Faculty

ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Bernstein, Karen MD, MPH


Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine;
Director, Adolescent Med. Fellowship Training program;
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kbernste@uic.edu

Klein, Jonathan, MD, MPH

Professor; Senior Associate Head,
Department of Pediatrics

jonklein@uic.edu

Scott, Felicia MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

fscott3@uic.edu

ALLERGY / IMMUNOLOGY / PULMONARY/ SLEEP

Vardhan, Harsha MD

Chief, Section of Allergy/Immunology;
Associate Head, Finance;
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

hvkumar@uic.edu

Harsha Vardhan, Sindhuja MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

sharsha@uic.edu

Park,  Lucy MD

Assistant Professor

tiger@uic.edu

Adavadkar, Pranshu MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

pranshu@uic.edu

Muniyappa, Pravin MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

muniyapp@uic.edu

Chithra Poongkunran MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

cpoong19@uic.edu

CARDIOLOGY

Javois, Alexander, MD

Chief, Section of Cardiology; Clinical Assistant Professor

ajavois@uic.edu

Griffin, Andrew MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

ajgriff1@uic.edu

Imran, Naveen MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

nimran@uic.edu

Serratto-Benvenuto, Maria MD

Professor

mserratt@uic.edu

Sueblinvong, Vithida MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

vithida@uic.edu

CRITICAL CARE

Cortez, Edmundo MD

Chief, Section of Critical Care; Associate Head, Strategic Partnerships; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

ecortez3@uic.edu

Wang, Jenny MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

jennyw@uic.edu

DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY AND BASIC RESEARCH

P. Reddy, Sekhar PhD

Chief, Section of Developmental Biology and Basic Research; Professor of Pediatrics

sreddy03@uic.edu

Raj, J. Usha MD

Professor of Pediatrics

usharaj@uic.edu

Chauhan, Neelima PhD

Associate Professor

nchauhan@uic.edu

Potteti, Haranatha PhD

Research Associate Professor

phreddy@uic.edu

Ramchandran, Ramaswamy PhD

Research Associate Professor

ramchan@uic.edu

Zhou, Guofei PhD

Associate Professor

guofei@uic.edu

EDUCATION

Osta, Amanda MD

Chief, Section of Education; Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

aosta1@uic.edu

Barnes, Michelle MD

Associate Head, Education; Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

mbarnes@uic.edu

Laurent, Stacy

Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Residency; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

sthomps2@uic.edu

Antoon, Jim MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

jantoon@uic.edu

Bernstein, Karen MD, MPH

Director, Adolescent Med. Fellowship Training program; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kbernste@uic.edu

Aguirre, Roxana, MD

Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training program; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

raguirre@uic.edu

Choi, Dan MD

Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training program; Instructor in Pediatrics

dkchoi@uic.edu

Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP

Director, Neonatology Fellowship Training program; Professor and Chief, Section of Neonatology;
Associate Head, Perinatology

pillersd@uic.edu

Srivastava,Pavan MD

Program Director of Residency (Med/Peds); Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics

psriva1@uic.edu

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Boucher-Berry, Claudia MD

Chief, Section of Endocrinology; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

claudiab@uic.edu

Castaneda, Roxana L. Aguirre MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

raguirre@uic.edu

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Berman, James MD

Chief, Section of Gastroenterology; Clinical Assistant Professor

jberma@uic.edu

Cho – Dorado, Michelle MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

micho@uic.edu

Esperanza Garcia, Alvarez MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

esgarcia@uic.edu

Gorla, Kiran MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

kgorla@uic.edu

Gunasekaran, TS MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

gunat@uic.edu

Hector, Hernandez MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

hectorh@uic.edu

GENERAL PEDIATRICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS

Hupert, Jordan MD

Chief, Section of General Pediatrics; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

jhupert@uic.edu

Van Voorhees, Benjamin MD, MPH

Head, Department of Pediatrics; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

bvanvoor@uic.edu

Avants, Kelsie MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kavants@uic.edu

Jabine, Leslie N. MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

ljabine@uic.edu

King, Alexandra MD

Clinical Instructor

asking@uic.edu

Kreppel, Andrew MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kreppela@uic.edu

Laurent, Stacy DO

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

sthomps2@uic.edu

Martin, Molly MD

Associate Head, Research;

mollyma@uic.edu

Messmer, Sarah Elizabeth MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

312.996.6714

Kristen Kenan, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

kkenan@uic.edu

Pappalardo, Andrea MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

apappa2@uic.edu

Ronayne, James MD

Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics

jronayne@uic.edu

Saulsberry, Alexandria MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

asauls2@uic.edu

Schreier, Jaye MD

Associate Head, Clinical Affairs; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

schrejr@uic.edu

Shah, Reshma MD

Assistant Professor (CT)

reshmamd@uic.edu

Smith, Sara MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

reshmamd@uic.edu

Vander Roest, Daphne MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

daphne@uic.edu

Shannon Murphy MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

shannomu@uic.edu

GENETICS

Hoganson, George MD

Chief, Section of Genetics; Associate Professor

geh@uic.edu

Bhat, Gifty MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

312.996.7416

HEMATOLOGY / ONCOLOGY

Schmidt, Mary Lou MD

Chief, Section of Hematology/Oncology; Associate Head, Faculty Affairs;

mls3@uic.edu

Choi, Daniel MS, MD

Hem/Onc Fellowship Program Director; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

dkchoi@uic.edu

Hsu, Lewis MD

Director, Sickle Cell Program; Professor

lewhsu@uic.edu

Rivers, Angela MD

Director of the Sickle Cell Adolescent Transition Program; Assistant

riversa@uic.edu

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Hayani, Karen C. MD

Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases; Associate Professor

khayani@uic.edu

Frank, Arthur L. MD

Associate Professor

alfrank@uic.edu

Kreppel, Andrew MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kreppela@uic.edu

Jean Kim MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

jok@uic.edu

NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE

Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP

Chief, Section of Neonatology; Training Program Director, Neonatal Fellowship Program; Professor;Associate Head, Perinatology

pillersd@uic.edu

Patel, Saurabkumar, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

scpatel3@uic.edu

Shannon Murphy MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

shannomu@uic.edu

Joann Romaon-Keeler, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

jromanok@uic.edu

Anantha Harijith, MD

Assistant Professor

harijith@uic.edu

Raghavan, Aarti MD

Associate Chief for Clinical Operations; Director of Safety & Quality; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

araghav1@uic.edu

Rasamimari, Phornphat MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

prasamim@uic.edu

Sierra, Hernan MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

hsierra1@uic.edu

Shukla, Arvind MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

ashukla@uic.edu

Srinivasan, Nishant MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

srinis@uic.edu

NEPHROLOGY

John, Eunice MD

Chief, Section of Nephrology; Professor

ejohn@uic.edu

Czech, Kimberly MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kczech1@uic.edu

Krishnan, Sonia, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

skrish4@uic.edu

NEUROLOGY

Ahmad, Saba MD

Interim Chief; Section of Neurology; Associate Head, Health System Design; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

ahmads1@uic.edu

Yoshii, Akira MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

ayoshii@uic.edu

RHEUMATOLOGY

Soybilgic, Arzu. MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

arzu1@uic.edu