Chief of Neonatology
Aloka Patel is a neonatal intensive care physician and research director for the Section of Neonatology. She is fellowship-trained and board-certified in neonatal and perinatal medicine, and a professor of neonatology in the Department of Pediatrics at RUSH Medical College.
Laura Meltzer is a pediatrician who cares for children in the hospital. As chief of inpatient pediatrics at RUSH University Medical Center, she has a perspective on serious childhood illnesses.
Neonatal Nurse | Researcher Paula Meier is the director of clinical research and lactation in the neonatal intensive care unit. She has worked as a practitioner and researcher in human milk, lactation and breastfeeding for premature infants and mothers since 1975.
