Pediatrics
Ruba Azzam, MD
Director, Pediatric Hepatology
Chicago, IL
Ruba K. Azzam, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where she serves as Director of Pediatric Hepatology and Medical Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago. She specializes in pediatric hepatology, gastroenterology, and nutrition, treating children with hepatobiliary diseases, pancreatic disorders, fatty liver disease (steatotic liver disease), celiac disease, childho
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics (ABPD)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (ABPD)
- Transplant Hepatology (ABPD)
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine (MD, 1995)
- Internship: Cornell University (Pediatrics, 2001)
- Residency: University of Wisconsin (Pediatrics, 2002)
- Fellowship: Northwestern University - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital (Pediatric Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology, 2005)
- Master's: University of Illinois at Chicago (MPH, 2018)
Peer Recognition
- Arab American Business and Professional Association — Best Achievement in Medicine
2011
2019-2025 (7 years)
2019-2025 (7 years)
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
2023
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Conditions & Treatments
Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCeliac DiseasePediatric Liver Transplant
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- University of Chicago Medical Center
- Comer Children's Hospital
- Aurora Health
- Community Hospital
- The University of Chicago Medical Center
Languages
English, Arabic[1]