Elizabeth Sokol, MD
Attending Physician, Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Pronouns:
- she/her
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Offering Telemedicine Visits:
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Yes
Location
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
About
Dr. Sokol received her medical degree from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in 2007, prior to completing her Pediatrics residency at the University of Chicago/Comer Children's Hospital. She completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology in 2017 before completing a post-doctoral program in clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenomics in 2018 at University of Chicago. Dr. Sokol subsequently became a member of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology division at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in September 2018.
Dr. Sokol's research interests involve the study of pediatric patients with neuroblastoma. As a member of the Children's Oncology Group's Neuroblastoma Committee, she participates in the development of new therapeutic clinical trials for patients with high risk disease. She serves as the Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trial Network site PI, bringing early phase trial opportunities to patients with relapsed or refractory disease. In addition, Dr. Sokol has worked with the Lurie Children's pharmacogenomic steering committee to increase utilization of pharmacogenomic testing to optimize drug utilization for patients with complex pharmacology needs.
Dr. Sokol's clinical focus centers on the treatment of pediatric solid tumor patients, including those with neuroblastoma, sarcomas, rare tumors, renal tumors, liver tumors, and germ cell tumors. Through her work with the Children's Oncology Group's Neuroblastoma Committee, she participates in the development of new therapeutic clinical trials for neuroblastoma patients.
Clinical Interests
Pediatric cancer, neuroblastoma, rare tumors, sarcomas, renal tumors, liver tumors, early phase trials
Specialty
Conditions Treated
- Anemia
- Brain Tumors
- Cancer
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Germ Cell Tumors
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemophilia
- Hepatoblastoma
- Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
- Leukemia
- Neuroblastoma
- Neutropenia
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Retinoblastoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia
- Thrombophilia
- Thyroid Cancer
- von Willebrand Disease
- Wilms Tumor
Education & Training
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology, University of Chicago, 2014-2017; Residency in pediatrics, University of Chicago, 2011-2014
Board Certifications: Pediatrics; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology