Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D. has been the Chief of Pediatrics at the Chicago Shriners Hospitals for Children since 1981 and the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program since its inception in 1983.
Dr. Vogel received his B.A. degree with distinction from Northwestern University in 1969 and his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois in 1973. He served as a pediatric resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital and subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Michael Reese Hospital and the University of Chicago. Dr. Vogel is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and is certified in the Subspecialty of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). Dr. Vogel is a Professor of Pediatrics at Rush Medical College. Dr. Vogel is a Certified Life Care Planner.
Dr. Vogel is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Spinal Injury Association, American Paraplegia Society, and Institute of Medicine of Chicago. Dr. Vogel is Past President of the Chicago Pediatric Society. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Paraplegia Society from 1998 - 2011, and was the President from 2007-2009. Since 2003, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the American Spinal Injury Association and was the President from 2011-2013. Dr Vogel is the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine.
Over the past 30 years, Dr. Vogel has dedicated his time to the care of children and adolescents with spinal cord injuries. He has authored more than 135 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 19 book chapters, and 300 presentations or posters and nearly 20 instructional courses at national and international medical meetings. A major interest of Dr. Vogel's is long-term follow up of children and adolescents with spinal cord injuries. Over the 15 years, he has been the principal investigator of a grant studying the psychological, educational, vocational and sexual adjustment of patients with spinal cord injuries and their families.