Dr. Sarah Sobotka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Dr. Sobotka sees patients with delays and disabilities. She has a particular interest in patients whose disabilities are a sequelae of medical complexity, particularly after prolonged critical illness. Her mixed methods approach focuses on studying trends and improving health systems to support families of children with medical complexity and disabilities, especially those with mechanical ventilation dependency. Specifically, she is interested in creating efficient and effective healthcare service models, which minimize hospitalizations and provide support for families, and most importantly enable children with severe disabilities to reach their developmental potentials. Dr. Sobotka received her medical degree and a master’s degree in public health sciences from the University of Chicago. Her clinical training includes pediatric residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital/Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, and fellowship training in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Chicago.
University of Chicago
Chicago
- Advanced Research Fellowship
2016
University of Chicago
Chicago
- Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
2015
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago
- Pediatric Residency
2012
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago
- Pediatric Internship
2010
University of Chicago
Chicago
MD
2009
University of Chicago
Chicago
MSCP
2009
Parent-to-Parent Coaching for Parents of Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Incomplete Home Health Nursing Teams: A Pilot Support and Empowerment Model.
Parent-to-Parent Coaching for Parents of Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation with Incomplete Home Health Nursing Teams: A Pilot Support and Empowerment Model. Home Healthc Now. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 44(5):298-305.
PMID: 42696360
Household income and adverse childhood outcomes after prenatal myelomeningocele repair.
Household income and adverse childhood outcomes after prenatal myelomeningocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2026 Jul; 8(7):101974.
PMID: 42044869
Parents' Perceptions of Delays and Disabilities in Their Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.
Parents' Perceptions of Delays and Disabilities in Their Children Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Feb; 61(2):e71481.
PMID: 41660745
Care of Infants and Children with Tracheostomies: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Care of Infants and Children with Tracheostomies: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 11; 211(11):2001-2020.
PMID: 41123183
Three-Year Follow-Up of PICU Survivors: Time Course of Neurodevelopmental Sequelae in a Single-Center Cohort, Recruited 2017-2018.
Three-Year Follow-Up of PICU Survivors: Time Course of Neurodevelopmental Sequelae in a Single-Center Cohort, Recruited 2017-2018. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2025 Nov 01; 26(11):e1330-e1340.
PMID: 41060698
Pediatric gastrostomy feeding tube weaning strategies: A scoping review.
Pediatric gastrostomy feeding tube weaning strategies: A scoping review. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Aug; 81(2):387-403.
PMID: 40457773
Home Health Care Research for Children With Disability and Medical Complexity.
Home Health Care Research for Children With Disability and Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 01; 155(2).
PMID: 39808130
The Importance of Functional Measures and Parental Input for Neurodevelopmental Assessment.
The Importance of Functional Measures and Parental Input for Neurodevelopmental Assessment. Pediatrics. 2025 Feb 01; 155(2).
PMID: 39786549
Parent perspectives on education to support hospital discharge for children with invasive mechanical ventilation.
Parent perspectives on education to support hospital discharge for children with invasive mechanical ventilation. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Sep-Oct; 78:e167-e174.
PMID: 39025713
Autism and neurodevelopmental disability risks in children with tracheostomies and ventilators.
Autism and neurodevelopmental disability risks in children with tracheostomies and ventilators. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 05; 59(5):1380-1387.
PMID: 38426806
The Peter Huttenlocher Award for Scholarly Excellence
The University of Chicago- Department of Pediatrics
2019