Research Interests

  • AIDS
  • Adolescent Health
  • HIV Infection
  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Translational Research

Biography

  • Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Division Head, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Potocsnak Family Professorship in Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine

Education and Background

  • Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston 2000-2001
  • Fellowship in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston 1995-1997
  • Residency in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1992-1995
  • New York University 1992

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