Bone Health Program

Joseph A. Janicki, MD

Dr. Janicki is an attending physician in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He currently serves as the co-director (Surgical and Research) of the Bone Health Program. He has a number of grant-funded bone health research initiatives. 

Jennifer L. Miller, MD, CCD

Dr. Miller is an attending physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She specializes in children’s bone health, seeing patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings, and working with a national Pediatric Bone Health Learning Network to improve the care and outcomes all children with bone health concerns or conditions. She is also a certified clinical densitometrist by the International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD).

Naiomi Gunaratne-Breaux, MD

Dr. Gunaratne-Breaux is an attending physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She specializes in children’s bone health, seeing patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings with a wide variety of conditions. 

Jonathan D. Samet, MD

Dr. Samet is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, at Lurie Children's, serving as the section head of Musculoskeletal Imaging.

Andrea Sanchez, APRN-NP, PNP-PC

Andrea Sanchez is a Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. She specializes in pediatric fractures and bone health, seeing a wide variety of patients in the outpatient setting.  

Tara Counts, PA-C, MPAP

Tara is a physician assistant in the Division of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. She sees a wide variety of patients with bone density concerns and frequent fractures in the outpatient setting. 

Carla V. Quijano, MD

Dr. Quijano is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, at Lurie Children's. She is the section head of Nuclear Medicine (including DXA, bone density) in the department of Medical Imaging. 

Katherine H. Venn, APRN-NP, FNP-C

Katherine Venn is a Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. She specializes in pediatric fractures and bone health, seeing a wide variety of patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. 

Margaret Gaughan (Ryan), BSN, RN, CPN

Maggie is the Nurse Coordinator for the Bone Health Program. She works between the Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes and the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine. 

She is a liaison between the patients, families, and healthcare team. She helps to coordinate care, provide patient education, and facilitate communication to streamline care processes and improve the patient/family experience.