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Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology-Immunology
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...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am interested in adolescent reproductive health, Electronic Medical Record processes, Quality Improvement, and education of trainees and medical students
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy)
In addition to caring for infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of neurologic conditions, I have specialized training and interest in acquired demyelinating diseases (multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica) and genetic white matter diseases (leukodystrophies).
I am 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.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Greenberg is the Division Head for Pediatric Hospital Medicine (Lurie Children's Campus) and the Chief Administrative Officer for the Department of Pediatrics. His interests include leadership, innovative systems for providing inpatient care, and medical informatics.
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Pediatrics
My primary research interest is in lung repair after acute injury with a focus on TGF-beta mediated signaling. We have identified mitochondrial generated reactive oxygen species as important in TGF-bête mediated gene expression and are working to identify novel therapeutic targets in this pathway. We are also interested in modulating the ubiquitin-proteosomal pathway as a therapeutic target for tissue fibrosis. I have a clinical translational interest in Cystic Fibrosis. I am the site co-PI for the CF Foundation sponsored clinical trial network, The Therapeutic Development Network. I am also ...
Instructor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am a primary care pediatrician within the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics, and have a particular academic interest in health care policy and understanding how children access health care. I am passionate about improving access to primary care for disadvantaged youth, and having safety net policies in place so that all children have access to high quality care.
Instructor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I am a primary care pediatrician within the Division of Advanced General Pediatrics, and I have an academic interest in medical education focusing on primary care and general pediatrics.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician in Cardiology at Lurie Children’s Hospital. I completed a post-graduate degree in public health from Yale University with a focus in epidemiology and biostatistics; clinical fellowship in pediatric cardiology from Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Ohio State University) and non-invasive cardiac imaging at Children’s Hospital Boston (Harvard Medical School). My interests include clinical pediatric cardiology and non-invasive cardiac imaging; including echocardiography, fetal...
Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology-Immunology
A major pediatric research priority and the long-term goal of my laboratory is the identification of the etiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease (KD), the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed nations. KD can result in coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) formation with resultant myocardial infarction and/or sudden death. Clinical and epidemiologic data are consistent with an infectious cause of KD, but the etiologic agent remains unknown.We hypothesize that a "new" virus enters through the respiratory tract and infects bronchial epithelium, traveling in macrophages ...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Kenny D. Kronforst received a B.S. degree in Microbiology, as well as, her MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She then completed her M.D. degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (now McGovern Medical School). She graduated medical school in 2006 and continued her intern year in Pediatrics at the same institution. In 2007, she transferred to Boston, MA, and became part of the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics. She successfully completed that program and transitioned to the Boston Children’s Ne...
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