Ravi Jhaveri, MD

Division Head
Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 

Ravi Jhaveri, MD, attended Boston Medical University as an undergraduate and Mount Sinai School of Medicine for medical school. He subsequently completed his residency training in General Pediatrics at the University of Chicago Hospitals and a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. After fellowship, he joined the division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Duke University Medical Center, then 9 years later joined the Pediatrics department at NC Children's Hospital/UNC as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Infectious Diseases. After having served on the faculty at both Duke and UNC, in October 2018 Dr. Jhaveri became Associate Division Head for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago and Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Dr. Jhaveri's research has largely focused on Hepatitis C virus pathogenesis. He is currently in transitional studies into the mechanisms and circumstances surrounding mother to infant transmission of HCV. Dr. Jhaveri is also involved in clinical aspects of children infected with HCV, from evaluation and treatment to studies of long-term outcomes. He currently serves on the AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidelines Panel. He also conducts research on management of febrille infants and optimizing the use of laboratory testing to aid physician decision-making. 

Dr. Jhaveri sees patients at the Lurie Children's main location. 

Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Hospital-Based Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH, is an attending pediatrician in the Division of Hospital-Based Medicine at Lurie Children’s, caring for hospitalized children and newborns. She is also Clerkship Director in Pediatrics where she oversees medical student programming and assessment. In this role Alanna works with faculty, staff, and administration across several institutions for the training of medical students in patient care settings. Alanna is an Associate Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; she has published and spoken nationally in the areas of medical education, faculty feedback, and curriculum development.

Alanna holds an MD and an MPH from Tulane University and completed residency training in Pediatrics at the former Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. A proud Teach For America New York City alumna, she has a Master of Science in Teaching and experience teaching middle-school science. Alanna earned her bachelor’s degree in cognitive science from Northwestern University. She is a lifelong ballet dancer and a mother of three boys.

Dr. Higgins Joyce sees patients at Lurie Children’s – main hospital location and Prentice Women’s Hospital at Northwestern Medicine.

Joshua B. Ewen, MD, FAAP, FANA, FACNS

Division Head, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Dr. Ewen is a neurodevelopmental physician experienced in the care of children with developmental, cognitive/academic and behavioral challenges, particularly those caused by neurological conditions. He was a member of the first subspecialty training program nationally that merged developmental pediatrics with child neurology. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Ewen has been a NIH-funded researcher in the cognitive aspects of autism and ADHD since 2008. As Division Head, he is committed to expanding access to developmental care for the children of the Chicagoland area. 

Dr. Ewen sees patients at Lurie Children’s main location and Lurie Children’s Outpatient Center in Uptown.