Leadership
Department of Pediatrics Head
Van Voorhees, Benjamin MD, MPH
Department Head, Pediatrics
Physician-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital University of Illinois
bvanvoor@uic.edu | 312.996.8297
Vice Heads
Klein, Jonathan D., MD, MPH
Executive Vice Head
jonklein@uic.edu
Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP
Vice Head for Academics
pillersd@uic.edu
Associate Heads
Associate Head of Finance
Kumar, Harsha, MD
hvkumar@uic.edu
Director of Administrative Operations
Section Chiefs
Chief, Section of Cardiology
Javois, Alexander, MD
ajavois@uic.edu | 312.996.6605
Associate Chief, Section of Critical Care
Wang, Jenny Y., MD
jennyw@uic.edu | 312.996.1795
Chief, Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Shah, Reshma, MD
reshmamd@uic.edu
Chief, Section of Development Biology and Basic Research
Reddy, Sekhar P., PhD
sreddy03@uic.edu
Chief, Section of Gastroenterology
Berman, James, MD
jberma@uic.edu | 312.996.9291
Chief, Section of General Pediatrics and Developmental
Hupert, Jordan, MD
jhupert@uic.edu | | 312.996.3076
Chief, Section of Genetics
Giampietro, Philip, MD, PhD, FACMG
philipg@uic.edu
Chief, Section of Infectious Disease
Hayani, Karen C., MD
khayani@uic.edu | 312.996.7865
Chief, Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP
pillersd@uic.edu | 312.996.4185
Chief, Section of Nephrology
Czech, Kimberly, MD
kczech1@uic.edu | 312.996.7865
Interim Chief, Section of Neurology/ Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Mata-Machado, Nikolas, MD, MHA
nmatam2@uic.edu | 312.996.7865
Chief, Section of Pulmonary, Immunology, Allergy & Sleep
Kumar, Harsha, MD
hvkumar@uic.edu
Chief, Section of Rheumatology
Stolberg, Nissim, MD
stolberg@uic.edu