Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health

About PAPH Services

The Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health (PAPH) offer patients access to a multispecialty team of physicians and services to treatment a number of conditions. 

Since the program treats patients with complex problems, there are a number specialists or treatments you may receive.  Because Rush is an academic medical center, our patients benefit from all the latest diagnostic, surgical and treatment innovations, including some that are unavailable anywhere else in the world. 

In addition, we offer complementary and alternative medicine to treat abdominal and pelvic health conditions, including:

• Biofeedback
• Electrical stimulation
• Nerve blocks
• Nutrition and diet modifications
• Physical therapy by a pelvic floor specialist
• Psychological support for abdominal and pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction

What to Expect

When you call the Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Health (PAPH) at Rush, you will be directly connected to the program manager, Mary Patricia Kraus. She will provide patients with a thorough description of the program and obtain a full history of the patients’ symptoms. 

From there, the program team will collaborate to coordinate visits and services, create personalized treatment plans and facilitate communication with referring physicians, to give patients the highest quality care possible.

For more information, please call the program manager, Mary Patricia Kraus, at (312) 942-7274.