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.

Ben Z. Katz, MD

Ben Z. Katz, MD

Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Medical Director, Travel Immunization Clinic; Co-Medical Director, Adoption Clinic

Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language:
English
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
Yes

Locations

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

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park

2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393

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Clinical Interests

Epstein-Barr virus, infections in transplant recipients, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), travel immunizations, viral infections, adenovirus infections, chronic granulomatous disease​

Education & Training

Education: New York University School of Medicine, 1980

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in infectious disease, Yale University School of Medicine, 1983-1986; Residency in pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, 1980-1983

Board Certifications: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Pediatric Research

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