Ruba K. Azzam, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Ruba Azzam, MD, specializes in treating children with conditions related to hepatology, gastroenterology and nutrition. Her clinical interests include hepatobiliary diseases, liver transplantation, pancreatic disorders and the full range of gastrointestinal diseases.

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.

Practice Locations

Comer Children's Hospital at the University of Chicago
5721 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2005

Board Certifications

Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Transplant Hepatology

Medical School

University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Internships

Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
University of North Dakota Children's Hospital, Fargo
Lincoln Medical Center/Cornell University, New York

Residencies

Lincoln Medical Center/Cornell University, New York
University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital, Madison

Fellowships

Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society of Transplantation
Jordanian Medical Association
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Languages Spoken

English
Arabic

Email

razzam@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6418

Office Fax

(773) 702-0666

Office Postal Address

Ruba Azzam, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4065
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric hepatobiliary diseases
• Pediatric liver transplantation
• Pancreatic diseases
• General pediatric gastroenterology

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Read More About Dr. Azzam

Dr. Azzam was part of a family's rare journey to find their toddler a liver twice. Read Serenity's story.

Dr. Azzam is featured in a story about a family who traveled more than 7,000 miles to Chicago to have a father-to-son living donor liver transplant. »Read the story

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Azzam's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.