Department of Pediatrics

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, PI for the national echocardiography quality collaborative, and is the site PI for NIH fu...

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.

I completed my BA in Biology from Williams College in 2005. Afterwards, I worked in a neurobiology lab at Harvard University as a research assistant. I then completed my MD from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2012. I then completed my pediatrics residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2015. There I began my research interest in acute kidney injury (AKI). I continued developing my interest in AKI and fluid managment during my critical care fellowship at Children's Hospital Colorado and graduated in 2018. I completed my MS in Health Services and Outcomes Research ...

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 and Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium. Her research in this domain evaluates family perspectives and patient out...

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.

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.

I am a Pediatric Hematologist with an academic focus and clinical expertise in Thrombosis and Hemostasis and Neonatal Hematology. I am passionate about understanding the role of the developing hemostatic system and it's impact on neonatal thrombosis, the interaction of clinical and acquired risk factors in thrombus development and developing risk stratification models to predict thrombosis. My ultimate goal is to improve outcomes in children with thrombosis through collaborative research, education and clinical innovations.  Academic Focus My clinical-research focus is on neonatal thrombosis a...

My primary clinical interest lies in pediatric CT and MR imaging, with a specialty expertise and research focus in pediatric cardiovascular imaging.