Department of Pediatrics
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
I received my medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2005, prior to completing my Pediatrics residency at the University of Texas Southwestern/Children's Medical Center Dallas. I completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology in 2015 and a fellowship in Developmental Therapeutics in 2016 at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I subsequently became a member of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology division with a specialization in Solid Tumors at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Ch...
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
As a clinical educator, my goals are to combine my clinical interests in general pediatric cardiology as well as more specialized clinical expertise in echocardiography and exercise medicine, with my interests in fellow education.
Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Ra-id Abdulla is a pediatric cardiologist with 30 years of experience in treating children with heart diseases; he is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. Dr. Abdulla is Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. His interest in the field of pediatric cardiology combines education and clinical work. Throughout his career, Dr. Abdulla has graduated generations of young physician trainees in pediatric cardiology and cared for thousands of children with heart disease, many are now healthy adults. Dr. Abdulla’s academic efforts ext...
Professor of Pediatrics (Rheumatology) and Pathology
My research and clinical interests focus on the use of informatics to improve quality and research projects, by coordinating flow of data from diverse sources, including the electronic medical record. My research is in health related quality of life of children with arthritis. I am in the Division of Rheumatology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Administratively, I am Director of Clinical Research Informatics at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. I am the inaugural Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program, Feinberg School of Medicine; the first fello...
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care) and Medical Education
My primary interest is in the career advising of medical students.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Dr Arshad is an Assistant Professor at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and an Attending Physician in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She joined Northwestern in 2018 after completing her Pediatric Residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Duke University in Durham, NC. Prior to that she obtained her MBBS degree from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan.
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 (Endocrinology)
I am a physician scientist with a research interest in the developmental origins of obesity. I study metabolism in pregnancy and the near and long-term metabolic outcomes in children. My long-term goal is to facilitate early intervention to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)
–Dr. Gal Finer is a Board certified Pediatric Nephrologist, MD, PhD, clinician-scientist, and an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Finer acquired knowledge in genetic diseases of the kidney while serving the Bedouin population in Israel, and in molecular pathways of renal fibrosis while working in the laboratory of Dr. William H. Schnaper. Her current research interest lies in understanding the pathophysiology of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT). To this end,...
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) and Pediatrics
Dr. Bhasin completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in 2016. His primary focus is in the care of hospitalized adults and hospitalized children.
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