Leah Finkel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Director of Emergency Medicine Pediatrics
Department of Emergency Medicine
Pronouns: She/Her
Contact
Address:
808 S. Wood St., MC 724, Chicago, IL 60612
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About
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Family-Centered Care
Medical Education
Selected Publications
Rahim N, Uraizee A, Rao A, Finkel L. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies-Recognition, Approach, and Management. Pediatr Ann. 2023 Apr;52(4) e146-e152. doi:10.3928/19382359-20230208-06. PMID: 37036777.
Finkel L, Staley SE. Pediatric Emergencies: Are You Ready? Pediatr Ann. 2023 Apr;52(4) e127. doi:10.3928/19382359-20230208-01. PMID: 37036773.
Finkel L, Gottlieb M. Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Pediatric Provider. Pediatr Ann. 2021 Oct;50(10):e402-e403. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20210916-02. Epub 2021 Oct 1. PMID: 34617845.
Ospina Jimenez, C, Finkel, L, Colla, J. Penile angioedema associated with fish ingestion, American Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 2021, pending acceptance
Porat, D, Finkel, L, Eilbert, W. Infected intracranial dermal sinus tract in a child. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Jun, 49 p. 206-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.016.
Finkel L, Ospina-Jimenez C, Byers M, Eilbert W. The Case Files: An Algorithm for Unvaccinated Children with a High Fever and no Source. Emergency Medicine News. 2021. 43(2C):10.1097.
Finkel L, Ospina-Jimenez C, Byers M, Eilbert W. Fever Without Source in Unvaccinated Children Aged 3 to 24 Months: What Workup Is Recommended? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Sep 28. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002249. PMID: 33170564. Pyle, C., Finkel, L. Letter to the editor. “Which Pediatric Asymptomatic Patients Should Be Tested for COVID-19?.” Pediatric Annals, 49(8), p. e328. https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20200625-02. PMID: 32785714.
Mier M, Nelson A, Finkel L. Vomiting Children: It’s Not Always Gastroenteritis. Pediatr Ann. 2020 May 1;49(5):e233-e241. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20200416-01. PMID: 32413152.
Finkel L, Ghelani S, Paladugu K, Sanyal S, Colla JS. General Pediatric Clinical Applications of POCUS: Part 2. Pediatr Ann. 2020 Apr 1;49(4):e196-e200. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20200319-02. PMID: 32275765.
Finkel L, Paladugu K, Sanyal S, Ghelani S, Colla JS. General Pediatric Clinical Applications of POCUS: Part 1. Pediatr Ann. 2020 Mar 1;49(3):e147-e152. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20200219-02. PMID: 32155281.
Finkel L, Nelson A. Hypertension in the Pediatric Emergency Department. PEMBlog. http://pemcincinnati.com/blog/hypertension-in-the-pediatric-emergency-department/, Published September 12, 2019.
Service to Community
- M1 shadowing in the Pediatric Emergency Department
- Faculty on career panel for medical students, University of Illinois Chicago
- Pediatric residency career panel, University of Illinois Chicago
- Created PEM Passport and PEM website
- UI COM Physician House, advisor
- Committee member for school and institutional reopening due to COVID
- Medical School Interviewer
- Emergency Medicine resident ultrasound teaching
- Champions Network Ultrasound Day
- Faculty advisor for Pediatric residents, University of Illinois Chicago
- Faculty advisor for Emergency Medicine resident, University of Illinois Chicago
- Faculty for 4th year self-designed Pediatric Emergency Medicine elective, University of Illinois Chicago
- M2 practicum- teaching history and physical, University of Illinois Chicago
Professional Leadership
Physician Champion, Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP)
Member, Department of Emergency Medicine Advisory Committee,
Oraganizer, Emergency Department- Lead of search committee for PEM faculty Leah Davis Day
Advisor, UI COM Physician House
Medical Staff Delegate, Medical Staff Executive
Ad Hoc Memeber, ED Policy and Guidelines Committee
Member, ED Diversity and Inclusion Patient Care Committee
Member, Multi-disciplinary committee created to create a more diverse/inclusive environment for ED patients UIC ID Policy Committee
Member, Multi-disciplinary committee created to discuss/review ID policy and make update recommendations UI Health Child Protective Services Team/Child Advocacy Team
Leader, M1/M2 Faculty Wellness
Notable Honors
2024, Nomination for Faculty of the Year, UI Health
2023, Best Specialty Attending, William Tito Award, University of Illinois Chicago, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
2022-2023, Outstanding Performance in Student Teaching, Pediatrics Subspecialty Faculty Award, University of Illinois Chicago
2021, Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award For Student Education in Pediatrics, University of Illinois Chicago
2021, Jet Blue Healthcare Hero, University of Illinois Chicago
2020, Best Specialty Attending, William Tito Award, University of Illinois Chicago, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
2019, CME/CPD Award, American Academy of Pediatrics
2019, Rising Star, University of Illinois Chicago, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
2017, Attending of the Year, University of Illinois Chicago, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Education
Ultrasound Fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2017 – 2019
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, University of Chicago, Comer Children’s Hospital, 2014 – 2017
Pediatric Resident, University of Chicago, Comer Children’s Hospital, 2011 – 2014
Medical Doctor, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, May 2011
B.A. in Psychology; minor in Spanish, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2006
Licensures and Certifications
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Certification.
- American Board of Pediatrics General Pediatrics Board Certification.
- American Board of Pediatrics Illinois Physician and Surgeon # 036.134125
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), instructor/provider 2011 – current ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), provider 2015
- ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support), provider 2014
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), provider 2011
- BLS (Basic Life Support), provider 2011- Current
Professional Memberships
- Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME)
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Illinois State Medical Society
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Network American
- Academy of Pediatrics (section of EM)
Selected Presentations
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (ACOEP) 2020
- Virtual Scientific Assembly- Managing the Unvaccinated child. Oct 2020 A
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (ACOEP) 2020
- Written Board Review Course, presenter, “Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Emergencies”. (Chicago, IL) Feb 2020
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (ACOEP) 2020
- Written Board Review Course, presenter, “Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies”. (Chicago, IL) Feb 2020
- Rodos, A. Chang, J. Chestek, D. Seyller, H. Laurent, S. Finkel, L. Screening for UTIs in Febrile Children: Do We Follow the Guidelines? SAEM Great Plains Sept 2019
- Stain ECHO webinar, presenter, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) April 2019
- Dolan, P. Harris-Rosado, M. Finkel, L. Lee, J. Slidell, M. “Videotaping Traumas: Reducing Variation in IV Fluid Administration.” ABMS Conference 2018: Achieving Improvement Through Assessment and Learning. Las Vegas, NV. Sept 2018
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (ACOEP) 2018 Written Board Review Course, presenter, “Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies”. (Chicago, IL) August 2018
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (ACOEP) 2018
- Written Board Review Course, presenter, “Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Emergencies”. (Chicago, IL) August 2018
Research Currently in Progress
I am working on a few case write-ups with residents and preparing another QI project. TBD.