Infectious Diseases
From premature infants to cancer to organ transplants and beyond, clinical and research advances in Infectious Diseases are central to move our best healthcare forward."
— Ravi R. Jhaveri, MD
Division Chief, Infectious Diseases
What We Do
Research
Our faculty members investigate critical problems in infectious diseases to advance knowledge and outcomes for children. Every year, members of our division share their research findings and clinical expertise in publications, lectures, courses and symposia to disseminate their expertise across the country and around the world. View our publications feed.
Education
Our division’s pediatric faculty provide evidence-based, leading-edge education and instruction to medical students, medical residents, medical fellows, pharmacy residents and visiting students and scholars at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Our faculty specialists are board-certified in pediatrics and in pediatric infectious diseases. We also accept one trainee each year into the three-year fellowship.
Patient Care
The division consists of specialists who provide comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services at our affiliate patient care site, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, for children with a wide variety of infectious diseases, including many that are rarely seen in this country. Children throughout the nation are referred to our division and specialists to receive excellent clinical care.
