Our Team

Tara O. Henderson, MD

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

 tarahenderson( at )luriechildrens.org

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Elizabeth Alpern, MD

Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics

 ealpern( at )luriechildrens.org

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Meghan Jablonski

Executive Director, Department of Pediatrics

 mjablonski( at )luriechildrens.org

Catherine Michelson, MD, MSSc

Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program

 cmichelson( at )luriechildrens.org

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Stephanie Pelligra

Senior Director Pediatric Admin and Operations; Division Administrator

 spelligra( at )luriechildrens.org

Valeria Cohran, MD

Associate Chair, Health Equity

 vcohran( at )luriechildrens.org

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Mariana Glusman, MD

Associate Chair, Compassion and Wellness Initiatives

 mglusman( at )luriechildrens.org

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Robert Greenberg, MD

Associate Chair, In Hospital Services

 rgreenberg( at )luriechildrens.org

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Angira Patel, MD

Associate Chair, Office of Faculty Development

 apatel( at )luriechildrens.org

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Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH

Associate Chair, Advocacy

 ksheehan( at )luriechildrens.org

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Jennifer Trainor, MD

Associate Chair, Education

 jtrainor( at )luriechildrens.org

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Sarah Dolan

Division Administrator

Primary Care Outreach

 sadolan( at )luriechildrens.org

Genevieve Frey

Associate VP, Heart Center

Cardiology

 gfrey( at )luriechildrens.org

Richard Garza

Division Administrator

Endocrinology, Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism, Palliative Care

 richardg( at )northwestern.edu

Deanna Grohmann

Division Administrator

Hospital-Based Medicine

 degrohmann( at )luriechildrens.org

Cori James

Division Administrator

Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation

 cjames( at )luriechildrens.org

Alexandra Murdoch

Division Administrator

Critical Care, Neonatology

 amurdoch( at )luriechildrens.org

Adaeze Okorafor

Division Administrator

Pulmonary Medicine, Rheumatology

 achumaokoafor( at )luriechildrens.org

Rina Shah Patel

Division Administrator

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Infectious Diseases

 rshahpatel( at )luriechildrens.org

Natasa van Grinsven

Division Administrator

Advocacy, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Community-Based Primary Care, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

 nvangrinsven( at )luriechildrens.org

Christina Velazquez

Division Administrator

Cardiology

 chvelazquez( at )luriechildrens.org

Lisa Weber

Division Administrator, Associate Chair

Hospital-Based Medicine Outreach, Neonatology Outreach

 lpweber( at )luriechildrens.org

Elizabeth Asare

Associate Director, Medical Education & Office of Faculty Development

 easare( at )luriechildrens.org

Kelly Blend

Senior Administrative Assistant, Pediatric Medical Education

 pedsres( at )luriechildrens.org

Lindsey Burdick

Senior Medical Education Coordinator, Pediatric Residency Program

 pedsres( at )luriechildrens.org

Katie Crylen

Manager, Office of Fellowship Programs

 kcrylen( at )luriechildrens.org

Julianna Doll

Program Coordinator, Faculty & Trainee Engagement

 pedsengagement( at )luriechildrens.org

Diana Meza

Senior Medical Education Coordinator, Pediatric Residency Program

 pedsres( at )luriechildrens.org

Jana Miller

Medical Education Coordinator, Medical Student Program

 pedsmedstudents( at )luriechildrens.org

Gorden Rhutasel

Manager, Pediatric Residency Program

 gordenrhutasel( at )luriechildrens.org

Brittany Dixon

Manager, Office of Faculty Development

 bdixon( at )luriechildrens.org

Veronica Urcino-Rocha, MS

Program Coordinator, Office of Faculty Development

 vurcino( at )luriechildrens.org