Department of Pediatrics
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What We Do
Faculty Spotlight
Instructor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
My interests center around primary care and the coordination of care for children with special needs and children with medical complexity.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)
Rachel Robison, MD completed her undergraduate training at Emory University in Atlanta, GA obtaining a BS in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and received her medical degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. She moved to Chicago, IL in 2005 to complete her postgraduate residency training in Pediatrics and a subsequent fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the former Children's Memorial Hospital. She is currently a Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an Assistan...
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Weinstein treats patients with all forms of childhood and adolescent cancer. Her primary areas of expertise include retinoblastoma (the most common form of eye cancer in children), pediatric lymphomas (both Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin subtypes and post-transplantation lymphomas), and a group of disorders called the histiocytoses, including Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). She is also the director of the Cancer Predisposition Program at Lurie Children's Hospital where she performs counseling and provides comprehensive care with surveillance to pa...
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
I joined the department of pediatrics, division of Emergency Medicine in 2013 and since that time I Ihave been clinically active seeing patients at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's Emergency Care Center as well seeing patients at both of the satelite pediatric EDs. I devote time to other projects outside of clinical care that are driven by his experiences in the ED. Most of my projects outside my clinical responsibilities are based on a desire to provide more efficient, equitable, safer, and evidence based care to the patients I see in the ED. I hope through work in qu...
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)
Dr. Bercovitz is triple boarded in general pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology, and transfusion medicine.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
My clinical interests focus on cardiac intensive care, chiefly the post-operative care of neonates and children undergoing congenital heart surgery.My primary research interest involves HPA axis dysfunction post-surgery, during sepsis, ARDS and other conditions involving oxidative stress.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care)
Dr. Carl completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin. She completed a fellowship in Non-operative pediatric orthopaedics at the University of Wisconsin and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Rush University.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Dr. Myers is the Fellowship Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University. He trained as a pediatrics resident and neonatology fellow at the University of Chicago. Dr. Myers is the Chair Elect of the Organization of Neonatal Program Directors. He was selected to represent the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine education community on the Council of Pediatric Subspecialists by the American Academy of Pediatrics section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. He is a recipient of the Northwestern Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship faculty teaching award.
Instructor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)
As a pediatric hepatologists I care for children with transient and chronic liver diseases, as well as those that require liver transplantation. I am very grateful for the opportunities to care for our amazing patients. I enjoy building relationships with patients and families, and working collaboratively to keep children as healthy as they can be so they can thrive in all areas of life.
Our Home
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.<