Department of Pediatrics

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...

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...

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 and in children.  I also study the imaging and treatment outcomes of children with pulmonary vein stenosis.

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.

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.  Hust...

My interests center around primary care and the coordination of care for children with special needs and children with medical complexity.

I am a pediatrician and child neurologist with a clinical focus on neurological disorders in infants and children specifically epilepsy. My interests are in the evaluation of children with drug resistant epilepsy for epilepsy surgery and treatment of children with tuberous sclerosis complex and infantile spasms. i believe in universal accessibility to healthcare, affordle health care for all, effective health care delivery, utilization and personnel management systems and fostering global collaborations in healthcare worldwide.

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. 

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

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.