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Department of Pediatrics

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Dedicated to understanding and promoting child health.

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Faculty Spotlight

Joshua D Prozialeck

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)

My primary clinical interests include general pediatric gastroenterology and integrative medicine.

Loretta S Li

Assistant Professor of 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...

Karl S Migally

Assistant Professor of 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, curriculum development, and the use of advancements such as data visualization/analytics software (eg. Etiometry T3) and immersive technology (eg. augmented and virtual reality) to improv...

Kiona Y Allen

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

Dr. Kiona Allen is the Medical Director of the Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit, Medical Director of the Single Ventricle Center of Excellence, and Associate 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.

Mahima Keswani

Assistant Professor of 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.

David G Ritacco

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)

I am a child neurologist with particular interest in neurology of the newborn. After medical research in physiology as an undergraduate, I pursued research in the psychophysics of vision as a medical student, and was awarded a PhD in neurobiology. I am currently pursuing clinical research, primarily regarding neurological issues in the newborn, including stroke, hypoxic ischemic injury, and use of therapeutic hypothermia.

Rachel G Robison

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)

Rachel Robison, MD completed her undergraduate training at Emory University in Atlanta, GA obtaining a BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and received her medical degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She moved to Chicago, IL in 2005 to complete her postgraduate residency training in Pediatrics and a subsequent fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the former Children's Memorial Hospital. She is currently a Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an Assistan...

Kristin Kan

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)

Dr. Kan's relationships with families and partnerships with communities, as a primary care pediatrician and health services researcher, motivate her to improve our scientific understanding of health services delivery for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and to build cross-sectoral solutions to support children and their families.

Stephannie Baehl Voller

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)

Dr. Voller is a neonatologist in the neonatal intensive care units at Prentice Women's Hospital and Lurie Children's Hospital. She also follows high-risk infants in the NICU-Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Clinic. Her interests include identifying early risk factors and potential interventions that can lead to improved neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants.

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Faculty Development

Our faculty is one of our greatest resources. To support them on the paths to successful, fulfilling careers, we make faculty development a priority.<

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Department of Pediatrics strives to create and maintain training programs that mirror the diverse patient population we serve in Chicago. We believe that diverse faculty, residency and fellowship programs are essential to our long-term success as leaders in academic medicine.

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Physician-Scientist Training & Resources

We offer a wide range of resources, mentorship opportunities and formal training programs to help our residents and fellows excel as physician-scientists. Explore all of the resources and hear from housestaff who are making research a major part of their career development plans.

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