Amir Alhajjat, MD

Amir Alhajjat, MD is a renowned pediatric surgeon specializing in surgical fetal intervention, located at 1131 Techny Road, Northbrook, Illinois. Dr. Alhajjat completed his fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Mayo Clinic Arizona and a fellowship in Fetal Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He also completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Iowa. Dr. Alhajjat is an Attending Physician at the Chicago Institute for Fetal Health and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

At Amir Alhajjat, MD, patients receive nationally ranked care, as Lurie Children’s Hospital is ranked in 9 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report. The institution provides healthcare regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. All visitor policies are evaluated based on COVID-19 conditions to ensure the safety of patients and families.

Dr. Alhajjat’s research focuses on maternal and fetal immune response to in-utero stem cell transplantation and prenatal tolerance following hematopoietic cellular transplantation. He also specializes in pediatric general and thoracic surgery, with a strong interest in laparoscopic and thoracoscopic newborn surgery. The institution offers language assistance services in Spanish and Polish. For more information, visit the website or contact the office at 1.312.227.4000.