AAP National PEPP Steering Committee, Chair
Associate head, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Special interests: Pediatric advanced life support, car seat injuries, cervical spine injuries, emergency preparedness, EMSC (emergency medical services for children), frostbite/hypothermia, sedation/analgesia (pain relief), trauma/head trauma, asthma
Medical school: University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, 1982
Postgraduate training: Children's Memorial Hospital, 1987; Michael Reese Hospital, 1985
Certifications: Board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992, re-certified, 1998 and 2006;
Pediatrics, 1987