Dr. Messing received her B. S. from The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and is a graduate of Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. She completed her post-graduate training at University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital where she received both Intern of the Year and Senior Resident of the Year awards. Dr. Messing is an attending physician at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Evanston Hospital. She is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Messing grew up in Toledo, Ohio and now resides in Chicago. Dr. Messing is married to her husband Alex and they have 3 wonderful girls, including a set of twins.  She loves spending time with her family and friends, finding new restaurants in Chicago, and reading (especially in the sun). She believes that developing relationships with patients and their families is important to providing excellent medical care.