Biography
- Attending Physician, Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
See Lurie Children's Provider Profile
Education and Background
- Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hospital 2007-2010
- Residency in Pediatrics, Loyola University Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital 2004–2007
- MD, Rush Medical College 2004
- Loyola University 1999
Research Highlights
MECHANISMS OF HYDROCORTISONE REGULATION OF THE PERINATAL PULMONARY VASCULATURE
This project focuses on the impact of glucocorticoids on the developing lung. Steroids have long been used in the care of neonatal patients with lung disease, however, their impact on the lung during this critical developmental period is poorly-understood. We aim to study the effects of glucocorticoids on lung architecture, pulmonary vascular development, and nitric oxide signaling pathways. The project utilized a neonatal mouse model of hyperoxic lung injury. This model closely mimics the lung pathology of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a common sequela of prematurity that is often treated with steroids.
