Department of Pediatrics

Children with atopic (allergic) diseases often worsen at night and suffer from sleep disturbances. Our team identified that over 3 million school aged children in the US suffer from sleep disturbance related to their eczema. We are now working to uncover the reason eczema worsens at night. Ultimately we plan to develop new approaches in treating allergic disease, while focusing on outcomes important to our patients and their families. We welcome collaborators and families who are interested in participating in our research studies.

The focus of my research for over 30 years has been the "natural" history of pediatric seizures and epilepsy with a specific emphasis on seizure outcomes, developmental and cognitive consequences the impact on quality of life, impact on families, and the implications of all of these considerations for care and care-models. In 2007, I played a key role in focusing NINDS research priorities on the cognitive, developmental, and behavioral co-morbidities of epilepsy and organized sessions at the American Epilepsy Society meeting to investigate these areas and identify research opportunities for im...

Dr. Candace Mannarino is an attending physician in the divisions of cardiology (cardiac intensive care) and pediatric critical care medicine. She is the Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Clerkship. She is also the Faculty Lead of the Cardiac Care Unit Simulation Program at Lurie Children’s. Her clinical and research focus is within the realms of medical education, simulation, and quality improvement.

Dr. Cartland is the Administrator for Data Analytics and Reporting and the Director of Child Health Data Lab at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Cartland is a public policy analyst with twenty years of experience working on child and adolescent health and welfare issues. Her areas of expertise include health care financing, community-based interventions, program evaluation, and child and adolescent injury. Monthly CHDL Data Briefs can be found at http://www.luriechildrensresearch.org/chdl/Publications/.

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...

My overall research and clinical goals have been focused on the development of NICU graduates, particularly during the first three years of life. The overarching theme of my research has been to improve understanding about how high risk conditions affect brain development and function in newborn infants and to improve early detection of developmental difficulties and evaluate therapeutic interventions.

Dr. De Ranieri’s clinical interests are diverse. She sees children with a broad range of systemic autoimmune diseases, such as childhood lupus, dermatomyositis, periodic fevers, juvenile arthritis, and vasculitis. Dr. De Ranieri uses Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK US) in her practice to help accurately diagnose, monitor and treat (via guided intervention) joint and tendon disease in children with JIA. She has served on the Examination Development Committee for the Rheumatology MSK US Certification Exam, and she has taught both beginning and advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound courses at nati...

Dr. Eder is a pediatric hospitalist in the Division of Hospital Based Medicine. She works at both Lurie Children's Hospital and Lurie Children's Immediate Care. She has clinical interests in general pediatric acute care. Dr. Eder's career interests also include both undergraduate and graduate medical education.

I enjoy caring for children with disorders of growth, puberty and the adrenal, pituitary and thyroid gland. I also enjoy care of children with diabetes

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 ...