Pediatrics: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Dr. Martin Thomas Gonzalo Duncan

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Latinx Culture and Politics, Medical ethics

Mark Fishbein

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Lifestyle and Wellness, Nutrition, Obesity

Dr. Todd A. Florin

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Infectious Disease, Pediatric Illness, Pneumonia, Precision Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Respiratory Health

Dr. Carolyn Foster

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant professor of pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Health Disparities, Pediatric Illness, Telemedicine

Dr. Craig Garfield

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Social Sciences

Field: Global Health, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Family Dynamics, Men’s Health

Dr. Ruchi Gupta

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Allergies, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Public Health

Focus Areas: Asthma, Food Allergies, Health Disparities, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Cold and Flu, Infectious Disease, Pediatric Illness, Pneumonia, Vaccines, Viral Diseases

Nia Heard-Garris

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Adolescent Health and Psychology, Cardiovascular Health, Childhood Development, Child Psychology, Discrimination, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health Disparities, Pediatric Illness, Race and Ethnicity, Stress

Dr. Alanna Higgins Joyce

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine) and Medical Education

Field: Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Breastfeeding, Childhood Development, Pediatric Illness

Elizabeth Johnson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Pediatrics

Field: Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Neurology, Pediatrics, Psychology

Focus Areas: Memory, Network Science, Neuroscience

Dr. Emilie Johnson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Urology

Field: Fertility, Pediatrics, Surgery, Urology

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Pediatric Illness, Reproductive Health, Urinary Tract Infections

Dr. Anisha Kshetrapal

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)

Field: Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Decision Making

Alexander James Kula

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Health, Clinical Research, Kidney Disease, Pediatric Illness

Jill Larson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Field: Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Orthopaedic Surgery, Pain Management, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Peter Lio

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology & of Pediatrics

Field: Dermatology, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Alternative Medicine, Eczema, Skin Conditions

Kerri Machut

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Infant Health, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Renee C. B. Manworren

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Epigenetics, Genetics, Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Adverse Drug Reactions, Alternative Medicine, Clinical Research, Healthcare Policy, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Pediatric Illness, Precision Medicine

Dr. Kelly Michelson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Field: Medical Ethics, Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, Public Health

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Medical ethics, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Meghan O'Neill

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Human Development, Neurology, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: ADD and ADHD, Autism, Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Child Psychology, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy, Language Learning and Processing

Dr. Margot Paisley

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Field: Medical Education, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Breastfeeding, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Infant Health, Vaccines

Dr. Erin Paquette

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care) and Law (by courtesy)

Field: Legal Ethics, Medical Education, Medical Ethics, Pediatrics, Public Health

Focus Areas: Community Health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Inequality, Legal Advocacy, Pediatric Illness, Public Health Policy, Social Justice

Dr. Vamshi Rao

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor in the Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics

Field: Neurology, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Epilepsy, Genetic Medicine and Health, Health Disparities, Neurodegenerative Disease, Pediatric Illness, Spinal Medicine

Dr. Mehul Raval

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Healthcare Policy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Opioid Abuse, Patient Care

Dr. Daniel Robinson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Breastfeeding, Infant Health, Nutrition, Obesity

Dr. Malika D. Shah

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Division of Neonatologist, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine

Field: Human Development, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Breastfeeding, Childhood Development, Infant Health

Ali Shilatifard

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director of the Simpson Querrey Center for Epigenetics

Field: Epigenetics, Genetics, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Childhood Cancer, Leukemia

Dr. Tadanori Tomita

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery (Pediatric Neurosurgery)

Field: Medical Education, Neurology, Pediatrics, Surgery

Focus Areas: Brain Cancer, Cancer Treatment, Childhood Cancer, Clinical Research, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Priya Verghese

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Division Head of Kidney Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant

Dr. Gregory Webster

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Field: Cardiology, Genetics, Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Research, Genetic Medicine and Health, Pediatric Illness

Dr. Nancy Young

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Field: Pediatrics

Focus Areas: Auditory Disorders, Language Learning and Processing