Department of Pediatrics

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Divisions and division heads

The divisions of the Department of Pediatrics focus on helping children by continually seeking and providing the most advanced technology, treatment and medical expertise available. Our affiliation with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine ensures that your child will be cared for by some of the most prominent experts in the field of pediatric medicine.

Allergy and Immunology
Jacqueline Pongracic, MD

Cardiology
Barbara Deal, MD

Critical Care
Zehava Noah, MD

Dermatology
Anthony J. Mancini, MD

Emergency Medicine
Steven Krug, MD

Endocrinology
Donald Zimmerman, MD

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Barry K. Wershil, MD

General Academic Pediatrics
Joel Frader, MD

Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism
Joel Charrow, MD

Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Morris Kletzel, MD

Rheumatology
Marisa Klein-Gitelman, MD

Infectious Diseases
Stanford Shulman, MD