Specialties & Conditions Department of Surgery
Department of Surgery
The Department of Surgery at Lurie Children’s, led by Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, provides surgical services that range from routine appendectomies, tonsillectomies, and fractures, to complex organ transplantations and surgeries for congenital heart defects. The Department is also the pediatric surgery training partner for Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and other local and regional hospitals, providing extraordinary resident and fellow training in each of its 10 divisions.
Lurie Children’s is the first children’s hospital in Illinois to be designated as a Level 1 children’s surgery center by the American College of Surgeons, a recognition only achieved by meeting the highest standards for training, staffing, quality improvement and care. Lurie Children’s is also a designated Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, meaning it is equipped to handle the most severely injured children.
Our experienced team, comprised of approximately 80 surgeons in 10 sub-specialty divisions, is ready to serve your child’s every surgical need.
Leadership Team
Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD
Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair
Daniel Skarzynski
Vice President
Holdemar Mangual
Operations Manager
Nicole Lantero
Program Manager
Sid Chittajallu
Director, Business Operations and Analytics
Sara LaBeck
Senior Executive Assistant
Jamie Schechter
Senior Director Business Operations, Surgical Services
Courtney Jones
Manager of Medical Education
Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS, FAAP, FACS
Vice Chair of Quality and Safety
Anthony C. Chin, MD, MS, MBA
Vice Chair of Finance
Jonathan B. Ida, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
Vice Chair of Procedural Services
James W. Schroeder Jr., MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP
Vice Chair of Medical Education
Dana Thompson, MD, MS, MBA, FACS
Vice Chair of Access and Ambulatory Services
Justin Ryder, PhD
Vice Chair of Research
Division Administration
Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD
Division Head, Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery
Benjamin Black
Executive Director, Heart Center
Aimen F. Shaaban, MD
Director, Chicago Institute for Fetal Health
Chen Cheng
Executive Director, Chicago Institute for Fetal Health
Ray J. Jurado, DDS
Division Head, Dentistry
Melissa Pena
Division Administrator, Dentistry
Sandi K. Lam, MD, MBA
Division Head, Neurosurgery
Madeline Sherman
Division Administrator, Neurosurgery
Brenda L. Bohnsack, MD, PhD
Division Head, Ophthalmology
Danielle Bowsman
Division Administrator, Ophthalmology
Dana M. Thompson, MD, MS, MBA, FACS
Division Head, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Ryan Cyzman
Division Administrator, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Erik C. King, MD, MS
Interim Division Head, Orthopedic Surgery
Poonam Jambhekar
Division Administrator, Orthopedic Surgery
Timothy B. Lautz, MD
Interim Division Head, Pediatric Surgery
Rachel Wankel
Division Administrator, Pediatric Surgery
Arun K. Gosain, MD
Division Head, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Chrissy Green-Rogers
Practice Manager, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Riccardo A. Superina, MD
Division Head, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Johanna Mishra
Senior Director, Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Earl Y. Cheng, MD
Division Head, Urology; President, Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation
Brian Hayes
Division Administrator, Urology
For more information please contact Nicole Lantero, nlantero@luriechildrens.org.
