Meet Our Faculty


Pediatric Residency Faculty

Ban AL-Sayyed, MD

Ban AL-Sayyed, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

 


Sacha Amin

Sachin Amin, MD

Neonatology

 


Brenda Bailey

Brenda Bailey, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


Sanjay Bansal

Sanjay Bansal, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

 


Kevin Boblick

Kevin Boblick, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


Lauren Boyd

Lauren Boyd, MD

Developmental/Behavior Peds

 


Bridget Boyd

Bridget Boyd, MD

General Pediatrics

 


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Elaine Cheng, MD

Neonatology

 


Christopher Clardy

Christopher Clardy, MD

Pediatric Renal

 


Alexander Crider, MD

Alexander Crider, MD

Neonatology

 


Nathan Derhammer

Nathan Derhammer, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


Wayne Franklin

Wayne Franklin, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

 


Kelly Henry

Kelly Henry, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


sarah hoehn

K. Sarah Hoehn, MD

Pediatrics

 


Mary Jones

Mary Jones, MD

General Pediatrics/Advocacy

 


Natalie Kamberos

Natalie Kamberos, MD

Peds Hematology/Oncology

 


Huma Khan

Huma Khan, MD

Adolescent Medicine

 


Matthew Leischner

Matthew Leischner, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist

 


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Astrid León-Silva, MD

Neonatology

 


T. Marsha Ma

T. Marsha Ma, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

 


Jonathan Muraskas

Johnathan Muraskas, MD

Neonatology

 


Julia O'Keefe

Julie O'Keefe, MD

General Pediatrics

 


Bernadette O'Neil

Bernadette O'Neil

Pediatric Critical Care

 


Gregory Ozark

Gregory Ozark, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


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Eugene Park

Neonatology

 


Ellen Parker

Ellen Parker, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


Sarah Perkins

Sarah Perkins, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

 


Nadia Qureshi

Nadia Qureshi, MD

General Pediatrics/Infectious Disease

 


Joyce Rabbat

Joyce Rabbat, MD

Pediatric Allergy/Immunology

 


Shivani Shah

Shivani Shah, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

 


Ramzan Shahid

Ramzan Shahid, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist

 


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Astha Sharma, MD

Pediatric Critical Care

 


Michael Stokas

Michael Stokas, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


Eugene Suh

Eugene Suh, MD

Peds Hematology/Oncology

 


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Almas Syed, MD

Pediatric Critieral Care

 


Margaret Tsien

Margaret Tsein, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

 


Marc Weiss

Marc Weiss, MD

Neonatology

 

Faculty Research

Logan LK, Medernach RL, Domitrovic TN, Rispens JR, Hujer AM, Qureshi NK, et al. The Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of CTX-M-9 Group Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Infect Dis Ther. 2019 Jun;8(2):243-254. doi: 10.1007/s40121-019-0237-2. Epub 2019 Feb 16.

Adam K, Boyd B, Han J, Dugas L. "Effect of Maternal Antibiotic Use in Pregnancy on the Development of Chronic Illness in Children". Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Annual Meeting, March 2019.

Boyd B, Shahid R. "Medical Student Emotional Intelligence Scores Correlate with Demographic and Academic Factors." Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Annual Conference. St. Petersburg, Florida, March 2019.

Logan LK, Nguyen DC, Scaggs Huang FA, Qureshi NK, et al. A Multi-Centered Case-Case-Control Study of Factors Associated With Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children and Young Adults. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 May;38(5):490-495. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002176.

Logan LK, Medernach RL, Rispens JR, Marshall SH, Hujer AM, Domitrovic TN, Rudin SD, Zheng X, Qureshi NK, et al. Community Origins and Regional Differences Highlight Risk of Plasmid-mediated Fluoroquinolone Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Jun;38(6):595-599. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002205.

Lai, A., Jeske, W., Habeeb, O., Mooney, S., Levin, S., DeChristopher, P., Glynn, L., Muraskas, J. (2019). ABO blood group and procoagulant factors: the hypercoagulatin hypothesis ABO and Procoagulant Factors. Pediatric Research (accepted for publication).

Mehrhoff CJ, Hemenway CS, Suh E. "Emergence of a Ph-negative Clone in a Child With Ph+ ALL." J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 Aug;42(6):e466-e468. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001521. PMID: 31149920

Qureshi NK, Young, S, Estanilla, J and Joyce, C. Improving HPV Vaccination at an Academic Center through Provider Education and Utilization of Electronic Health Record Tools. NCE AAP Oct 2020.

Shahid R, Adams W. Emotional Intelligence Level Higher in Residents Who Took a Gap Year Before Medical School. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020;11: 559-562 https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S268464. PMID: 32884394

Logan LK, Rispens JR, Medernach RL, Domitrovic TN, Hujer AM, Marshall SH, Rudin SD, Qureshi NK, Zheng X, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA, Bonomo RA. A Multicentered Study of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of TEM- and SHV-type Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Infections in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan;40(1):39-43. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002916. PMID: 33021591

Guerrettaz R, Wolff E, Ciliberti A, Qureshi N, Shahid R, Haddad S. Sweet Syndrome as initial presentation of Crohn's Disease in an 18 year old female. Case Report Poster Presentation at Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Region 5 Virtual Conference, March 2021.

Qureshi NK, Young, S, Estanilla, J and Joyce, C. Improving HPV Vaccination at an Academic Center through Provider Education and Utilization of Electronic Health Record Tools. Pediatrics March 2021, 147 (3 MeetingAbstract) 303-305; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.147.3_MeetingAbstract.303

Peterson, Mara, host. "Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Ramzan Shahid." Medicus Podcast, season 1, episode 53, 3 March 2021.

Guerrettaz R, Wolff E, Ciliberti A, Qureshi N, Shahid R, Haddad S. Sweet Syndrome as an initial presentation of Crohns Disease in an 18 year old female. 2021 The APA Region 5 Conference. March 2021.

Jennifer Wojtowicz, Erin McCune, Katlyn Sullivan, Pyone David MD, Nadia K. Qureshi et al. Assessment of Resident Knowledge Regarding Social Determinants of Health Screening in a Pediatric Continuity Clinic. Medical student Research showcase April 2021

Alison DeForest, Michael Wesolowski, Nadia K. Qureshi. Characteristics of Vaccine Hesitant Parents in an Urban Midwest Pediatric Outpatient Clinic. Medical student Research showcase April 2021

Thiesfeld, L, Arshad, N and Qureshi NK. "Antimicrobial stewardship: Are we diagnosing and treating Group A Streptococcal pharyngitis appropriately at Loyola University Medical center (LUMC)?. Pediatric Research Day May 2021

David P, Ha L, Goldberg V, McCune E, Wojtowicz J, Sullivan K, Sigman G, Qureshi NK, O'Keefe J. Social Determinants of Health Screenings: Loyola’s Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatric Research Day May 2021

Hermanson, K and Qureshi, NK. Improving Resident Satisfaction and Continuity of Care with Patients and Mentors. Pediatric Research Day May 2021

Kamberos, Natalie. "Effect of Polyxamer-188 vs Placebo on Painful VOC in Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease." JAMA. April 20, 2021.

Leischner, Matthew. "A Rare Case of an Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess Due to Escherichia coli in a Pediatric Patient." Child Neurology Open. June 2021.

Shahid, R. Emotional Intelligence and Its Role in Developing Resilience. In: Shabahang M, Hunsinger M, Lang B, editors. Promoting Resiliency and Wellness Among Physician Residents. San Diego: Cognella Publishing; 2021 p. 73-84.

David P, Ha L, Goldberg V, McCune E, Wojtowicz J, Sullivan K, Sigman G, Qureshi NK, O'Keefe J. Pilot program for social determinants of health screenings and referrals at well child visits, has been accepted as part of APHA’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo, Oct. 24-27.

Patel N, Al-Sayyed B, Gladfelter T, Tripathi S. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Bacterial Coinfection in Hospitalized Children With Respiratory Viral Infections: A Single Center Retrospective Chart Review. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2022;27(6):529-536. doi: 10.5863/1551-6776-27.6.529. Epub 2022 Aug 19. PMID: 36042958; PMCID: PMC9400186.

Cheng E, George AA, Bansal SK, Nicoski P, Amin S. Neonatal Hypocalcemia: Common, Uncommon, and Rare Etiologies. Neoreviews. 2023 Apr 1;24(4):e217-e228. doi: 10.1542/neo.24-4-e217. PMID: 37002397.

Griffith T, Singh A, Naber M, Hummel P, Bartholomew C, Amin S, White-Traut R, Garfield L. Scoping review of interventions to support families with preterm infants post-NICU discharge. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Nov-Dec;67:e135-e149. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.08.014. Epub 2022 Aug 28. PMID: 36041959; PMCID: PMC9729411.

Bembea MM, Agus M, Akcan-Arikan A, Alexander P, Basu R, Bennett TD, Bohn D, Brandão LR, Brown AM, Carcillo JA, Checchia P, Cholette J, Cheifetz IM, Cornell T, Doctor A, Eckerle M, Erickson S, Farris RWD, Faustino EVS, Fitzgerald JC, Fuhrman DY, Giuliano JS, Guilliams K, Gaies M, Gorga SM, Hall M, Hanson SJ, Hartman M, Hassinger AB, Irving SY, Jeffries H, Jouvet P, Kannan S, Karam O, Khemani RG, Kissoon N, Lacroix J, Laussen P, Leclerc F, Lee JH, Leteurtre S, Lobner K, McKiernan PJ, Menon K, Monagle P, Muszynski JA, Odetola F, Parker R, Pathan N, Pierce RW, Pineda J, Prince JM, Robinson KA, Rowan CM, Ryerson LM, Sanchez-Pinto LN, Schlapbach LJ, Selewski DT, Shekerdemian LS, Simon D, Smith LS, Squires JE, Squires RH, Sutherland SM, Ouellette Y, Spaeder MC, Srinivasan V, Steiner ME, Tasker RC, Thiagarajan R, Thomas N, Tissieres P, Traube C, Tucci M, Typpo KV, Wainwright MS, Ward SL, Watson RS, Weiss S, Whitney J, Willson D, Wynn JL, Yehya N, Zimmerman JJ. Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) Contemporary Organ Dysfunction Criteria: Executive Summary. Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;149(1 Suppl 1):S1-S12. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052888B. PMID: 34970673; PMCID: PMC9599725.

Shukairy MK, Chadwick L, LaPorte CM, Pudwill J, Syslo JA, Fitzgerald J, Bier-Laning CM. Implementing an Interprofessional Difficult Airway Response Team to Identify and Manage High-Risk Airways. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Aug;169(2):422-431. doi: 10.1002/ohn.357. Epub 2023 May 2. PMID: 37130509.

Cohen E, O'Halloran CP, Thrush PT, Ma TM, Tannous P. A Volume Challenge Reveals the Diagnosis of Pediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. Case Rep Cardiol. 2022 Aug 17;2022:4707309. doi: 10.1155/2022/4707309. PMID: 36032054; PMCID: PMC9402386.

Manalastas M, Shine KC, Yuan A, Di Chiaro BA, Weiss MG, Amin S, Dina P, Muraskas JK. Neonatal serial creatinine levels as an adjunct biomarker in timing of fetal neurologic injury. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol X. 2023 Mar 30;18:100191. doi: 10.1016/j.eurox.2023.100191. PMID: 37065675; PMCID: PMC10102209.

Shimomura A, Smith S, Darki A, Kamberos N, Charous S. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Anticoagulating an Adolescent with Post-Tonsillectomy Massive PE: A Case Report. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Mar;132(3):346-350. doi: 10.1177/00034894221088178. Epub 2022 Apr 3. PMID: 35373621.

Reed T, Wagner S, Ozark G, Chaidez C, Boyle M, Gruener G. Seeing Yourself Through the Learner's Eyes: Incorporating Smart Glasses Into Objective Structured Teaching Exercises for Faculty Development. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2023 Jan 1;43(1):60-64. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000437. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 36849430; PMCID: PMC9973430.

O'Halloran CP, Franklin WH, Tannous P.
 Intentional bioprosthetic valve ring fracture causing coronary artery compression during transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement.
 JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Jan 22;17(2):307–309. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2023.10.005. Epub 2023 Nov 22. PMID: 37999709.

Boyd B, Charnsangavej N.
 Disability and accommodations.
 In APPD PD Handbook. April 2024.

Marty D, Sorum K, Smith K, Nicoski P, Sayyed BA, Amin S.
 Nosocomial infections in the neonatal intensive care unit.
 Neoreviews. 2024 May 1;25(5):e254–e264.

Lawson AA, Franklin WH, Porta NFM, Nugent A, Hauck A.
 An infant with high-output heart failure and pulmonary hypertension resulting from a giant cutaneous hemangioma.
 Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Jun 1.

Holthaus E, O'Neill M, Jeske W, DeChristopher P, Goodman J, Glynn L, Levin S, Muraskas J.
 Endocan biomarker linking maternal obesity and pediatric obesity.
 Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Jun.

O'Neil M, Demeulenaere SK, DeChristopher PJ, Holthaus E, Jeske W, Glynn L, Husain A, Muraskas J.
 Syndecan 1 level and neonatal sepsis biomarker study.
 Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2024 Jul Aug.

Jennings LN, Feffer M, Shahid R.
 Emotional intelligence and resilience curriculum.
 Adv Med Educ Pract. 2024 Nov 7.

Qureshi NK.
 Catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
 Rudolph’s Pediatrics. 24th ed. McGraw Hill. 2025.

Strutz S, Liang H, Carey K, Bashiri F and colleagues.
 Machine learning for predicting critical events among hospitalized children.
 JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1.

Carey H, Bansal S, O’Meara R.
 Diabetes-specific social connection study.
 Diabetes. 2025 Jun 20.

Thambyrajah S, Hansen R, Boyd B.
 Unmasking SUNCT in a 10-year-old.
 Contemporary Pediatrics. 2025 Jun.

Folga B, Shahid R.
 Sturge Weber syndrome case report.
 Case Rep Pediatr. 2025.

Crider AL, Nicoski P, Hyerdall A, Singhal M, Amin S.
 Protein requirements in the NICU.
 Neoreviews. 2025 Aug 1.

Lipa MC, Soepnel LM, Flammersfeld E, Adam K, Organ J, Choo Kang C, Amin S, Boyd B, Dugas L.
 Maternal sociodemographic factors and neonatal outcomes.
 Matern Child Health J. 2025 Sep.