Department of Pediatrics
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Faculty Spotlight
Instructor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I have a particular interest in urgent care/emergency medicine pediatric care as well as the education of residents and medical students.
Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
I completed my fellowship at the Combined Program in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School. I then join the faculty at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School and continued a research fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Stephen Galli at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2000, I joined the faculty at the SUNY Downstate as the Vice-Chairman of Research and Education, and then in 2003 became the Division Director for Pediatric GI at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2008, I joined the faculty at Feinberg and L...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine) and Medical Education
Dr. Norton's clinical expertise are in general pediatric acute inpatient care, pediatric urgent care and well child care. Her academic interests are in the field of medical education. As a former Pediatric Chief Resident and current Associate Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at Lurie Children's Hospital, Dr. Norton is committed to medical education, particularly in the areas of curriculum development, learner assessment and equity/inclusion. She has gained national recognition as an educator and leader through the Academic Pediatric Association's Educational Scholars Program (ESP) a...
Instructor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Ryan has been a member of the Division of Hospital Based Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital since 2005.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Dr. Koressel is a Pediatric Hospitalist in the Department of Pediatrics. She is board certified in Pediatrics. She currently directs the fourth year subinternship in Pediatrics for the Feinberg School of Medicine, coordinates the Pediatric Track for introduction into the 4th year of medical school, and is a core faculty member of the Pediatric KidSTAR simulation program. She has a strong interest in improving the medical education our future physicians receive. Through scholarly research, curriculum design, simulation, and innovative teaching, she aims to train our future physician leaders at ...
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)
–Dr. Jerome Lane is an attending physician in Pediatric Nephrology at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He earned a B.A. in Classics and Biology from Brandeis University in 1987, and his M.D. degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Lane completed his residency in Pediatrics at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital in 1994, and his fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Hospital in 1997
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...
Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology) and Microbiology-Immunology
We study the role of RANTES, a chemokine, and granulysin, a proinflammatory molecule in health and diseases, including cancer, infection, transplantation and autoimmunity.
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Evans received a BSc in Exercise Sciences from the University of Birmingham (1st class honors, 2003-2006). His PhD studies on thrombus resolution were funded by the British Heart Foundation at King’s College London (pass without corrections, 2007-2010). During his postdoctoral training at the University of Cambridge (2011-2015), Colin received funding from the British Heart Foundation and the British Society for Haematology, to study the impact of pulmonary thrombosis on lung tumorigenesis. Following a Parke Davis Exchange Fellowship at the University of Illinois College of Medicine (2016-...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy) and Medical Education
Joanna Blackburn, MD received her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, completed her pediatrics residency at NYU and her child neurology residency at Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital (now Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago). She then completed a fellowship in pediatric movement disorders at University of Rochester. She joined the faculty at Northwestern University/Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in 2012. Additionally she has been the program director for the child neurology residency training program since 2013.
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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.<