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Khalilah Gates MD

Khalilah Gates, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Gates’ clinical interests include pulmonary infections, COPD, asthma, and sepsis. Her research interests relate to impairment of pulmonary host defense and immune mechanisms which contribute to pulmonary disease. She received her MD from Loyola University/Stritch School of Medicine where she also completed her residency in internal medicine. Dr. Gates then undertook a fellowship training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center where she now is the Assistant Dean of Medical Education and an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Medical Education.