Specialties & ConditionsSpina Bifida Center Specialists and Staff
Spina Bifida Specialists
Neurosurgery
Robin M. Bowman, MD
Director, Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Center; Co-Director, Fetal Neurosurgery, The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Medical Director, Camp Independence
Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Colleen E. Rosen, MSN, APRN-NP, PNP-BC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery
Deborah Prodoehl, RN
Daniela Gacek
Spina Bifida Administrative Coordinator
Orthopedics
Vineeta T. Swaroop, MD
Attending Physician, Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
John F. Sarwark, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine; Martha Washington Foundation for Handicapped Children Professor in Pediatric Orthopedics
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jill E. Larson, MD
Attending Physician, Orthopaedic Surgery
Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Ana-Marie Rojas, MD
Attending Physician, Physiatry
Associate Professor of Physiatry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Julie E. Martin, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Elizabeth M. Powell, APRN-NP, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner, Orthopaedic Surgery
Kristine Santos-Martin, APRN, NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatrics
Caren Mangarelli, MD
Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Physical Therapy
Thomas Babu
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Stephanie Fitzsimmons
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Suzanne Green
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Colleen Hallinan
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Sarah Harlan
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Nicole Hroma
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Liz O'Riordan
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Madison Reimringer
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Kate Ricaurte
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Kimberly Rowe
Physical Therapist, Spina Bifida Center
Julie Behrens
Physical Therapist
Ali Goetgeluck
Physical Therapist
Tiffaney Sigerich
Physical Therapist
Angeline Thommes
Physical Therapist
Debbie Weismehl Sattler
Physical Therapist
Psychology
Jaclyn L. Papadakis, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ana-Marie Rojas, MD
Attending Physician, Physiatry
Associate Professor of Physiatry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Zaida Torres, RN
Urology
Elizabeth B. Yerkes, MD
Attending Physician, Urology; Director of Neuro-urology; Co-Director of Reconstructive Pediatric Urology in the Division of Urology
Associate Professor of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Earl Y. Cheng, MD
Division Head, Urology; Co-Head, Reconstructive Pediatric Urology; Founders’ Board Chair in Urology
Professor of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Diana K. Bowen, MD
Attending Physician, Urology
Assistant Professor of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
David I. Chu, MD, MSCE
Attending Physician, Urology
Assistant Professor of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Monica Snyder, RN
Jennifer Wolf, RN
Support Staff
Margo Chavez-Easley, LCSW
Social Worker
Klaudia Dziugan, MPH
Laura Henehan, MS, CCC-SLP, CLS
Speech-language Pathologist
Theresa Meyer, MS, RN, CPN
Spina Bifida Research Nurse
Maria Sander
Resource Specialist
Roseann Greene, RN
Spina Bifida Research Nurse
Agueda Astorga, MA
Jessica Judge, MA
Kimberly Sells, MA
Flow Coordinator