Program Leadership
Pediatric Residency Training Program
Alisa McQueen, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Chair for Education
Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program
lmcqueen@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
Dr. Alisa McQueen completed her residency at the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. She joined the University of Chicago faculty in 2008 and now considers herself an official Midwesterner. She will even eat fried twinkies. She is dedicated to innovative curriculum development, including the use of high fidelity simulation based clinical education, and prides herself on getting to know each resident personally.
Nicola Orlov, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Clerkship Director
Associate Program Director
Director of Mentorship and Professional Development
Nicola Orlov is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Training Program and Co-Clerkship Director for the Pritzker School of Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (PSOM) and subsequently stayed at the institution where completed her Residency Training and Chief Resident year. She completed an MPH at Columbia University and graduated from The Medical Education Research Innovation Teaching and Scholarship (MERITS) fellowship from the University of Chicago. She currently serves as the Chapter Advisor at the PSOM for the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Dr. Orlov is board-certified in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She is an exemplar educator and mentor who is recognized repeatedly for her teaching and mentorship. Her clinical research is directed at improving the sleep of hospitalized children. Her medical education scholarship and interests lie in the area of humanism, professional development and mentorship. She also has a strong interest in teaching communication skills and interprofessional collaboration.
Rochelle Naylor, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
An active researcher, Dr. Naylor completed her Pediatric Residency, Chief Residency, and Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at the University of Chicago. When she is not studying intern applicant files, she researches monogenetic diabetes.
Brett Palama, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director
Director of Quality Improvement and Scholarship
Brett Palama is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. He completed medical school and a Master’s degree in Clinical Research at the University of Michigan, followed by pediatrics residency and chief residency at University of Chicago Medicine. He then completed fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Stanford Medicine, with a focus on quality and performance improvement. His academic interests are in the field of pediatric patient safety, as well as resident and fellow education in quality improvement. He is engaged in improvement projects across Comer Children’s Hospital, and is a mentor for both local and national QI initiatives.
Born and raised on the west coast, Dr. Palama enjoys spending time with his wife and son, traveling, spending time outdoors, and workshopping Hawaiian comfort food recipes.
Lolita Alkureishi, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Clerkship Director
Assistant Program Director
Director of Primary Care Training
malkureishi@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
Originally from Southern California, Dr. Lolita (Maria) Alkureishi completed her medical school and residency training at the University of California, San Francisco. She moved to Chicago in 2009 when her husband began his residency training at UofC, and is happy to call Chicago her new home! Her main clinical focus and happy place is in the outpatient setting, serving as a primary care pediatrician with Friend Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, where she sees mainly underserved and Spanish-Speaking patients at their Pulaski location, as well as in our newborn nursery. As Clerkship Director, along with Dr. Nikki Orlov, she oversees medical student education in pediatrics for the Prtizker School of Medicine, and as Assistant Program Director of Primary Care Training, she oversees resident training in the ambulatory setting.
In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband (a pediatric craniofacial surgeon) and their two young daughters, Aya and Poppy, and their love of all things craft, animal and travel related.
Wendy Darlington, MD, MAPP, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Program Director
Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement
wdarlington@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
Dr. Wendy Darlington completed her pediatric residency at UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center Dallas prior to coming to the University of Chicago for pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship. After completing her fellowship, including a Masters of Public Policy at the Harris School, she stayed on as faculty. She is passionate about advocacy of all forms and passing it along to future generations of amazing pediatricians. Her research focuses on household material hardships, such as food insecurity, and how that shapes outcomes for our most vulnerable populations by studying our patients with sickle cell disease. She loves living in Chicago with her wife, toddler daughter, and their dog Cooper.
Jaclyn Eisenberg, DO
Clinical Associate of Pediatrics
Assistant Program Director
Director of Evaluation and Feedback
K. Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBe
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care Services
Assistant Program Director
Director of Wellbeing and Resilience
Vidya Govind, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident (2021 - 2022) | Core Pediatric Resident (2018 - 2021)
Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago
UnderGrad: University of Illinois at Chicago
I've lived in and around Chicago since the late 20th century, and plan to stay for at least another century. Passionate about bad jokes, my plant babies, kindness, and working to help provide equitable care for the incredible kiddos in Chicago. Have loved learning about opportunities to do this via primary care as a LUCENT scholar! I'm also a professional dancer with Natya Dance Theatre (a Chicago-based company specializing in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian art form), and enjoy pretending like the Bulls are serious Finals contenders each year.
Antigone Kraft, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident (2021 - 2022) | Core Pediatric Resident (2018 - 2021)
Medical School: University of Utah
UnderGrad: University of Utah
I'm from Salt Lake City, Utah and did both undergraduate and medical school training there. You can always find me searching for peanut butter packets in the hospital or looking for my car keys. Outside of work, I love trying new Chicago restaurants with my husband, exploring all the neighborhoods, and finding places in the Midwest to hike and enjoy nature.
Christopher Mattson, MD (MedEd Scholarship Track)
Pediatric Chief Resident (2021 - 2022) | Core Pediatric Resident - Medical Education Scholarship Track Alum (2017 - 2021)
Medical School: University of Chicago - Pritzker School of Medicine
UnderGrad: Indiana University
Chris was born in Rochester, New York, but grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana prior to attending Indiana University for his undergraduate education. He then came to Chicago for medical school at University of Chicago and has not yet found a reason to leave. He was particularly drawn to the tight-knit community of residents and supportive faculty within the pediatric residency program. In his free time, he enjoys participating in group fitness activities, eating his way around the city, and laying on his couch.