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Debra Weese-Mayer, MD, Pediatrics, Chicago, IL

DebraWeese-MayerMD

Pediatrics Chicago, IL

Neonatology

Chief, Division of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine

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  • Office

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    225 East Chicago Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Phone+1 312-227-3300

Summary

  • Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor in Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Education & Training

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1979 - 2026
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2021-2024
  • Castle Connelly Exceptional Women in Medicine Castle Connelly, 2020-2024
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Variable human phenotype associated with novel deletions of the PHOX2B gene  
    Jennings LJ, Yu M, Rand CM, Kravis N, Berry-Kravis EM, Patwari PP, and Weese-Mayer DE, Pediatr Pulmonol, 2012

Press Mentions

  • No, That Study Didn’t Find ‘The Cause of SIDS.’ Experts Explain
    No, That Study Didn’t Find ‘The Cause of SIDS.’ Experts ExplainMay 23rd, 2022
  • Soft, Flexible Sensors to Monitor Babies in the NICU with Precision and Without Wires
    Soft, Flexible Sensors to Monitor Babies in the NICU with Precision and Without WiresMarch 19th, 2019
  • New Clues Emerge About Possible Factors Behind Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
    New Clues Emerge About Possible Factors Behind Sudden Infant Death SyndromeJune 1st, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Integrated Analysis of Autonomic Biomarkers in Prematurity- Related Ventilatory Control: Determination of Neurorespiratory Maturation and Predictors of Co-morbidity RiskNHLBI2016–2021
  • Epidermal Wearable Patch: An Innovative Solution to the Lack of Continuous, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring in the NICUGerber Foundation2017–2019
  • “Always-on Imperceptible Infant Monitoring” (AIIM): Application to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Low-Resource Settings to Empower Mothers to Employ KMC and to Intervene in Event of Alarm ConditionsGates Foundation Challenge Grant2017–2019
  • Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation (CHIME)Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1995–1998
  • Event Recordings Of High Risk Infants On Apnea MonitorsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1991–1994
  • Event Recordings Of High Risk Infants On Apnea MonitorsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1991

Professional Memberships