Turke & Thomashow Pediatrics

Turke & Thomashow Pediatrics got started more than half a century ago, when Drs. Ed Curtis and Bill Graves, a couple of University of Michigan medical school pediatricians, first opened our Ann Arbor office. Curtis & Graves, now Turke & Thomashow Pediatrics, has followed patient families for generations; and some of our staff members have worked with those families for decades. We're proud to be members of the Ann Arbor and Chelsea communities; and we're proud of the continuity we offer their children.

Our Doctors

Dr. Paul W. Turke

Dr. Paul Turke earned his medical degree from Michigan State University in 1996, and did his residency at the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital. He is a board certified pediatrician. Dr. Turke has a PhD from Northwestern University, and was a member of the University of Michigan Society of Fellows from 1988-1992; he's studied fertility and mortality on two Micronesian islands in the western Pacific — Ifaluk and Yap. Paul and his wife, Laura, have a son and a daughter: Max plays soccer at Carnegie Mellon; and Alexa, who has a degree in biology from MIT, is doing a PhD on breast cancer therapies at Harvard. Paul runs half marathons, and he loves to cook.

Dr. Suzanne Thomashow

Dr. Suzanne Thomashow earned her medical degree from Michigan State University in 1996, and did her residency at Sparrow Hospital. Dr Thomashow has a PhD in molecular genetics from Washington State University, and has done research on fat metabolism and reproductive biology. She's a member of the Michigan Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports; and she's the Advisory Committee Chair at Ascential Bioscience: An Integrated Health Company. Dr. Thomashow is dual board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics. She and her husband, Mike, are the parents of 3 daughters: Jessica, a middle schooler who dances, plays the piano and does gymnastics; and Amanda and Katherine, who share a house at Michigan State. Amanda is an aspiring writer, and Katherine loves sports. Suzanne has run marathons from Chicago to Orlando to Detroit, and has qualified to run in Boston

Our Office Staff

Diane Bennink, who's been a nurse since 1969, has the longest tenure of anybody at Turke & Thomashow: she's been working in the Ann Arbor office since 1984, and opened the Chelsea office in 1985. Diane and her husband, Dave, who's worked as an engineer at Ford Motor Company for 38 years, have 4 children and 9 grandchildren—all in Michigan. Mark's family lives in Jenison; Scott's family is in Spring Lake; Timothy's family is in Allendale; and Brian's family lives in Milan. They've all been taking trips to Hilton Head together for around 20 years.

Sue Zalucha has been a nurse in our Ann Arbor office since 1992. She and her husband, Paul, are putting their 4 children through college: Jessica is at Michigan State, where she's been accepted into the vet school; and Janet and Steven are at Michigan. Christopher is finishing up at Dexter High. Sue raises chickens; she's a 4-H leader; and she owns and operates Susan's Custom Sewing in Dexter. Check her out at http://susanscustomsewing.com/

Tracey Swanson — who grew up in Ann Arbor, and got her BS at the University of Michigan back in 1982 — started her nursing career at Mott Hospital, but has worked in Turke & Thomashow's Ann Arbor and Chelsea offices since 1995. She and her husband, Jeffrey, have 2 teenage children: a daughter, Drew, and a son, Brooks, who love to play softball, baseball and hockey. Tracey bleeds maize and blue, and loves the smell of the IM Building.

Susan Evanski started as a receptionist with Turke & Thomashow 3 years ago. She has a BS in social work from CMU, and was a receptionist at Child Health Associates in Ann Arbor for 25 years. Susan and her husband, Dan, have 2 grown sons and a daughter: Daniel, who works in industrial distribution and sales; David, a landscape manager, who coaches football in Dexter; and Kim, who's finishing her special education degree at EMU. Susan loves living in Chelsea; but her family grew up floating down the Chain of Lakes on their pontoon boat.

Kim Hoard, who's been a registered nurse for 15 years, joined the practice in 2008, and works in pediatric cardiology at Mott Hospital when she isn't working at Turke & Thomashow in Ann Arbor or Chelsea. She treats patients with congenital heart defects, before and after surgery and in step-down ICU. Kim was a patient in our Ann Arbor office from the day she was born; and she and her husband, Ron, now come in with their 3 children: Andrew, Tanner and Emily. Kim is the photographer for her son's traveling baseball team.

Kris Stirling, who started as a receptionist in Ann Arbor at Turke & Thomashow last year, got a BA in general studies in Happy Valley, at the Pennsylvania State University. She's been a certified medical assistant since 1986, and spent almost a decade managing a medical practice in Ann Arbor. Kris and her husband, Jeff, are raising 2 children, Matt and Jennifer, in Dexter. The Stirlings are all about hockey.

Amanda Rose Thomashow, Dr Thomashow's daughter, started as a receptionist in Chelsea in the summer of 2009. Amanda was born and raised in East Lansing, graduated from Lansing Catholic Central High School, and studies art at Michigan State. She's learning Swahili, loves dogs, is interested in medicine, and likes some books better than others.

Michelle Bazick, the newest member of T&T Pediatrics, started as a receptionist in Ann Arbor last year. Michelle has a BA in psychology and sociology from Eastern; and, together with a partner, she runs her own charitable business, Hearts of Hope, at http://www.heartsofhope.us/ Michelle and her husband, Greg, are raising their 2 children--Luke and Lauren--in Dexter, where they love to play soccer. Mr Bazick is Ann Arbor's Deputy Chief of Police.