University Pediatrics is a group practice made up of board-certified pediatricians, all of whom are part of the teaching faculty at Rush Medical College. Many of our faculty members are involved in clinical research covering such topics as breast-feeding, resident training, immunization refusal, postpartum depression and pediatric homelessness. In addition to outpatient clinic responsibilities, our pediatricians spend a significant amount of time in other areas of the Medical Center including the inpatient unit and the general care nursery.

The Pediatric Care Group is a group of physicians receiving training in Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center who care for a select group of patients under the direction of an experienced pediatrician.

Both clinics share the same location at the Rush Pediatric Primary Care Center.

The pediatric primary care clinics at Rush offer many facets of primary care, including infant care, child and adolescent care, immunizations, school physicals and sick visits. Each day, an acute care clinic is in full operation in the morning and afternoon hours to accommodate sick children or children requiring immediate care. In the acute care clinic, children are seen by pediatric residents who are supervised by one of the attending faculty members of the University Pediatrics group.

The Rush Pediatric Primary Care Center has become a participant in the national “ Reach Out and Read” program. This program promotes literacy in children by giving each child a new book at each well-child visit between 6 months and 5 years of age. This allows each family to build a small library of books that are age-appropriate for their child and encourages parents to read to their children EVERY DAY!

University Pediatrics staff members are all board-certified pediatricians and members of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The links below will take you directly to the profile for each physician in Rush's online physician database. If you are the parent of a patient, you may submit a secure message to pediatric primary care physicians through their physician profiles.

• Carrie Drazba, MD
• Erin Flanagan-Klygis, MD
• Cynthia Hoess, MD
• Jeffrey Mjaanes, MD
• Sharon Sholiton, MD
• Bill Stratbucker, MD 
• Bridget Voigt, MD 
• Beth Volin, MD
• Allen Wendt, MD
• Thea Yosowitz, MD
• Colleen Flynn, LCSW, Social Worker
• Mary Mullen, RDLD, Registered Dietitian
• Regina Taylor, BSN, RN, Practice Manager

In our clinics we offer an experienced support staff, including pediatric nurses, a social worker and a registered dietitian. Our team includes front desk staff, nursing staff and physicians fluent in Spanish.