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, MD, MPH
Executive Vice Head
jonklein@uic.edu
Cortez, Edmundo MD
Vice Head for Clinical Systems
ecortez3@uic.edu
Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP
Vice Head for Academics
pillersd@uic.edu
Associate Heads
Finance
Vardhan, Harsha MD
hvkumar@uic.edu
System Design
Ahmad, Saba MD
ahmads1@uic.edu
Pediatrics Division Chiefs
Cardiology
Javois, Alexander, MD
ajavois@uic.edu | 312.996.6605
Critical Care
Cortez, Edmundo MD
ecortez3@uic.edu | 312.996.1795
Development Biology and Basic Research
P. Reddy, Sekhar PhD
sreddy03@uic.edu
Barnes, Michelle MD
mbarnes@uic.edu | 312.996.6043
Gastroenterology
Berman, James MD
jberma@uic.edu | 312.996.9291
Genetics
Hoganson, George MD
geh@uic.edu
Infectious Disease
Hayani, Karen C. MD
khayani@uic.edu | 312.996.7865
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP
pillersd@uic.edu | 312.996.4185
Nephrology
John, Eunice MD
ejohn@uic.edu | 312.996.9291
Neurology
Ahmad, Saba MD
ahmads1@uic.edu | 312.996.7865
Pulmonary, Immunology, Rheumatology, Sleep & Allergy
Vardhan, Harsha MD
hvkumar@uic.edu