Terrence Z. Huit, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child Psychology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Pronouns:
- he
- him
- his
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Westchester
Surgical Treatment Center2301 Enterprise Drive
Westchester, Illinois 60154
About Me
Dr. T. Zachary Huit is a Pediatric Psychologist within the Division of Pediatric Urology and Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. His areas of clinical expertise are in working within pediatric health contexts, with subspecialties in urologic health, LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults, childhood and young adult trauma and stressors, and a growing expertise in working with young people presenting with a variety of sex characteristics and urogenital traits. A bulk of Dr. Huit’s prior research has focused on well-being of transgender and gender diverse communities particularly youth and young adults, health disparities and care access, and childhood traumatic experiences. His more recent program focuses on the health and well-being of pediatric urology populations, complex medical presentations, and medical traumatic stress and anxiety.
Specialty
Education & Training
Education: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 2023
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in child and adolescent psychology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 2023-2025; Internship in clinical psychology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2022-2023
Professional Organizations: Society for Pediatric Psychology, Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies