The Program in Inflammation, Immunity, and the Microbiome (PrIIMe) is dedicated to meeting the needs of pediatric patients with complex disorders of the immune system that affect multiple body systems. These types of immune dysregulation can include acute infections leading to sepsis, chronic conditions that alter the body’s immune system function such as immunodeficiencies or auto-immune disorders, or genetic conditions that affect the way body systems interact.
Immune dysregulation can be difficult to diagnose. It can affect many body systems at the same time, and symptoms may come and go. At Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, we created a team of specialists from multiple areas that can be tailored to your child’s needs, including immunologists, oncologists, infectious disease specialists, critical care specialists, and rheumatologists. We partner with our immunology lab and genetic counselors to provide advanced diagnostics. Our goal is to gather input from all team members to provide an individualized diagnostic and treatment plan based on your child’s needs.
Conditions We Treat
We treat a variety of diseases with symptoms in multiple body systems as a result of disordered immunity including:
- Critical complications of sepsis
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
- Lymphoproliferative disorders
- Undiagnosed diseases of immune dysregulation
Why Choose Lurie Children's?
PrIIMe includes specialists from across the hospital to meet your child’s specific needs. Lurie Children’s offers specialists in all aspects of the care that is required to diagnose and treat immune dysregulation. Patient support is critical to Lurie Children’s mission, and our dedicated team of social workers, case managers, and child life specialists are available during your stay and to help with transitions.
Our team collaborates with:
What To Expect
Whether your child is admitted to the hospital or visiting an outpatient clinic, upon referral to the PrIIMe team, our multi-disciplinary group of specialists will gather and review your child’s medical history. We may need to gather more information from laboratory testing, imaging, or other testing to help determine a diagnosis. We will work with your primary providers to create a diagnostic and treatment plan as applicable to your child’s needs. We will organize follow up with appropriate team members.
Meet Our Program in Inflammation, Immunity, and the Microbiome (PrIIMe) Team
Aisha Ahmed, MD
Attending Physician, Allergy & Immunology
Mehreen Arshad, MD
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Amanda C. Becker, MD
Attending Physician, Critical Care
Catherine A. Chapin, MD
Medical Director, Hepatology & Liver Transplant; Attending Physician, Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Bria M. Coates, MD
Attending Physician, Critical Care; Crown Family Research Scholar in Developmental Biology
Taylor A. Heald-Sargent, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Ravi Jhaveri, MD
Division Head, Infectious Diseases; Virginia H. Rogers Professor in Infectious Diseases
Elizabeth Lippner, MD
Attending Physician, Allergy & Immunology
Kevin O. McNerney, MD
Attending Physician, Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation
Divakar S. Mithal, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Neurology; Founders' Board Chair in Neurocritical Care
Leena B. Mithal, MD
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
William J. Muller, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases; Ted Emerson Miller Research Scholar
Brian E. Nolan, MD
Attending Physician, Rheumatology
L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, MD, MBI, FAMIA
Attending Physician, Critical Care; Warren and Eloise Batts Research Scholar
Patrick C. Seed, MD, PhD, FIDSA
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases; Children’s Research Fund Chair in Basic Science
Lindsey Swigart, MSN, APRN-NP, RN, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
Joanna L. Weinstein, MD
Attending Physician, Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation; Director, Cancer Predisposition Program
Make an Appointment
You can make an appointment with our specialists by phone.
Our Location
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.227.4000
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