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.

Michael V. Certo, MD, MA, MM

Attending Physician, Palliative Care; Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Pediatric Track

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Palliative Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Location

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

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Mike Certo is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University and the Manhattan School of Music, an MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a master’s degree in bioethics from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the faculty at Lurie Children’s in 2023, where he practices pediatric palliative care, critical care, and clinical ethics. He also serves as the program director for the pediatric track of the hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Northwestern and Lurie Children's. His academic interests include music as narrative medicine, ethical decision-making frameworks, pediatric suffering, serious illness communication, and education at the intersection of pediatric palliative care, critical care, and bioethics. 

Clinical Interests

Pediatric Palliative Care, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical Ethics

Education & Training

Education: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2022; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, 2016; Manhattan School of Music, New York NY, 2007; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2022-2023; Fellowship in pediatric critical care, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2019-2022; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2017-2019; Internship in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2016-2017

Board Certifications: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities

Research & Publications