Biography

  • Attending Physician, Pediatric Surgery, The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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As a physician scientist, Dr. Alhajjat’s research has focused on the maternal and fetal immune response to In-Utero Stem Cell Transplantation and Prenatal Tolerance following Hematopoietic Cellular Transplantation. He also focuses on understanding of the delicate maternal-fetal immune tolerance during pregnancy and the imbalances that occur with various fetal procedures.

Education and Background

  • Fellowship, Mayo Medical School 2019
  • Fellowship, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 2017
  • Residency, University of Iowa 2016
  • MD, Jordan University of Science and Technology 2006

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