Pediatrics
About the Pediatrics Department
The Department of Pediatrics is an innovative leader in pediatric health care, education, research and philanthropy, benefiting children and their families.
Department Leadership
Fayez K. Ghishan, MD
Department Head, Pediatrics
Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
PANDA Endowed Director, Steele Children’s Research Center
Physician-In-Chief, Diamond Children’s Medical Center
Horace W. Steele Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research
Alan and Janice Levin Family Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Specialties
Autoimmune Disorders
Crohn’s Disease
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Nutrition
Ulcerative Colitis
Emmanuel L. Apostol, MD
Division Chief, Nephrology
Associate Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Scholar Track
Anas Bitar, MD
Division Chief, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Series Track
Clinical Specialties
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Polyposis Syndromes
Celiac Disease
Pancreatic Disorders
Crohn’s Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Cori L. Daines, MD
Division Chief, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Scholar Track
Project Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Center
Clinical Specialties
Pediatric Pulmonology
Allergy and Immunology
Sleep Medicine
Michael O. Daines, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Associate Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Helene Felman, MD
Division Chief, General Pediatrics
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Series Track
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency
Advocacy Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Clinical Specialties
General Pediatrics
Childhood Obesity
Pediatric Asthma
Childhood Advocacy
Health maintenance and preventive health care
Mary G. Gaspers, MD, MPH
Division Chief, Critical Care
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Series Track
Clinical Specialties
Critical Care
Emmanuel Katsanis, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
Professor, Pediatrics
Louise Thomas Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research
Program Director, Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant
Professor, Pathology
Professor, Immunobiology
Professor, Medicine
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Clinical Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Stem Cell Transplantation
Leukemias and Tumor Immunology
Pediatric Cellular Therapy
Pediatric Medical Oncology
Scott E. Klewer, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor, Medicine
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Clinical Specialties
Congenital heart disease
Adult congenital cardiology
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Pediatric cardiology
Merlin “Chan” Lowe, MD, FAAP, FHM
Division Chief, Hospital Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Scholar Track
Sydney A. Rice, MD, MSc
Division Chief, Developmental Pediatrics
Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Scholar Track
Professor, Public Health
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Clinical Specialties
Autism
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Genetics
Spina Bifida
Traumatic brain injury
Childhood Autoimmune Encephalopathy
Bital Savir-Baruch, MD, FACNM
Professor, Medical Imaging
Division Chief, Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics
Clinical Specialties
Nuclear Oncology
Kareem Shehab, MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Clerkship Program
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Clinical Specialties
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Christina J. Valentine, MD, MS, RDN, FAAP
Interim Division Chief, Neonatology
Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Scholar Track
Director, Perinatal Nutrition Research Program
Mark D. Wheeler, MD
Division Chief, Endocrinology
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics – Clinical Series Track