Program Leadership
Pediatric Residency Training Program
Alisa McQueen, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Chair for Education
Program Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program
Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine 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
Associate Program Director
Director of Compliance and Program Development
Associate Clerkship Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
nmeyerorlov@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
Dr. Orlov completed her Pediatric Residency and her Chief Residency at Comer Children's Hospital. In addition to her work as a Pediatric Hospitalist, Dr. Orlov serves as the Associate Clerkship Director.
Rochelle Naylor, MD
Associate Program Director
Director of Intern Recruitment
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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.
Karen Goldstein, MD, MPH, MA
Associate Program Director
Director of Primary Care Training
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Goldstein combines her training in child development, public health, and special education with pediatrics. She completed her residency at the University of Chicago and provides primary care at Friend Family Health Center. She is an Associate Program Director for Primary Care, and coordinates the community pediatrics rotation for interns.
H. Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE
Associate Dean for Faculty Development in Medical Education
Section Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Director, One-Year Medical Education, Research, Innovation, Teaching, and Scholarship Fellowship (MERITS)
Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Barrett Fromme oversees faculty development in medical education at the University level and Curriculum Development within the Pediatric Residency Training Program. She completed her residency at Comer Children's Hospital and her MHPE from University of Illinois - Chicago. As a Pediatric Hospitalist at Comer Children's Hospital, she is passionate about medical education and has received numerous teaching awards across the continuum of learners, both locally and nationally.
Claire Hailey, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident (2020 - 2021) | Core Pediatric Resident Alum (2017 - 2020)
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UnderGrad: Duke University
I was born and raised in North Carolina, and I moved to Chicago for residency to become a part of the Comer family. Through my experiences in medical school and residency, I have developed a passion for health education, transition care, and mentorship. While not working or sleeping, I love biking with my husband (who serves as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of Oak Park) or walking my dogs (2 Labrador retrievers) on Lakefront Trail, eating our way through the city’s many neighborhoods, and hosting friends and family in our Berwyn home.
Tovah Schwartz, MD
Pediatric Chief Resident (2020 - 2021) | Core Pediatric Resident Alum (2017 - 2020)
Medical School: Rush Medical College
UnderGrad: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Residency is a beautiful time to find out who you are not only as a physician, but as a friend, a partner, and overall what kind of person you want to be. At Comer, you will find no better co-residents, program leadership, and patients to help you on your journey. I am a Chicago native through and through, there really is no place quite like it- dancing in Millennium park, concerts year round, the most gorgeous lake side path!! When I am not in the hospital, I love going to yoga with my co-residents, eating Mom’s homemade cooking in the suburbs, and having an old fashioned in West Loop with my best friends on a Friday night. After chief year, I plan to work both in primary care and as a community hospitalist.
Nicholas Woolf, MD, MA
Pediatric Chief Resident (2020 - 2021) | Core Pediatric Resident Alum (2017 - 2020)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
UnderGrad: Connecticut College
My interests within pediatrics include hospitalist medicine and academic medicine. I'm originally from Boston and love sports, so my favorite pursuit away from work is following the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and Bruins. That being said, I really fell in love with the city of Chicago and all it has to offer during residency, and I'm thrilled to call it home for the foreseeable future!