Department of Pediatrics

The Paller lab is interested in understanding how skin cells communicate with sensory nerves, the immune system, and the vasculature in inflammatory skin disorders (such as psoriasis, eczema, and genetic skin disorders) and diabetic wounds; determining the mechanism by which obesity exacerbates inflammatory disease; and using topically-delivered nanotechnology towards developing new targeted therapies for skin disorders. Our ultimate goal is discovery about human disease in the lab and translation of these findings towards new therapies. Dr. Paller is also the principal investigator of Northwe...

Audrey Brewer, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and a researcher in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Division of Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, and Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center. Dr. Brewer has close to 10 years of experience working as a board-certified pediatrician, where for five years she worked at Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC), a federally qualified health care center (FQHC) on the West Side of Chicago. Dr. Brewer re...

Dr. Myers is the Fellowship Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University. He trained as a pediatrics resident and neonatology fellow at the University of Chicago. Dr. Myers is the Past-Chair of the Organization of Neonatal Program Directors. He was selected to represent the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine education community on the Council of Pediatric Subspecialists  by the American Academy of Pediatrics section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He is a recipient of the Northwestern Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship faculty teaching award. Dr...

Dr. Woo is a pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Based Medicine. She works at Lurie Children's Hospital and Prentice Women's Hospital. She enjoys caring for a wide array of pediatrics patients, spanning from neonates to adolescents. 

Karl Migally, MD is a pediatric cardiologist and cardiac intensivist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, an assistant professor of pediatrics, and the pediatric cardiac intensive care fellowship program director at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is a member of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME). His interests include trainee education and mentorship, allied health professional education, curriculum development, congenital cardiac physiology & pathophysiology, and the use of advancements such as data visualization/analytics software an...

As Chief Medical Officer of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, oversight of all Quality and Safety, and former Medical Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, my research is focused on generating innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes and quality of care, while fostering dynamic strategies to minimize waste, optimize resources, and streamline patient throughput and access to care. In particular, as Director of Innovation (IGNITE Innovation) I build multi-disciplinary innovative strategies and platforms for novel idea generation, solutions for costly systems ...

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 Associate Medical Director of the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities, Medical Director for the Schreiber Center for Early Chilcdhood Health and Wellness, and Associate Chair for Compassion and Wellness Initiatives for Lurie's Department of Pediatrics.  I...

Identify children at risk CAD. Utilize the new NHLBI guidelines (member expert panel) to reduce cardiovascular 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.

Dr Janine Yasmin Khan is an Attending Neonatologist at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital and Prentice Women’s Hospital, Northwestern Medical Center, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Northwestern, Feinberg School of Medicine. Her postgraduate degrees were obtained from the UK and she is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (1992), and the U.S. Dr Khan’s clinical specialty is in the care of high-risk infants, especially those affected with perinatal and neonatal brain injury – neonatal encephalopathy, neonatal stroke and intraventricular hemorrhage. She h...