At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, we offer comprehensive services for travelers of all ages, everything from immunizations before your trip to care after you return. At our Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic, the international traveler benefits from the years of experience and expertise of our highly trained and well-traveled clinical staff.

Our staff is not only board certified in infectious disease, they have wide range of experience from years working as infectious disease specialists around the globe. This deep experience and broad knowledge translates into superior care.

In addition, the staff offer their unique expertise to the traveler with special needs, for example, travelers who are pregnant or may have special concerns because of a pre-existing condition or complication, like transplant patients.

The Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois , has you covered:

• Before You Go
  The clinic offers travel counseling and a full range of immunizations, plus the necessary documentation for your trip.

• When You Return
  The clinic is well prepared to help travelers upon their return with any travel-related illness. This applies to new and current patients.

• Pediatric Travel Care
  The clinic offers comprehensive care by a pediatric infectious diseases specialist for younger travelers.

• Special Needs
  The clinic also offers comprehensive care for those with special medical needs, like pregnant women or people experiencing compromised immune systems.

Travel Medicine and Immunization Services Provided

• Travel counseling
  • Includes updated health and medical information for your current destination

• Immunization 
  • Includes necessary documentation of immunizations received

• Pediatric travel and infectious disease care
  • Travel counseling
  • Immunization
  • Necessary documentation of immunizations

• Returning care for travelers

Preparing for Travel

• Get information on the CDC immunization recommendations and other health issues for the country or region you plan to visit

• Get information on some of the vaccines available through the Travel Immunization Clinic

Making an Appointment

• Detailed information on making an appointment with the Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic.

Travel Medicine Team

• Janice Fritsche, MS, APRN

• James B. McAuley, MD, MPH

• Kamaljit Singh, MD  

• Gordon M. Trenholme, MD

Travel Medicine Information in Our Health Library

• Planning To Travel
  • Air Travel
  • Cruise Ships
  • Routine Vaccination Recommendations
  • Special Vaccination Requirements
  • Traveler’ Checklist
  • Traveler’ First-Aid Kit
• Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad
• Staying Healthy While You Travel
• High Risk Diseases for Travelers
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Safety While Traveling Abroad
• Travel in Developing Countries: Health Problems
• Traveling With Special Needs
• What To Do If You Get Sick While Traveling
• After You Return