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Rachel K Follmer
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Rachel K. Follmer, MD

Biography

Attending Physician, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Education and Background

Fellowship in Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital 2014-2017
Residency in Pediatrics, University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital 2011-2014
MD, Chicago Medical School 2011

Clinical Studies

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)

Recruiting

Guanfacine for Hyperactivity in Children With Down Syndrome (HYPEbeGONE_DS)

Publications

Dec. 01, 2016

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Tourette Syndrome: Commonalities and Connections

Mar. 01, 2013

Life-threatening Paraneoplastic Syndrome in a Child With Sarcoma of the Liver Cured by Emergency Resection

Jun. 01, 2012

Rapidly Expanding Head Circumference

Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute
Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center

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