NASCAR STREET CLOSURES

Due to the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 5 - 6, and related events, there will be rolling street closures and traffic congestion June 19 - July 7.

Before your appointment, check the NASCAR website for the latest street closures. Bus routes may be affected. For current CTA and Metra schedules, visit TransitChicago and Metra. Navigation apps like Waze and Google Maps will reflect real-time closures

Please allow extra travel time. All hospital parking garages will remain open, though alternate routes may be needed.

Elizabeth R. Alpern, MD, MSCE

Division Head, Emergency Medicine; Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Faculty Development

Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; George M. Eisenberg Professorship in Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language:
English

Location

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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About

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Dr. Alpern is a pediatric emergency medicine physician scientist who cares for children with acute illness and injury in the emergency department. She holds the George M. Eisenberg Professor of Pediatrics, is the Division Head of Emergency Medicine, and the Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She has research expertise in the use of large databases within research networks to improve the quality and equity of emergent care delivered to children through application of evidence-based work. She has particular interest in improving the evaluation and treatment of children with infectious emergencies.

Clinical Interests

quality of care, infectious diseases, and clinical epidemiology​

Specialty

Education & Training

Education: University of Michigan Medical School, 1992

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1995-1998; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1992-1995

Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine