Quality Initiatives
The Department of Pediatrics is committed to continuous improvement in all domains and focuses on the Institute of Medicine's six domains of healthcare quality. We perform, support and train in improvement science and partner with Northwestern University for more comprehensive training. We will consider our program a success when we view everything as an opportunity for improvement.
Healthcare quality and safety initiatives are critical to providing optimal healthcare as well as reducing variations of care that will facilitate greater learning in all forms of research. Faculty involved in these initiatives help train medical students, residents and fellows in quality and safety.
The Department of Pediatrics is looking to expand the number of faculty members with healthcare quality and safety expertise. We offer several opportunities for faculty to expand their expertise in these areas:
Center for Quality and Safety
The Center for Quality and Safety (CQS) transforms care delivery at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - from the family's first phone call to our institution to every interaction across the care cycle. We utilize improvement science and apply the right skill sets, at the right time, to solve the right problems.
Certificate Course for Improvement Scholars
This six-month course involves multidisciplinary faculty and participants including physicians. Scholars learn in didactic sessions and initiate an improvement project in their microsystem to accelerate their learning.
Journal Writing Club
We have initiated an Improvement Writers group that will advance optimal utilization of SQUIRE guidelines in September 2018. Graduates of this program are expected to submit healthcare quality and safety manuscripts, help teach the ensuing session and serve as mentors for other colleagues working in these areas.
Value in Healthcare
Faculty involved in quality and safety initiatives are currently developing a method for quantifying value in healthcare. This will enable the institution to prioritize work based on metrics that matter most to our patients and their families.
Center for Quality and Safety
The Center for Quality and Safety (CQS) transforms care delivery at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - from the family's first phone call to our institution to every interaction across the care cycle. We utilize improvement science and apply the right skill sets, at the right time, to solve the right problems.
Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Children with disabilities and complex medical needs require effective systems of care. Challenges lie in financing, delivering, and coordinating care accross a vast continuum that includes hospital systems, primary care, home health, and other settings. Clinically, I am a pediatric hospitalist at La Rabida Children's Hospital, a Lurie Children's partner that delivers complex and chronic care to children with disabilities, chronic conditions, and medical complexity. My academic interests lie in health services research and advocacy for systems and policy improvement. I also teach medical a...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
Dr. Heba Akbari is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, with a focus on pediatric epilepsy and neonatal neurology. She specializes in the diagnosis and management of epilepsy, with expertise in advanced treatments such as EEG monitoring and epilepsy surgery evaluation.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Dr. Akhtar is an Assistant Professor at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She joined Northwestern in 2020 after completing her Pediatric Residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She obtained her MD and PhD degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Dr. Nina Alfieri is a board-certified Pediatrician with a specialization in medical education and health services research, and a passion for improving infant and child health through clinical care, research, education and advocacy.Her main clinical interests center around infant care (development, feeding, safety), vaccination, providing care for children with medical complexity and mental health concerns, medical education and health care equity and access.Dr. Alfieri serves as Associate Program Director for the Lurie Children's Pediatric Residency Program. She is also the Continuity Clinic ...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Kiona Allen holds the Gracias Family Professorship and serves as the Section Head of Cardiac Critical Care, Director of Inpatient Cardiology for the Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit, Medical Director of the Single Ventricle Center of Excellence, and Co-Director of the NICU-Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Her clinical and research focus is in the longitudinal medical, neurodevelopmental, and psychosocial care of patients with critical cardiac disease in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Professor, Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Pediatrics
Dr. Allen specializes in cardiovascular epidemiology with a focus on health services research. Her research interests include the effect of neighborhood and environment on cardiovascular disease, disparities in quality of care and outcomes as well as the use of large databases to examine these questions.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
My clinical interest is the treatment of childhood cancer, particularly tumors affecting the central nervous system and brain tumor survivorship, including the diagnosis and treatment of long term effects of therapy for childhood central nervous system tumors.
I have a strong interest in quality and safety improvement as Medical Director of the 17th Floor Inpatient Unit as well as the Ambulatory Infusion Center.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
I attended medical school at Creighton University with my pre-clinical years in Omaha, NE and my clinical years in Phoenix, AZ. I then moved back to the midwest for a general pediatrics residency at Indiana University in Indianapolis and stayed to complete a combined pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine fellowship. I started as an attending at Lurie Children's in August 2024.
Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition), Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science)
My primary research interest is in health outcomes following pediatric liver transplantation and acute liver failure. I lead a research group that studies all aspects of outcomes from survival to health related quality of life (HRQOL). Our research group has extensive experience examining HRQOL and cognitive outcomes in pediatric liver transplant survivors, long term complications related to immunosuppressive medications and the causes and treatment of acute liver failure. Our group has also actively involved in new trials of immunosuppression withdrawal in liver transplant recipients. I am...
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science)
Elizabeth Alpern is the George M. Eisenberg Professor of Pediatrics, Division Head of Emergency Medicine, and Vice Chair in the Department of Pediatrics of the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is both a pediatric emergency physician and clinical epidemiologist with research expertise in the use of large databases within research networks to improve the quality of emergent care delivered to children through application of evidence-based work. Dr. Alpern was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as the Princi...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a pediatric hospitalist at Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital. I am passionate about community-based participatory research to address the social determinants of health that impact children in Chicago. My current research is in community-based approaches to improve nutrition and physical activity for children with Type 2 Diabetes. As a medical educator, I am interested in designing curricula to empower medical students to advocate for their patients and engage with the community to address local health priorities.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Dr. Attridge is a pediatric emergency medicine physician. Her research focuses on the intersection of social drivers of health and injury prevention. She has a special interest in the prevention of firearm injury and sleep-related infant death, as well as food insecurity in the emergency department. She is also a co-director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Advocacy Curriculum and hopes to engage more faculty and fellows in advocacy efforts that promote child health and health equity.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My clinical and academic interests involve medical education and healthcare delivery.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
My primary area of interest clinically is children and adolescents with chronic health conditions, including sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia. My major research focus relates to health services and outcomes research, in particular the use and implementation of technology-based interventions and wireless health devices in different settings. My short-term goal is to become an independent, externally funded clinical investigator in non-malignant and malignant hematology and become an expert in mobile health (mHealth) and behavioral intervention research methodology. My long-term goals a...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
I attended college at the University of Notre Dame, studying Biology and Spanish. In 2013, I graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine with an MD/MPH and focus in leadership development, then completed a Pediatrics residency and Chief residency from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I subsequently completed a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship from the same institution, then joined as faculty in the Department of Pediatrics in 2020.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism)
Genetics fascinates me because there is no foreseeable end to the expansion of technology and understanding the human genome. Medical Genetics and Genomics encompass everything I love about medicine: direct patient care, complex diagnostic skills, research, and advocacy. My passion for complex medical patient inspired my residency research focus. With my advisor, I helped develop a research project to create a medical-home model for our continuity clinic patients with chronic health conditions. The patients of this clinic are primarily composed of low-income families facing multiple life-c...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My primary areas of clinical interest are preventive cardiology (obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and screening) as well as inpatient and outpatient diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease. I enjoy educating medical students, residents and fellows through bedside teaching as well as formal didactic lectures. My main areas of research interestinclude the effect of obesity on the cardiovascular system of children and adults.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Dr. Barhight is a physician and clinical researcher with a focus on fluid management and blanaced fluid usage in critically ill children. His research has focused on clinical outcomes and patient specific approaches to fluid therapies. He is currently the Director of Clinical Operations for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation), Pathology
Dr. Christina Barriteau is a pediatric hematologist and transfusion medicine specialist. She is Medical Director of the blood bank at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Barriteau's clinical interests include sickle cell disease, pediatric transfusion medicine and health equity.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Deirdre M. Bartlett, MD MS is a pediatric nephrologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has a special interest in critical care nephrology including acute kidney injury, advanced chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney outcomes. She also is passionate about cardiorenal syndrome including improving kidney outcomes for children with underlying cardiac disease. She is an Attending Physician in the chronic outpatient dialysis center, and is also a mentor for pre-clinical students at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Sh...
Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My interests are focused on diagnosis and treatment of children with Gastrointestinal and Liver disease. Specifically, I focus on gastrointestinal endoscopy, both for diagnostic purposes but also for new modalities of therapy and diagnostics including treatment of GI bleeding, complex polyposis syndromes, Gastrointestinal Strictures, treatment of Portal Hypertension, capsule endoscopy, Single Balloon Enteroscopy and new techniques such as Trans-nasal Endoscopy. I have an interest in cholestatic liver disease and participate in the Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (CHiLD...
Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
After receiving his medical degree from Indiana University Medical School, Dr. Basu completed his residency in pediatrics and then a fellowship in pediatric critical care at Children's Memorial Hospital. He subsequently began his faculty career at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center as a Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics and advanced to Associate Professor, serving over time as the Co-Director for the Center for Acute Care Nephrology and Associate Fellowship Program Director. In 2017 he joined the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, where he se...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
My medical training began at the University of Texas in Houston where I received my MD degree and moved to Kansas City to complete my residency in Pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital. My fellowship training in Pulmonary Medicine was completed at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. I then moved to Austin, TX where I served on the faculty of The University of Texas Austin and Dell Medical School for 9 years before joining the team at Lurie Children’s in November 2024.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Dr. Becker has extensive training and experience in the practice of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and has written a number of book chapters and articles on this approach to examining and addressing public health problems. He has applied this methodology to examine and address the impact of stressful community conditions on the health of women raising children, youth violence prevention, and the impact of the social and physical environment on physical activity. Dr. Becker serves as scientific lead for qualitative and evaluation research methods and community-engaged research in...
Professor, Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care), Pediatrics (Cardiology), Pediatrics (Primary Care-Outreach)
Identify children at risk CAD. Utilize the new NHLBI guidelines (member expert panel) to reduce cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Provide tools, support, and provide recognition for pediatric office based education and to mentor community pediatricians to provide more teaching to medical students, residents, and other trainees.
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Bercovitz is fellowship trained in Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, and Transfusion Medicine.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
As a board-certified pediatrician practicing hospitalist medicine, Dr. Berger spends her time working as the delivery/nursery consult team attending at Prentice, and in the neonatal intensive care units at both Prentice and Lurie. She is also the Chair of the Multidisciplinary Breastfeeding Committee. Dr. Berger also spends her team conducting research in the areas described below, teaching medical students, as well as pediatric and emergency medicine residents. She has a particular interest in breastfeeding medicine and is pursing her certification as an Internationally Board Certified Lactat...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I am a Pediatric Hematologist with both clinical expertise and an academic focus in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, as well as Neonatal Hematology. My passion lies in elucidating the role of the developing hemostatic system and its impact on neonatal thrombosis. I am particularly interested in the interplay between clinical and acquired risk factors in thrombus formation. My goal is to enhance outcomes for children affected by thrombosis through collaborative research, clinical innovation, and education.
Research and Academic Focus
My clinical and research efforts are centered on neonatal thrombosi...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
After completing her fellowship, Monica Bianco, MD, joined the Division of Endocrinology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, where she also holds an appointment as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
During her fellowship, Dr. Bianco was awarded a research training grant (TL1) to investigate the impact of the fetal environment on offspring health, with a particular focus on the effects of maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy. This work laid the foundation for her ongoing research into early maternal and fetal markers...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
I am a pediatric neurologist interested in all aspects of a child's welfare. My emphasis is on paroxysmal diseases- those that intermittently incapacitate children such as migraine headaches and epilepsy. I also have long standing interest in the biology of brain formation and in brain malformations.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Dr. Bilaver is an applied health services researcher with expertise using administrative data for research purposes. Her research focuses on children with special health care needs including autism spectrum disorder and food allergy. As a team scientist, she collaborates with pediatricians, allergists, and informaticists using observational and interventional study designs for causal inference. She focuses on timely issues in pediatric health services research that have policy implications.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Medical Education
Joanna Blackburn, MD received her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, completed her pediatrics residency at NYU and her child neurology residency at Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago). She then completed a fellowship in pediatric movement disorders at University of Rochester. She joined the faculty at Northwestern University/Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in 2012. Additionally she has been the program director for the child neurology residency training program since 2013.
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care)
Dr. Boas is the founder and sole physician at the Cystic Fibrosis Center of Chicago and has been caring for people with CF since 1989. Dr. Boas is dedicated to the care of children and adolescents with acute or chronic respiratory disorders and individuals of all ages with cystic fibrosis. His areas of expertise include Pediatric Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Cough, Exercise Related Disorders, and Chest Wall Disorders. His practice actively participates in both independent and national clinical research involving the newest therapies available for children with asthma and cystic fibrosis...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine), Medical Education
As an academic hospital-based pediatrician, Dr. Bockrath's clinical and academic interests include general pediatric medicine and medical education. Specifically she is invested in curriculum development and mentorship in Undergraduate Medical Education.
Professor, Ophthalmology (Pediatric Ophthalmology), Pediatrics
As an academic pediatric ophthalmologist and developmental biologist, I focus on the clinical aspects and underlying basic science of congenital eye diseases. Clinically, I specialize in the medical and surgical management of complex pediatric eye diseases such as primary congenital glaucoma, Peters Anomaly, Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, aniridia, microphthalmia and congenital ectropion uvea. My clinical research concentrates on identifying new genes associated with congenital eye diseases and the outcomes in affected individuals. My basic science research program utilizes both in vivo (zebrafish)...
Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics and Informatics), Pediatrics
Dr. Bonner's research interests are primarily collaborative and include the application of biostatistics to a wide range of areas including HIV maternal child health, gastroenterology, hepatology, and pediatric medicine. As a member of the Biostatistics Collaboration Center (BCC) and Northwestern University Data Analysis and Coordinating Center (NUDACC), she is particularly interested in clinical trial design and analysis. Her methodological research focuses on nonparametric methods for time-to-event data analysis. Through the Program in Public Health, Dr. Bonner also directs the MS in Biostat...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician in pediatric pulmonology at Lurie Children’s Hospital. I joined Lurie Children’s in 2019 from Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and Case Western Reserve University where I completed residency and fellowship training in pediatric pulmonology. My clinical and research focus is on cystic fibrosis.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Alisa Brennan is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at University of Children Comer Children's Hospital.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Audrey Brewer, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and a researcher in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, and Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center. Dr. Brewer has close to 10 years of experience working as a board-certified pediatrician, where for five years she worked at Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC), a federally qualified health care center (FQHC) on the West Side of Chicago. Dr. Brewer re...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am an associate professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, splitting my time between research and clinical care. I have been fortunate to train and practice at Lurie Children's. Prior to practicing medicine I pursued advanced degrees in secondary education and biochemistry, both of which have enhanced my skills as a pediatrician. I am honored and privileged to be part of the care team for the many children and their families I see. I am dedicated to educating youth and their p...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
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.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
I am interested in treating all manner of allergic diseases. Teaching patients and families is paramount to their ability to help manage their condition. Medical informatics provides a number of tools that can help patients and their physicians to obtain the best outcomes.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am a primary care pediatrician within the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics, and I have an academic interest in medical education focusing on primary care and children with medical complexity.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Burgess is a pediatric hospitalist committed to providing comprehensive care to children across diverse clinical settings. She treats hospitalized patients at Lurie Children’s Hospital and also sees outpatients at Lurie Children’s Immediate Care Clinic in Lincoln Park.With a particular passion for supporting medically complex children, Dr. Burgess also serves as the Site Lead for Lurie’s General Pediatric Consult Service at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where she provides care for pediatric rehabilitation inpatients.Her clinical interests include injury prevention and advocacy. In addition to h...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My clinical interest is in Urgent Care/Pediatric Emergency Medicine. I am also involved in quality and process improvement as well as Urgent Care research.
Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism)
I am primarily interested in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with inherited metabolic disorders and in clinical trials of new therapies for rare disorders. I have particular interest and expertise in disorders diagnosed through newborn screening (phenylketonuria and others) and in lysosomal storage disorders.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I enjoy general cardiology as well as caring for children with complex congenital heart disease. I am interested in outcomes after surgical repair/palliation, particularly as it pertains to cardiac function. I am also interested in quality improvement and improving patient/family experience in the clinical setting. My primary research interests involve cardiac imaging with echocardiography, 3 dimensional echocardiography and cardiac MRI. I am interested in anatomic, functional and quantitative analysis of the heart using 3-dimensional echo as well as strain imaging. I am also interested i...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Dr. Carl completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin. She completed a fellowship in Non-operative pediatric orthopaedics at the University of Wisconsin and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Rush University.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My main area of clinical interest lies in pediatric echocardiography and general clinical pediatric cardiology, with an emphasis on outpatient cardiology, Kawasaki Disease and coronary artery abnormalities. I also have an interest in fetal cardiology. I have a passion for medical student, resident and fellow education, and devote a good deal of my time to these endeavors, mostly from a clinical standpoint. My main areas of research interest include pediatric echocardiography, Kawasaki disease, coronary artery abnormalities and medical education. I also serve as the Clinical Practice Director f...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Clinical interest in pediatric hospital based medicine including care of inpatient general pediatric patients, neonates in the well baby nursery as well as the NICU, sedation, and pediatric urgent care. Quality improvement involvement in management of urinary tract infections in infants and young children.
Associate Professor, Neurology (Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology), Pharmacology, Pediatrics
Dr. Carvill's lab uses genomic technologies, machine learning and high-throughput functional assays to define the molecular basis of epilepsy, including coding and non-coding variants. Her group also uses patient-derived stem cell models to study how rare variants in genes involved in epigenetic mechanisms cause epilepsy. She also co-directs the Adult Epilepsy Genetics Program with the goal of expanding neurogenetics research and facilitating genetic diagnoses for patients.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Palliative Care)
Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music. I completed medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, followed by Residency in Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, and Fellowship in Hospice & Palliative Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. I also hold a Master of Arts in Bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh, where my thesis explored the intersection of experientia...
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Dr. Chadwick is the Susan B. DePree Founders' Board Professor in Pediatric Adolescent and Maternal HIV Infection andDirector of the Section of Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal HIV Infection and attending physician in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. She joined the Northwestern faculty in 1985 after completing her pediatric residency and fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children's Memorial Hospital at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.
Professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Dermatology
Sarah L. Chamlin, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an Attending Physician, Lurie Children's Hospital specializing in Pediatric Dermatology. Her clinical interests include hemangiomas and other vascular lesions, laser therapy and general Pediatric Dermatology. Her research interests include quality-of-life measurement in children and teens with skin disease and hemangiomas. She is a founding member of the Hemangioma Investigator Group, an international research consortium. She is also the medical director of the Vascula...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am a clinical electrophysiologist with specific interest both in interventional EP studies and implantation and management of devices. In my clinical practice, we care for patients with all sorts of heart rhythm abnormalities from SVT and other forms of tachycardia to conduction disorders and AV block. In addition to advanced training in interventional electrophysiology, I also have advanced training in inherited heart disease and a particular interest in cardiovascular genetics so a significant proportion of my clinic population includes patients with CPVT, Long QT, Brugada and family histo...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am interested in the diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult congenitalarrhythmias. In addition to medical management of infants, children and adults with congenital heart disease with arrhythmias or inherited cardiac diseases, I perform noninvasive and invasive cardiac electrophysiology studies and catheter ablations as well as implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators
Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism)
I have been practicing at Children's for 40 years, and continue to be clinically active, direct the Biochemical Genetics Lab, teach genetics to medical students, residents and fellows, and conduct research on genetic disorders. Board certified in Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics, and Clinical Biochemical Genetics. Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr Chaudhury is the section head of Pediatric stem cell transplant and cellular therapy. She serves on several collaborative study groups and in leadership roles at the PTCTC and COG. Her special focus is clinical trials involving transplantation and cellular therapy strategies to reduce toxicities and improve outcomes; especially stem cell transplants for non-malignant disorders; and Pediateric Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Cheema has been a member of the Division of Hospital Based Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital for over 17 years. She is board certified in pediatrics. Her clinical interests include care of preterm infants and neonatal delivery room resuscitation.
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child Psychology), Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science), Pediatrics
Dr. Chen is a pediatric psychologist within the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Director of Behavioral Health for the Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is also founding psychologist of Lurie Children's Gender Development Program and Supportive Program for a Range of Urogenital Traits (SPROUT). Clinically, Dr. Chen provides consultation, assessment, and therapeutic services to transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse children, adolescents, and young adults and to children, ...
Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism)
Sara been practicing for 18 years as a genetic counselor in the Chicagoland area, specializing in cardiovascular genetics for the past decade. Her wide range of experience allows her to provide comprehensive care for patients at the Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Sara's role is a combination of patient care, program development, and research. Her research interests include trends in cardiovascular genetics, access to genetic services, genetic privacy, and genetic discrimination. She finds great meaning in the advocacy work she is able to join through the Illinois ...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
As the Division Head of Hospital Based Medicine Outreach, I have focused much of my clinical interests surrounding clinical simulation activities and quality improvement. More recently, we are using both of these tools to develop pediatric core competencies for the pediatric hospitalist.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Primary interests lie in Pediatrics, specifically newborn care and neonatology
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
I am a physician-scientist who specializes in pediatric critical care medicine. I received my MD from the University of Washington and completed my Residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Northwestern University. I joined the faculty in the Pediatric Critical Care Division in 2011.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My expertise is taking care of critically ill and/or medically complex neonates, as well as developing and enacting specialized delivery and postnatal plans. I utilize and encourage a team approach to patient care which includes family participation. As Co-Director (Neonatology) of the Chicago Institute for Fetal Health, I meet with families before birth for prenatal consultations to help them understand the fetal diagnosis and create a plan for any baby suspected to have a challenging diagnosis or need for specialized medical care after birth. I collaborate with the pediatric and OB/MFM speci...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Dr. Cohen is a primary care pediatrician and health services researcher in the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care. She is interested in partnering with patients and families to address adversity that impacts child and adolescent health.
Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My primary interest is intestinal failure and transplantation. Children with intestinal failure are living longer with transplant free survival given advances in intestinal rehabilitation. My center has participated in the pediatric short bowel syndrome trials using teduglutide. This trial was instrumental in allowing teduglutide to be FDA approved in children. There are patients who are unable to be tapered from TPN and will undergo intestinal transplantation. This is also a fragile population that require special expertise with regard to the nutrition and immunosuppression.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
Dr. Collins is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with a specialized focus on sleep medicine, providing comprehensive care for children with neurological disorders and sleep-related issues. With advanced training in both fields, Dr. Collins integrates a multidisciplinary approach to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions, including epilepsy, headaches, developmental delays, obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, and hypersomnolence disorders. Dr. Collins works closely with families to create personalized treatment plans to improve quality of life affected by both neurologic and sleep conditions.
Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Collins earned BS and MD degrees from the University of Michigan and a MPH from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s the medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit and the associate program director of the pediatric residency program at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. He has authored numerous research articles and is a frequent lecturer on issues related to birth outcomes. Dr. Collins has received several awards for his research, teaching, and leadership in infant health.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My primary focus within the Division of Emergency Medicine is the delivery of safe, evidence-based clinical care and advancing quality improvement initiatives. I am dedicated to transforming care not only within our division but across the hospital, medical school, and through our community partnerships. I believe that integrating quality improvement education at the medical student level is critical to shaping future physicians who deliver care that is safe, equitable, efficient, effective, timely, and patient-centered.By implementing quality initiatives across both academic and community set...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Cornicelli is a board certified pediatric cardiologist with subspecialty training in non-invasive advanced imaging. His clinical efforts focus on providing care to patients with congenital heart disease, serving as a general pediatric cardiologist, and utilizing his imaging expertise to collaborate with his catheterization and surgical colleagues to enhance outcomes in congenital heart disease patients undergoing interventions. In particular, he has an interest in the ways cardiac CT and cardiac MRI help patient care. His research is focused on the assessment of cardiac tissue characteriza...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician in Cardiology at Lurie Children’s Hospital. I completed my general pediatric training at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. I completed my clinical cardiology training at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University Medical Center, followed by completion of non-invasive cardiac imaging training.
Professor, Pediatrics, Cell and Developmental Biology
Dr. Davis was an aspiring veterinarian starting from early childhood. Halfway through her undergraduate studies in Animal Science, she shifted her career goals to merge a large animal livestock background with another topic that always fascinated her: genetics. This took her to Belgium to study sheep genetics under the mentorship of Michel Georges to investigate the molecular basis of the ovinecallipygelocus. After obtaining her PhD, Dr. Davis returned stateside to continue as an academic researcher, but to apply her skillset toward understanding the genetic architecture of a different specie:...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I completed complete training in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology as well as adult internal medicine and adult cardiology. This affords me both a unique perspective on the long-term management of patients born with congenital heart disease, but allows me to fully integrate into the care of patients across the full age spectrum. This is reflected in my clinical responsibilities, which has ranged from attending on the consultation service at Lurie Childrens, assessing pediatric patients from neonates to adolescents, to my primary responsibilities attending to adults with congenital heart dise...
Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Isabelle De Plaen, MD, is an attending physician in the Division of Neonatology (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) at Lurie Children’s, Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and the co-director of the Center for Intestinal and Liver Inflammation Research at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Dr. De Ranieri’s clinical interests are diverse. She sees children with a broad range of systemic autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Inflammatory Uveitis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Dr. De Ranieri uses Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS) to accurately diagnose, monitor and treat arthritis in children with JIA and other connective tissue diseases. She has served on the Examination Development Committee for the Rheumatology MSK US Certification Exam, has taught both beginning and advanced musculoskele...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a pediatric endocrinologist with a research and clinical interest in improving care for those with Type 2 Diabetes and those in adolescence and early adulthood.
Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My overall research and clinical goals have been focused on the development of NICU graduates, particularly during the first three years of life. The overarching theme of my research has been to improve understanding about how high risk conditions affect brain development and function in newborn infants and to improve early detection of developmental difficulties and evaluate therapeutic interventions.
Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Karim Diab, MD, FACC, FASE, is currently the director of the fetal cardiac research and education program at Lurie Children’s Hospital and is Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Diab earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut and completed his fellowship training at the University of Chicago. He has directed several fetal cardiac programs at several national and international institutions including Rush University in Chicago, Sidra Medicine in Qatar and Inova Children’s Hospital in Virginia. He is a member and an electe...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Clinical interests include taking care of premature babies and other ill neonates in the Intensive Care Nursery, and in the process training of medical students and other hospitalists. Of special interest is mastering procedures needed in the care of neonates. A final priority is to continue to develop and execute a comprehensive approach to economically disadvantaged youth through the role of Founder and President of Chicago Youth Programs, Inc.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Dr. Dirajlal-Fargo is an Associate Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases with a research focus in HIV. She obtained her DO at the University of New England and completed a Pediatrics residency at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. She trained in Infectious Diseases at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
I have been an attending neonatologist in the Division of Neonatology since 2002, and have been a proud contributor to the growth of our division, our department and our hospital over the years. I completed my subspecialty training at Northwestern University following general pediatrics training at Boston City Hospital. Although originally a Texan, Chicago is my sweet home.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
My medical training began at the University of North Carolina where I worked in a research laboratory focused on diseases of the lung. I received my MD degree from that same institution and subsequently moved to Chicago to complete a residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. My fellowship training in Pulmonary Medicine was completed at the University of Chicago and at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (then Children's Memorial Hospital). I served on the faculty at the University of Chicago for 16 years before joining the team at Lurie Ch...
Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Andy Drackley, an alumnus of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, is a licensed and certified laboratory-based genetic counselor in the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. There, his predominant clinical role is the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of genetic testing results, with a focus on Marfan syndrome and other connective tissue disorders, RASopathies, cancer predisposition syndromes, and ophthalmological disease, among others. He also is a frequent collaborator with clinical researchers on genetic testing-b...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
As the Senior Medical Director for General Medicine Services and Medical Director for Lurie Children's 21st floor, I am committed to delivering high-quality and high-value care to each of our patients while fostering inter-disciplinary communication and collaboration.
My academic and professional interests include Quality Improvement and Patient Safety through development of workflows and clinical care guidelines, bedside and interdisciplianary communication, medical education (both undergraduate and graduate), and intermediate care models for high-acuity patients on acute care floors or low a...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
As a hospital-based pediatrician, Dr. Elliott works at both Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital with clinical areas of focus including management of critically ill newborns in the Neonatal ICU and general pediatric acute care. Dr. Elliott’s interests also include clinical education of medical students and residents.
Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Dr. Epstein’s is child neurologist with over 30 years of experience caring for children with complex neurological disorders. His research interest is studying the impact of viral infections on the developing nervous system including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human Herpesvirus 6, and 7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7). He also has published many papers in the field of bioethics on topics of importance to neurologists.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care), Pathology
I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Iowa with a BS in Biological Sciences, working alongside Steven Green studying PC12 cell neural differentiation. I completed Medical School at Johns Hopkins, followed by Pediatric Residency at the University of Colorado, working in the laboratory of Steve Abman to understand the evolution of pulmonary vascular disease in animal models. I took pediatric critical care training at UCSF with a Pediatric Scientist Develop Grant to with myogenic stem cell biology and muscle regeneration with a focus on skeletal myogenesis as a model system in...
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child Psychology), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science), Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
I am a pediatric psychologist at the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and a member of the Neurointestinal and Motility Program in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. I provide clinical consultation, assessment, and integrated treatment services to children and adolescents with gastrointestinal disorders, specializing in psychological evaluation and treatment of chronic pain, nausea, fatigue and health behavior promotion. My research broadly includes development and eva...
Professor, Pediatrics (Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics)
Dr. Ewen is a neurodevelopmental physician experienced in the care of children with developmental, cognitive/academic and behavioral challenges, particularly those caused by neurological conditions. He graduated from Brown University with an A.B. in Egyptology and earned his M.D. from Tulane University School of Medicine. Following General Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, he was a member of the first subspecialty training program nationally that merged developmental pediatrics with child neurology at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Hospital. He had a further fellowship...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Ewulonu is a pediatrician in the department of Pediatrics, Hospital-Based Medicine. She works at both Lurie Children's Hospital, Prentice Women's Hospital and Central Dupage Hospital. She enjoys caring for children of all ages, from neonates to adolescents.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
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Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
My medical career has taken me many places and has allowed me to meet and interact with a number of amazing people. My career started with obtaining my DO from University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. I completed my pediatric residency at Phoenix Children's Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center and an additional year there as a Chief Resident. I then went onto complete my fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. I then spent about 10 years working at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, OH where I was able to focu...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas and completed both medical school and pediatric residency training at The University of Texas. I completed pediatric critical care training at Duke Children's Hospital in Durham, NC. My clinical interests include mechanical ventilation, especially chronic ventilation strategies and my academic passion is the improvement of care provided for children with medical complexity in the ICU. These passions led me to my current position at Lurie Children's as faculty for the Critical Care Medicine division and as medical director for the Pulmonary Habilitation Program.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Dr. Gal Finer is a pediatric nephrologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She specializes in rare genetic kidney disorders, kidney development, and congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT).
As a clinician-scientist, Dr Finer's past research delved into the role of the transcription factor TCF21 in kidney stromal development and its implications for chronic kidney disease and congenital kidney anomalies. She has extensive expertise in single-cell and multi...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Dr. Finlayson is a pediatric endocrinologist with specific clinical and research interests in conditions affecting reproductive and sex development in pediatrics. These include congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Klinefelter Syndrome, differences of sex development (DSD) and intersex conditions. She is the Medical Director of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago SPROUT Program, the Medical Director of the Lurie Children’s Klinefelter Syndrome Program and a member of the Lurie Children’s Fertility Preservation & Hormone Restoration Program. Dr. Finlayson studies diagnosis of a...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
Primary research interest include the quality of life related to families of children with feeding disorders, clinical imaging related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children, and lifestyle interventions used to treat childhood and familial obesity.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care)
Dr. Flais engages in clinical care of pediatric patients in the outpatient setting, medical student and graduate medical education, and authoring/editing parenting book titles with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Dr. Florin is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is Associate Division Head for Academic Affairs & Research for the Division of Emergency Medicine at Lurie. Dr. Florin is a nationally recognized expert in the field of respiratory infectious diseases in the acute care setting. He is currently PI of an R01 from NHLBI to develop and validate a pediatric pneumonia risk score across 14 pediatric emergency departments, in addition to a $12 million cont...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a clinical pediatric endocrinologist with a focus on the care of children with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. I work as part of a multidisciplinary team that aims to provide comprehensive care to support families living with diabetes. I also care for children with thyroid disorders, growth disorders and disorders of puberty.
Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
As a clinician, researcher, and entrepreneur, my primary mission is to improve care through better patient-doctor engagement. My clinical interest is the care of children with complex motility and disorders of gut brain interaction (DGBI) taking a multidisciplinary team approach. Complex patients require more time to fully understand the interaction and relationship of all their symptoms. In order to “connect the dots” to a diagnosis and treatment, you first need to have all the dots! Towards that end, my translational research and entrepreneurial goals focus on developing effective digital ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Dr. Carolyn Foster is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in primary and complex care. As a primary investigator of the Foster Health Lab, she holds NIH, AHRQ, and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health funding to improve the wellbeing of children with disabling chronic conditions, while reducing health-care related stress for their families, through family-partnered research, innovative healthcare design, and policy change. She directs...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
I study the experiences of families who have children hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit. My focus is on medical decision-making and the interactions of families with medical providers in the process of that decision-making. I also have an interest in how social media may impact medical information and decisions. In addition to this research and my work as a clinical neonatologist, I also work with the Lurie Bridges Pediatric Palliative Care team to provide palliative care consultation and support in the perinatal and neonatal populations.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My research and clinical interests include topics in pediatric emergency medicine such as analgesia and sedation, pediatric resuscitation, prehospital (EMS) care of children, and education of those involved in emergency care of children.I am the Co-PI of the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children program, now based at Lurie Children's and have helped to establish prehospital pediatric protocols, and criteria to assure that emergency departments throughout Illinois are equipped to care for children (facility recognition).
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
I attended college at the University of Southern Indiana, studying Biology and Psychology. In 2017, I graduated from Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, then completed a Pediatrics residency from Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. I subsequently completed a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, then joined McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago as faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and division of critical care in 2023.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
As an attending pediatric cardiologist with specialty training in heart failure and heart transplantation, I take care of children with various forms of cardiac dysfunction whether it is due to congenital heart disease, muscular dystrophy, exposure to anthracycline or other cardiotoxic chemotherapeutic agents, or an underlying cardiomyopathy; as well as children who have undergone heart transplantation. My long term goals are to improve the lives of children and their families and improve the quality of care so that children will live the best life possible! I feel that personalized medicine...
Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health)
My researchh focuses on child health within the context of the family, with particular emphasis on the social determinants of health, the role of fathers and special attention to the ability of technology to support parenting. I am a former RWJ Clinical Scholar, Aspen Ascend Fellow, and "Thinker in Residence" at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Robert Garofalo MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He is the founding Chief of the Division Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital and previously served as the hospital's director of adolescent HIV services. Dr. Garofalo founded and co-directs the Lurie Children’s Gender and Sexual Development Program. He received a B.S. from Duke University (1988), his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine (1992) and a M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Garofalo has >25 years o...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I have a particular interest in urgent care/emergency medicine pediatric care as well as the education of residents and medical students.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
I am interested in caring for children with any pediatric infectious disease. I primarily cover inpatient and outpatient infectious disease at Central Dupage Hospital in Winfield, IL. My clinical interests include bone & joint infections, Kawasaki disease, prolonged and recurrent fevers, lymphadenitis, skin and soft tissue infections. I work with the medical providers at CDH to implement appropriate clinical guidelines, develop hospital specific antibiotic stewardship, as well as various quality improvement projects to enhance safety and effectiveness of treatment provided to our patients.
Professor, Dermatology (Dermatopathology), Pathology, Pediatrics
Selected to Best Doctors in America 2019-2020/2023-2024 and Top Doctors in Chicago 2023-24, Dr Gerami is the director of the Skin Cancer Institute of Northwestern Medicine (SCIN-Med) and the director of the Melanoma Program in the Skin Cancer Institute and the Melanoma clinic in the department of Dermatology. His clinical and research interests are primarily focused on melanoma skin cancer, atypical nevi and borderline melanocytic tumors such as Spitz tumors which maybe difficult to classify. As a dermatologist, dermatopathologist and researcher focused in the care of patients with melanoma an...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Pharmacology
Dr. Gertler completed her undergraduate degree in molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton University, her medical school degree at Northwestern University Feinberg school of medicine, her graduate degree studying neuromodulation in altered dopamingeric states in the basal ganglia at Northwestern University in the lab of Dr. D. James Surmeier, and her pediatrics/child neurology residency at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
Laura Gilbert, DO, MBA has been practicing at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago since 2023. She is a pediatric movement disorders neurologist and cerebral palsy specialist. Her clinical practice focuses on the care of children and adolescents with movement disorders such as dystonia, tics, tremor, ataxia, myoclonus, and chorea. She also performs botulinum toxin injections for hypertonia as well as deep brain stimulation consultations and programming for movement disorders. She additionally participates in the multidisciplinary Complex Movement Disorders Clinic in partnership...
Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I have dedicated my career to decreasing health and educational disparities among low income children, through clinical work, education and advocacy. I am a primary care pediatrician at Lurie Children’s Uptown Clinic, an academic community health center, where I also teach Northwestern residents and medical students. I am also Associate Medical Director of the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, Medical Director for the Schreiber Center for Early Childhood Health and Wellness, and Associate Chair for Compassion and Wellness Initiatives for Lurie's Department of Pediatrics. I ...
Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Medical Education, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
My area of academic interest focuses on pediatric neurocritical care especially as it pertains to epilepsy, status epilepticus, coma, brain injury, and neurophysiology.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My primary clincal and research interest is in the field of fetal cardiology. I am interested in advancing screening fetal echocardiograms in addition to continuing my research in fetal arrhythmias andcongenital heart disease.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics)
My interest in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics covers a broad range of topics--all which are related to the optimal developmental and behavioral functioning of the child and the family. I have spent the majority of my professional time focusing on the care of the fussy baby and developing new models of clinical care and support for the family.My expertise, leadership, training in developmental and behavioral pediatrics has many facets and include mentoring from Dr. T Berry Brazelton, Dr. Steven Porges, and Mr. Fred Rogers.
Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
I am interested in using quantitative pharmacologic approaches (modeling and simulation) to improve the understanding of drug disposition and effects in children. Pharmacometric interpretation of both population and clinical trial data can lead to more efficacious and safer treatments as well as provide guidance for the design of efficient, definitive pediatric clinical trials.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Greenberg is the Division Head for Pediatric Hospital Medicine (Lurie Children's Campus) for the Department of Pediatrics. His interests include leadership, innovative systems for providing inpatient care, and medical informatics.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a pediatric hospitalist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Prentice Women's Hospital. I primarily work in the NICU at these sites. When not involved with clinical work, I am heavily involved with global health education within our pediatric residency program.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My academic interests are primarily focused on improving neonatal care and neonatal patient safety through quality improvement efforts. I participate in both Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) and Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium initiatives.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
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Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
I am an attending neonatologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital. I am passionate about simulation-based education and training and am part of the faculty in the kidSTAR Medical Education Program at Lurie Children's Hospital.
Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Preventive Medicine (Behavioral Medicine), Medicine (Allergy and Immunology)
Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Clinical Attending at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Gupta has over 20 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician and health researcher and currently serves as the founding director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR). She is world-renowned for her groundbreaking research in the areas of food allergy and asthma epidemiology, most notably for her research on the prevalence of pediatric and adult food allergy in th...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a pediatric endocrinologist primarily engaged in clinic care and medical education. My clinical interests include the care of children with growth disorders including Turner syndrome, disorders of puberty, adrenal disorders and the care of children with long-term endocrine sequelae of cancer treatment and brain tumors. I am the co-director of the Turner Syndrome Multidisciplinary Clinic. I am the Division Head, director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program and I serve as a college mentor for the Feinberg School of Medicine Class of 2026.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Dr. Hambrick is a pediatric nephrologist with a special interest in optimizing drug dosing for children on dialysis, particularly critically ill children in the ICU receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). He completed medical school at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, where he received the Alpha Omega Alpha award for the student who attained the highest scholastic average across 4 years of training, the Rosa Nemir Award for excellence in Pediatrics, and the Community Service Award for Outstanding Service to the local community. He then attended the Boston Com...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Hammer is a hospital pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. His academic and clinical interests include Hospital Medicine on the medical floor and intensive care unit, medical education, and working in close collaboration with child and adolescent psychiatry for the betterment of pediatric resiliency and mental health.
Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Hamvas has a longstanding interest in genetic contributions to lung diseases that affect newborns, children and adults, he has combined his clinical interests in the care of newborn respiratory diseases with an integrated investigative program to understand the modifiable factors that influence outcomes of newborns.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
With dual certifications in pediatric emergency medicine and primary care sports medicine, my past research interests have incorporated these two fields. My previous projects focused on sports related head injury evaluations both in the field with sports medicine and in the emergency room. Other interests that I have is utilizing ultrasound for musculoskeletal evaluations in the clinic and emergency room settings.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My primary interests are in pediatric congenital cardiology and pulmonary hypertension including the care of infants and children with pulmonary vein stenosis. I have specialized interest in the use of pediatric echocardiography to evaluate heart function in children with congenital or acquired heart disease using advanced techniques. My research goals lie in assessment of pulmonary hypertension and establishing the best non-invasive measures of heart function in children. I also study the imaging and treatment outcomes of children with pulmonary vein stenosis.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science)
Dr. Nia Heard-Garris is a pediatrician and a tenure-track researcher in the Department of Pediatrics at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University; and also in the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Heard-Garris is a civically-minded physician and researcher, who hopes to help youth in Chicago and beyond through her selection as member of the Leadership Greater Chicago class of 2025Dr. Heard-Garris is an active member of the Amer...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Dr. Heffernan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, the Director of the Voices of Child Health in Communities, and the Scientific Director for Quantitative Science at the Smith Child Health Catalyst at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She oversees the Voices of Child Health in Communities Parent Panel Survey, a biannual survey that assesses parent and family perspectives on issues related to child, adolescent, and family health and well-being. Data from the survey are disseminated in academic publi...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology), Pediatrics (Palliative Care)
My academic focus is on understanding parental and providers' variability in addressing complex care decisions during prenatal and neonatal course. I am also focused on various aspects of perinatal palliative care delivery, and optimizing care pathways for families expecting infants with complex and/or life-limiting conditions. Finally, I am interested in studying and improving symptom management in infants with complex conditions in the Neonatal ICU.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Hibbs has a research interest in perinatal epidemiology, particularly in understanding social determinants of racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes. Dr. Hibbs also has an academic focus in medical education.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine), Medical Education
I am a hospital-based pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Interest areas include general inpatient hospital care, newborn medicine, and medical education.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Hillary is a pediatric hospitalist in the Division of Hospital Based Medicine. She works at both Lurie Children's Hospital and Lurie Children's Immediate Care. She has clinical interests in general pediatric acute care. Dr. Hillary's career interests also include both undergraduate and graduate medical education, particularly mentoring and coaching medical trainees. She currently serves as a Feinberg College Mentor for the class of 2026.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Kavita S. Hodgkins, MD, MSCI, is a Board Certified Pediatric Nephrologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She practices as an Attending Physician in the outpatient clinics of Lurie Children's Hospital and also serves as the Director of Resident and Medical Student Education for the Division of Kidney Diseases. She has a joint position with the Urology Division at Lurie Children's Hospital and works closely with the Urology Divisi...[Read full text]Kavita S. Hodgkins, MD, MSCI, is a Board Certified Pediatric Nephrologist and an As...
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education
Undergraduate: McGill University, Montreal CanadaMedical School: State University of New York, Brooklyn, NYResidency (Pediatrics) - Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DCFellowship (Pediatric Emergency Medicine) - Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, ILFellowship (Emergency Ultrasound) - Cook County (Stroger) Hospital, Chicago, IL
Professor, Preventive Medicine (Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention), Pediatrics
Lifang Hou, MD, MS, PhD is a Professor of Preventive Medicine. With a multidisciplinary background in medicine, basic science, and epidemiology, Dr. Hou’s research interest lies in integrating traditional epidemiologic methods with the ever-advancing molecular techniques in multi-disciplinary research focusing on identifying key molecular markers and understanding their potential impact on disease etiology, detection, and prevention. Dr. Hou’s major research efforts to date have focused on two areas: 1) identification of risk factors that may cause chronic diseases; and 2) identification of bi...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a hospitalist working in General Medicine (inpatient resident service), Hospital Based Medicine general medicine team, Immediate Care, and Sedation for Medical Imaging. I am the site-leader for the HBM general medicine team and serve on the leaderhsip group for the Division. I am involved in resident and medical student education and am involved in QI projects including CCGs for asthma, croup, febrile UTI, sepsis, fever in neonates, and pneumonia.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician in Cardiology at Lurie Children’s Hospital. I completed a post-graduate degree in public health from Yale University with a focus in epidemiology and biostatistics; clinical fellowship in pediatric cardiology from Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Ohio State University) and non-invasive cardiac imaging at Children’s Hospital Boston (Harvard Medical School). My interests include clinical pediatric cardiology and non-invasive cardiac imaging; including echocardiography, fetal...
Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Sara Huston is a Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine appointed in 2019. Her research focuses on policy options for genetic testing applications in medicine and law enforcement and how genetic technologies affect individuals. She has explored direct-to-consumer genetic testing, pharmacogenetics drug labeling, familial searching of CODIS, and surreptitious collection of DNA. She is currently delving into policy options for the applications of kinship analyses in immigration, and to identify missing persons and victims of human trafficking.
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Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care), Pediatrics
My primary research interest is in lung repair after acute injury with a focus on TGF-beta mediated signaling. We have identified mitochondrial generated reactive oxygen species as important in TGF-bête mediated gene expression and are working to identify novel therapeutic targets in this pathway. We are also interested in modulating the ubiquitin-proteosomal pathway as a therapeutic target for tissue fibrosis. I have a clinical translational interest in Cystic Fibrosis. I am the site co-PI for the CF Foundation sponsored clinical trial network, The Therapeutic Development Network. I am also ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education
I have worked clinically as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine attending at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital since 2014. I also hold several educational leadership roles including Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship, Co-director of the Lurie Office of Fellowship Programs and McGaw Director for Feedback and Assessment. My academic interests are in feedback and coaching.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Dual certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Jao is a Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the Departments of Pediatric and Adult Infectious Diseases whose research focus is HIV maternal child health. She obtained her MD at the Medical College of Georgia and completed an Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She trained in Infectious Diseases and obtained her MPH degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
After having served on the faculty at both Duke and UNC, Dr. Jhaveri joined the faculty at Lurie/FSM in October 2018. He currently serves as Division Head for Pediatric Infectious Diseases.Dr. Jhaveri is active in leadership of several infectious diseases society at the national level. From 2015-2019, he served as a member of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Board of Directors. He is the current Chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Leadership Institute subcommittee and past-Chair of the IDSA Standards, Practice and Guidelines Committee. He is a member of the AASLD-IDSA ...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
My primary areas of research interest are adolescent sexual and reproductive health and surveillance and control of sexually transmitted diseases. My research focuses on high priority areas of HIV/STI intervention implementation, risk assessment and developing prevention packages specifically for adolescents, with a focus on young women. A new area of interest is understanding the ethical implications of community participation in HIV cure and biomedical prevention research.
Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Jone is the Medical Director of Echocardiography at Lurie Children’s Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She pioneered pediatric 3D echocardiography guidance in cardiac cath lab to reduce patient radiation exposure. Her clinical interests and research projects encompass 3D echocardiography, Kawasaki Disease, quality in echocardiography, and echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension. She is currently the principal investigator (PI) for 3D echocardiography multi-center trial and is the site PI for NIH funded clinical trials on multisystemic inflammatory syndrome i...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Edward "Teddy" Jones is a Pediatric and Genetic Cardiologist who specializes in Cardiovascular Genetics. He focuses his care on children with genetically-mediated structural heart disease and aortopathies.
Dr. Jones completed his Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology training at Texas Children's Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine, where he was chief pediatrics resident and chief cardiology fellow. He also completed additional dedicated training in Cardiovascular Genetics at Texas Children's Hospital. Prior to his medical training, Dr. Jones was a 2nd grade teacher.
Dr. Jones is involved i...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Anna Joong completed medical school at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She then completed her Pediatrics Residency from 2009-2012 and served as Pediatric Chief Resident at New York University from 2012-2013. She completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center from 2013-2016 and in her final year of fellowship served as Chief Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology. She was an Advanced Fellow in the Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation at Columbia Univer...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a physician scientist with a research interest in the developmental origins of obesity. I study metabolism in pregnancy and the near and long-term metabolic outcomes in children. My long-term goal is to facilitate early intervention to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
My primary clinical intersest is in pediatric neurodegenerative disorders and pediatric movement disorders.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Jean Junior is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Lurie Children’s Hospital. She also serves as a pediatrician with Doctors Without Borders. Jean is interested in policy advocacy and research to address social determinants of health, such as child poverty. Her research primarily focuses on how tax policy can be designed to help maximize child survival and well-being.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
I am a board certified pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist with advanced training in hepatology, intestinal rehabiliation and liver/intestinal transplantation. My clinical activities are divided across these areas both in the inpatient and ambulatory settings.
My research interests include consortia and collaboration-based investigation of rare diseases, with completed projects related to Liver Disease in Telomere Biology Disorders and Cholangiocarcinoma in Pediatric Onset PSC-IBD. I am Lurie site co-PI for the International Intestinal Failure Registry and site PI for A-L...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Kristin Kan, MD MPH Msc, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, a health services researcher, and a practicing primary care pediatrician with a passion for the care of children with asthma and other special health care needs. Specifically. Dr. Kan is focused on scientifically improving our health care delivery models and addressing system- and community-level barriers to high-quality care for pediatric patients.Dr. Kan’s NIH-sponsored research leverages a user-centered design approach and implementation science to refine a digitally-supported model of care for pediatric ast...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My interests and experiences in education, health services management, and quality improvement/patient safety, as well as my MPH in clinical effectiveness, all influence my current and future endeavors. These interests are reflected in my advocay, educational, research, clinical, and administrative pursuits.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
1980; New York University School of Medicine; New York, N.Y.; M.D., Medicine 1980-1983: New York University Medical Center; New York, N.Y.; Resident, Department of Pediatrics 1983-1986: Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven, CT. Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Viral Pathophysiology; George Miller, M.D., Preceptor. 1986-1987: Instructor, Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven, CT. 1987-1991: Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology & Public Health, Yale University School...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
Dr. Kelley is a pediatric neurologist at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago with a special interest in Headache Medicine. She currently serves as the Associate Director of the Headache Program at Lurie Children's Hospital. Her interests include headache pain procedures, and being involved in clinical resesarch trials for novel headache treatments for children and adolescents.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Dermatology
Brandi Kenner-Bell completed her MD at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, where she continued on to complete her pediatrics residency at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kenner-Bell then moved on to a second residency in dermatology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL as well as her pediatric dermatology fellowship at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Kristen Kester is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine faculty member and attending physician practicing at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and at Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital. She graduated from Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in 2015, earning her combined MD/MPH degrees. Kristen completed her Pediatrics residency training at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. She subsequently joined the faculty at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons as an Acute Care Pediatrician in the Emergency Department before r...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Mahima Keswani, MD, is a Board Certified Pediatric Nephrologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She serves as the Medical Director of Dialysis for the Division of Nephrology. She received her B.A. in Biology from Rutgers University, and her M.D. degree from the Rutgers School of BIomedical and Health Sciences (formerly University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey). Dr. Keswani completed her residency in Pediatrics at Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC and her fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, MA.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr Janine Yasmin Khan is an Attending Neonatologist at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital and Prentice Women’s Hospital, Northwestern Medical Center, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Northwestern, Feinberg School of Medicine. Her postgraduate degrees were obtained from the UK and she is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (1992), and the U.S.
Dr Khan’s clinical specialty is in the care of high-risk infants, especially those affected with perinatal and neonatal brain injury – neonatal encephalopathy, neonatal stroke and intraventricular hemorrhage. She h...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Kim is a pediatric hospitalist at Lurie Children's. Her clinical interests include general pediatric patients including care of hospitalized children, care coordination, and sedation services.
Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Dr. Marisa Klein-Gitelman has been the division head in pediatric rheumatology since 2002. She has expertise in pediatric lupus, vasculitis, uveitis and neuro inflammatory diseases. She has published/co-authored over 100 journal articles, case reports and reviews, 107 abstracts, 10 chapters in textbooks, and has received over 3500 citations. Her roles as a team member, consensus builder and division head have led to leadership positions and the opportunity to mentor others. She has served in leadership positions both regionally and nationally, and is a current board member of the American ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
Dr. Klepper is a pediatric gastroenterologist in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has additional training and expertise in pediatric nutrition with a focus in nutrition support.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Larry K. Kociolek, MD MSCI FSHEA FPIDS is an Attending Physician in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vice President of System Preparedness, Prevention, and Response at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and he is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. At Lurie Children’s, Dr. Kociolek leads preparedness, prevention, and response efforts for all hazards, including emerging pathogens. He serves as site PI for the HRSA-funded Pediatric Pandemic Network. Dr. Kociolek is Principal Investigator of several NIH-f...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
As a clinical educator, my goals are to combine my clinical interests in general pediatric cardiology with more specialized clinical expertise in echocardiography and exercise medicine as well as fellow education.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Kolaitis serves as the Associate Division Head of Hospital-Based Medicine. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She participates actively in hospital initiatives pertaining to throughput, capacity, in-patient care models, and patient safety. Her additional research interests include clinical medical ethics, with an emphasis on conflict resolution, error disclosure, and informed consent.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Koressel is a Pediatric Hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Hospital Based Medicine. She currently directs the fourth year subinternship in Pediatrics for the Feinberg School of Medicine, and serves as the Pediatric 4th Year Medical Student Director, overseeing all pediatric electives, visiting students and career advising for those going into pediatrics. She is a core faculty member of the Pediatric KidSTAR simulation program and helps co-facilitate twice yearly 2-day workshops on Simulation Education Basics for Healthcare Educators. She h...
Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology), Microbiology-Immunology
We study the role of RANTES, a chemokine, and granulysin, a proinflammatory molecule in health and diseases, including cancer, infection, transplantation and autoimmunity.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
As a pediatric hepatologist I care for children with transient and chronic liver diseases, as well as those that require liver transplantation. I am very grateful for the opportunity to care for our amazing patients. I enjoy building relationships with patients and families, and working collaboratively to keep children as healthy as they can be so they can thrive in all areas of life.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Jill Krissberg is currently an Assistant Professor of Nephrology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. She completed her General Pediatrics Residency and Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at Stanford University in 2021. During fellowship she received a Master’s in Health Policy. Dr. Krissberg describes herself as a physician advocate with a passion for achieving health equity in children with kidney disease. She does this by way 1. Spear-heading quality improvement measures in nephrology clinic to identify and target social influencers of health, 2. Participating in legislative advocacy ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Kenny D. Kronforst earned her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and her Master of Public Health from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. She then obtained her MD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2006. Following her intern year in Pediatrics at the same institution, she relocated to Boston in 2007 and joined the prestigious Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics. Upon successfully completing this residency, Dr. Kronforst continued her training at the Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Training Program in the Division of Newborn Medicine...
Professor, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Pediatrics
Primary research focused on clinical outcome measures and standard of care in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) for both clinical care and clinical trials and exercise and participation in SMA. Board member participating in collaborative efforts developing and providing competency based education for those engaged with patients with SMA and their families STEP-IN SMA. Lead the Northwestern PT GoBabyGo! Program examining early mobility adaptations and use in young children. Also a member of Pediatric Assessment Labs (PALs) at PTHMS.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My primary areas of interest lie within the broad continuum of emergency medical services for children (EMSC). I am interested in issues relating to pediatric readiness of the various components of the EMSC continuum, including prehospital and hospital-based services. Within the realm of pediatric emergency care, i am interested in a variety of clinical issues, including care quality and patient safety. More recently, I have focused on issues relating to pediatric disaster preparedness. My interests in EMSC also include public policy and health care access.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Dermatology
Lacey Kruse, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has a special interest and dedication to medical education, and is passionate about educating medical students, residents, and fellows. She also serves as program director for the Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Dr. Kruse’s clinical and research interests include pediatric skin cancer, pigmented lesions in children, and atopic dermatitis. She serves as Director for the Lurie Children’s Hospital Pediatric P...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education
Anisha Kshetrapal is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) in the Department of Pediatrics of the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a pediatric emergency physician and medical education researcher with research expertise in the use of qualitative methodologies to study entrustment and other phenomena. Dr. Kshetrapal is Associate Director of the kidSTAR Simulation and Resuscitation Training Center at Lurie Children's and co-directs the Teaching Selective at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Kshetrapal has exp...
Research Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
My primary areas of research interest are prevention of behavioral transmission of HIV infection and promotion of health and wellness among HIV-impacted adolescent and young adult populations, including sexual and gender minorities. In particular, I have been involved in the development of practical and scalable interventions across the HIV care continuum, including mHealth interventions, in both the United States and internationally.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I completed a Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine Fellowship with an interest in medical education and faculty development. Since joining Lurie Childrens Hospital I have become a leader in Clinical documentation and a Physician Advisor in Case Management with a focus on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. My interest is in developing educational curricula for residents and faculty to improve communication amongst healthcare teams.
Professor, Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
Dr. Kumar has worked as an academic allergist at Lurie Children's for over 25 years. He has a number of research interests. Most prominently he is interested in the prenatal and early life exposures, which in combination with genetic factors are associated with the development of early childhood wheezing, atopic disease and asthma. His group has moved beyond these associative studies to look at intervention in pathways for the development of asthma, currently funded on an intervention involving the PAI-1 pathway. Additionally, he serves as the site-PI for a number of asthma consortia which ev...
Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Dr. Nancy Kuntz is a child neurologist with additional board certifications in Pediatrics, Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Autonomic Medicine. Dr. Kuntz joined the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in December 2009 and is Medical Director of the Mazza Foundation Neuromuscular Disorders Program, the PPMD Duchenne Care Center and the MDA Care Center at Lurie Children’s. Before relocating to Chicago, Dr. Kuntz was part of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic Rochester where she did her training in child neurology and clinical electromyograp...
Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
As medical director for the Institute for Sports Medicine (ISM) at Lurie Children’s since 2004, I have extensive experience caring for children and adolescents with sports-related injuries. I have served as team physician for high school, college, elite, and professional teams. I am currently the team physician for DeLaSalle high school, Moody Bible Institute, North Side Youth Football League, and the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics team. I served on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF) for the past 11 years, and for the last 4 y...
Professor, Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science), Pediatrics
Jin-Shei Lai, Ph.D., OTR/L., is a registered occupational therapist and a trained psychometrician. She has been a member of the Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), Proton Collaborative Group and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC). Dr. Lai has significant research experiences in outcome measurement, quality of life, symptom management and late effect due to the illness and/or its treatment in chronic illness for both pediatric and adult populations. She is the lead developer of the pediatric Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness scales, including ...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
–Dr. Jerome Lane is an attending physician in Pediatric Nephrology at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He earned a B.A. in Classics and Biology from Brandeis University in 1987, and his M.D. degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Lane completed his residency in Pediatrics at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital in 1994, and his fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital in 1997
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
Dr. Abigail (Abby) Lang grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and received both her undergraduate and medical degrees from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She completed her pediatric residency and allergy and immunology fellowship training at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. In addition, she also obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University.
Dr. Lang is currently an Attending Physician in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Lurie Children’s and an Assistant Professor of Pedi...
Research Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism)
Sarah received her Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from Northwestern University and was certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling in 2020. She started her career at Lurie Children’s providing pediatric genetic counseling services in the Division of Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism. In 2024 Sarah joined the Heart Center as the second genetic counselor in the Cardiovascular Genetics Center. Sarah has a clinical interest in all things cardiovascular genetics, with a specific focus on connective tissue disorders, aortopathies, and Williams syndrome. Sarah is also active in th...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. LaPonsie is a pediatric hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital-Based Medicine. She cares for patients at Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital. She has worked across a spectrum of community, global health, and academic settings. She is the Associate Program Director for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship, the Secretary/Treasurer for the Lurie Children's Medical Dental Staff, and a Core Faculty member in the Center for Bedside Medicine.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Laronda Lab seeks to understand mechanisms of human sex development and to translate this knowledge into solutions that support fertility and hormone diagnostic and restorative technologies. The Laronda Lab mission is driven by the hope of patients and families that see themselves or their children as thriving future adults and we aim to provide these children with the 'right to an open future. Dr. Laronda is also Director of Research for the Fertility & Hormone Preservation & Restoration or Oncofertility Program at Lurie Children's. Our scientific focus is in gonad biology and sex hormone...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am interested in adolescent reproductive health, Electronic Medical Record processes, Quality Improvement, and education of trainees and medical students
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
My clinical and research focus is epilepsy syndromes, genetics of epilepsy syndromes, and Dravet syndrome.
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child Psychology), Pediatrics
Preschooler's behavior problems; Psychological interventions in pediatric primary careNot presently accepting students to work in this lab
Assistant Professor, Medicine (Hospital Medicine), Pediatrics
I am a hospital-based physician, in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Northwestern Memorial and Lurie Children's Hospitals. I co-lead the Medical Decision Making (Evidence-based Medicine) course at the medical school and serve as core clinical faculty within the Internal Medicine Residency, which affords me additional opportunities to mentor and teach.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatric cardiologist with expertise in advanced non-invasive imaging and coronary artery anomalies. I am the Medical Director of the Kawasaki Disease Program and Medical Director of the Coronary Anomalies Program at the Heart Center at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. My research interests involve the use of advanced cardiovascular imaging in the clinical assessment and management of patient with coronary artery abnormalities, including coronary artery aneurysms from Kawasaki disease and anomalous coronary artery origins. I...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I am an advanced fellowship trained, clinical and translational investigator in pediatric neuro-oncology. My research endeavors are centered in the pediatric neuro-oncology program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I have close, active collaborations with several Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers in the Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurology and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. My current research endeavors include the development of early phase clinical trials for the field of pediatric neuro-oncology.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
Initially spent several years after fellowship in an academic role. I went into private practice for many years becoming comfortable with adult allergy patients as well as pediatric patients. Currently have a mix of clinical practice in an academic center as well as maintaining a private practice.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care), Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
Pediatric pulmonary hypertension, chronic lung disease of childhood, Mechanical ventilation.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Lever is an academic pediatric hospitalist. She is a member of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME), an honor society recognizing outstanding teaching. She has also completed the Advancing Pediatric Educator Excellence (APEX) program, a national faculty development course for pediatric hospitalist educators.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Dr. Caitlin Li is an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Lurie's Center for Quality and Safety. As the division QI director, she oversees intra- and inter-divisional quality improvement projects related to infectious diseases at Lurie. She completed dual fellowships in Infectious Diseases and Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, and she earned her Masters in Healthcare Quality and Safety from Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Li leads diagnostic stewardship efforts at Lurie in her role as the Medical Director for Diagnostic Stewardship. Nationally, she represents Lurie ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Loretta Li is a pediatric oncologist with clinical expertise in hematologic malignancies, including leukemia and lymphoma. She has a particular interest in caring for patients with high-risk leukemia including those with relapsed or refractory disease. She leads a translational leukemia research laboratory that uses a variety of approaches to identify new therapeutic targets, develop preclinical models of disease, and test novel therapeutic agents in cell lines and mouse models. She is committed to offering patients access to new therapies through clinical trials. By working to incorporate...
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I was appointed Head of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplant in October 2023 after having served in the interim role for almost 2 years. In this capacity, I am excited to lead our division and Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) through the next critical phase focused on growing our service line and developing a more robust research enterprise. Our long-term vision is to improve the health of children with cancer and blood disorders by 1) delivering data-driven, patient-centered clinical care, 2) contributing to discovery focused on understanding...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Linder is a pediatric cardiologist with advanced training in cardiac thrombosis and non-invasive imaging. He is devoted to the prevention and treatment of blood clots in children with heart disease. Dr. Linder has additional echocardiography training in transthoracic, transesophageal and fetal echocardiography. He has further interests in procedural imaging, 3D echocardiography and ultrasound enhancing agent use in pediatric echocardiography.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology, Pediatrics
I am interested in Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and alternative medicines. We have created a center called the Chicago Integrative Eczema Center that is devoted to taking care of patients with eczema and their families, with an emphasis on education about the disease. I am also very interested in connective tissue diseases such as lupus and dermatomyositis. I am a medical acupuncturist and am interested in alternative medical approaches to dermatologic diseases. Finally, I am interested in medical student and resident education.
Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am a general academic pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a clinician heavily involved in quality improvement including conducting projects personally as well as overseeing a large pediatric program's quality improvement activities. These activities have led to multiple presentations and publications in all areas of pediatrics. Activities with national implications include developing a technique for securing endotracheal tubes in neonates and development of a bundle of care practices to prevent nosocomial airway infections in hospitalized neonates. The latter bundle of practices have become the standard of care across the United States.
Recently...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Lucey's primary interests include quality improvement and acute inpatient pediatric care. Her current focuses include studying factors that impact patient deterioration in the inpatient setting, improving sepsis outcomes, reducing unnecessary monitor use, and optimizing step-down and intermediate care for pediatric patients.
Professor, Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics and Informatics), Pediatrics
Professor, McCormick School of Engineering
His research interests include machine learning, natural language processing, time series analysis, integrative genomic analysis and big data analytics, with a focus on medical and clinical applications. He is the Chief AI Officer at the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) and at the Institute of Augmented Intelligence in Medicine (IAIM).
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care)
My goal is to establish a long-term relationship with you from the first newborn appointment to the last pediatric visit before college or trade school. I aim to provide you with quality medical care in a child-friendly environment. I am happy to meet with you, for wellness visits and school/sports/camp physicals, to provide your family with guidance for optimal health and wellness.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Patrick Lyons graduated from the pediatrics residency program at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in 2015 and has been on faculty within the division of Hospital Based Medicine since then. He is highly involved in the design, build and continuous improvement of the electronic medical records system (EMR) used at both the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Medicine. His clinical interests include management of critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care as well as general pediatric acute care.
Professor, Pediatrics
Children's Research Fund Endowed Professor in Neurobiology
Mitochondrial and RNA methylation mechanisms regulating neural developement and degeneration
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
As an academic neonatal critical care physician, Kerri is passionate about supporting infants and their families on their NICU journeys, both directly and through research and initiatives focused on improving family-centered care. She leads various initiatives in family-centered care, both locally at Lurie Children's Hospital as the co-Medical Director of Patient Family Experience and nationally through the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Family Centered Care Task Force. Her research in this domain evaluates family perspectives and patient outcomes related to continuity of care and cultu...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. MacQuarrie is a physician-scientist who specializes in pediatric solid tumors. He is involved both with the care of children with such tumors, as well as basic scientific studies relevant to understanding tumor biology.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I am a pediatric emergency medicine physician scientist and Scientific Director for Community, Population Health and Outcomes at Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. As the Mary Ann and J. Milburn Smith Research Professor for the Director of Child Health Research, I lead a multidisciplinary team of investigators and research professionals in the Smith Child Health Outcomes, Research, and Evaluation Center. I completed a combined pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric health services research fellowship at the University of Mic...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Brian Madden completed medical school at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO in 2013. He then completed his pediatric residency at Dayton Children’s Hospital from 2013-2016. He worked from 2016-2017 as an attending physician at the Dayton Children’s Hospital Emergency Department. Dr. Madden then completed his fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the University of Virginia from 2017-2020. Dr. Madden completed his advanced fellowship in pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago from 2020-2021, and remai...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Defne Magnetta completed medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She then completed her Pediatrics Residency at The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 2013-2016. She completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiology at The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 2016-2019 and served as Chief Pediatric Cardiology Fellow during her final year. Dr. Magnetta completed her Advanced Fellowship in Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation at Ann & Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago from 2019-2020, and remained as Faculty following he...
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
My primary clinical interests are pediatric hospital based medicine, currently in the academic setting at Lurie Children's Hospital and previously in the community hospital setting at Northwest Community Hospital and Ingalls Memorial Hospital. I enjoy a varied role with both inpatient and outpatient clinical services including inpatient acute care at Lurie Children's Hospital, Pediatric inpatient/ outpatient procedural and medical imaging sedation at Lurie Children's Hospital, Westchester and Clark Deming outpatient locations, outpatient Immediate Care pediatric services at Clark/Deming locati...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
I have clinical and research interests in food allergy including oral immunotherapy and biologic treatments, eosinophilic esophagitis, asthma and primary immunodeficiency. I have been a pricipal and co-investigator on over 30 NIH and industry-sponsored clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas including food allergy, asthma, primary immunodeficiency and eosinophilic esophagitis. I am the director of Lurie Children's clinical Oral Immunotherapy Program.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
As Chief Medical Officer of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, oversight of all Quality and Safety, and former Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, my research is focused on generating innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes and quality of care, while fostering dynamic strategies to minimize waste, optimize resources, and streamline patient throughput and access to care. In particular, as Director of Innovation (IGNITE Innovation) I build multi-disciplinary innovative strategies and platforms for novel idea generation, solutions for costly systems ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
neonatology, heatlh informatics, perinatal hospice care
Professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Dermatology
Anthony J. Mancini, MD is Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Head of the Division of Pediatric Dermatology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, where he also serves as Associate Program Director for the pediatric dermatology fellowship training program. He is a Fellow of both the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Academy of pediatrics.
Dr. Mancini’s clinical and research interests include infantile hemangiomas, atopic dermatitis, acne vulgaris and pediatric education. He has published over 275 p...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am a primary care pediatrician with special interest and knowledge in nutrition and obesity prevention and treatment. I am the Medical Director of the Lurie Children's Wellness and Weight Management Program and the Lurie Pediatric Bariatric Program. I also have additional training in healthcare quality improvement and safety.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education
I completed my fellowship at Children's Memorial Hospital and have been an attending at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital since graduating in 2011. I am involved in the kidSTAR Health Professions Education program, and I am the program director for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship. I am also the program director for the Master of Science in Health Professions Education at Feinberg.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Mann is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the Division of Hospital-Based Medicine. Dr. Mann's clinical work focuses on the care of hospitalized children at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, as well as the outpatient management of non-emergency illnesses and injuries at Immediate Care. Dr. Mann is passionate about health equity. She is involved in efforts throughout the hospital to improve health disparities including serving as a co-investigator for the research project FEATS (Fostering Equity and Allyship Through Si...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Candace Mannarino is an attending physician in the divisions of cardiology (cardiac intensive care) and pediatric critical care medicine. She has a Master's in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. She is the Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship and the Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Clerkship. She is also the Faculty Lead of the Cardiac Care Unit Simulation Program at Lurie Children’s.
As the medical director of ECMO for Lurie Children's Hospital, her clinical interests are in cardiac critical care and extracorporeal life support. Her r...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Leslie Mataya, MD is a pediatric intensivist with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 2016, then completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital in 2019. While in residency, Dr. Mataya underwent a clinical ethics fellowship at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She completed her fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2022 and subsequently began her faculty career at ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Debora Matossian, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Feinberg School of Medicine and nephrology attending physician at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Dr. Matossian has completed her pediatric nephrology training at Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago (now Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital) and concomitantly received a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern University. Dr. Matossian is the fellowship program director at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and has served as a mentor to a number of trainees; medical st...
Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology), Medical Education
Clinically, I am a pediatric cardiac intensivist and I care for children of all ages with congenital and acquired heart disease who require critical care. Academically, I focus on medical education through the teaching and learning of students, trainees, staff, and faculty. I am most interested in faculty development in medical education as well as career development. I also use simulation to teach cardiac physiology and resuscitation.
Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
My clinical and research focus is cystic fibrosis (CF). My research interests are development of new diagnostic tools and therapies, characterizing and treating early lung disease, and improving health equity. Since newborn screening in cystic fibrosis has been established in the United States, I have been active in evaluating and improving newborn screening processes and infant outcomes, and in extending highly effective therapies into the care of infants and children. I partner with public health professionals, cystic fibrosis centers, pediatric organizations and community groups to increas...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Kevin McNerney is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist specializing in blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) and cancer immunotherapy at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Dr. McNerney earned a B.S. in molecular biology from the University of Illinois and then his medical degree from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine before completing a categorical pediatric residency from Yale-New Haven Hospital, followed by fellowship training in pediatric hematology-oncology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). A strong interest in cancer immunotherapy and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-...
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care)
Chrinic fatigue symdrome and chlamydia and adolescentimmunizations ,especially flu
Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH is Professor of Pediatrics, Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Chief Ethics Officer of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is an attending physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in the division of pediatric critical care medicine.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Karl Migally, MD is a pediatric cardiologist and cardiac intensivist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, an assistant professor of pediatrics, and the pediatric cardiac intensive care fellowship program director at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a member of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME). His interests include trainee education and mentorship, allied health professional education, curriculum development, congenital cardiac physiology & pathophysiology, and the use of advancements such as data visualization/analytics software an...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a pediatric endocrinologist engaged in clinical care, medical education, and clinical research. I am a co-director of our multidisciplinary Bone Health Program, practice general endocrinology as well as pediatric diabetes care.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
I am a Pediatric Infectious Diseases specialist with an academic focus and clinical expertise in neonatal and congenital infections. My overarching career focus is to advance understanding of perinatal microbial exposures, immune response, and health outcomes.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Montoya is an assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology whose interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), neonatal hemodynamics, targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and care of the extremely preterm infant.
She is actively engaged in the development of structured training and competency-based curricula in neonatal POCUS, with the goal of establishing standardized educational frameworks for fellows, faculty, and front-line providers. In addition, she collaborates with pediatric cardiology and echocardiography colleagues ...
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation), Pediatrics (Palliative Care)
Expertise in care of children with a variety of cancers, especially pediatric leukemia, palliative care and hemophagocytic syndromeExpertise in palliative care and pain managementExpertise in clinical bioethics
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
My clinical interests include health and nutrition, obesity, procedural sedation, and the care and coordination of the medically complex child.My educational interests include the oversight and evaluation of pediatric residents.
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Pediatrics
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.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
My primary clinical interest is in infections in immunocompromised patients, including stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients. I am involved in numerous clinical trials involving vaccines, anti-infectives and diagnostics, in both the immunocompromised population and in other pediatric infections. My team also conducts many retrospective observational studies with varying study designs as a means to generate testable hypotheses for prospective interventional studies.
I have also studied the pathogenesis of viral encephalitis, using models which focus on host-pathogen interactions in ne...
Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My interests are within the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC: http://www.thechnc.org). The CHNC focuses on infants with uncommon congenital anomalies and/or acquired complications related to preterm birth in 50 regional NICUs in the United States and Canada. We aim to describe the care and outcomes for a population of critically-ill infants that has not been a traditional area of focus in neonatal registries. Our long term goals are to: (1) establish standards of care and clinical practice guidelines for infants with uncommon but high-acuity illnesses, (2) increase and improve the...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Myers is the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Director at Northwestern University. He graduated from the University of Waterloo before attending medical school at Rush University. He completed both residency and neonatology fellowship at the University of Chicago. He is a recipient of the Northwestern Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship faculty teaching award. Dr. Myers is the Past-Chair of the Organization of Neonatal Program Directors and has served on or chaired committees for the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Board of Pediatrics, the Council of Pediatric Subspec...
Professor, Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Microbiology-Immunology, Pediatrics
Satish N. Nadig, MD, PhD is the Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgery at the Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine. He is an adult and pediatric multiorgan transplant surgeon and Professor in the Departments of Surgery, Microbiology/Immunonology, and Pediatrics. He currently serves as the Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center and Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery. Dr Nadig directs the NIH-funded Comprehensive Transplant Immunobiology Laboratory and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in immunology from Oxford. He has served as a national and international visiting ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Vishal Naik, MD, MEd, FAAP is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. He serves as the Medical Director of the Center for Transport Medicine, where he leads efforts to improve access to high-quality pediatric care across the Midwest. Dr. Naik is dedicated to advancing prehospital and interfacility care for children through systems-based and educational interventions. His national involvement includes work with the Emergency Medical Services f...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My primary interests involve medical student & resident education, care of the acutely ill child & parental education on health maintenance for their children, preventative medicine, and child safety/injury prevention.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Ng is a Pediatric Hospitalist in the Division of Hospital-Based Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She serves as the Site Leader of a multidisciplinary Pediatric Hospital Medicine team, which she helped to establish, and serves as the Physician Liaison for APP onboarding within her division.
Dr. Ng's clinical work focuses on the care of hospitalized children, including the medically complex, at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, as well as the management of unexpected, non-emergency illnesses and inju...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Over the course of his trainingDr Nolandeveloped a strong interestin the complex relationship between autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. As a clinician his goal is tomore rapidly and more accurately diagnose autoinflammatory and immune dysregulatory syndromes, and in so doing help identify effective treatments for patients with these exceedingly rare conditions. He hopes to advance translational research in this rapidly developing field as a clinician with a strong background in immunology bench research. His additional interests include general pediatric rheumatology and medical education.
Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineSection Head Cardiac Catheterization, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoMedical Education: University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Cardiology Fellowship: Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia; Boston Children's Hospital, MA.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. O'Halloran was born in Chicago and grew up in Oconomowoc, WI. He completed his undergraduate degree and medical school at the University of Wisconsin. He then completed pediatrics residency at Boston Children's Hospital before moving back to Chicago to complete his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Lurie Children's. Dr. O'Halloran specializes in catheter-based procedures for infants, children, as well as adults with congenital heart disease. In addition to his clinical work Dr. O'Halloran is involved in several clinical and translational research programs which aim to...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics)
Dr. O'Neill specializes in the comprehensive care of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She completed her undergraduate degree in psychology and pre-professional studies at the University of Notre Dame, her medical school degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a general pediatrics residency at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, and a neurodevelopmental disabilities combined residency/fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She is triple-board certified in General Pediatrics, Neurology with special qualification...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My medical career to date has fostered an interest in pediatric gastroenterology, nutrition, gastrointestinal (GI) motility, and disorders of brain-gut interaction. I have completed dedicated training in advanced GI motility diagnostics and interventions and work as an academic pediatric neurogastroenterologist actively engaged in clinical and translational research.
Professor, Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Dr. Pachman's translational team studies Juvenile Myositis (JM), an often chronic pediatric systemic vasculopathy associated with skin inflammation and proximal muscle weakness of unknown etiology. Her laboratory has identified genetic, immunologic and environmental factors that play a role in the onset of symptoms and govern outcome. RNASeq, miRNA and Gene expression micro array studies of untreated children's diagnostic muscle biopsies identified massive dysregulation of IFN-a induced genes in JDM. Epigenetic and miRNA studies of diagnostic muscle biopsies indicate critical differences assoc...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Paisley is a hospital-based pediatrician. She received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed her residency training at the former Children's Memorial Hospital (now Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital) where she served as Chief Pediatric Resident. Her clinical interests include developing evidence-based care algorithms for patients with complex medical conditions and integrating bioethics into care guidelines. Within medical education, she works to teach and advise medical students and residents, particularly those who are struggling learners. In the hos...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
My main focus is in the clinical care and research of cystic fibrosis. I am also interested in outreach and advocacy for children with chronic pulmonary conditions.
Professor, Dermatology, Pediatrics (Dermatology)
The Paller lab is interested in understanding how skin cells communicate with sensory nerves, the immune system, and the vasculature in inflammatory skin disorders (such as psoriasis, eczema, and genetic skin disorders) and diabetic wounds; determining the mechanism by which obesity exacerbates inflammatory disease; and using topically-delivered nanotechnology towards developing new targeted therapies for skin disorders. Our ultimate goal is discovery about human disease in the lab and translation of these findings towards new therapies. Dr. Paller is also the principal investigator of Northwe...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Associate Professor, School of Law
I am interested in research, advocacy, and policy development that reduces health disparities, addresses bias, racism, and other structural determinants of health and promotes social justice. My current research involves evaluating disparities in research enrollment and participation, the use of medico-legal partnerships to address the social determinants of health, understanding public perceptions of brain death, screening for social determinants of health within the PICU and addressing post-intensive care syndrome. Additional interests include the role for conflict resolution training to imp...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
I am a pediatric neurologist specializing in neonatal and pediatric neurocritical care. My work focuses on implementing standardized, evidence-based care for critically ill infants and children with neurologic injury, with particular attention to neuroprotection, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuity across the fetal-to-pediatric continuum. I am also committed to mentoring, program development, and advancing equity in academic medicine through both national and international efforts.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science), Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
I am an internist and a pediatrician with a research focus on the health of fathers and paternal contributions to the health of families.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
My clinical focus is on the respiratory care of patients with neuromuscular weakness, and I am pulmonary medical director for the neuromuscular program at Lurie Children's Hospital, partnering closely with the providers in the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic. My other clinical interests include asthma and chronic cough. I have strong interest in medical education including curriculum development and am involved education at the medical student, resident, and fellow level of training.
Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology), Medical Education
Dr. Patel is a Pediatric and Fetal Cardiologist with subspecialized training in Cardiac Imaging. Her research interests lie at the intersection of pediatric and fetal cardiology and clinical medical ethics. She explores the societal, ethical, and legal implications of emerging technology and intervention as it relates to medical management and shared decision-making in patients with congenital heart disease. In addition, she contributes frequently to media outlets thorugh her op-ed writing on topics related to medicine, education, policy, and ethics. She is Associate Chair of Faculty Developme...
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
I am the Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I lead efforts to promote judicious use of antibiotics and limit the emergence of antibiotic resistance. My clinical and research interests include antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistant infections, and patient safety and quality.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My clinical and research interests center on cardiac imaging to detect and manage congenital heart disease both prenatally and after birth. I specialize in fetal cardiology, single ventricle defects, and the cardiac care of patients with Turner syndrome.
At Lurie Children’s, I serve as Director of the Fetal Cardiac Program and Co-Director of the Chicago Institute for Fetal Health, working with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive perinatal cardiology expertise. I also co-direct the multidisciplinary Turner Syndrome Clinic.
A key part of my practice is delivery planning and resourc...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology), Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
Dr. Perak is committed to preventing cardiovascular diseases (e.g., heart attack) by promoting optimal health from the beginning of life. Her research centers on defining and intervening at the origins of cardiometabolic function. Specific areas of focus include maternal-fetal cardiometabolic health and behavioral intervention to improve cardiovascular health in high-risk adolescents. Her clinical and teaching interests are in preventive cardiology.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
Dr. Perez graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine (now Rowan University), and then completed her pediatric residency at Goryeb Children's Hospital/ Atlantich Health in Morristown, NJ. She then went on to complete her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. After training, Dr. Perez was on staff as an attending physician at Goryeb Children's Hospital. She was also the associate program director for the pediatric residency program, and developed and led the Goryeb Academic Pediatr...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr Perez's research interest is in neonatal pulmonary development, pulmonary hypertension and glucocorticoid signaling. Specifically, Dr Perez's research focuses on the impact of hydrocortisone, a glucocorticoid commonly used in the NICU, on alveolar and pulmonary vascular development as well as effects of glucocorticoids on pulmonary vascular remodeling and nitric oxide signaling pathways.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Amy Petzel is a pediatrician in the department of Pediatrics, Hospital-Based Medicine. She works at Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital. She enjoys caring for children of all ages, from neonates to adolescents.
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Pediatrics
With a background as a pediatric physical therapist, my scientific focus is understanding how an infant's early movement behaviors are related to their brain structure and neurodevelopmental outcomes. The goal of this work is to improve early detection of developmental differences in young infants and inform and evaluate early therapeutic interventions.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Dr. Pierce’s research interest focuses primarily on injuries in children with an emphasis on differentiating abusive from accidental trauma. Dr Pierce collaborates with a multi-disciplinary lab with emphasis on injury biomechanics. This lab combines the expertise of medicine and engineering and utilizes both a clinical and an experimental approach. Dr. Pierce’s research focus is the development of injury plausibility models, including clinical decision rules, for differentiating abusive and accidental trauma in the young child that combines medical, social, biologic, and engineering knowledge....
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I joined the department of pediatrics, division of Emergency Medicine in 2013 and since that time I have been clinically active seeing patients at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's Emergency Care Center. Most of my projects outside my clinical responsibilities are based on a desire to provide more efficient, equitable, safer, and evidence based care to the patients seen in the ED. Through my work in quality improvement, outcomes research, epidemiology and evidence based medicine I strive to improve the care in every setting where children are being seen for acute illness...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Plant is currently an attending physician in neuro-oncology at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with a research focus on translational research and early clinical trial development for pediatric brain tumors. Currently, brain tumors are the second most common cancer diagnosis in children and the leading cause of cancer-related death in all pediatric age groups. Many children diagnosed with malignant brain tumors face a dismal prognosis at diagnosis with minimal effective treatments availabl...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Dr. Popovsky is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and serves as the Medical Director for Emergency Preparedness at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Her academic interests include pediatric emergency preparedness, critical care delivery in the emergency department and simulation. She is passionate about simulation development for mass casualty preparedness and response and how interdisciplinary teams can best prepare for low-frequency, high-stakes events. She is involved in local, regional, and national preparedness work through the Region V for Kids Disaster Center of Excellence, the Pediatri...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
I have intense curiosity and passion regarding infants with respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Through clinical and research efforts, I have been studying the patterns of disease progression in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), and the impact of pulmonary vascular disease and impaired gas exchange in these patients. More specific interests include the interactions between respiratory and circulatory dysfunction in these infants - determining strategies for improving pulmonary perfusion and gas exchange through optimizing ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My primary interest is in the neurodevelopmental outcome of high-risk infants. My focus involves the early detection of cerebral palsy through various assessments, including The General Movements Assessment. A portion of my clinical time is spent caring for patients in the NICU-Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program. I am also interested in improving the safety of neonatal intubation through quality improvement efforts and the use of innovative tools, such as video laryngoscopy.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Elizabeth Powell, MD,MPH, is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Professor, Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism)
Dr. Prada finds it an honor to work with children, adults, and families with genetic diseases with focused on lysosomal storage disordes, neurofibromatosis, rasopathies, and metabolic diseases. His clinical work is devoted to improving health for individuals with rare diseases by developing individualized and integrated care across specialties to promote their wellbeing. He has conducted randomized clinical trials of novel therapeutics including gene therapy.
An author of over 100 publications, Dr. Prada has been the principal investigator on numerous federal and foundation grants, including ...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
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.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
I am a physician-scientist who specializes in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. After completing my undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I received my medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. I completed my Residency in Pediatrics and was selected as a Chief Resident at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh before completing my Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Northwestern University. I received advanced training in biomedical research through the Northwestern University Lung Sciences Training Program and join...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My primary clinical interests include general pediatric gastroenterology and integrative medicine. I am the director of the ThriveGI Integrative Health Program (www.luriechildrens.org/ThriveGI). This program provides care for pediatric patients with underlying gastrointestinal disorders. By bringing together evidence-based conventional and complementary approaches for care in a coordinated way, we place emphasis on the person as a whole, considering mind, body, and spirit, and their interplay in health and disease.
Assistant Professor, Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science), Pediatrics
Alex Psihogios, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University in the Feinberg School of Medicine. As the PI on grants from the National Cancer Institute and cancer foundations, Dr. Psihogios' research portfolio focuses on promoting disease self-management and adherence among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer and survivors. Because she is passionate about the health of AYAs, a population of digital experts, she is also passionate about digital health approaches for improving cancer health behavio...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
My clinical interests include providing evidence-based care in the diagnosis and management of food allergy, asthma and immunodeficiency. My research interests include food allergy, atopic march, and asthma. In particular, I am interested in elucidating the mechanisms that underlie the development of natural tolerance to foods so as to contribute to improved tools to evaluate current therapies as well as potentially develop novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of food allergies. I am also currently involved in clinical trials examining oral immunotherapy and other novel treatment mod...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am general pediatrician who has a deep focus in preventative medicine, specifically in obesity and mental health. I strive to create a strong medical home and advocate for all my patients.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Dr. Rahmandar is an attending physician in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Lurie Children's, the Medical Director of the Substance Use & Prevention Program, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. She joined the faculty at Lurie Children's Hospital in 2017, and her interests include adolescent substance use, mental health and long-acting reversible contraception.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I am primarily interested in providing high quality, efficient, compassionate and patient centered care for pediatric patients within the emergency department.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
As an attending physician in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, I seek to obtain expertise with data science and machine learning methodologies to better elucidate phenotypic characteristics and more precisely identify interventions in the pediatric acute care setting. I derive satisfaction from treating pediatric patients with acute care conditions in the pediatric emergency department in a team with residents, nurse practitioners, and nurses.
With respect to research, the work I have performed to date demonstrates an avid interest in clinical and health services research in a variety of domains w...
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery), Pediatrics
Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS grew up in a small town in North Carolina and from a young age was mesmerized by science and medicine. Dr. Raval completed his undergraduate studies as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his medical education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. During medical school, he participated in a one-year Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship. Dr. Raval trained in General Surgery at Northwestern University. During this time he completed a 2-year Clinical Schoalrs Progfram at the American College of Surgeons in Chicago, IL and earned a Masters of Scie...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
As a former social worker turned physician, I am acutely aware of the way in which the psycho-social atmosphere contributes to the treatment of cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults. As a physician, I try to incorporate that view into my treatment of young people with cancer.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I graduated from Loyola Medical School and did pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children's Memorial Hospital / Northwestern University. I served as the medical director of the emergency department at Children's Memorial and Lurie Children's hospital. I'm currently the medical director of risk management. I'm very involved in disaster planning for children and hospital preparedness.
Professor, Radiology (Pediatric Radiology), Pediatrics
My primary clinical interest lies in pediatric CT and MR imaging, with a specialty expertise and research focus in pediatric cardiovascular imaging.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
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.
Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology), Radiology
I am a pediatric cardiologist, Section Head of Cardiac Imaging for the Division of Cardiology and a physician leader at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. My interests include cardiovascular service line development, non-invasive cardiac imaging, clinical-translational research, faculty development and medical education with the overall goal to improve health outcomes for children with cardiovascular disease. My research goal is to expand the use of cardiac imaging in patients with pediatric and congenital heart disease in order to gain insights into mechanisms of disease pro...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Rodriguez is a pediatrician in the Hospital-Based Medicine Division of the Pediatrics Department at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Her clinical and academic interests include general pediatric patient care in the inpatient setting, quality improvement, medical education, and advocacy.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am interested in the intersection between education and clinical care, and how we can optimize education for our front line providers and patients as clinical best practices continue to evolve. I have ongoing projects in the areas of readmission reduction, discharge process improvement, and health disparities for patients with Limited English Proficiency or preferred language other than English. I serve as Program Director for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellowship, and the Rotation Leader for the Hospital Based Medicine elective for pediatric residents. I am also a Physician Advisor, ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a pediatric hospitalist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Prentice Women's Hospital. Outside of my clinical responsibilities I am interested in medical education and quality improvement.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Child Abuse)
Dr. Rosado obtained his MD from Escuela Mexicana de Medicina, Universidad La Salle, and subsequently completed his residency in pediatrics at Sinai Children’s Hospital here in Chicago, where he also served as chief resident and then as Medical Director of Child Protective Services. He is board-certified in general pediatrics and child abuse pediatrics.
Before coming to Lurie Children’s in 2014, Dr. Rosado was on faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Rush Medical College. During that time, he also served as an attending physician in the Division of Child Protective Services at the John H. ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I received my medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2013. I then went on Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University to complete my residency in Pediatrics in 2016 and fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant in 2019. After graduation, I joined the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant Division as a faculty member with a specialization in Hematologic Malignancies.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Microbiology-Immunology
A major pediatric research priority and the long-term goal of my laboratory is the identification of the etiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease (KD), the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed nations. KD can result in coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) formation with resultant myocardial infarction and/or sudden death. Clinical and epidemiologic data are consistent with an infectious cause of KD, but the etiologic agent remains unknown.We hypothesize that a "new" virus enters through the respiratory tract and infects bronchial epithelium, traveling in macrophages ...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
In addition to caring for infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of neurologic conditions, Dr Rubin has specialized training and interest in acquired demyelinating diseases (multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica) and genetic white matter diseases (leukodystrophies).
She serves as the director of Lurie's Leukodystrophy Care Center, a multidisciplinary program developed to provide the best possible care to patients with leukodystrophies and their families at every stage of their disease.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My clinical inteterest is pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, focusing on dietary therapy for control of inflammation in Crohn's disease and the influence of the gut microbiome on childhood health. Additionally, I am focused on a deeper understanding of surgical outcomes in children with ulcerative colitis and improving disease surveillance after surgery.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
My interests center around primary care and the coordination of care for children with special needs and children with medical complexity.
Associate Professor, Surgery (Pediatric General Surgery), Pediatrics
Dr. Justin Ryder is a clinical translational pediatric obesity researcher focused on understanding the biology underlying treatment response for pediatric obesity. The goal of his NIH funded research is to expediate the translation of treatment from adults to children for the disease of obesity and improve short-term and long-term outcomes for youth with obesity. His highly collaborative works span the continuum of treatment with studies focused on lifestyle modification, medications, and surgery. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery at Lurie Child...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a board certified pediatrician with primary interests in the care of both the well and preterm or ill newborn. In addition to newborn care I provide procedural moderate sedation for pediatric patients of all ages.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
My research is focused on patient and family communication and education, specifically for atopic disease management and prevention in young children. As the Director of Clinical Research at Northwestern's Center for Food Allergy and Asthma, I am engaged in projects involving anaphylaxis, food allergy, atopic dermatitis, and asthma. I am also the hospital lead for the Pediatric Research Inpatient in Settings (PRIS) projects, a national collaboration dedicated to improving and advancing care of inpatient pediatric medicine.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a pediatric endocrinologist engaged in clinical care and clinical research. My clinical interests are in the care of children with long-term endocrine sequelae of childhood cancer, thyroid disorders, growth disorders, and disorders of puberty. I participate in the multidisciplinary STAR (Survivors Taking Action and Responsiblity) clinic and participate in theFertility & Hormone Preservation & Restoration Program.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Samples is a Pediatric and Fetal Cardiologist with a focus in non-invasive imaging, including fetal echocardiography, general tranthoracic echocardiography, 3-dimensional echocardioraphy, and transesophageal echocardiography. She is the associate director for clinical operations and quality improvement for the heart center echo lab at Lurie Children's Hospital.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My principal effort at Lurie Children’s is in providing outstanding clinical care to my patients and medical education of various learners in the urgent care/emergency room setting.
I have conducted scholarly research in global health on characterizing infant sleep practices in resource scarce environments. I have also conducted laboratory bench research on development of low-cost Tuberculosis diagnostic assay and microbiologic research to characterize pathogenic composition of water samples in rural El Salvador in conjunction with Engineers without Borders. I have conducted clinical research...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
My clinical interests include primary care, care for children with medical complexity, medical education, and health equity
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care), Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics and Informatics)
Dr. L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto is a pediatric critical care physician, biomedical informatics specialist, and clinical data scientist. He graduated from medical school at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2006, and then completed a Pediatrics residency program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2011, and a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in 2014. He obtained advanced fellowship training in informatics and data science research also at CHLA and completed a Masters of Biomedical Informatics program at Oregon Health & ...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medical Education
My primary interest is in the career advising of medical students.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am a primary care pediatrician within the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics, and have a particular academic interest in health care policy and understanding how children access health care. I am passionate about improving access to primary care for disadvantaged youth, and having safety net policies in place so that all children have access to high quality care.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My primary clinical and academic interests align in the development, implementation, adoption and evaluation of information systems and digital health tools to optimize care delivery for patients, eliminate workflow inefficiencies, and enhance the quality and safety of care.
Associate Professor, Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science), Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science), Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Jessica Schleider is a clinical psychologist, intervention scientist, and Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. She is the Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health (www.schleiderlab.org) and an internationally-recognized leader in research on single-session interventions for youth mental health. Her professional mission is to build and disseminate scalable, evidence-based mental health solutions that bridge gaps in mental health care ecosystems worldwide. In support of her research on single-session mental health interventions, Dr. Schlei...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education
Primary interests: Education and assessment of medical students and residents, curriculum development, Otoscopy, Ear disease, Ophthalmologic emergencies, Orthopedic injuries
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
My primary research interest is the induction of transplant tolerance; as it applies to the prevention and treatment of a/cGVHD in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and prevention and treatment of rejection in solid organ transplantation. As director of the Therapeutic Apheresis Program, I am very active in the field of apheresis, and am committed to providing state of the art apheresis procedures in all children.
Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology), Cell and Developmental Biology, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Our lab is interested in the effects of oxygen on cell metabolism, and in the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular oxygen sensing. The signaling pathways activated by hypoxia, and their regulation of transcriptional and post-translational responses in diverse cell types are also of major interest. Current studies focus on the role of mitochondrial redox signaling in the development of pulmonary hypertension. Other current studies focus on cardiomyocyte regeneration in the heart and molecular factors that regulate hypertrophic and hyperplastic remodeling responses.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Schwartz is a pediatric oncologist and physician scientist located at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Her clinical interests include caring for children, teenagers, and young adults with leukemia, lymphoma, lymphoproliferative disorders, and histiocytic neoplasms. She also treats long-term survivors of all childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancers. Dr. Schwartz’s research investigates the impact of health behaviors and psychosocial factors on long-term health outcomes of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors. She also evaluates clinical outcomes...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I am a clinical pediatric neuro-oncologist. I received my medical degree from Lake Erie College of Medicine in 2014 and completed Pediatric residency at Nicklaus Children's Hospital (Miami Children's Hospital) in 2017 followed by Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant fellowship at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, with an advanced fellowship in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology in 2022. My clinical focus is the treatment of children and young adults with central nervous tumors and I have an academic interest in medical education.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My main area of clinical interest is in general cardiology, which includes diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease and evaluation of chest pain, palpitations, syncope/dizziness, and murmurs. I also have an interest and expertise in the use and application of exercise stress testing, especially in patients with congenital heart disease, as well as its use for cardiac rehabilitation.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), Microbiology-Immunology
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...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine)
I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine. My focus includes high risk asthma and medical education. I also serve as the Fellowship Director of the Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Malika Shah is an Attending Neonatologist in the NICU's of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Prentice Women's Hospital. She also follows children in the Lurie Early Childhood NICU-Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program, serves as Chair of the Lurie Credentials Committee, is Medical Director of the Northwestern Newborn Nursery, and is an active member of the Northwestern Institute for Innovations in Developmental Science.
Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Professor, School of Law
Seema K. Shah, JD, Professor in Pediatrics at Northwestern University Medical School and Director of Research Ethics at Lurie Children’s Hospital, is an expert in the fields of pediatrics and global health research ethics, as well as on ethical issues in the determination of death. After attending Stanford University, Shah completed a fellowship in bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. She then received legal training at Stanford and in a federal district court clerkship. Shah was previously on faculty at the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital ...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Pediatrics (Palliative Care)
Dr. Talia Shear is a child neurologist and palliative care physician who works with children and their families to support values-based shared decision making and quality of life in the face of serious medical illness.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education, Preventive Medicine
Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Education, and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a founding volunteer of the Chicago Youth Programs, a community-based organization that works to improve the health and life opportunities of at-risk youth. She is also Associate Chair of Advocacy for the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Director of Lurie Children’s Injury Prevention & Research Center and the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
I am interested in all types of seizures/epilepsy particularly infantile spasms and medically refractory seizures.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
I am a clinician-educator in the Division of Adolescent and Young Medicine with interests in mental health care for adolescents, suicide prevention, LGBT health, and gender-affirming health care.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
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 joined the institution in 2011 after moving to Chicago from California. Her clinical interests include caring for children with medical complexities and transitional care for the medically complex between hospital and home. Dr. Skibley was appointed Medical Director of Almost Home Kids Chicago in 2020. Almost Home Kids (with locations in Chicago, Naperville, and Peoria) provides a bridge from hospit...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Susan Slattery , M.D., MS is an attending physician in the division of Neonatology and Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP). Her long-term goal is to define the development of respiratory and autonomic control in premature and term infants; identify maturational milestones of physiologic stability in infants to optimize opportunity for growth and neurodevelopment; and provide ongoing clinical care for high-risk children with related deficits to optimize well-being, neurocognitive outcomes, and quality of life for each patient and their family.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care), Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Interested in effects of physiologic and biochemical support after pediatric cardiac arrest and relationship to oucome. Also interested in diagnostic studies and prognosticatoin for these patients. Committed to critical care delivery, improvement, education, and discovery.
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, Pediatrics
The Smith lab seeks to understand the role of neuronal activity in the development of the prenatal brain. We leverage modern genetics and classic neurobiology approaches to develop translational research insights, in a effort to treat early life ion channel diseases. Our training philosophy is to equip young scientists with skills to perform leading research and technology development, while also focusing on pressing issues in the scientific community.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Smith has been a member of the Division of Hospital Based Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital since 2006.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Snider is a Pediatric Hospitalist at Lurie Children’s Hospital and an Instructor of Pediatrics at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Her professional focus encompasses a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical areas, including leadership, quality improvement science, and advocacy. She serves as the Site Leader for Lurie’s Immediate Care Center in Lincoln Park and as the CLABSI Physician Lead for the institutio. She is a member of the Community and Growth Committee on President’s Council for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I received my medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine in 2011, prior to completing my Pediatrics residency at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital. I completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology in 2017 and a post-doctoral fellowship Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics in 2018 at the University of Chicago. I subsequently became a member of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology division at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in 2018.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Interested in providing quality Pediatric Emergency care, to teach trainees, and to improve overall emergency care for children by contributing to research in this field with special interests in injury prevention, and Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC).
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Spewak is a hospital pediatrician and a founding member of the Lurie Children's Hospital Complex Care Program. He is also director of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Educational Support Program and sole and co-director of the Lurie Children's-McGaw Medical Center Complex Care and Medical Education Electives, respectively. He is a member of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and a member of the Lurie Children's Pediatric Advocacy Advisory Board.
His clinical and academic interests include caring for h...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Rebecca Stephen, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is the Medical Director for the Center for Quality and Safety and co-chairs the Quality and Safety Oversight Committee for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My primary clinical interest is pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) with a goal to improve outcomes in patients with these diseases. My research overlaps with this clinical interest through participation in ImproveCareNow, a collaborative chronic care network that focuses on improving care and health of children with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, and in several clinical studies that will advance understanding of these complex diseases and better direct clinical care. In addition to this clinical focus, I have a passion for medical trainee an...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine), Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Faith Summersett Williams, PhD, MS, is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with secondary appointments in Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is the director and founder of the Implementation science + Health Equity Advancement Lab (I+HEAL), housed in the Potocsnak Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine (DAYAM) at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. Trained as a pediatric clinician-scientist, her academic and clinical interests are focused on health equity and justice to center the...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
My primary clinical focus is treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. I see patients at our affiliate institution, La Rabida Children's Hospital, and at our off-site clinics in Homer Glen and St. John Indiana. I also enjoy educating families and healthcare providers about weight management and obesity prevention.
Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Dr. Tan is Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases attending; Medical Director of the International Patient Services Program (IPS); co-Director of the Pediatric Travel Medicine Clinic; and Director of the International Adoptee Clinic at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases.Dr. Tan received her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed her reside...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Tannous was born and raised in Iowa City, IA, and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He then joined the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center where he completed medical school and earned his PhD studying mechanisms of myocardial remodeling. Dr. Tannous remained in Dallas for pediatric residency, and then relocated to Boston Children’s Hospital for general cardiology fellowship, followed by a senior year in interventional cardiology. As a member of Invasive Cardiology, Dr. Tannous specializes...
Assistant Professor, Medicine (Hospital Medicine), Pediatrics
Dr. Ann-Marie Tantoco is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She joined Northwestern in 2018 and practices as an academic med-peds hospitalist in Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
I am a pediatrician and a child neurologist with a clinical focus on epilepsy in infants and children. My specific area of expertise is a genetic condition called Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and Infantile spasms, Drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) and epilepsy surgery. I believe in collaborative multidisciplinary care with the focus being the patient and their families. Universal access to affordable healthcare, specialty care for all with effective health care delivery, efficient utilization and personnel management and fostering global collaborations in pediatric epilepsy care are goals an...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr.Taylor is a pediatrician with the division of Hospital Based Medicine. She is dedicated to providing compassionate, personalized care and works closely with patients and families to support their health and well-being.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
My primary clinical interests include pediatric cardiomyopathy (including cardiomyopathy associated with neuromuscular disorders), heart failure and heart transplantation. My primary research interests focus on heart transplant related complications, especially antibody-mediated rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy, as well as pediatric heart failure.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I have more than 30 years experience as a Pediatrician and over the years have worked in both Suburban and Urban Hospital based setting. I also completed a 2 year Pediatric Emergency Room fellowship training. I am currently a clinical Instructor for several Clinical Education Courses for the medical students at Northwestern School of Medicine. I have been involved with medical students over the past 10 years at Northwestern including co-advisor for the Pediatric interest group. I am the DEI co leader for the emergency room and help cooridinate topics and subjects of interest that pertain to o...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
I am a clinical pediatric endocrinologist and physician-scientist engaged in clinical research focused on reproductive and metabolic disorders in children. I also have a strong interest in medical education and teaching medical studies, residents, and fellows.
Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education
Dr. Trainor is Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the Division of Emergency Medicine. She is Associate Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics and oversees activities across the educational spectrum from medical student to residency and fellowship programs within the Department of Pediatrics. She is a pediatric emergency physician with special expertise in pediatric acute care simulation-based instruction and debriefing and is a member of the kidSTAR Medical Education training program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Chil...
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care)
Dr Unger is a general pediatrician and offers well child care from birth through adolescence. She has a special interest in nutrition, prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, and family fitness.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Medical Education
Dr. Sharon Unti is the Senior Advisor for Graduate Medical Education for the Department of Pediatrics of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine based at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She is also the Director of the Pediatric Alumni Network for the McGaw/Northwestern Pediatrics residency training program based at Lurie Children's Hospital (previously Children's Memorial Hospital).
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
My clinical work focuses on inpatient pediatrics, including pediatric intensive care, intermediate care, and general pediatrics. My career interests are in global health, medical education, and simulation.
Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Priya Verghese, MBBS (MD), MPH is a pediatric nephrologist with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Having been born and brought up in the United States, she moved to India at the age of ten, eventually securing admission into one of India’s top five medical colleges. She returned to the USA to complete pediatric residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she declined an invitation to be chief resident to pursue a pediatric nephrology fellowship and a subsequent transplant fellowship at the University of Washington while simultaneously earning a degree in the Master of Pub...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
Laura E. Vernon, MD has been a pediatric neurologist at Lurie Children's since 2021. She is an ABPN Board Certified specialist in Child Neurology and UCNS Board Certified specialist in Neonatal Neurocritical Care. She completed her medical training at the Univeristy of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, her Child Neurology residency at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital/McGaw Medical Center, and her fellowship in Fetal and Neonatal Neurology at Washington Univeristy in St. Louis.
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
As a hospital-based pediatrician, Dr. Verre cares for infants and children admitted to Prentice Women's Hospital and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. He is involved in medical student and pediatric resident education and has a special interest in immigrant and refugee health as well as infants exposed to opioids.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I am a pediatric neuro-oncologist with current research focus in data analytics. My research career began in 2007 as a pediatric hematology oncology fellow in the Biegel Laboratory profiling brain tumors on the Illumina 550K high density SNP-array platform. My work directly led to the discovery of an activated novel KIAA1549-BRAF fusion oncogene in the majority of pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGGs). This genomic abnormality has since been found to be a hallmark of PLGGs. Over the course of the subsequent decade, I developed preclinical models for molecular characterization of genomic discover...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Dermatology
I am an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and an Attending Pediatric Dermatologist, Dermatologic Surgeon and Laser specialist at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I received my medical degree from McGill University in 1988, and completed internship (1989) and residencies in Pediatrics (1991) and Dermatology (1994) at the University of Arizona. I received Board Certification in Pediatrics (1995-2006), Dermatology (1995-2025) and Pediatric Dermatology (2004-2025). I am a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatolog...
Professor, Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
As a developmental/clinical psychologist, Dr. Wakschlag's scientific focus is on how early development (from the prenatal-preschool period) shapes mental health pathways. One major line of inquiry is characterizing the phenotype of emergent mental health problems in early childhood. She and her collaborators have generated the first “developmentally-sensitive toolkit specifically designed to enhance early identification of mental health problems, via by empirically-based differentiation of the normative misbehavior of early childhood from the onset of disruptive behavior at preschool age. C...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
My clinical interests focus on cardiac intensive care, chiefly the post-operative care of neonates and children undergoing congenital heart surgery.My primary research interest involves HPA axis dysfunction post-surgery, during sepsis, ARDS and other conditions involving oxidative stress.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I received my medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2009, prior to completing my Pediatrics residency at the University of Texas Southwestern/Children's Medical Center Dallas. I completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology in 2015 and a fellowship in Developmental Therapeutics in 2016 at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I subsequently became a member of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology division with a specialization in Solid Tumors at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Ch...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
As a pediatric electrophysiologist, I care for pediatric and adult congenital patients with all types of arrhythmias. In addition, I am passionate about exercise medicine, exercise testing and cardiac rehabilitation. I created and direct the inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs and the exercise medicine programs for the Lurie Children's Heart Center. I am interested in determining appropriate exercise parameters for children with heart disease, cardiac changes from intense sports training, exercise prescription and in cardiac rehabilitation in children with heart disease. I...
Research Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
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, respectively....
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am a pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist, originally from Chicago. My wife's family and my family both live in the midwest and I have two children.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition), Medicine (Allergy and Immunology)
As a physician-scientist, my long-term objective is to define immunologic mechanisms of gastrointestinal inflammation that drive clinical phenotype/outcome. This is key to identifying novel therapeutic targets, improving outcomes, reducing morbidity and personalizing care. My focus is on Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases (EGID), in particular Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), Eosinophilic Gastritis (EoG), and Eosinophilic Duodenitis (EoD). EoE, in particular, involves symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and immune mediated eosinophil-predominant inflammation secondary to chronic exposure to ...
Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Debra E. Weese-Mayer, M.D. is the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor in Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also the Founder and from 2008 to 2025 Chief of the first Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Dr. Weese-Mayer is recognized internationally for her clinical and research work in the emerging discipline of pediatric autonomic medicine and is a lead translational researcher at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute. She is recognized int...
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Weinstein treats patients with all forms of childhood and adolescent cancer. Her primary areas of expertise include retinoblastoma (the most common form of eye cancer in children), pediatric lymphomas (both Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin subtypes and post-transplantation lymphomas), and a group of disorders called the histiocytoses, including Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).
Dr. Weinstein is also the director of the Cancer Predisposition Program at Lurie Children's Hospital where she provides comprehensive care with surveillance and counseling to p...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My interests involve the integration of point of care ultrasound to enhance the bedside care of neonates. My research interests involve lung ultrasound and targeted neonatal echocardiography/hemodynamics.
Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
I completed my fellowship at the Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School. I then join the faculty at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School and continued a research fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Galli at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2000, I joined the faculty at the SUNY Downstate as the Vice-Chairman of Research and Education, and then in 2003 became the Division Director for Pediatric GI at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2008, I joined the faculty at Feinberg and L...
Instructor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
As a hospital-based pediatrician, Dr. Wicks works at both Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital with clinical areas of focus including management of critically ill newborns in the Neonatal ICU. Dr. Wicks' interests also include clinical education of medical students and residents.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Primary Care-Outreach)
Career goal: to continue to grow as a caring and empathic pediatrician for the community while furthering the education of medical trainees. I enjoy caring for children of all ages; from newborn medicine through adolescence, both well and sick.
Professor, Surgery (Pediatric Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery), Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Dr. Winlaw is a cardiothoracic surgical innovator as well as an experienced and talented neonatal surgeon. His professional track record demonstrates that he is an exceptional clinician and surgeon, as well as a dedicated educator, mentor and thought leader in the field with an extensive publication record.
Supportive, family-centered care is the cornerstone of Dr. Winlaw’s clinical approach. He is committed to clear and frequent communication with parents/guardians and patients. Dr. Winlaw’s focus as a leader is on ensuring an excellent culture of care, including seamless multidisciplinary te...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology), Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health)
I am a pediatric and fetal cardiologist with a background in health economics and biostatistics. I research topics related to efficiency of pediatric and fetal cardiac care, including regionalization, reimbursement structures, prenatal diagnosis, access to and equity of care. This research is currently supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NHLBI K01HL171819) and foundation grants.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Woo is a pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Based Medicine. She works at Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital. She enjoys caring for a wide array of pediatrics patients, spanning from neonates to adolescents.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Dermatology), Dermatology
Dr. Duri Yun is a board certified dermatologist who practices general pediatric dermatology and has a special interest in inpatient dermatology. Her expertise includes birthmarks, inflammatory skin disorders, skin infections and exanthems.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I am a Pediatric Oncologist who specializes in the care of children and adolescents with hematologic malignancies including leukemia, lymphoma, and histocytic disorders. I completed my Pediatrics Residency at Northwestern/Lurie Children's before subspecialty training in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center / Weill Cornell - New York Presbyterian Hospital. I returned to Northwestern/Lurie Children's in 2023 after five years on the faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I design and conduct clinical trials for pediatric leukemia, partnering with the...
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Zessis is a hospital pediatrician and member of the Complex Care Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. His interests include Hospital Medicine on the medical floor and ICU, complex care, medical education, mentorship, and advocacy. He is a member of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators and is a graduate of the Medical Education Certificate Program. He completed the Augusta Webster Faculty Research Fellowship in Medical Education. He serves as a College Mentor to the Feinberg MD class of 2026.
Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care), Pharmacology, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Youyang Zhao, Ph.D., is William G. Swartchild, Jr. Distinguished Research Professor and Director of the Program for Lung and Vascular Biology, and Head of the Injury Repair and Regeneration Research at the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He is Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), and Pharmacology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and member of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute. Dr. Zhao joined Lurie Children’s in July 2017 from the University of Illino...