Debra Weese-Mayer MD
Neonatology
Chief, Division of Pediatric Autonomic Medicine
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225 E. Chicago Ave.#165 - Autonomic MedicineChicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-227-3300
Fax+1 312-227-9606
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Summary
- Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor in Pediatric Autonomic Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1981
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1979 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2021-2024
- Castle Connelly Exceptional Women in Medicine Castle Connelly, 2020-2024
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- International Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) Registry and CCHS SHARE Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 24
- International Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation & Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD) Registry Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
- Local Version of the Multi-center PREVENT Study Evaluating Cardio-respiratory Instability in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 09
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Heart rate variability: longitudinal cardioautonomic physiomarker in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.Joely R Gendler, Amy Zhou, Casey M Rand, Maxime Patout, Debra E Weese-Mayer
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-06-01 - Wireless, skin-interfaced multimodal sensing system for continuous psychophysiological monitoring-A wearable polygraph device.Sun Hong Kim, Tae Wan Park, Seunghee Cho, Tianyu Yang, Seonggwang Yoo
Science Advances. 2026-05-15 - International Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) Registry: Analysis of Patient-Reported Symptoms by PHOX2B Variant.Delaney R Vandemore, Erin K Lonergan, Casey M Rand, Debra E Weese-Mayer
Pediatric Pulmonology. 2026-04-01
Journal Articles
- Variable human phenotype associated with novel deletions of the PHOX2B geneJennings LJ, Yu M, Rand CM, Kravis N, Berry-Kravis EM, Patwari PP, and Weese-Mayer DE, Pediatr Pulmonol, 2012
Press Mentions
Wearable Polygraph Detects Hidden StressMay 14th, 2026- Weese-Mayer Honored with 2025 Stern AwardFebruary 18th, 2025
- No, That Study Didn’t Find ‘The Cause of SIDS.’ Experts ExplainMay 23rd, 2022
Grant Support
- Integrated Analysis of Autonomic Biomarkers in Prematurity- Related Ventilatory Control: Determination of Neurorespiratory Maturation and Predictors of Co-morbidity RiskNHLBI2016–2021
- Epidermal Wearable Patch: An Innovative Solution to the Lack of Continuous, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring in the NICUGerber Foundation2017–2019
- Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation (CHIME)Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1995–1998
- Event Recordings Of High Risk Infants On Apnea MonitorsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1991–1994
- Event Recordings Of High Risk Infants On Apnea MonitorsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1991
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- American Pediatric SocietyMember
- American Physiological SocietyMember
- American Autonomic SocietyMember
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