Adolescent Medicine
Robert Garofalo
AIDS/HIV; STDs; preventive medicine; gay, lesbian, and transgender health. Lurie. 312-227-6800
Garry S. Sigman
Eating and behavioral disorders; obesity. Loyola. 708-327-9119
Garry Sigman, the founder of Loyola’s acclaimed pediatric weight management program, specializes in treating adolescents, who often get left out of pediatric or adult programs.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Mina K. Dulcan
ADD/ADHD. Lurie, Northwestern. 312-227-3413
Marcia Slomowitz
ADD/ADHD; bipolar and mood disorders; anxiety and depression. Northwestern. 312-726-1083
Child Neurology
Leon G. Epstein
Migraine. Lurie. 312-227-3550
Michael H. Kohrman
Epilepsy; seizure and sleep disorders; tuberous sclerosis. Comer. 773-702-6487
James Tonsgard
Neurofibromatosis. Comer. 773-702-6487
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Aaron Hamvas
Genetic lung disease. Lurie. 312-227-4190
Jonathan Muraskas
Prematurity and low-birth-weight infants; multiple gestation; conjoined twins; ethics. McDonald. 708-216-1067
Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Jacqueline Pongracic
Latex and food allergy; asthma. Lurie. 312-227-6010
Jacqueline Pongracic
Since 2013, Jacqueline Pongracic, 54, has led a first-of-its-kind study in Chicago in which children with severe peanut allergies wear a skin patch (similar to the nicotine variety) that contains a small dose of peanut protein. At first, patients experienced swelling and mild rashes, but after two years of treatment, 70 percent have seen their tolerance for the allergen build significantly. “With the patch, the critical cells in the skin are exposed to daily doses, slowly building tolerance to the allergy over time,” explains Pongracic. The FDA has already fast-tracked production, and the patch, manufactured by a French firm, could be sold as soon as this year. Next up: a milk allergy patch.
Raoul Wolf
Asthma; allergy; immune deficiency. Comer. 773-834-4010
Pediatric Cardiology
Brojendra Agarwala
Congenital heart disease. Comer. 773-702-6172
Joel T. Hardin
Congenital heart disease; heart disease in adolescents; Marfan syndrome; cardiac effects of muscular dystrophy. Loyola. 888-584-7888
Elfriede Pahl
Transplant medicine (heart); heart failure; congenital heart disease; Kawasaki disease. Lurie. 312-227-4100
Pediatric Endocrinology
Donald Zimmerman
Growth disorders in childhood cancer; thyroid cancer and disorders; growth and development disorders. Lurie. 312-227-6090
Pediatric Gastroenterology
James Berman
IBD and Crohn’s disease; nutrition; ulcerative colitis. McDonald. 708-327-9073
Stefano Guandalini
Celiac disease; digestive disorders; diarrheal diseases. Comer. 773-702-6418
Stefano Guandalini
It seems like everyone is hopping on the no-gluten bandwagon lately, but Stefano Guandalini, 68, has been recommending this diet for over 40 years. He sees patients with celiac disease, the gluten-induced autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and affects roughly 1 percent of the population (though that percentage is on the rise). Guandalini is currently working with a colleague to create a new gene-based model for personalized celiac care. Think of it as an individualized gut check: Doctors take a biopsy of a patient’s intestine to gain a better understanding of that patient’s unique immune reaction to gluten. “Even though the symptoms are the same, celiac is different for everyone. What’s unique is that we’ll be able to find the best way to restore gluten tolerance on an individual basis,” Guandalini says. “It’s still in the initial stages, but it’s the beginning of a cure.”
T.S. Gunasekaran
GERD; esophageal disorders; IBD; recurrent abdominal pain. Lutheran. 847-723-7700
Barbara S. Kirschner
Ulcerative colitis; recurrent abdominal pain; IBD and Crohn’s disease. Comer. 773-702-6418
Peter F. Whitington
Transplant medicine (liver); liver disease. Lurie. 312-227-4200
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Susan L. Cohn
Pediatric cancers; neuroblastoma. Comer. 773-702-6808
Susan Cohn is a leading authority on neuroblastoma, a difficult-to-treat cancer of the nerve cells that is most common among young children.
John M. Cunningham
Stem cell transplant; sickle cell disease; thalassemia; clinical trials. Comer. 773-834-8198
Stewart Goldman
Neuro-oncology; brain tumors; clinical trials; stem cell transplant. Lurie. 312-227-4090
Ammar Hayani
Leukemia; solid tumors; lymphoma. DuPage. 630-933-4291
Lewis Hsu
Sickle cell disease. IHHSS. 312-996-6143
Ricarchito B. Manera
Leukemia and lymphoma; bleeding and coagulation disorders. Christ. 708-684-4094
Elaine R. Morgan
Leukemia; palliative care; ethics; hemophagocytic syndrome. Lurie. 312-227-4090
Sharad N. Salvi
Leukemia and lymphoma; bleeding and coagulation disorders; anemia; solid tumors. DuPage. 630-933-4291
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Stanford Shulman
Kawasaki disease; streptococcal infections. Lurie, Northwestern. 312-227-4080
Pediatric Nephrology
Craig Langman
Kidney stones; juvenile osteoporosis; oxalosis. Lurie. 312-227-6160
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Fuad Baroody
Ear infections; sinus and airway disorders; sleep disorders and apnea. Comer. 773-702-4790
Andrew J. Hotaling
Sleep disorders, apnea, and snoring; neck masses; ear infections; hearing disorders and tinnitus. Loyola. 708-216-9183
Robert Paul Miller
Ear disorders and surgery; airway, sinus, tonsil, and adenoid disorders. Lutheran. 847-674-5585
Swallowing and laryngeal disorders; tracheal reconstruction. Lurie. 312-227-6230
Pediatric Pulmonology
Thomas P. Green
Respiratory failure; breathing disorders. Lurie. 312-227-6260
Susanna A. McColley
Cystic fibrosis; asthma; chronic cough. Lurie. 312-227-6260
Pediatric Rheumatology
Marisa Klein-Gitelman
Lupus and SLE; juvenile arthritis. Lurie. 312-227-6270
Karen B. Onel
Lupus and SLE; vasculitis; juvenile arthritis. Comer. 773-702-6169
Linda Wagner-Weiner
Lupus and SLE; juvenile arthritis; vasculitis; dermatomyositis. Comer. 773-702-6169
Pediatric Surgery
Robert Mason Arensman
Congenital anomalies; pediatric thoracic surgery. IHHSS. 312-355-0688
Jessica J. Kandel
Neuroblastoma; neonatal surgery; Wilms’ tumor. Comer. 773-702-6175
Marleta Reynolds
Minimally invasive surgery; trauma; congenital anomalies; pediatric cancers. Lurie. 312-227-4210
Riccardo Superina
Pediatric transplant surgery; kidney and liver transplant; hepatobiliary surgery. Lurie. 312-227-4040
Pediatric Urology
Earl Y. Cheng
Genital and urinary reconstruction; hypospadias; neurogenic bladder. Lurie. 312-227-6340
Mohan S. Gundeti
Robotic and laparoscopic surgery; bladder reconstruction; congenital anomalies. Comer. 773-702-6150
David A. Hatch
Transplant medicine (kidney); congenital genitourinary anomalies. McDonald. 708-216-6266
Max Maizels
Fetal urology; hypospadias; genital and urinary reconstruction. Lurie. 312-227-6340
Pediatrics
Stephen Howard Sheldon
Sleep disorders and apnea. Lurie. 312-227-6740
Stephen Sheldon runs the largest sleep center in the state that is solely for children—providing clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for all forms of sleep disorders.