Feinberg Faculty Inducted into the National Academy of Medicine

Northwestern Medicine physician-scientists whose discoveries have advanced the understanding and treatment of cancer and cardiovascular disease have been inducted into the National Academy of Medicine, one of the nation’s highest honors in health and medicine.

Alpern Named Chair of Pediatrics

Elizabeth “Libby” Alpern, MD, MSCE, has been named the Founders’ Board Centennial Chair of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

AI Tool Helps Identify Harmful Epilepsy Genetic Variants

A new artificial intelligence tool developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists and collaborating institutions can help determine whether genetic variants associated with a severe form of childhood epilepsy will actually cause disease, according to a new study.

Northwestern Medicine Expands Rapid Diagnostic Clinics for Same-Day Care

Learn more about how these clinics enable same-day diagnostics and treatment outside of emergency departments.

'Digital Twins’ Help Plan and Improve Esophageal Surgeries

A new clinical trial led by John Pandolfino, MD, is using virtual “digital twins” of patients’ esophagi to practice complex surgeries.

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