Michelle Macy, MD

Elected in 2026
Michelle Macy is a pediatric emergency physician, health services researcher, and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is Scientific Director of Community, Population Health, and Outcomes at Lurie Children’s Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute and Director of the Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research and Evaluation Center.

She earned her MD and MS in Health and Health Care Research from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on using data to improve health and healthcare for children and families, with particular interests in health equity and population health. She contributes to initiatives that are addressing social needs, including housing instability, that affect children and families.

Michelle lives in Evanston with her husband and is the mother of three young adults.