Overview of Dr. Sobotka Dr. Sarah Sobotka is a pediatrician in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Chicago Medical Center, Comer Childrens Hospital, and Comer Childrens Hospital. She received her medical degree from University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. She is one of 183 doctors at University of Chicago Medical Center and one of 91 doctors at Comer Childrens Hospital who specialize in Pediatrics. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. She has more than 20 publications and over 300 citings.
Education & Training University of Chicago Fellowship, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Residency, Pediatrics, 2009 - 2012
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine Class of 2009
Certifications & Licensure Publications & Presentations PubMed
Home Health Nursing Agencies' Services for Children With Medical Complexity: Parent and Nurse Perspectives.
Sarah A Sobotka, Emma Lynch, Shannon L S Golden, Savithri Nageswaran> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 1 Paying Family Medical Caregivers for Children's Home Healthcare in Colorado: A Working Medicaid Model.
Carolyn C Foster, Soyang Kwon, Christy Blakely, Kristin Carter, Sarah A Sobotka, Denise M Goodman, Rishi Agrawal, Mark Brittan> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2023 Oct 1 Prevalence of and Spending on Ear, Nose, Throat, and Respiratory Infections Among Children With Chronic Complex Conditions.
Peter J Dunbar, Sarah A Sobotka, Jonathan Rodean, Christian D Pulcini, Michelle L Macy, Joanna Thomson, Debbi Harris, Ryan J Coller, Anna Desmarais, Matthew Hall, Jay ...> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2023 Mar 1 Home Health Care Utilization in Children With Medicaid.
Sarah A Sobotka, David E Hall, Cary Thurm, James Gay, Jay G Berry> ;Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 1 50 Years Ago in TheJournalofPediatrics: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Contextualized.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Lainie Friedman Ross> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Oct 1 Outcome Measures Following Critical Illness in Children With Disabilities: A Scoping Review.
Julia A Heneghan, Sarah A. Sobotka, Madhura Hallman, Neethi Pinto, Elizabeth Y Killien, Kathryn Palumbo, Sinead Murphy Salem, Kilby Mann, Barbara K. Smith, Rebecca Ste...> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2021 Jan 1 Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Autism-Related Service Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Lucy A. Bilaver, Sarah A. Sobotka, David S. Mandell> ;Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2021 Sep 1 Discharge Practices for Children with Home Mechanical Ventilation across the United States. Key-Informant Perspectives
Sarah A. Sobotka, Ayesha Dholakia, Rishi Agrawal, Jay G. Berry, Maria Brenner, Robert J. Graham, Denise M. Goodman> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2020 Oct 30 Home nursing for children with home mechanical ventilation in the United States: Key informant perspectives.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Ayesha Dholakia, Jay G. Berry, Maria Brenner, Robert J. Graham, Denise M. Goodman, Rishi Agrawal> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020 Sep 19 Readmission drivers for children with medical complexity: Home nursing shortages cause health crises.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Emma Lynch, Monica E. Peek, Robert J. Graham> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2020 Mar 25 50 Years Ago in TheJournal ofPediatrics: Why Patients Don't Follow Medical Advice: A Study of Children on Long-Term Antistreptococcal Prophylaxis.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Lainie Friedman Ross> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Dec 1 Unmet Respite Needs of Children With Medical Technology Dependence.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Emma Lynch, Michael T. Quinn, Saria Awadalla, Rishi Agrawal, Monica E. Peek> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2019 Sep 10 Attributable Delay of Discharge for Children with Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Carolyn C. Foster, Emma Lynch, Lindsey P. Hird-McCorry, Denise M. Goodman> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Sep 1 PICU Follow-Up: The Impact of Missed School in a Cohort of Children Following PICU Admission.
Kathleen Kastner, Neethi Pinto, Michael E. Msall, Sarah A. Sobotka> ;Critical Care Explorations. 2019 Aug 9 50 Years Ago in TheJournal ofPediatrics: Parents of the Mentally Retarded Child: Emotionally Overwhelmed or Informationally Deprived?
Sarah A. Sobotka, Lainie Friedman Ross> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 1 Pediatric patients with home mechanical ventilation: The health services landscape.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Dipika S. Gaur, Denise M. Goodman, Rishi Agrawal, Jay G. Berry, Robert J. Graham> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2019 Jan 1 Behavioral Outbursts in a Child with a Deletion Syndrome, Generalized Epilepsy, Global Developmental Delay, and Failure to Thrive.
Adam H Lewis, Ankur Chugh, Sarah A. Sobotka> ;Pediatric Annals. 2018 Mar 1 Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the PICU Population.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Sarah Peters, Neethi Pinto> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2018 Jul 1 Prolonged Hospital Discharge for Children with Technology Dependency: A Source of Health Care Disparities.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Rishi Agrawal, Michael E. Msall> ;Pediatric Annals. 2017 Oct 1 Supporting Vulnerable Children after Life-Threatening Neonatal Illness: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes
Sarah A. Sobotka, Michael E. Msall> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Nov 1 Identification of Fail Points for Discharging Pediatric Patients With New Tracheostomy and Ventilator
Sarah A. Sobotka, Lindsey P. Hird-McCorry, Denise M. Goodman> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2016 Sep 1 Associations of family characteristics with perceptions of care among parents of children with autism.
Sarah A. Sobotka, A. Francis, K. Vander Ploeg Booth> ;Child. 2016 Jan 1 Positive Parenting Practices, Health Disparities, and Developmental Progress
Reshma Shah, Sarah A. Sobotka, Yi Fan Chen, Michael E. Msall> ;Pediatrics. 2015 Aug 1 Petechial Rash in a Child with Autism and Trisomy 21
Sarah A. Sobotka, Stephanie B. Deal, Timothy J. Casper, Karin Vander Ploeg Booth, Robert Listernick> ;Pediatric Annals. 2014 Jun 18 Maternal body mass index (BMI) is independently associated with the control of diabetes mellitus in young patients.
Sarah A. Sobotka, Kirstie K. Danielson, Melinda L. Drum, Carmela L. Estrada, Rebecca B. Lipton> ;Pediatric Nursing. 2014 Jul 1 Join now to see all Press Mentions Long-Term Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Pediatric Appendicitis July 1st, 2022
Lessons Learned from the Surgical Management of Childhood Cancers During the COVID-19 Pandemic July 1st, 2022
New Study Reveals Potential Risks of Expanded Newborn Screening for Neurodevelopmental Disorders September 22nd, 2023
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University of ChicagoFellowship, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2009 - 2012
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2009
IL State Medical License 2009 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
Long-Term Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Pediatric AppendicitisJuly 1st, 2022
University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, Illinois
Comer Childrens HospitalChicago, Illinois
