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Michael Tsifansky, MD

Program Director
Faculty Member since 2007

Medical School: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Residency: University of Minnesota
Fellowship: Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine: Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Board Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology

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Suresh Havalad, MD

Associate Program Director
Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Faculty Member since 1992

Medical School: Karnataka Medical College, Hubli India
Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge
Fellowship: Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge

Board Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Current research projects:

  • Cause of Death in Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
    Principal Investigator: Suresh Havalad, MD (LGCH)
    Sponsor: Supported by Grant from Novo Nordisk
  • Role of Endothelin in Diabetic Ketoacidosis
    Principal Investigator: Suresh Havalad, MD (LGCH)
  • Role of Centaquin in a shot model
    Principal Investigator: Suresh Havalad, MD (LGCH)

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Maureen Quaid, MD

Medical Director Pediatric Critical Care Unit
Director Transport/Outreach Program
Faculty member since: 1994

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago
Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge (Chief Resident 1990-1991)
Fellowship: Advocate Children's Hospital - Park Ridge

Board Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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Varsha Gharpure, MD

Faculty Member since 2009

Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, India
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Board Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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