Pediatrician Staff

Dr. Bishop was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She was a graduate of Northwestern University Honors Program in Medical Education in 1984 and Northwestern University Medical School in 1986. She completed her internship and residency at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 1989. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics. She remains on staff at Lurie Children's Hospital and is involved in the resident's training program. She has served on the board of the Porter County Health Department and the AIDS Advisory Council for the Valparaiso Schools. Dr. Bishop and her husband, Marc, have a daughter. She has been in practice locally since joining Associated Pediatricians in 1989.

Dr. Brogan was born and raised in the Michigan City area. She earned her undergraduate degree at Notre Dame where she met and later married her husband. She attended medical school  at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now called Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital) in Chicago. After completing her residency, she worked as a hospitalist through Children’s Memorial and Highland Park Hospitals. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and on the Editorial Board of The Journal, “Child’s Doctor.” She is on staff at Lurie Children’s Hospital and holds the rank of Assistant Professor, Clinical Track at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and participates in the Private Practice Research Group. Dr. Brogan and her husband have two daughters and one son. They enjoy outdoor sports and family activities. Dr. Brogan joined Associated Pediatricians in 1998.

Dr. Bukata was born in Argentina and moved with his family to Indiana when he was two years old. In 1992, he graduated Valedictorian from Wabash College. He attended Indiana University School of Medicine and was elected to the medical honors fraternity Alpha Omega Alpha. After receiving his medical degree in 1996, he began pediatric residency at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. During his training, he spent time with Associated Pediatricians in the Valparaiso and Portage offices. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics. In 1995, Dr. Bukata married Christine, his high school sweetheart. Christine was raised in Munster, Indiana and is a graduate of Valparaiso University. Dr. Bukata and his wife have two sons and a daughter. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing soccer and watching Star Trek and Star Wars. He is fluent in both English and Spanish. Dr. Bukata joined Associated Pediatricians in 1999.

Dr. Campbell grew up with her family in LaPorte, Indiana. She received her B.A. in chemistry from DePauw University. She then attended Indiana University School of Medicine where she was elected to the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. In addition, she was awarded the Lyman T. Meiks award for outstanding performance in clinical pediatrics. She completed her residency at The University of Utah and Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Matthew, and together they have three children. In her free time, Dr. Campbell enjoys exercising, spending time with her family and attending and helping with her children's various sports and other activities.

Dr. Mueller was born and raised in a suburb of Chicago. She received her B.S in Biopsychology and Cognitive Sciences from The University of Michigan. She then attended Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine where she was elected to the medical honor society Sigma Sigma Phi. In 2009 she completed her residency at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. After completion of her residency she joined the faculty of St. John Children's Center as an attending physician. She was responsible for training pediatric residents, interns and medical students. While there she became the pediatric student site coordinator for Wayne State University Medical School. She was voted a top pediatrician in 2012. She is board certified in pediatrics and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Mueller is the proud mom to her son Parker and daughter Blakely. They can often be found having an impromptu dance party or playing sports. She enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her family and their goldendoodle. Dr. Mueller joined Associated Pediatricians in 2015.

Dr. Brewer was born on Long Island but grew up in Azle, Texas. She earned her bachelor's degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, majoring in psychology and biology. After finishing medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, in 2002, she moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, completing her pediatric residency at Bronson Hospital, then associated with Michigan State University. Before coming to Associated Pediatricians, Dr. Brewer practiced in Crown Point for 13 years. She and her husband, Craig, have two sons, Samuel and Oliver, who keep them busy with hockey and soccer games all over the region. She enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her pooch Amy Winehound and participating in book club. Dr. Brewer joined Associated Pediatricians in 2018.

Dr. Weismann grew up in Valparaiso, graduating from Valpo High School in 2010. She went on to graduate summa cum laude from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2014 with a degree in public health. She then attended Tulane University School of Medicine, graduating in 2019. She completed her pediatric residency at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY in 2022. In her free time, Dr. Weismann enjoys spending time with her three cats, June, Jasper, and Percy; traveling; and listening to Taylor Swift. Dr. Weismann was a patient at Associated Pediatricians for 17 years and worked as a “set-up” for the practice during college breaks. Life has come full circle, and she is so excited to join the practice and serve her hometown community in a new way. 

Dr. Coleman was born and raised in southern Minnesota. She attended the University of Minnesota for both undergraduate and medical school. After graduation from medical school in 2018, she moved to Birmingham, Alabama for pediatric residency at Children’s of Alabama. During her time in Birmingham, Dr. Coleman served as a liaison for the Alabama AAP and was awarded the Primary Care Award. She spent the first years after residency training working as a General Pediatrician in Eufaula, Alabama. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Coleman is married to her husband, Dallas, who attended law school at the Valparaiso University School of Law. She has one daughter, Amelia. 

Rhonda Sears is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years pediatric nursing experience. The last 25 years of her career has been as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Rhonda received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Purdue in 1990. She received her Bachelors and Masters Degree from Valparaiso University graduating with honors. Rhonda received her Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate in 1997 from Valparaiso University.

She is board certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner as well as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and the Indiana State Nurses Association. Rhonda grew up in Merrillville. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Scott, who is an electrical engineer. They have three sons, Ryan, Matthew and Nicholas and one daughter in law Brianna. She enjoys travel, spending time at the beach, hiking and reading. She joined Associated Pediatricians in 2012.

Jennifer Campbell is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of pediatric experience. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana in 1994. She worked in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Rush Hospital in Chicago for 5 years while earning her Master's Degree in nursing at Rush University, graduating in 1998. Jennifer is a board certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. She grew up in Whiting. She is married to Troy, who is a Gary Police Officer, and is the proud mom of three sons, Colin, Gavin and Cameron. She enjoys going to her kids' sports and band activities and scrapbooking

Kimberly Minich is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 15 years of pediatric experience.  She received her Bachelor Degree in Nursing from Indiana University in 2006, her Masters of science in Nursing in 2010 from Ball State University and her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Purdue University in 2018.  She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.  Kim loves to see her patients become their very best versions of themselves.

Kim lives on a dairy farm with her 6 children and her husband Luke.  They spend their free time doing travel volleyball, baseball and AQHA horse shows with their kids.  The kids are also very involved in FFA and 4-H. 

Kristina Flanagan is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 14 years of pediatric experience. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia in 2008. Kristina was a Pediatric ER nurse for 8 years. She worked in the Pediatric Emergency Room at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital for 4 years & then Lurie Children's Primary Care in Chicago while earning her Master's Degree in Nursing at North Park University, graduating in 2019. Kristina is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

She grew up in Richmond, VA and moved to Chicago, IL in 2012 where she met her husband, Patrick, who is in financial consulting. After getting married, they moved into their forever home in Chesterton and had their two sons, Carter and Quinn. She spends her free time traveling, watching her son play sports, scuba diving, playing golf and spending time at the lake.