Faculty & Staff

Peter Lio, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Director, Eczema Care and Education Center
Specialist in Eczema (adults & children) and in Adolescent Dermatology
Dr. Peter Lio is an assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Eczema Care and Education Center. Dr. Lio received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, completed his internship at Boston Children's Hospital and his dermatology training at Harvard. He has had formal training in acupuncture. He was on faculty at Harvard (Beth Israel & Children's Hospital of Boston) from 2005-2008 before returning home to his native Chicago to join Northwestern.
Amy S. Paller, M.D.
Walter J. Hamlin Professor and Chair
Department of Dermatology
Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Amy Paller is the Walter J. Hamlin Professor and Chair of Dermatology and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree and graduate degree in Genetics from Brown University, and her medical degree from Stanford University. Dr. Paller completed residency training in both Pediatrics and Dermatology at Northwestern University, and her research fellowship training at the University of North Carolina.

A pediatric dermatologist, Dr. Paller served as head of the Division of Pediatric Dermatology at Children's Memorial Hospital for 16 years prior to becoming Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Northwestern. Dr. Paller has served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Society for Investigative Dermatology, the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and the Women's Dermatologic Society. She is currently a Director of the American Board of Dermatology, and immediate past-President of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology. An author of more than 300 publications, Dr. Paller is an NIH-funded investigator who investigates the role of gangliosides in skin cell function and is an expert on genetic disorders of the skin.
Jennifer S. Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Jaffe Food Allergy Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Dr. Kim attended medical school at Northwestern University, her internship in pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital, and her residency in pediatrics at Children's Memorial Hospital. She then completed her fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology in the Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Hospital Program. She has a special interest in food allergy and eczema.
Sharon Sexton McNerney
Support Group Coordinator
Mrs. McNerney has a child with atopic dermatitis and is very excited to be part of bringing patients and families together for support and the sharing of ideas.
Kristi Rotunno
Support Group Coordinator
Mrs. Rotunno has a child with atopic dermatitis and has felt the frustrations of having a child with eczema without a good support network. She is excited to bring patients and families together for sharing and support.
Diana Kost
Diana Kost is a second year medical student at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Diana has played an active role in education development as a member of her undergraduate and medical school curriculum committees. She aspires to translate her experiences with education reform towards enhancing the lives of eczema patients and their families at Northwestern University's Eczema Care and Education Center.