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MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

Nicholas R. Zessis, MD

Attending Physician, Hospital-Based Medicine and Complex Care Program

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Dr. Zessis is a hospital pediatrician and member of the Complex Care Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. His interests include Hospital Medicine on the medical floor and intensive care unit, complex care, medical education, mentorship, and advocacy. He is a member of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators and is a graduate of the Medical Education Certificate Program. He is an Augusta Webster Faculty Research Fellow in Medical Education. He serves as a College Mentor to the Feinberg MD class of 2026.

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Hospital-Based Medicine, Complex Care, Medical Education

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Education & Training

Education: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2016

Postgraduate Training: Augusta Webster Faculty Fellowship in medical education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2022-2024; Residency in pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 2016-2019

Board Certifications: Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators

Research & Publications

Publications

Zessis NR, Peters SW, Samet JD, Parzen-Johnson S, Russo LT, Samady W, Stephen R. "Unusual Presentation of Pediatric Scurvy: A Necrotic Gastrostomy Tube Site in a 14-Year-Old Boy." Am J Case Rep. 2023 Jul; 24: e940770-.
https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.940770 
PMID: 37464734 

Zessis NR, Sadanand A, Reis A, Cole JJ, Mammel DM, Hrach C, Daud YN. “Smartphone-Based Teaching App Increases Frequency of Residents Teaching Medical Students.” Abstract published at Society of Hospital Medicine 2019, March 25, 2019, National Harbor, MD. Abstract 101. https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/smartphone-based-teaching-app-increases-frequency-of-residents-teaching-medical-students/. 

Zessis NR, Gao F, Vadlamudi G, Gutmann DH, Hollander AS. “Height growth impairment in children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is characterized by a decreased pubertal growth velocity in both sexes.” J Child Neurol 2018; 33:12. DOI: 10.1177/0883073818786807.

Zessis NR, Nicholas JL, Stone SI. “Severe bilateral adrenal hemorrhages in a newborn complicated by persistent adrenal insufficiency.” Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2018; 20:17-0165. DOI: 10.1530/EDM-17-0165

Zessis NR, Holly TA, Wu E. “Development and comparison of accelerated diagnostic chest pain protocols to predict a low-likelihood in developing acute coronary syndrome within six hours.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology Apr 2016, 67 (13) 514. DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(16)30515-0.

Teaching scripts via smartphone app facilitate resident-led teaching of medical students.
Zessis NR, Dube AR, Sadanand A, Cole JJ, Hrach CM, Daud YN
BMC Med Educ. 2021 Jun; 21(1): 331-.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02782-w
PMID: 34103029

A Shower an Hour
Zessis N
Pediatric Diagnostic Medicine. 2021 Sep;
ISBN: 9781975159474