Barbara J. Deal, MD
Division Head, Cardiology; Marvin E. Wodika Research Professor of Cardiology
- Academic title
- Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
- Specialties (click links to view descriptions)
- Cardiology
Treats congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias and acquired heart disease. Services include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, telemedicine, noninvasive and invasive electro-physiology and heart transplants.
Learn more about Cardiology at Children's Memorial
- Special interests
- Arrhythmias, Wolf-Parkinson White syndrome, supraventricular tachycardia in infants, radiofrequency catheter ablation of arrhythmias
- Sees patients at
- Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza (Lincoln and Fullerton)
Chicago, IL 60614
1.800.KIDS DOC
- Medical school
- Northwestern University, 1978
- Postgraduate training
- Fellowship in clinical electrophysiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1984-1985; Research fellowship in pediatric cardiology, Wylers Children's Hospital, 1983-1984; Fellowship in pediatric cardiology 1981-1982, and research fellowship in pediatric cardiology, 1982-1983, Children's Hospital Medical Center; Internship and residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1978-1981
- Certifications
- Board certified in Pediatric Cardiology, 1985; Pediatrics, 1983
- Professional organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Pediatric Electrophysiology Society, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology
- Health care plans accepted (show)
- Physicians and staff
- Head
- In-house staff
- Deborah A. Bryk-Serva, MD
- Roger A. de Freitas, MD
- C. Elise Duffy, MD
- Wayne H. Franklin, MD, MPH
- Jeffrey G. Gossett, MD
- Nina L. Gotteiner, MD
- Peter R. Koenig, MD
- Sulekha P. Kumar, MD
- Elfriede Pahl, MD
- Amy D. Shah, MD
- Sabrina Tsao, MD
- Dolores A. Vitullo, MD
- Kendra M. Ward, MD
- David Wax, MD
- Catherine L. Webb, MD
- Luciana T. Young, MD
- Members of Children's Community Physician's Association*
- Advanced practice nurses
- Brynn Dechert, MSN, PNP
- Ana Maria Fernandez, APN, MSN
- Debbie Jefferson, APN
- Gina Jellen, MSN, PNP
- Meghan Kostyk, APN, CPNP
- Kerry Lazewski, APN, CPNP
- Judith Marshall, APN, NP
- Patricia Lynch Stapleton, APN, NP
- Jennifer Winter Kedzierski, APN, PNP
*An independent association affiliated with Children's Memorial Hospital; physicians' offices are located throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.