Department of Pediatrics Head

Van Voorhees, Benjamin MD, MPH

Department Head, Pediatrics
Physician-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital University of Illinois
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Vice Heads

Klein, Jonathan D., MD, MPH

Executive Vice Head
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Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP

Vice Head for Academics
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Associate Heads

Associate Head of Clinical Affairs

Kreppel, Andrew, MD
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Associate Head of Education Affairs

Barnes, Michelle, MD
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Associate Head of Education Affairs

Osta, Amanda, MD
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Associate Head of Faculty Affairs

Boucher-Berry, Claudia, MD
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Associate Head of Faculty Affairs

Schmidt, Mary Lou, MD
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Associate Head of Finance

Kumar, Harsha, MD
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Associate Head of Research

Martin, Molly, MD
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Director of Administrative Operations

Director of Administrative Operations

Gussin, Hélène A., PhD, CRA
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Section Chiefs

Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine

Bernstein, Karen, MD, MPH
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Chief, Section of Cardiology

Javois, Alexander, MD
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Chief, Section of Critical Care

Cortez, Edmundo, MD
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Chief, Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Shah, Reshma, MD
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Chief, Section of Development Biology and Basic Research

Reddy, Sekhar P., PhD
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Chief, Section of Education

Osta, Amanda MD
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Chief, Section of Endocrinology

Boucher-Berry, Claudia, MD
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Chief, Section of Gastroenterology

Berman, James, MD
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Chief, Section of General Pediatrics and Developmental

Hupert, Jordan, MD
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Chief, Section of Genetics

Giampietro, Philip, MD, PhD, FACMG
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Chief, Section of Hematology and Oncology

Schmidt, Mary Lou, MD
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Chief, Section of Infectious Disease

Hayani, Karen C., MD
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Chief, Section of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

Pillers, De-Ann, MD, PhD, FAAP
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Chief, Section of Nephrology

Czech, Kimberly, MD
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Chief, Section of Neurology/ Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Ahmad, Saba, MD
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Chief, Section of Pulmonary, Immunology, Allergy & Sleep

Kumar, Harsha, MD
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Chief, Section of Rheumatology

Stolberg, Nissim, MD
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