Department of Pediatrics
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Faculty Spotlight
Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Elizabeth Powell, MD,MPH, is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy) and Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
Clinical EEG and Epilepsy in children and neonates; neonatal neurology; neurological complications of pediatric(medical) disease
Instructor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
I am a board certified pediatrician with primary interests in the care of both the well and preterm or ill newborn. In addition to newborn care I provide procedural moderate sedation for pediatric patients of all ages.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
My work focuses on the use of local, regional, and national databases to analyze neonatal outcomes and provide disease specific counseling for neonatal care to families.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)
Kavita S. Hodgkins, MD, MSCI, is a Board Certified Pediatric Nephrologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She practices as an Attending Physician in the outpatient clinics of Lurie Children's Hospital and also serves as the Director of Resident and Medical Student Education for the Division of Kidney Diseases. She has a joint position with the Urology Division at Lurie Children's Hospital and works closely with the Urology Divisi...[Read full text]Kavita S. Hodgkins, MD, MSCI, is a Board Certified Pediatric Nephrologist and an As...
Professor of Pediatrics (Dermatology) and Dermatology
Sarah L. Chamlin, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an Attending Physician, Lurie Children's Hospital specializing in Pediatric Dermatology. Her clinical interests include hemangiomas and other vascular lesions, laser therapy and general Pediatric Dermatology. Her research interests include quality-of-life measurement in children and teens with skin disease and hemangiomas. She is a founding member of the Hemangioma Investigator Group, an international research consortium. She is also the medical director of the Vascula...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
I am interested in the diagnosis and management of pediatric and adult congenital arrhythmias. 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
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
My research mainly focuses on sepsis, inflammatory digestive diseases, pancreatitis and liver hepatocyte injury and repair by animal models and molecular biology methods. We are working on the identification of some novel targets for protection against tissue injury. MFG-E8 (Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8), a secreted glycoprotein regulating tissue homeostasis, possessing potent anti-inflammatory properties, and protecting against tissue injury, is continuously being studied.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
My primary clinical and academic interests align in the development, implementation, and assessment of telehealth and digital health programs, with the overarching goals of improving access to care for children, supporting clinicians, and reinforcing the patient-centered medical home. My additional research interests lie in medical education and simulation, specifically in using immersive simulation to train health care providers for difficult conversations encountered during clinical care.
Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Medical Education and Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department
My area of academic interest focuses on pediatric neurocritical care especially as it pertains to epilepsy, status epilepticus, coma, brain injury, and neurophysiology.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Lurie Children's is the Feinberg School of Medicine's affiliated hospital dedicated to pediatric care. Lurie Children's is Illinois' only freestanding hospital exclusively for children and offers patients access to world-class care in a modern, kid-friendly environment.
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.<