Our Team

Estella M. Alonso, MD

Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics

 ealonso( at )luriechildrens.org

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Melody Altman

Vice President, Administration and Operations for Pediatrics and Research

 maltman( at )luriechildrens.org

Susanna McColley, MD

Scientific Director for Interdisciplinary Research Partnerships

 smccolley( at )luriechildrens.org

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Patrick C. Seed, MD, PhD, FAAP, FIDSA

President and Chief Research Officer, The Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute
Children’s Research Fund Chair in Basic Science
Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology
Director, Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, and Immunity (HMI3) Program

 patrick.seed( at )northwestern.edu

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Elizabeth Alpern, MD

Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics

 ealpern( at )luriechildrens.org

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Catherine Michelson, MD, MSSc

Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program

 cmichelson( at )luriechildrens.org

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Valeria Cohran, MD

Associate Chair, Health Equity

 vcohran( at )luriechildrens.org

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Mariana Glusman, MD

Associate Chair, Compassion and Wellness Initiatives

 mglusman( at )luriechildrens.org

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Robert Greenberg, MD

Associate Chair, In Hospital Services

 rgreenberg( at )luriechildrens.org

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Angira Patel, MD

Associate Chair, Faculty Development

 apatel( at )luriechildrens.org

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Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH

Associate Chair, Advocacy

 ksheehan( at )luriechildrens.org

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Jennifer Trainor, MD

Associate Chair, Education

 jtrainor( at )luriechildrens.org

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Dr. Trainor's interests involve medical student simulation and the use of bootcamps to prepare students for the transition to residency. Joined kidSTAR in 2002.

Amelia Aiello

Division Administrator

Child Abuse Pediatrics, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine

 aaiello( at )luriechildrens.org

Brad Bender

Senior Director; Pediatrics Administration and Operations

Allergy and Immunology

 bbender( at )luriechildrens.org

Sarah Dolan

Division Administrator

Primary Care Outreach

 sadolan( at )luriechildrens.org

Genevieve Frey

Associate VP, Heart Center

Cardiology

 gfrey( at )luriechildrens.org

Richard Garza

Division Administrator

Endocrinology, Genetics, Genomics, and Metabolism, Palliative Care

 richardg( at )northwestern.edu

Deanna Grohmann

Division Administrator

Hospital-Based Medicine

 degrohmann( at )luriechildrens.org

Meghan Jablonski

Senior Director, Pediatrics Administration and Operations; Division Administrator

Neurology

 mjablonski( at )luriechildrens.org

Matt Ludwig

Division Administrator

Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation

 mludwig( at )luriechildrens.org

Alexandra Murdoch

Division Administrator

Critical Care, Neonatology

 amurdoch( at )luriechildrens.org

Adaeze Okorafor

Division Administrator

Pulmonary Medicine, Rheumatology

 achumaokoafor( at )luriechildrens.org

Stephanie Pelligra

Senior Director Pediatric Admin and Operations; Division Administrator

Nephrology

 spelligra( at )luriechildrens.org

Phil Schettenhelm

Senior Director of Administration and Operations

Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

 pschettenhelm( at )luriechildrens.org

Rina Shah Patel

Division Administrator

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Infectious Diseases

 rshahpatel( at )luriechildrens.org

Natasa van Grinsven

Division Administrator

Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Community-Based Primary Care, Advocacy, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

 nvangrinsven( at )luriechildrens.org

Lisa Weber

Division Administrator, Associate Chair

Hospital-Based Medicine Outreach, Neonatology Outreach

 lpweber( at )luriechildrens.org

Andres Arias

Director of Business Operations and Analytics for Pediatrics

 Anarias( at )luriechildrens.org

Elizabeth Asare

Associate Director, Pediatric Medical Education

 easare( at )luriechildrens.org

Lindsey Burdick

Senior Medical Education Coordinator, Pediatric Residency Program

 lburdick( at )luriechildrens.org

Katie Crylen

Manager, Office of Fellowship Programs

 kcrylen( at )luriechildrens.org

Nicole Huffman

Sr. Business Analyst, Pediatrics

 nhuffman( at )luriechildrens.org

Amani King

Executive Assistant, Dr. Estella Alonso

 amaniking( at )luriechildrens.org

Sheffali Kintala

Strategy Consultant

 skintala( at )luriechildrens.org

Guadalupe Lizama

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

 glizama( at )luriechildrens.org

Leslie Lopez

Faculty Affairs Coordinator

 llopez( at )luriechildrens.org

Diana Meza

Senior Medical Education Coordinator, Pediatric Residency Program

 dimeza( at )luriechildrens.org

Kathleen Ozmeral

Manager, Faculty Affairs and Administrative Services

 kozmeral( at )luriechildrens.org

Gorden Rhutasel

Manager, Pediatric Residency Program

 gordenrhutasel( at )luriechildrens.org

Hadeis Safi

Manager, Community Programs and LGBTQ+ Liaison

 hsafi( at )luriechildrens.org

"L" Nelsom Sanchez-Pinto MD

Associate Professor

Critical Care

 lsanchezpinto( at )luriechildrens.org

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Quiana Smothers

Medical Student Coordinator, Pediatric Medical Education

 pedsmedstudents( at )luriechildrens.org

Leah Turner

Senior Administrative Assistant, Pediatric Medical Education

 leturner( at )luriechildrens.org

Veronica Urcino

Program Coordinator, Faculty Affairs and Administrative Services

 vurcino( at )luriechildrens.org