a Clinical Professor at the University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He is a past member of the NorthShore University Health System Faculty Practice Associates Board of Directors, Past Chair of the Medical Executive Committee for the Professional Staff at NorthShore, and previously served on NorthShore's Board of Directors.

Dr. Vender graduated from Northwestern University in 1971 with a BS in Biology, received his MD degree in 1975, and his MBA in 1998 (Kellogg School of Management). Upon completion of his residency and fellowship training in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, he joined the staff at NorthShore University Health System formerly Evanston Hospital, and the Department of Anesthesiology in 1979. Dr. Vender served as Chair of Anesthesia from 1990-2015. In 1996, Dr. Vender received an appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University.