Meet Our Faculty
Pediatric Residency Faculty
Ban AL-Sayyed, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Sachin Amin, MD
Neonatology
Brenda Bailey, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Sanjay Bansal, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
Rebecca Barbato, MD
General Pediatrics
James Berman, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Kevin Boblick, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Lauren Boyd, MD
Developmental/Behavior Peds
Bridget Boyd, MD
General Pediatrics
Hannah Chow, MD
General Pediatrics
Christopher Clardy, MD
Pediatric Renal
Alexander Crider, MD
Neonatology
Nathan Derhammer, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Sean Diamond, MD
General Pediatrics
Sara Doss, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Julie Fitzgerald, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
Wayne Franklin, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Kiranmai Gorla, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Thirumazhisai Gunasekara, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Kelly Henry, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Hector Hernandez, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Mary Jones, MD
General Pediatrics/Advocacy
Natalie Kamberos, MD
Peds Hematology/Oncology
Huma Khan, MD
Adolescent Medicine
Matthew Leischner, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist
T. Marsha Ma, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Johnathan Muraskas, MD
Neonatology
Shanti Nair, MD
General Pediatrics
Julie O'Keefe, MD
General Pediatrics
Bernadette O'Neil
Pediatric Critical Care
Gregory Ozark, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Ellen Parker, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Sarah Perkins, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Kevin Polsley, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Nadia Qureshi, MD
General Pediatrics/Infectious Disease
Joyce Rabbat, MD
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Heidi Renner, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Brent Rieger, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Shivani Shah, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
Ramzan Shahid, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist
Astha Sharma, MD
Pediatric Critical Care
Madhavi Singhal, MD
Neonatology
Jerold Stirling, MD
General Pediatrics
Michael Stokas, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Eugene Suh, MD
Peds Hematology/Oncology
Almas Syed, MD
Pediatric Critieral Care
Margaret Tsein, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Emily Tuerk, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Marc Weiss, MD
Neonatology
Faculty Research
Logan LK, Medernach RL, Domitrovic TN, Rispens JR, Hujer AM, Qureshi NK, et al. The Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of CTX-M-9 Group Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Infect Dis Ther. 2019 Jun;8(2):243-254. doi: 10.1007/s40121-019-0237-2. Epub 2019 Feb 16.
Adam K, Boyd B, Han J, Dugas L. "Effect of Maternal Antibiotic Use in Pregnancy on the Development of Chronic Illness in Children". Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Annual Meeting, March 2019.
Boyd B, Shahid R. "Medical Student Emotional Intelligence Scores Correlate with Demographic and Academic Factors." Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Annual Conference. St. Petersburg, Florida, March 2019.
Logan LK, Nguyen DC, Scaggs Huang FA, Qureshi NK, et al. A Multi-Centered Case-Case-Control Study of Factors Associated With Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children and Young Adults. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 May;38(5):490-495. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002176.
Logan LK, Medernach RL, Rispens JR, Marshall SH, Hujer AM, Domitrovic TN, Rudin SD, Zheng X, Qureshi NK, et al. Community Origins and Regional Differences Highlight Risk of Plasmid-mediated Fluoroquinolone Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Jun;38(6):595-599. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002205.
Lai, A., Jeske, W., Habeeb, O., Mooney, S., Levin, S., DeChristopher, P., Glynn, L., Muraskas, J. (2019). ABO blood group and procoagulant factors: the hypercoagulatin hypothesis ABO and Procoagulant Factors. Pediatric Research (accepted for publication).
Mehrhoff CJ, Hemenway CS, Suh E. "Emergence of a Ph-negative Clone in a Child With Ph+ ALL." J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Aug;42(6):e466-e468. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001521. PMID: 31149920
Qureshi NK, Young, S, Estanilla, J and Joyce, C. Improving HPV Vaccination at an Academic Center through Provider Education and Utilization of Electronic Health Record Tools. NCE AAP Oct 2020.
Shahid R, Adams W. Emotional Intelligence Level Higher in Residents Who Took a Gap Year Before Medical School. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020;11: 559-562 https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S268464. PMID: 32884394
Logan LK, Rispens JR, Medernach RL, Domitrovic TN, Hujer AM, Marshall SH, Rudin SD, Qureshi NK, Zheng X, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA, Bonomo RA. A Multicentered Study of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of TEM- and SHV-type Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Infections in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan;40(1):39-43. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002916. PMID: 33021591
Guerrettaz R, Wolff E, Ciliberti A, Qureshi N, Shahid R, Haddad S. Sweet Syndrome as initial presentation of Crohn's Disease in an 18 year old female. Case Report Poster Presentation at Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Region 5 Virtual Conference, March 2021.
Qureshi NK, Young, S, Estanilla, J and Joyce, C. Improving HPV Vaccination at an Academic Center through Provider Education and Utilization of Electronic Health Record Tools. Pediatrics March 2021, 147 (3 MeetingAbstract) 303-305; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.147.3_MeetingAbstract.303
Peterson, Mara, host. "Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Ramzan Shahid." Medicus Podcast, season 1, episode 53, 3 March 2021.
Guerrettaz R, Wolff E, Ciliberti A, Qureshi N, Shahid R, Haddad S. Sweet Syndrome as an initial presentation of Crohns Disease in an 18 year old female. 2021 The APA Region 5 Conference. March 2021.
Jennifer Wojtowicz, Erin McCune, Katlyn Sullivan, Pyone David MD, Nadia K. Qureshi et al. Assessment of Resident Knowledge Regarding Social Determinants of Health Screening in a Pediatric Continuity Clinic. Medical student Research showcase April 2021
Alison DeForest, Michael Wesolowski, Nadia K. Qureshi. Characteristics of Vaccine Hesitant Parents in an Urban Midwest Pediatric Outpatient Clinic. Medical student Research showcase April 2021
Thiesfeld, L, Arshad, N and Qureshi NK. "Antimicrobial stewardship: Are we diagnosing and treating Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis appropriately at Loyola University Medical center (LUMC)?. Pediatric Research Day May 2021
David P, Ha L, Goldberg V, McCune E, Wojtowicz J, Sullivan K, Sigman G, Qureshi NK, O'Keefe J. Social Determinants of Health Screenings: Loyola’s Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric Research Day May 2021
Hermanson, K and Qureshi, NK. Improving Resident Satisfaction and Continuity of Care with Patients and Mentors. Pediatric Research Day May 2021
Kamberos, Natalie. "Effect of Polyxamer-188 vs Placebo on Painful VOC in Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease." JAMA. April 20, 2021.
Leischner, Matthew. "A Rare Case of an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess Due to Escherichia coli in a Pediatric Patient." Child Neurology Open. June 2021.
Shahid, R. Emotional Intelligence and Its Role in Developing Resilience. In: Shabahang M, Hunsinger M, Lang B, editors. Promoting Resiliency and Wellness Among Physician Residents. San Diego: Cognella Publishing; 2021 p. 73-84.
David P, Ha L, Goldberg V, McCune E, Wojtowicz J, Sullivan K, Sigman G, Qureshi NK, O'Keefe J. Pilot program for social determinants of health screenings and referrals at well child visits, has been accepted as part of APHA’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo, Oct. 24-27.
Patel N, Al-Sayyed B, Gladfelter T, Tripathi S. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Bacterial Coinfection in Hospitalized Children With Respiratory Viral Infections: A Single Center Retrospective Chart Review. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2022;27(6):529-536. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-27.6.529. Epub 2022 Aug 19. PMID: 36042958; PMCID: PMC9400186.
Cheng E, George AA, Bansal SK, Nicoski P, Amin S. Neonatal Hypocalcemia: Common, Uncommon, and Rare Etiologies. Neoreviews. 2023 Apr 1;24(4):e217-e228. doi: 10.1542/neo.24-4-e217. PMID: 37002397.
Griffith T, Singh A, Naber M, Hummel P, Bartholomew C, Amin S, White-Traut R, Garfield L. Scoping review of interventions to support families with preterm infants post-NICU discharge. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec;67:e135-e149. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.08.014. Epub 2022 Aug 28. PMID: 36041959; PMCID: PMC9729411.
Bembea MM, Agus M, Akcan-Arikan A, Alexander P, Basu R, Bennett TD, Bohn D, Brandão LR, Brown AM, Carcillo JA, Checchia P, Cholette J, Cheifetz IM, Cornell T, Doctor A, Eckerle M, Erickson S, Farris RWD, Faustino EVS, Fitzgerald JC, Fuhrman DY, Giuliano JS, Guilliams K, Gaies M, Gorga SM, Hall M, Hanson SJ, Hartman M, Hassinger AB, Irving SY, Jeffries H, Jouvet P, Kannan S, Karam O, Khemani RG, Kissoon N, Lacroix J, Laussen P, Leclerc F, Lee JH, Leteurtre S, Lobner K, McKiernan PJ, Menon K, Monagle P, Muszynski JA, Odetola F, Parker R, Pathan N, Pierce RW, Pineda J, Prince JM, Robinson KA, Rowan CM, Ryerson LM, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Schlapbach LJ, Selewski DT, Shekerdemian LS, Simon D, Smith LS, Squires JE, Squires RH, Sutherland SM, Ouellette Y, Spaeder MC, Srinivasan V, Steiner ME, Tasker RC, Thiagarajan R, Thomas N, Tissieres P, Traube C, Tucci M, Typpo KV, Wainwright MS, Ward SL, Watson RS, Weiss S, Whitney J, Willson D, Wynn JL, Yehya N, Zimmerman JJ. Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) Contemporary Organ Dysfunction Criteria: Executive Summary. Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;149(1 Suppl 1):S1-S12. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052888B. PMID: 34970673; PMCID: PMC9599725.
Shukairy MK, Chadwick L, LaPorte CM, Pudwill J, Syslo JA, Fitzgerald J, Bier-Laning CM. Implementing an Interprofessional Difficult Airway Response Team to Identify and Manage High-Risk Airways. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Aug;169(2):422-431. doi: 10.1002/ohn.357. Epub 2023 May 2. PMID: 37130509.
Cohen E, O'Halloran CP, Thrush PT, Ma TM, Tannous P. A Volume Challenge Reveals the Diagnosis of Pediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. Case Rep Cardiol. 2022 Aug 17;2022:4707309. doi: 10.1155/2022/4707309. PMID: 36032054; PMCID: PMC9402386.
Manalastas M, Shine KC, Yuan A, Di Chiaro BA, Weiss MG, Amin S, Dina P, Muraskas JK. Neonatal serial creatinine levels as an adjunct biomarker in timing of fetal neurologic injury. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol X. 2023 Mar 30;18:100191. doi: 10.1016/j.eurox.2023.100191. PMID: 37065675; PMCID: PMC10102209.
Shimomura A, Smith S, Darki A, Kamberos N, Charous S. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Anticoagulating an Adolescent with Post-Tonsillectomy Massive PE: A Case Report. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Mar;132(3):346-350. doi: 10.1177/00034894221088178. Epub 2022 Apr 3. PMID: 35373621.
Reed T, Wagner S, Ozark G, Chaidez C, Boyle M, Gruener G. Seeing Yourself Through the Learner's Eyes: Incorporating Smart Glasses Into Objective Structured Teaching Exercises for Faculty Development. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2023 Jan 1;43(1):60-64. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000437. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 36849430; PMCID: PMC9973430.