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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.
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.
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. 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...
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)...
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).
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 (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 ...
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.
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.
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