Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Faculty

	Title	Training	Interests
UIC
Mary Lou Schmidt, MD	Professor of Pediatrics Division Head	Residency: Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University Fellowship: Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University	Neuroblastoma, Vascular Malformations, Children’s Oncology Group Clinical Trials, Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Lewis Hsu, MD, PhD	Professor of Pediatrics	Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Center Director
Cristiana Hentea, MD	Instructor of Pediatrics	Residency: Indiana University Fellowship: Indiana University Children’s Health Services	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Bioethics, Communicating Bad News, Reducing Health Disparities
RUSH
Lisa Giordano, MD	Associate Professor of Pediatrics Division Head	Residency: Case Western Reserve University Fellowship: University of Chicago Children’s Hospital	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Medical Education
Paul Kent, MD	Associate Professor of Pediatrics	Residency: University of Chicago Children’s Hospital Fellowship: Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University	Sarcoma Medical Education
Mindy Simpson, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	Residency: Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern University Fellowship: University of Colorado	Pediatric bleeding and thrombotic diseases Director, Rush Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center
Lisa Boggio, MD	Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine	Residency: Northwestern University Fellowship: Northwestern University	Bleeding disorders Adult/Pediatric thrombotic diseases
Nupur Mittal, MD	Assistant Professor of Pediatrics	Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Fellowship: UIC/Rush/Stroger Combined Program	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children’s Oncology Group Clinical Trials, Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology
STROGER
Dipti Dighi, MD	Attending Physician	Residency: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Fellowship: University of Chicago Children’s Hospital	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology