Ruba K. Azzam, MD

UChicago Faculty Physicians

Ruba K. Azzam, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Pediatric Hepatology
Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Ruba Azzam, MD, specializes in treating children with conditions related to hepatology, gastroenterology and nutrition. She has clinical interests in a wide range of pediatric gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders, including:

Dr. Azzam has authored several publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and book chapters focusing on liver-related research as well as general gastroenterology, hepatology and transplant hepatology.

Board Certifications

  • Transplant Hepatology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Practicing Since

  • 2005

Languages Spoken

  • Arabic
  • English

Medical Education

  • University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine

Internship

  • University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences; University of Wisconsin Hospitals; Jordan University Hospital

Residency

  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center

Fellowship

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital

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