
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