A baby’s immune system is ready for the hepatitis B vaccine as soon as they are born, and giving newborns the first dose vaccine within 24 hours of birth (with additional doses at 1-2 months and 6-18 months) remains the best protection against serious health problems like liver disease and cancer.

So proud and excited about this. I am honored to work with the next generation of health and science ambassadors at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. These brilliant minds are the future! Also, go ‘Cats! 💜

The @ameracadpeds.bsky.social today stands with its peer societies to stand up for science and the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...

The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...

8 year-old in clinic today: Me: “Are you nervous?” (ready to tell her it’s OK to be nervous) Patient (immediately and matter-of-factly): “Of course not. Doctors are here to help us.” YES, exactly. Can we make her the head of HHS please?

Honored to be the guest speaker at last night’s Denver gathering of the NULC (Northwestern University Leadership Circle) to discuss an ages and stages approach to raising emotionally healthy children💜

The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched a new Fact Checked page with links to topics that are common targets of misinformation; please share with your networks: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Thank you @luriechildrens.bsky.social!

03.14.25: Northwestern Women in Medicine Conference Kudos to the course directors for a valuable and *timely* event. I spoke with Dana Thompson, MD, Amanda Vo, MD, and Sarah Khorasani, MD on a panel about forging one’s path at different stages in our careers, moderated by Priya Kumthekar, MD

Happy International Women’s Day AND Women's History Month. Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine is hosting their 7th annual Women in Medicine conference this Friday March 14. I'm excited to participate as a panelist for a session entitled "Forging Your Path at Different Stages in Your Career"

Everyone needs to keep speaking up to make sure we have options for the 2025-2026 influenza season.

So grateful to live in Illinois

Alarmingly, RFK Jr has been confirmed. The lone Republican vote against him? Senator Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor. #MedSky #rfk #rfkjr #health #healthcare

If anyone thought “it can’t be that bad”- yes, it can be worse www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

My son flew back to Chicago today (yay!) and snapped this beautiful pic on his descent into O’Hare. You can even see Wrigley! 😍

“Everyone who serves with me on the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee is a vaccine skeptic. Pharmaceutical companies must prove to us that a vaccine is safe, that it’s effective.” From Paul Offit, MD:

Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids. Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...

"Skeleton Crew" (s01e01), visual effects supervisor John Knoll. ILM VFX supervisor Eddie Pasquarello, layout by John Levin, environment by Wen Sun, Neel animation by Amy Lavey, Neel lighting by Gerald Gutschmidt, paint by Alan Travis, compositing by Todd Vaziri.

Teaching at the downtown campus today; loving the purple flair to Northwestern’s holiday spirit 💜✨

Hi, I’m God. Vaccines save lives. Love, God

All 4 of my kids are coming home this week- let the Thanksgiving prep begin ❤️