Research in Departments and Divisions

The research conducted in departments and divisions at Lurie Children's is outlined on each research page. Multidisciplinary teams often collaborate to study complex childhood health issues.

Department of Pediatrics research

• Adolescent Medicine
• Allergy & Immunology
• Autonomic Medicine
• Brain Tumor
• Cancer & Blood Disorders
• Cardiology (Heart Center)
• Child Abuse Pediatrics
• Critical Care
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Dermatology
• Emergency Medicine​
• Endocrinology
• Epilepsy
• Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (Digestive Disorders)
• Genetics, Birth Defects & Metabolism
• General Pediatrics
• HIV/AIDS
• Infectious Diseases
• Kidney Diseases
• Neonatology
• Neurology
• Nursing
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Rheumatology

Department of Anesthesiology research

Read about research being conducted by the Department of Anesthesiology

Department of Medical Imaging (Radiology) research

Read about research being conducted by the Department of Medical Imaging

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine research

Read about research being conducted by the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry research

Read about research being conducted by the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Department of Surgery research

• Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• General Pediatric Surgery
• Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
• Sports Medicine
• Transplantation
• Intestinal transplant
• Liver transplant
• Stem cell transplant
• Urology