(September 19, 2006, CHICAGO, IL) Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is pleased to announce the addition of Monica Kogan, M.D., a specialist in Pediatric Orthopaedics. Dr. Kogan will join the practice October 1, 2006.

"The addition of Dr. Kogan is another example of our dedication to providing the highest quality, most specialized orthopaedic services in the Midwest region," says Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph, Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. "Pediatric Orthopaedics is a very important area of the practice."

The Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush practice is highly subspecialized with physicians practicing in the following areas: sports medicine; joint reconstruction; shoulder, foot and ankle; cartilage restoration; spine, back and neck; hand and elbow; women's sports medicine, physical medicine/pain management, orthopaedic oncology; and orthopaedic trauma.

A medical graduate from the University of Illinois College of Medicine—Chicago, Dr. Kogan completed her Orthopaedic Surgical Residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Her Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery y was completed at the Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, a renowned pediatric center serving five states in the intermountain region.

Dr. Kogan has spent the last five years at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland specializing in the treatment of children's broken bones and other orthopaedic problems unique to pediatric patients including: trauma, birth defects, developmental dysplasia, clubfoot, genetic anomalies, neurologic dysfunction, scoliosis, and walking disorders. She is fluent in Spanish, and enjoys running, biking, hiking, and competing in triathlons.

Dr. Kogan will be seeing patients at RUSH University Medical Center on Thursdays and Fridays.

For additional information about Dr. Kogan call us at 877 MD BONES.