Gal Finer, MD, PhD
Gal Finer, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Nephrology (Kidney Diseases) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineLanguages: English, Hebrew
Appointments
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About
Gal Finer MD, PhD, is a board-certified pediatrician and a pediatric nephrologist in the Division of Pediatric Nephrology at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and is an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Finer has been caring for children with a variety of kidney diseases at Lurie Children’s since 2007. Her current interest lies in the research of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT). Dr. Finer acquired knowledge in genetic diseases of the kidney while serving the Bedouin population in Israel, and in molecular pathways of renal fibrosis and kidney development while working in the laboratories of Dr. William H. Schnaper and Dr. Susan Quaggin. Dr. Finer is the recipient of the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois Young Investigator Award of 2017, and of the NIH-K08 Clinical Investigator Award in 2020. Visit the Finer Laboratory.
Specialties
Education & Training
Education: Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2000
Postgraduate Training: Residency in pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 2013-2015; Fellowship in pediatric nephrology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2007-2010; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 2004-2007; Residency in pediatrics, Soroka University Medical Center, Israel, 2000-2004
Professional Organizations: American Society of Nephrology; American Society of Pediatric Nephrology; International Pediatric Nephrology Association
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