Pediatrics
Jennifer Thomas, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Breastfeeding Medicine
Franklin, WI
Dr. Jennifer (Rucka) Thomas, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and breastfeeding and lactation medicine specialist practicing at Aurora Pediatrics in Franklin, Wisconsin. She primarily treats infants, children, and adolescents, with a subspecialty focus on breastfeeding challenges, lactation difficulties, and related pediatric conditions such as poor weight gain in breastfed infants, latching issues, and maternal-infant feeding disorders. As one of the first physicians in the US and Canada to achieve b
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics (ABPN)
- Breastfeeding Medicine (ABPN)
Education & Training
- Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (MD, 1993)
- Undergraduate: Marquette University (B.A. in English)
Peer Recognition
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine — Fellow (FABM)
2008
- Aurora Health Care — Aurora Star
2018
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Conditions & Treatments
Pediatric Sleep ApneaTransfusion MedicineNeonatal-Perinatal MedicinePediatric NephrologyNephrologyPediatric Emergency Medicine
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Aurora Health
- Aurora Health Care
- Aurora West Allis Medical Center
- Westfields Hospital And Clinic
Languages
English