Department of Pediatrics 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 D., MD, MPH

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Savithri and Samuel Raj Endowed Professor
Executive Vice Head, Department of Pediatrics
jonklein@uic.edu

Scott-Wellington, Felicia, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

fscott3@uic.edu

Pediatric Pulmonary, Allergy & Sleep

Kumar, Harsha Vardhan, MD

Chief, Section of Pediatric Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Associate Head of Finance for the Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

hvkumar@uic.edu

Adavadkar, Pranshu, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

pranshu@uic.edu

Vardhan, Sindhuja H., MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

sharsha@uic.edu

Muniyappa, Pravin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

muniyapp@uic.edu

Park, Lucy, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

tiger@uic.edu

Pediatric Cardiology

Javois, Alexander, MD

Chief, Section of Cardiology
Clinical Assistant Professor

ajavois@uic.edu

Varga, Peter, MD

Associate Chief, Section of Cardiology
Clinical Associate Professor

pevar@uic.edu

Imran, Naveen, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

nimran@uic.edu

Sueblinvong, Vithida, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

vithida@uic.edu

Pediatric Critical Care

Wang, Jenny, MD, FAAP

Associate Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Medical Director, Pediatric Critical Care Unit
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

jennyw@uic.edu

Harding, Meghan, DO

Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

mgrebi2@uic.edu

Developmental Biology and Basic Research

Reddy, Sekhar P., PhD

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

sreddy03@uic.edu

Chauhan, Neelima, PhD

Associate Professor

nchauhan@uic.edu

Raj, Usha, MD, MHA

Professor, Departments of Physiology & Biophysics, Pharmacology, and Anatomy & Cell Biology

usharaj@uic.edu

Education

Osta, Amanda, MD

Chief, Section of Education;
Assistant Dean of Advising and Career Planning;
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

aosta1@uic.edu

Barnes, Michelle, MD

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

mbarnes@uic.edu

Aguirre, Roxana, MD

Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Training program;
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

raguirre@uic.edu

Bernstein, Karen, MD, MPH

Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program;
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kbernste@uic.edu

Boucher-Berry, Claudia, MD

Director, Pediatric Clerkship;
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Chief;
Section of Endocrinology

claudiab@uic.edu

Harding, Meghan, DO

Assistant Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

mgrebi2@uic.edu

Hayani, Karen C., MD

Director, Pediatric Clerkship;
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief;
Section of Infectious Disease

khayani@uic.edu

Laurent, Stacy, DO

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

sthomps2@uic.edu

Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP

Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program;
Professor and Chief, Section of Neonatology;
Associate Head, Perinatology

pillersd@uic.edu

Schmidt, Mary Lou, MD

Director, Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program;
Professor and Chief, Section of Hematology-Oncology

mls3@uic.edu

Srivastava, Pavan, MD

Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program (Med-Peds);
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics

psriva1@uic.edu

Pediatric Endocrinology

Boucher-Berry, Claudia, MD

Chief, Section of Endocrinology;
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

claudiab@uic.edu

Aguirre, Roxana, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program

raguirre@uic.edu

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Berman, James MD

Chief, Section of Gastroenterology;
Clinical Assistant Professor

jberma@uic.edu

Garcia- Alvarez, Esperanza 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

General Pediatrics and Developmental Pediatrics

Hupert, Jordan MD

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

jhupert@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

Kenan, Kristen MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

kkenan@uic.edu

Kreppel, Andrew MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kreppela@uic.edu

Laurent, Stacy DO

Assistant Program Director, Pediatric Residency;
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

Murphy, Shannon MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

shannomu@uic.edu

Pappalardo, Andrea MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

apappa2@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

Van Voorhees, Benjamin MD, MPH

Head, Department of Pediatrics;
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

bvanvoor@uic.edu

Pediatric Genetics

Philip, Giampietro MD, PhD, FACMG

Section Chief, Genetics and Metabolism
Professor of Pediatrics

philipg@uic.edu

Gifty, Bhat MD, FACMG

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

gbhat@uic.edu

Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology

Schmidt, Mary Lou MD

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

mls3@uic.edu

Hentea, Cristiana MD

Instructor of Pediatrics

312.996.6143

Lewis Hsu

Hsu, Lewis MD

Director, Sickle Cell Program; Professor

lewhsu@uic.edu

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Hayani, Karen C. MD

Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases;
Associate Professor

khayani@uic.edu

Kreppel, Andrew MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kreppela@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

Linderer, Rena DO

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology

jpark2@uic.edu

Lou, Lily J. MD, FAAP

Chair, AAP-Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Director of Government Relations
Assistant Co-director for Neonatology, UIC-IDPH Administrative Perinatal Center

lilylou@uic.edu

Murphy, Shannon MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

shannomu@uic.edu

Patel, Saurabkumar MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

scpatel3@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

Romano-Keeler, Joann MD, MS

Assistant Professor

jromanok@uic.edu

Srinivasan, Nishant MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

srinis@uic.edu

Pediatric Nephrology

Czech, Kimberly MD

Chief, Section of Nephrology
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

kczech1@uic.edu

Krishnan, Sonia MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

skrish4@uic.edu

Pediatric Neurology

Mata-Machado, Nikolas, MD

Interim Chief of Clinical Pediatrics
Director of Neurofibromatosis Clinic
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

nmatam2@uic.edu

Mazin, Abdul, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

amazin@uic.edu

Pediatric Rheumatology

Nissim, Stolberg MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

stolberg@uic.edu