Pediatrics
Estella Alonso, M.D.
Medical Director, The Siragusa Transplantation Center; Sally Burnett Searle Professor of Pediatric Transplantation; Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Estella M. Alonso, MD, is a distinguished pediatric hepatologist specializing in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and liver transplantation at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. She focuses on managing chronic liver disease, chronic liver failure, portal hypertension, pediatric acute liver failure (PALF), fulminant hepatic failure, and neonatal cholestasis in infants, children, and adolescents, including pediatric liver transplant recipients. As Medical Director of The
40+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Transplant Hepatology (American Board of Pediatrics)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (American Board of Pediatrics)
Education & Training
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine — M.D., 1985
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University — Residency, Pediatrics, 1985-1988
- University of Chicago Hospital — Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1988-1992
- Comer Childrens Hospital — Fellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 1988-1991
- Loyola University Chicago — B.S., Biology, 1981
Recognition & Leadership
Leadership Roles
- Medical Director, The Siragusa Transplantation Center
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program
Languages
English
Experience
40+ years in practice