The Medical Team at Shriners Hospitals for Children— Chicago

Pediatric Orthopedics

Peter F. Sturm, M.D., Chief of Staff
Jeffrey D. Ackman, M.D., Asst. Chief of Staff
Peter A. Smith, M.D., Attending
Haluk Altiok, M.D., Attending
Edward A. Millar, M.D.,Emeritus Chief of Staff

The team:
Randipsingh Bindra, M.D., Hand Surgery
Arthur J. DiPatri, Jr., M.D., Neurosurgery
Purnendu Gupta, M.D., Spine Surgery
Kim W. Hammerberg, M.D., Spine Surgery
Terry R. Light, M.D., Hand Surgery
Arthur S. Palmer, M.D., Cardiothoracic Surgery
Michael S. Bednar, M.D., Hand Surgery

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D., Medical Director, Asst. Chief of Staff
Sara J. Klaas, MSW, C-ASWCM, Program Director

The team:

Antonio H. Chaviano, M.D., Pediatric Urology
Michael S. Bednar, M.D., Hand Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pravin K. Patel, M.D., Chief
Mary O’Gara, CCC-SLP, Program Director

The team:
Jim Cole, Au.D., Audiology
Arthur W. Curtis, M.D., Otolaryngology
Gregory A. Dumanian, M.D., Plastic Surgery
Rebecca Gaither, Ph.D., Psychology
Mitchell F. Grasseschi, M.D., Plastic Surgery
Stephen J. Grud, D.D.S., Orthodontics
Kathleen Kapp-Simon, Ph.D., Psychology
George Lin, D.D.S., Pediatric Dentistry
Richard Monahan, D.D.S., J.D., Dentistry
Robert W. Parsons, M.D., FACS, Plastic Surgery
James E. Parkhill, D.M.D., M.S., Prosthodontics

Pediatrics

Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D., Chief

The team:
Howard Hast, M.D., Pediatric Intensive Care
Gayle L Hayek, M.D., Pediatrics
Marianne B. Larsen, M.D., Pediatric Neurology
Carissa Lee Holmes, M.D., Pediatrics
Karen Brandt Onel, M.D., Pediatric Rheumatology
Lev Podorovsky, M.D., Pediatric Intensive Care
Kenneth Silver, M.D., Pediatric Neurology
Kristina Svenson, M.D., Pediatrics
David Ubogy, M.D., Pediatric Intensive Care

Anesthesiology

Melissa Wheeler, M.D., Chief

The team:
Lara K. Bonasera, M.D.
Cynthia Garvey Mastbrook, D.O.
Nicole C. P. Thompson, M.D.
Michael J. Tobin, M.D., Vice-Chief

Primary care physicians of Shriners Hospitals for Children patients or prospective patients are encouraged to contact our physicians directly to assure seamless care for our patients.

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