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 Clinical Affairs

Kreppel, Andrew, MD
kreppela@uic.edu

Associate Head of Education Affairs

Barnes, Michelle, MD
mbarnes@uic.edu

Associate Head of Education Affairs

Osta, Amanda, MD
aosta1@uic.edu

Associate Head of Faculty Affairs

Boucher-Berry, Claudia, MD
claudiab@uic.edu| 312.996.1795

Associate Head of Faculty Affairs

Schmidt, Mary Lou, MD
mls3@uic.edu

Associate Head of Finance

Kumar, Harsha, MD
hvkumar@uic.edu

Associate Head of Research

Martin, Molly, MD
mollyma@uic.edu

Director of Administrative Operations

Director of Administrative Operations

Gussin, Hélène A., PhD, CRA
hgussin@uic.edu

Section Chiefs

Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine

Bernstein, Karen, MD, MPH
kbernste@uic.edu | 312.996.3076

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

Reddy, Sekhar PChief, Section of Development Biology and Basic Research

Reddy, Sekhar P., PhD
sreddy03@uic.edu

Chief, Section of Education

Osta, Amanda MD
aosta1@uic.edu | 312.996.6043

Chief, Section of Endocrinology

Boucher-Berry, Claudia, MD
claudiab@uic.edu| 312.996.1795

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 Hematology and Oncology

Schmidt, Mary Lou, MD
mls3@uic.edu | 312.996.9291

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