Department of Surgery

The Department of Surgery at Lurie Children’s, led by Marleta Reynolds, MD, provides surgical services ranging from routine appendectomies and tonsillectomies to complex organ transplantations and congenital heart defect surgeries. The department is also the pediatric surgery training arm of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, providing residency training in each of its 10 divisions. 

In addition, Lurie Children’s was 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 achieved by meeting the highest standards for training, staffing, quality improvement and care.

With an experienced team, comprised of approximately 80 full- and part-time surgeons in 10 subspecialty divisions, we are ready to serve your child’s every surgical need.

Surgeon-in-Chief

Marleta Reynolds, MD Surgeon-in-Chief Chair, Department of Surgery Lydia J. Fredrickson Board Designated Professorship of Pediatric Surgery Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

Joseph M. Forbess, MD, MBA Division Head, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Surgical Director, Single Ventricle Reconstruction Program Willis J. Potts, MD Professorship in Surgery Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Dentistry

Ray J. Jurado, DDS Division Head, Division of Dentistry

Neurosurgery

Sandi K. Lam MD, MBA Division Head, Neurosurgery Professor of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Ophthalmology

Marilyn Mets, MD Head, Ophthalmology Director, Retinal Electrophysiology Laboratory Lillian Sherman Cowen Reiger and Harold L.S. Cowen Research Professorship in Pediatric Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology and Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery

John L. Sarwark, MD Division Head, Orthopaedic Surgery Martha Washington Foundation for Handicapped Children Professorship in Pediatric Orthopaedics; Member, Lurie Children’s Surgical Foundation Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

Dana Thompson, MD Division Head, Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Lauren D. Holinger, MD Professorship in Pediatric Otolaryngology Professor of Otolaryngology (Pediatric Otolaryngology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Pediatric Surgery (General)

Fizan Abdullah, MD, PhD Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery Orvar Swenson Founders’ Board Chair in Pediatric Surgery Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Arun K. Gosain, MD Division Head, Plastic Surgery Children's Service Board Chair in Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Transplant Surgery

Riccardo A. Superina, MD Head, Transplant Surgery Co-Director, Siragusa Transplantation Center Surgical Director, Kidney and Liver Transplant Programs Robert E. Schneider Chair in Transplantation Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Urology

Earl Cheng, MD Division Head, Urology Co-Head, Reconstructive Pediatric Urology Founders’ Board Chair in Urology Professor of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine