The University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics hosts ACGME-accredited fellowship training programs in twelve subspecialties, providing trainees with a broad exposure to clinical medicine as well as outstanding research opportunities. Our faculty includes national and world leaders in numerous areas of pediatric medicine. Our mission is to provide all fellows with cutting-edge training in clinical care, as well as mentorship and support for clinical, translational and/or laboratory-based research.
ACGME-Accredited Sub-Specialty Training Programs
Our ACGME-accredited 2-year program accepts qualified candidates from a variety of training specialties. We will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Ruchi Singla - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program
Combined ABP/ABPN approved 5-year training program with Pediatrics. Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Moon Hee Hur - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Child Neurology Residency
Our ACGME-accredited 2-year program accepts qualified candidates from a variety of training specialties. We will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Samuel Volchenboum - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
![Dr. Melissa Pessin](http://d2uvxsh735c13s.cloudfront.net/sites/pediatrics/files/styles/medium/public/2023-07/pessinmelissa_ci.jpg?itok=YsNQvw_S&h=e0f51495)
Dr. Melissa Pessin - Professor of Pathology
Associate Program Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Karen Fauman - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
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Dr. Fatima Ajmal - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Michael Msall - Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
![Dr. Peter Smith](http://d2uvxsh735c13s.cloudfront.net/sites/pediatrics/files/styles/medium/public/2023-07/smithpeter_dbp.jpg?itok=Skx9vTZ1&h=a26743ac)
Dr. Peter Smith - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. S. Margaret Paik - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Dianne Deplewski - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Ranjana Gokhale - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship
The Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program at The University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital is a three-year training program that prepares physicians to become clinician educators or clinician scientists. The first year of training is focused on clinical work in all areas of hematology, oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies. We provide a robust clinical program with exposure to a wide array of diagnoses. The second and third years of training include 80% protected time for scholarly work in any of the areas of clinical, translational or basic science research. Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Radhika Peddinti - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
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Dr. Wendy Darlington - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
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Dr. Perry Morocco - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Jaclyn Eisenberg - Clinical Associate of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Madan Kumar - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
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Dr. David Zhang - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Gillian Brennan - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
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Dr. Christine Carlos - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
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Dr. Patrick Hughes - Attending Neonatologist, Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital
Associate Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Mary Nevin - Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship
Our program will be participating in the NRMP process and accepting applications through ERAS 2024-2025.
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Dr. Cuoghi Edens - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship