Dr. Kolaitis serves as the Associate Division Head of Hospital-Based Medicine and is the Medical Director of the Intermediate Care Unit. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She participates actively in numerous hospital and expansion initiatives pertaining to throughput, capacity, in-patient care models, and patient safety. Her additional research interests include include clinical medical ethics, with an emphasis on conflict resolution, error disclosure, and informed consent.