Displaying items by tag: Family Medicine Physician

Dr. Akhter completed medical school at the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, KY. She completed the PMC Family Medicine Program, also in Pikeville, KY. Dr. Akhter is currently completing PCC's 2022-2023 PCH Fellowship program. Her interests include running, hiking National Parks, biking, pan-Asian cooking, world travel with her husband, and reading non-fiction.

Dr. Siegel completed medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. She completed the Swedish First Hill Family Medicine Residency Program in Seattle, WA. Dr. Siegel  is currently completing PCC's 2022-2023 PCH Fellowship program. Her interests include improv comedy, crochet, watercolor painting, baking, board games, and cooking.

Dr. Jennifer MacDonald is a Family Medicine Physician at PCC. She received her medical degree in 2015 from the University of Illinois College of Medicine where she graduated with honors and Alpha Omega Alpha. She completed the Northwestern McGaw Family Medicine Residency Program at Humboldt Park. Dr. MacDonald received her undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Chicago and has previously worked in biology research and as a lifeguard at the Chicago Park District. She grew up in Canada and has two daughters that love cats and gymnastics. Dr. MacDonald speaks some Spanish and enjoys drawing and aerial circus arts. She does aerial silks, aerial rope and straps, and has also done some trapeze and lyra. She also enjoys gardening and playing the piano. 

Dr. William Ward is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2024). He majored in Spanish and Biology at Augustana College and completed his medical education at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is the son of two Peace Corps volunteers who met in Senegal. From a young age, Dr. Ward's parents encouraged his curiosity in medicine and marginalized communities. During medical school, he worked to keep housing insecure individuals safely home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Ward believes all people deserve dignified and fulfilling lives. He is excited to train at PCC where it is possible to care for all people, no matter their background or social status. In his free time, Dr. Ward enjoys reading, being in nature, and spending time with his spouse, Katie, and their daughter.

Dr. Iris Marin is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2024). She completed her medical education at Ross University School of Medicine. As a physician, Dr. Marin strives to make a difference in people’s lives. Her goal is to become a significant part of her patients' journeys and help them live rich and fulfilling lives. Growing up in Puerto Rico and subsequently moving to the contiguous United States, Dr. Marin has witnessed firsthand healthcare disparities and the lack of access to healthcare in certain communities. She has an interest in women’s health and obstetrics, paying special attention to healthcare disparities in this field. As a Latina woman living in the U.S., she is personally invested in the subject of healthcare outcomes in African American and LatinX patients in obstetrics, such as pregnancy complications, maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as newborn morbidity and mortality. Dr. Marin's personal interests include dancing to Latin music and spending time cooking and experimenting with new flavors and recipes.

Dr. Zorica "Zoe" Ljubic is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2024). She completed her medical education at Ross University School of Medicine. Dr. Ljubic quickly developed a strong passion for working in underserved populations while as a medical student in Chicago. She has a strong passion for volunteerism, underserved communities, and academics. While in medical school, she founded Chicago COVIDsitters, a student volunteer organization that paired medical student volunteers with healthcare professionals to provide free childcare, pet care, and household errands during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her research in medical school focused on women’s health, including obstetrics surgical techniques and cultural differences and interventions in Puerto Rican and Mexican women in Chicagoland. Dr. Ljubic enjoys spending her free time outdoors, especially running and walking on the Chicago lakefront. One of her favorite things to do at home includes trying out new recipes and cooking traditional Croatian food. She loves to travel, especially to see her family in Croatia. Dr. Ljubic has a strong passion for global health and plans to pursue more international medical mission trips as her career progresses. One of her bucket list goals is to visit all the continents in the next ten years.

Dr. Jessie Kue Ndukwe is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2024). She was born to Cameroonian parents who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1990s. She was born in Detroit and raised in Okemos, MI. After completing a bachelor's degree at Evangel University in biological chemistry, she attended Wayne State University School of Medicine for medical school. During that time, she developed her passion for addressing health disparities via research by pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Research at the University of Michigan. She is newly married to her loving, supportive husband, who is an ophthalmology resident in Chicago. When she has free time, Dr. Kue Ndukwe enjoys bike rides, visiting jazz clubs and restaurants with her husband, cooking, exercising, and hanging out with family and friends.

Dr. Natasha Thern completed her medical education at the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2024). Dr. Thern up in a small town (Lola) in central Wisconsin. She attended St. Norbert College as an undergraduate and studied biology there. She then attended Dominican University in River Forest for a post-bac pre-med program before continuing on at Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. Thern is currently living in River Forest with her husband and a cat and enjoys cooking in her spare time.

Dr. Maggie Spini completed medical school at the University of Maryland. She is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2024). Dr. Spini grew up in a small town (Arcata) in northern California, among the redwoods. She studied English as an undergrad at Duke University and spent some time after graduation in politics in California. Dr. Spini then completed a post-bac pre-med program before attending medical school. She is now living in Wicker Park with her cat and likes to read, bake, run, and bike.

Dr. Bridget Doyle completed her medical education at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. She is completing residency at PCC, as part of the West Suburban Medical Center – Family Medicine Residency Program (Class of 2023). Her medical areas of interest include underserved medicine & social determinants of health, community medicine & public health policy/advocacy, women’s & maternal-child health, behavioral health, addiction medicine, sports medicine, nutrition and fitness education, and patient-centered medical home models of care. Her research experience includes: "Infants Cared for by Mother’s Family Physician Maternity Care Provider Have Higher Well Baby Attendance Rates"; “Home-Based, Interactive Nutrition Education with High-Need Southeast D.C. Families”; “Game On! Provider Usage of a Sports Directory to Target Pediatric Obesity”; and “Park Rx: Increasing Provider Prescription of Outdoor Physical Activity to Promote Long-Term Health and Well-Being." Prior to residency, she was a member and advocate for Doctors for Camp Closure, a school-based health center public health education Curriculum Coordinator, and on the Biomedical Ethics Club Executive Board. Dr. Doyle has won the Silver TOUCH Award for community services and the ATSU MPH Scholarship. Her non-medical interest and hobbies include tennis, running, hiking, concert going, watching Netflix, traveling to new cities, and exploring new cuisine.