Pediatrics Overview

Cook County Health offers 5 Pediatric Fellowship Training programs for physicians.
Program Contact
Karen Bernstein, MD, MPH
Adolescent Medicine Specialist and Program Director University of Illinois at Chicago
Miae Lee
Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Pediatrics
(312) 996-9693
Jia Li (Grace)
Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Coordinator
(312) 942-8701
Shou-Yien Wu, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Program Director
(312) 864-4024

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The programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Some programs are in partnership with other Chicagoland hospitals.

Adolescent Medicine

Based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Pediatrics, and in cooperation with Cook County Health’s Division of Adolescent Medicine at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the Adolescent Medicine program is a 3-year ACGME approved fellowship that includes a Masters of Public Health (MPH) opportunity.  

Learn more about the adolescent medicine program here.

Allergy and Immunology

The Allergy and Immunology fellowship is an integrated training program through Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Health.

The integrated fellowship training program in allergy and immunology offers two-year, ACGME-approved positions to physicians who have met the requirements for certification in internal medicine or pediatrics. 

Learn more about the allergy and immunology program here.

Child Abuse

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Protective Services at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County offers an ACGME-accredited 3-year Child Abuse Pediatric Fellowship Program.

 

The fellowship program was developed in 2002 and is designed to train superb clinicians by providing comprehensive clinical and academic training in all areas of Child Abuse Pediatrics in preparation for sub-specialty board certification and independent practice.

Learn more about the child abuse program here.

Hematology-Oncology

The integrated Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship is provided through University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

This fellowship trains physician scientists to prevent, diagnose and manage disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissue and cancer in children and adolescents.    

Learn more about the hematology-oncology program here.

Neonatal-Perinatal

Cook County Health’s Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program is one of the oldest in the country.

Founded in 1968 and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in 1984, the program has developed into a three-year program that is designed to prepare fellows for the Neonatal-Perinatal sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics examination.  

Learn more about the neonatal-perinatal program here.

Pediatrics Overview

Fellowship Programs

Cook County Health’s fellowship programs further the education and training of physicians through rigorous clinical training, access to advanced research and broad experiences in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Programs
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Fellowship
Pediatrics Overview
Pediatric Child Abuse
Pediatric Neonatal-Perinatal
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Surgical Critical Care, Trauma & Burn
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Pain Medicine
Medical Toxicology
Hospice and Palliative Medicine