A: Case Studies on Anemia and Bleeding Disorders

John H. Fargo, DO, is an attending pediatrician in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant at Lurie Children’s He specializes in caring for infants, children, and adolescent/young adults affected by hematologic conditions. While he manages patients affected by a range of benign hematologic disorders, his primary focus is caring for those affected by bleeding and clotting disorders.

In addition to his clinical role, Dr. Fargo is a Clinical Informaticist at Lurie Children’s where he enhances clinical decision support through the use of EMR tools for diagnostics and health condition management. John is an Associate Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has published and spoken nationally in the areas of hemostasis and thrombosis.

He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. He completed his pediatric residency and Chief Resident years at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. This was followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC.

 Outside of his professional life, Dr. Fargo enjoys staying active with his son, daughter, and wife and exploring the diverse culinary scene in Chicago.

 Dr. Fargo sees patients at Lurie Children’s main location in Chicago and Lurie Children’s Outpatient Center in Arlington Heights. 

Ravi Jhaveri, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, is the Division Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Lurie Children’s and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Prior to joining Lurie Children’s, he spent time on the faculty at both Duke and UNC School of Medicine.

Dr. Jhaveri’s research spans many aspects of Hepatitis C virus, with a particular focus on the burden, clinical outcomes, and treatment of HCV in infants, children, and pregnant women.   He currently serves on the AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidelines Panel as well as the AASLD Viral Hepatitis Elimination Task Force.  He also has an interest in vaccination of both healthy children and those with immunocompromised conditions. 

Dr. Jhaveri is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, where he served on the PIDS Board of Directors from 2015-2019. Dr. Jhaveri is also the former Chair of the IDSA Standards and Practice Guidelines committee.

He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) and formerly served as one of the Co-Editors-in-Chief for the journal Clinical Therapeutics.

Dr. Jhaveri sees patients at Lurie Children’s – main hospital location.