A little bit about me…
I was born and bred in Oak Park, Illinois. I attended the public schools in Oak Park through high school (OPRF Class of ’90). I ventured westward for college, receiving my BA in Psychology from Stanford University in 1994. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I “grew up,” so took a couple years to figure this out after graduation, filling one of those years with a volunteer program in Israel.
I was born with one leg shorter than the other, requiring frequent medical care and multiple surgeries in childhood. Though I didn’t dream of being a doctor (actually wanted to be a writer or a dolphin trainer!), these experiences surely piqued my interest in medicine. And after my time in Israel, I realized that my inability to handle vomit should not hold me back from a career as a physician. Seriously, though, I think that year abroad gave me the confidence I needed to pursue a career in medicine.
I did my pre-med courses at Northwestern University and then tried my hand at the East Coast for my medical education at Georgetown University Medical School. I hadn’t planned to return to Chicago, but I was won over by University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital pediatrics residency program where I completed my pediatrics training. For two years following residency, I works as a hospitalist at community hospitals in the Chicagoland area.
