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Dr. Julie Lynn Fitzgerald, MD, FAAP

Pediatrician | Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

2160 S 1st Ave Maywood IL, 60153
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A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Julie L. Fitzgerald welcomes patients at the Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center in Berwyn and Maywood, IL. She serves as the Medical Director of PICU and Division Director of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine within LUMC in addition to her role as Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. As a pediatric critical care medicine specialist, she specializes in the care of the critically ill and injured infants and children. Her areas of clinical expertise encompass both medical and surgical pediatric critical care, including the treatment of pediatric multi system inflammatory syndrome, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury, as well as ventilator management. Dr. Fitzgerald has been crucial in the development of the Pediatric Moderate and Deep Sedation Service, which offers both sedation and pain management services to children undergoing invasive procedures outside of the OR setting and/or radiologic imaging studies. Licensed to practice in the state of Illinois, she has a remarkable professional journey that spans three decades.

Education and Training

Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1998

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics; Pediatrics

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Dr. Julie Lynn Fitzgerald, MD, FAAP
Dr. Julie Lynn Fitzgerald, MD, FAAP's Expert Contributions

Areas of expertise and specialization

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center -
  • Medical Director, PICU Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center -
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics Loyola Stritch School of Medicine -

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Pediatric Sedation  
  • American Medical Association  
  • American Academy of Pediatrics  
  • Association of Pediatric Program Directors  

Fellowships

  • University of Chicago Hospitals pediatric critical care medicine 

Fellowships

  • University of Chicago Hospitals-pediatric critical care medicine

Professional Society Memberships

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Dr. Julie Lynn Fitzgerald, MD, FAAP's Practice location

Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital at Loyola U

180 Harvester Dr Suite 110 -
Willowbrook, IL 60527
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New patients: 708-631-8952

Loyola University Medical Center

2160 S 1st Ave -
Maywood, IL 60153
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New patients: 708-327-3000
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Loyola University Medical Center/Ronald McDonald Children\'s Hospital

2160 S 1st Ave Ste 4 -
Maywood, IL 60153
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Get to know Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Specialist Dr. Julie Lynn Fitzgerald, who serves patients in Maywood, Illinois.

An excellent pediatric critical care medicine specialist, Dr. Fitzgerald is the Division Director of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and the Vice Chairman of Pediatrics for Administration at the Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. She is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine.

As a pediatric critical care medicine specialist, the doctor provides care to critically ill and injured infants and children. Her practice encompasses both medical and surgical subspecialty care. She has developed a Pediatric Moderate and Deep Sedation Service, providing sedation and pain management for children undergoing radiologic imaging studies or invasive procedures outside of the operating room setting.

In regards to her educational background, Dr. Fitzgerald graduated with her medical degree from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. She then completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, and a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), she is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatric critical care specialists treat children from birth through the teen years. They choose to make caring for children who are very sick the core of their medical practice. Their advanced training and experience prepare them to give children in PICUs the unique medical care that they need.

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