Department of Pediatrics

Dr. Skibley is a pediatric hospitalist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.  She is also the Medical Director for Almost Home Kids, Chicago.  She is board certified in pediatrics. Her clinical interests include caring for children with medical complexities, breastfeeding medicine, newborn medicine, and congenital CMV.  She  directs the nursery rotation for the pediatric residents. Dr. Skibley graduated from The University of Notre Dame and earned her medical degree from Southern Il...

Dr. Robinson's clinical and research interests focus on nutrition and growth in critically ill and preterm neonates. His research evaluates outcomes associated with breast milk feedings in preterm infants as well as the metabolism of polyunsaturated fatty acids. His current research evaluates maternal perinatal diet quality as well as effects of maternal nutritional status on both breast milk quality and preterm infant health.

Dr. Sukal-Moulton is a faculty member with a primary appointment in the Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences Department, where she teaches in the Lifespan, Treatment of Patients with Neurological Dysfunction, Complex Patients, and Electrophysical Agents curriculum, with a focus on pediatrics. 

Dr. Price is a pediatric hospitalist in the Division of Hospital Based Medicine as well as an Instructor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed a Chief Residency year in which she had experiences on hospital administration committees focused on patient safety and quality improvement. She has an interest in both undergraduate and graduate medical education.

Gregory B. Waypa, Ph.D. received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering Sciences from the University of California, San Diego in 1991. He then enrolled as a graduate student at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York, where, under Fred L. Minnear, Ph.D., he studied increased pulmonary vascular permeability associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and explored the possibility of using cAMP-enhancing agents as a possible therapy for the disease. Dr. Waypa received his M.S., and later his Ph.D., in Physiology and Cell Biology from Albany Medical College in 1997 and 1998, respective...

My primary clinical and research interest is IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) where I am the medical director of the IBD program at Lurie Children's, which now includes physician/APN/PA specialists, a psychologist, nurse clinicians, dieticians, and a dedicated social worker. I focus on translational and clinical research, including investigation of novel biomarkers, collaboration with overlapping specialists at Lurie and participation in numerous clinical trials. We are an active participant on the international IBD quality improvement and research consortium, Improve Care Now.

Patrick C. Seed, MD, Ph.D. is President and Chief Research Officer at the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He is a Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is an Attending Physician in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases int eh Department of Pediatrics and past Division Head. Dr. Seed’s lab aims to translate molecular knowledge of microbial/microbiome genetics, physiology, and pathogenesis into diagnostics and treatments for a broad range of pedi...

Primary interests lie in Pediatrics, specifically newborn care and neonatology

Ra-id Abdulla is a pediatric cardiologist with 30 years of experience in treating children with heart diseases; he is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.  Dr. Abdulla is Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.  His interest in the field of pediatric cardiology combines education and clinical work.  Throughout his career, Dr. Abdulla has graduated generations of young physician trainees in pediatric cardiology and cared for thousands of children with heart disease, many are now healthy adults.  Dr. Abdulla’s academic efforts ext...