Principal Investigators

Timothy B Lautz, MD
Director of Surgical Oncology, Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoAssociate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University
Dr Lautz is an academic pediatric surgeon with a clinical and research focus on the subspeciality of pediatric surgical oncology and an interest in clinical trials innovation. He is a busy clinical surgeon with extensive experience in collaborative, multi-institutional studies and prospective clinical trial design

Seth D Goldstein, MD, MPhil
Fellowship Program Director, Lurie Children’s Hospital of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University
Dr Goldstein is a surgical innovator and educator. His clinical practice focuses on chest wall deformities and complex foregut surgery, and he leads the pediatric surgery fellowship program at Lurie.

Amparo Perez
Clinical Research Associate

Samantha Ayala
Clinical Research Associate

Alexus Jackson
Clinical Research Associate

Ashley Dodd, MD
Resident Research Fellow (2024-2026)

Allison Lehane, MD
Resident Research Fellow (2023-2025)

Daniel Liesman, MD
Resident Research Fellow (2024-2026)
Medical Students
William Kacey
Kelly Bates
Rom Brown
Rahul Burra