University of Chicago Medicine

Valluvan Jeevanandam

Heart surgeon dedicates career to helping patients no one else can save

Smiling baby, newly outfitted with cochlear implant, held by his smiling father as mother looks on.

UChicago surgeon gives cochlear implants to two generations: a father and infant son

Blood drawn from newborn's foot

Should newborns get genetic testing for adult-onset conditions?

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Two UChicago physicians elected to National Academy of Medicine

William Meadow, pioneer in neonatal intensive care and medical ethics, 1948-2019

Thomas Gajewski

Polsky Center supports UChicago scholar in founding immunotherapy startup

Train tracks

Area of brain associated with spatial awareness is crucial to decision making

Graphic Inoperable

Exploring the human side of medicine with comics

Woman standing dark tunnel

Children whose parents abuse opioids more likely to attempt suicide

Eric Pamer

Renowned physician-scientist Eric Pamer to lead Duchossois Family Institute at UChicago Medicine