Biography

  • Attending Physician, Endocrinology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Education and Background

  • Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Memorial Hospital 2006-2009
  • Residency in Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center 2003-2006
  • MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 2003

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