Department of Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Originally from Northern California; completed medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg Schoo of Medicine in 2011, then Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Children's Memorial Hospital/Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in 2014 and 2017, respectively.
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 ...
Instructor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Skibley is a pediatric hospitalist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also the Medical Director for Almost Home Kids, Chicago. She is board certified in pediatrics. Her clinical interests include caring for children with medical complexities, breastfeeding medicine, newborn medicine, and congenital CMV. She directs the nursery rotation for the pediatric residents. Dr. Skibley graduated from The University of Notre Dame and earned her medical degree from Southern Il...
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
My primary areas of research interest are adolescent sexual and reproductive health and surveillance and control of sexually transmitted diseases. My research focuses on high priority areas of HIV/STI intervention implementation, risk assessment and developing prevention packages specifically for adolescents, with a focus on young women. A new area of interest is understanding the ethical implications of community participation in HIV cure and biomedical prevention research.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
I have dedicated my career to decreasing health and educational disparities among low income children, through clinical work, education and advocacy. I am a primary care pediatrician at Lurie Children’s Uptown Clinic, an academic community health center, where I also teach Northwestern residents and medical students. I am also the Immediate Past-President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. One of my main areas of expertise is literacy promotion in pediatrics. I am the Medical Director and Board Chair of Reach Out and Read (ROR) Illinois, providing technical and fina...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
Dr. Perez graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine (now Rowan University), and then completed her pediatric residency at Goryeb Children's Hospital/ Atlantich Health in Morristown, NJ. She then went on to complete her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. After training, Dr. Perez was on staff as an attending physician at Goryeb Children's Hospital. She was also the associate program director for the pediatric residency program, and developed and led the Goryeb Academic Pediatr...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Chang’s research focuses on understanding how brain injury, that occurs around the time of birth, leads to movement disorders like cerebral palsy. In her lab, Dr. Chang uses mouse models to study how intrauterine growth restriction and high oxygen exposure lead to brain injury and how that injury manifests in movement disorders. Her research uses a combination of unique cellular techniques, MRI, and motor tests. The ultimate goal of Dr. Chang’s research is to develop techniques for early detection and treatments for babies with brain injuries to ensure the best possible neurodevelopmental ...
Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) and Preventive Medicine
My primary clinical and research activities relate to the care of marginalized youth populations including HIV+ and LGBT young people. Our research is largely HIV prevention in nature, mostly targeting either young men who have sex with men or transgender individuals. A new area of research and clinical interest involves working with young gender variant children and families
Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care), Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Pharmacology
Youyang Zhao, Ph.D., is William G. Swartchild, Jr. Distinguished Research Professor and Director of the Program for Lung and Vascular Biology, and Head of the Injury Repair and Regeneration Research at the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. He is Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), and Pharmacology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and member of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute. Dr. Zhao joined Lurie Children’s in July 2017 from the University of Illino...
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