Specialties & ConditionsPulmonary Medicine Specialists
Pediatric Pulmonologists
The following physicians and advanced practice nurses specialize in treating children with pulmonary-related complications. Please note, not all of our specialists are available at every location. Select their names to learn more about their special interest areas and locations.
Maria L. Dowell, MD
Interim Division Head, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine; Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center
Manu Jain, MD, MSCI
Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, Lurie Children's/Northwestern University Cystic Fibrosis Center
Ilya Khaytin, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Autonomic Medicine, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Steven Lestrud, MD
Medical Director, Respiratory Care; Attending Physician, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine
John B. Palla, MD
Associate Director, Cystic Fibrosis Center; Attending Physician, Pulmonary Medicine
Nicolas F. Porta, MD
Attending Physician, Neonatology; Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program; Associate Director, Lurie Children’s NICU
David R. Spielberg, MD, MHSc
Attending Physician, Pulmonary Medicine; Pulmonary Medical Director, Aerodigestive Program
Jennifer Beier, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine/Pulmonary Hypertension
Stacy Bichl, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine/Cystic Fibrosis Center
Joanne Cullina, APRN-CNS
Clinical nurse specialist, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, Lurie Children's/Northwestern University Cystic Fibrosis Center
Maria Elena Gonzalez, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine
Caroline Hodgson, APRN-NP, RN, DNP, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care
MaryKate McIntyre, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Emily R. Simmons, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine; Clinical Director, High Risk Asthma Clinic; Clinical Director, Mobile Asthma Clinic
Tiffany St. James, APRN-NP, PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
Jenifer L. Burke, NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine
Neha Joshi, MD
Attending Physician, Pulmonary Medicine
Girish D. Sharma, MD
Attending Physician, Pulmonary Medicine
Steven R. Boas, MD
Member, Children's Community Physicians Association
Luis Torero, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Center; Member, Children's Community Physicians Association
