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Office
225 E Chicago Ave
Box 65
Chicago, IL 60611
Summary
- Dr. Bridget Whitehead is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist located in Chicago, IL. She completed her medical education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in 2015, followed by a residency and fellowships in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology at McGaw Medical Center. She holds a Master's degree in Clinical Investigation from the same institution. Dr. Whitehead currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Her areas of expertise include non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, biliary atresia, short bowel syndrome, autoimmune hepatitis, and intestinal failure. She has published several papers on liver transplantation and related topics in pediatric patients.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology, 2021 - 2022
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineMasters of Science in Clinical Investigation, 2019 - 2021
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2018 - 2021
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2015 - 2018
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Posttransplant inflammatory bowel disease after successful solid organ transplantation: Not out of the woods yet.Amanda A Wenzel, Samantha Saul, Teresa Kodiak, Bridget Whitehead, Jennifer Strople
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024-10-01 - Immunosuppression minimization is safe and associated with good long-term success in pediatric recipients of liver transplant.Catherine A Chapin, Bridget Whitehead, Victoria Shakhin, Sarah A Taylor, Alyssa Kriegermeier
Liver Transplantation. 2024-07-01 - 1 citationsAcute-on-chronic liver failure before liver transplantation does not impact post-transplant survival in children with biliary atresia.Anna M Banc-Husu, Matt Hall, Cary Thurm, Bridget A Whitehead, Justin A Godown
Liver Transplantation. 2023-05-01
Committees
- Member, NASPGHAN Nutrition Committee 2020 - Present
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