Department of Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Cynthia Castiglioni completed her undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame and received her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh. After completing her pediatric residency at Children's Memorial Hospital, she joined the Division of Hospital Based Medicine in 2009. Cindy holds the position of Medical Director for Floor 21 at the Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and has previously served as the Clinical Practice Director for the Division of Hospital Based Medicine. In 2016, she completed a Masters in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety through Nor...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
I am a board certified pediatric gastroenterologist with advanced training in intestinal rehabilitation, hepatology and transplant, and my clinical activities are divided across these areas. I work with wonderful colleagues in the Lurie Intestinal Rehab and Transplant Program, who provide coordinated, multidisciplinary care to patients with short gut syndrome and associated disorders, including those that require bowel transplantation. In addition, I care for patients with liver disorders and liver transplant admitted to the hospital, and for patients with general GI disorders in both outpatie...
Professor of Pediatrics (Community Based Primary Care), Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Pediatrics (Primary Care-Outreach)
Identify children at risk CAD. Utlize the new NHLBI guidelines (member expert panel) to reduce cardiovascuar disease in children and adolescents.Provide tools, support, and provide recognition for pediatric office based education and to mentor community pediatricians to provide more teaching to medical students, residents, and other trainees.
Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine) and Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Pediatric Sleep Medicine including but not limited to Pediatric Sleep-disordered breathing, Obstructive sleep disordered breathing in children, Central sleep disordered breathing in children, Non-invasive positive airway pressure including NIV; Pediatric Sleep-related movment disorders, Pediatric Parasomnias, Infant sleep apnea, Pediatric Narcolepsy and Disorders of Central Hypersomnolence.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr Chaudhury is the section head of Pediatric stem cell transplant and cellular therapy. She serves on several collaborative study groups and in leadership roles at the PTCTC and COG. Her special focus is clinical trials involving transplantation and cellular therapy strategies to reduce toxicities and improve outcomes; especially stem cell transplants for non-malignant disorders; and Pediateric Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
As medical director for the Institute for Sports Medicine (ISM) at Lurie Children’s since 2004, I have extensive experience caring for children and adolescents with sports-related injuries. I have served as team physician for high school, college, elite, and professional teams. I am currently the team physician for DeLaSalle high school, Moody Bible Institute, North Side Youth Football League, and the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics team. I served on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF) for the past 11 years, and for the last 4 y...
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics
I am interested in Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and alternative medicines. We have created a center called the Chicago Integrative Eczema Center that is devoted to taking care of patients with eczema and their families, with an emphasis on education about the disease. I am also very interested in connective tissue diseases such as lupus and dermatomyositis. I am a medical acupuncturist and am interested in alternative medical approaches to dermatologic diseases. Finally, I am interested in medical student and resident education.
Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation) and Pediatrics (Palliative Care)
Expertise in care of children with a variety of cancers, especially pediatric leukemia, palliative care and hemophagocytic syndromeExpertise in palliative care and pain managementExpertise in clinical bioethics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
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 interset in AKI during my critical care fellowship at Children's Hospital Colorado and graduated in 2018. I now work as a faculty member in the pediatric critical care department at Ann...
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Bercovitz is triple boarded in general pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology, and transfusion medicine.
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