Medical Services • Pediatrics

NCH’s pediatric emergency department is staffed by Children’s Memorial Hospital pediatric emergency medicine specialists.

Lina Abujamra, MD

Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Northwest Community Hospital; Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin, 1996

Postgraduate training: Pediatric internship and residency, Baylor College of Medicine, 1996-1999

Certifications: Board certified in Pediatrics, 1999, recertified 2007; Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2004

Gail A. Allen, MD

Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Northwest Community Hospital; Instructor in Clinical Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical school: East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, 1996

Postgraduate training: Fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Oakland, CA 1990-1992; Residency in pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, 1986-1989

Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2000, recertified 2008; Pediatrics, 1990, recertified 1998, 2005

Meta Carroll, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Northwest Community Hospital

Medical school: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 1986-1990

Postgraduate training: Residency in emergency medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1990-1993. Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993-1995

Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1997; Emergency Medicine, 1994, 2004

Comes from: Northwest Acute Care Specialists, PC, Portland, OR

Jacqueline Bryngil Corboy, MD

Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Northwest Community Hospital

Medical school: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1989-1993

Postgraduate training: Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1996-1999. Internship and residency in pediatrics, Babies and Children’s Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1993-1996

Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2000, 2007; Pediatrics 1998, 2004

Comes from: Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Richard D. Marble, MD

Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Northwest Community Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, 1971-1975

Postgraduate training: Residency in pediatrics, University of California-Irvine College of Medicine, 1977-1978; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, 1975-1977

Certifications: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1992, 2000, 2007; Pediatrics, 1985

Comes from: Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

Dr. Nichell Tidwell, MD

Attending physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Northwest Community Hospital

Medical school: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC, 1986-1990

Postgraduate training: Fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine, 1993-1995. Internship and residency in pediatrics, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, 1990-1993

Certifications: Pediatrics, 2004

Comes from: Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, IL