Biography
I grew up in the Bronx and was fortunate to come to Chicago as an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, majoring in Biology. After medical school at Albert Einstein in New York, I did a residency in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at Minnesota.
I returned to Chicago and came to Northwestern University in 1980 where I worked at Children’s Memorial Hospital, now Lurie Children’s Hospital, for 34 years. I became the Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program in 1993 and supervised the program, caring for almost 500 children. I also cared for children with kidney disorders such as nephrotic syndrome and other glomerulonephritides and performed well over 1000 kidney biopsies.
Our Kidney Division trained many fellows and my career was enhanced by the many eager, intelligent and resourceful trainees in our program. Children’s had over 30 new pediatric residents each year and it was so satisfying to see these young, tense, new medical school graduates turn into confident, mature pediatricians by the end of their training. I was awarded Teacher of the Year by our residents twice and was named in Chicago Magazine’s Best Doctors issue 7 times.
I was an avid racquetball player from 1975 until the Covid pandemic in 2020 and now enjoy playing pickleball, which is much easier on the knees. I enjoy reading, listening to classical music, and learning from our granddaughters.
I retired from the clinical care of patients in 2014 and became Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics in 2016. I have been a member of the NEO Executive Council since 2019, representing NEO to the NU Faculty Senate.