Chairman

Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD

Gary A. Silverman, MD, PhD

Harriet B. Spoehrer Professorship in Pediatrics
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

  Luke, Pak, Silverman lab

Vice chairs, education & DEI

Philip M. Abraham, MD, MHA

Philip M. Abraham, MD, MHA

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hospitalist Medicine
Co-Director, Office of Faculty Development & DEI

Beverly Brozanski, MD

Beverly Brozanski, MD

Susan and James C. Gould Professor of Pediatric Quality and Safety, Newborn Medicine
Vice Chair, Quality and Safety
Chief Medical Officer, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Vice President of Pediatric Quality and Patient Safety for BJC HealthCare and St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, MD, PhD

Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, MD, PhD

Donald B. Strominger, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Division Director, Critical Care Medicine
Executive Vice Chair, Pediatrics

Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH

Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH

Alexis F. Hartmann, Sr., MD, Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Nephrology
Division Director, Pediatric Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis
Vice Chair, Clinical Investigation

Anthony R. French, MD, PhD

Anthony R. French, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Rheumatology
Vice Chair of Physician-Scientist Training Program
Alan L. Schwartz Chair in Pediatrics
Co-Scientific Director, Children’s Discovery Institute

  French lab

David  A.  Hunstad, MD

David A. Hunstad, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Division Director, Infectious Diseases
Professor, Molecular Microbiology
Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research, Pediatrics
Co-Scientific Director, Children’s Discovery Institute
Arnold W. Strauss, MD Endowed Professor for Mentoring

  Hunstad lab

Jason  G.  Newland, MD, MEd

Jason G. Newland, MD, MEd

Professor of Pediatrics
Schnuck Family Endowed Chair, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair, Community Health & Strategic Planning

Kevin O'Bryan, MD

Kevin O’Bryan, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hospitalist Medicine
Vice Chair, Clinical Informatics
Chief Medical Information Officer, SLCH

Cassandra M. Pruitt, MD, FAAP

Cassandra M. Pruitt, MD, FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics, Academic Pediatrics
Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director
Director, Academic Pediatrics
Medical Director, General Pediatrics and Complex Care Clinic
Vice Chair, Outpatient Health

Katherine  Rivera-Spoljaric, MD, MSCI

Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, MD, MSCI

Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine
Co-Director, Office of Faculty Development & DEI
Medical Director, Multidisciplinary Technology Dependent Child Center
Co-Director, Severe Asthma Clinic for Kids (SACK)

Executive directors

Rhonda Fortune, BSBA, MBA

Rhonda Fortune, BSBA, MBA

Executive Director, Research

Katherine Krajcovic, EdD, MBA, PMP, SHRM-SCP

Katherine Krajcovic, EdD, MBA, PMP, SHRM-SCP

Executive Director, Clinical Affairs & Business Operations

Division directors

Ana María  Arbeláez, MD, MSCI

Ana María Arbeláez, MD, MSCI

Professor of Pediatrics
Division Director, Endocrinology and Diabetes
David English Smith Professorship in Medicine
Director, Patient Oriented Research Unit
Co-Director, ICTS TL1 Predoctoral Clinical Research Program

Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, MD, PhD

Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, MD, PhD

Donald B. Strominger, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
Division Director, Critical Care Medicine
Executive Vice Chair, Pediatrics

Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD

Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Rheumatology & Immunology
Division Director, Rheumatology & Immunology

  Cooper lab

Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH

Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH

Alexis F. Hartmann, Sr., MD, Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Nephrology
Division Director, Pediatric Nephrology, Hypertension & Apheresis
Vice Chair, Clinical Investigation

Jorge  Di Paola, MD

Jorge Di Paola, MD

Professor of Pediatrics & Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Elizabeth Finney McDonnell Endowed Chair in Pediatric Hematology Oncology
Division Director, Hematology & Oncology

  Di Paola lab

Patricia I. Dickson, MD

Patricia I. Dickson, MD

Centennial Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics
Division Director, Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Andrew C. Glatz, MD, MSCE

Andrew C. Glatz, MD, MSCE

Louis Larrack Ward Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology
Division Director, Cardiology

David  A.  Hunstad, MD

David A. Hunstad, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Division Director, Infectious Diseases
Professor, Molecular Microbiology
Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research, Pediatrics
Co-Scientific Director, Children’s Discovery Institute
Arnold W. Strauss, MD Endowed Professor for Mentoring

  Hunstad lab

Lisa M. Moscoso, MD, PhD

Lisa M. Moscoso, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Hospitalist Medicine
Division Director, Hospitalist Medicine

Katie Plax, MD

Katie Plax, MD

Ferring Family Chair Professor of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine
Division Director, Adolescent Medicine
Medical Director, The SPOT and Project ARK

Cassandra M. Pruitt, MD, FAAP

Cassandra M. Pruitt, MD, FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics, Academic Pediatrics
Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director
Director, Academic Pediatrics
Medical Director, General Pediatrics and Complex Care Clinic
Vice Chair, Outpatient Health

Kimberly S. Quayle, MD

Kimberly S. Quayle, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
Dana Brown Chair in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Division Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

  Quayle lab

Ronald C. Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Ronald C. Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine
Division Director, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine
Robert C. Strunk Endowed Chair for Lung and Respiratory Research

  Rubenstein lab

Phillip I. Tarr, MD

Phillip I. Tarr, MD

Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Melvin E. Carnahan Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Leader, Pathobiology Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics
Division Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

  Tarr lab

Barbara B. Warner, MD, MSc

Barbara B. Warner, MD, MSc

F. Sessions Cole Professor of Newborn Medicine
Division Director, Newborn Medicine