Dr. Rush oversees Akron Children’s clinical information systems and assists clinicians in the delivery of patient care. She works closely with the hospital’s medical staff, administration and information technology department on Akron Children’s electronic medical records (EMR) system.

A native of Norwalk, Ohio, Dr. Rush received her bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University. She earned her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Akron Children’s. Following residency, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, for a hematology/oncology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in pediatric neuro-oncology at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver and remained on faculty as an assistant professor following her fellowship.

In 2013, Dr. Rush returned to Northeast Ohio to develop the Neuro-oncology and Targeted Therapies program at Akron Children’s. In collaboration with other providers at the hospital, she developed a comprehensive clinic for the care of patients with brain and spinal cord tumors.  She still continues to see patients but in a limited role.

Dr. Rush lives in Hudson with her husband, William, and daughter, Rachel.