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HEALTH & WELLNESS ISSUE

NORTH SHORE STYLE & SUBSTANCE FEBRUARY 2024

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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2024

FEATURES 72 LOOKING GOOD Meet Jeremy and Brittany Warner, the couple behind one of the North Shore’s premier plastic surgery clinics. 76 TASTE MAKERS North Shore residents Trish Thomas and Nichole Wilson combine forces to make snacks that invite everybody to the table. 80 HEAD IN THE GAME Since being sidelined by concussions, former wrestling star and college football player Chris Nowinski has dedicated his career to making sports safer.

DEPARTMENTS EDITOR’S NOTE 24 INSIDER 27 NEWSWORTHY 28 THE DO LIST 30 SHORE VS CITY 32 ESQUIRE 34

84 HEALING AT THE SOURCE Christie Jordan, L.Ac., founder of Source Healing, brings a holistic approach to treating patients as she empowers them to take control of their health.

FASHION & BEAUTY 37 FASHION 38 BEAUTY 40

87 PREMIER DOCTORS A showcase of the North Shore’s health care professionals.

CULTURE & ARTS 43 ART & ARTIST 44 TRENDING 48 FOOD & TRAVEL 51 RECIPE 52 FIRST CLASS 56 HOUSE & HOME 61 HOME TOUR 62 HOME STYLE 66 HOME DESIGN 68

ON THE COVER Dr. Jeremy and Brittany Warner featured in Looking Good. Jeremy is wearing Saint Laurent suit and Brittany is wearing Alexander McQueen, Neiman Marcus. Jewelry, ikram. Photography by Runvijay Paul/Styling by Theresa DeMaria/Hair & Makeup by Leanna Ernest

LIVING & GIVING 122

ON THIS PAGE Christie Jordan featured in Healing at the Source is wearing A.L.C. dress, Neiman Marcus. Photography by Emil Sinanagic/ Styling by Theresa DeMaria/Hair & Makeup by Leanna Ernest

PARTING WORDS 138

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EDITOR’S NOTE Things I am loving this month are featured in The DO List. Valentino Crepe Couture Floral-Applique Minidress, mytheresa.com

Chris Nowinski, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation featured in Head in the Game

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appy New Year! Our first issue of 2024 celebrates health, wellness, and the North Shore’s premier doctors. Gracing the Health & Wellness issue’s cover is the dynamic duo behind The Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute— Dr. Jeremy Warner and his wife, Brittany. Moving from doctor offices to test kitchens, our second feature introduces Every Body Eat® founders Trish Thomas and Nichole Wilson. Their mission is to bring people together over a shared love of delicious food, regardless of dietary restrictions and food sensitivities. They believe every body deserves a seat at the table. Exchanging snacks for research, our third feature reveals the work of the Concussion Legacy Foundation and its co-founder Chris Nowinski. We head on a healing journey for our fourth feature where we catch up with Christie Jordan, L.Ac., founding director of Source Healing, a top-tier holistic wellness clinic in Chicago and Winnetka. We round out the features with a compilation of the North Shore’s premier doctors. Swapping medical charts for canvas, Art & Artist spotlights the colorful talent of Bari Wieselman Schulman. In Trending, we visit Glencoe yogi Laura Merlo, owner of Reach Yoga and co-owner of Merlo’s Italian Restaurant. Recipe whips up a decadent dish perfect for cold winter nights and First Class takes us to the 7th continent with a tour of Antarctica aboard the Silversea’s new Silver Endeavour.

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ON THE SHORE Your style is? Gym shoes or combat boots, cool jeans, and a cozy sweater Can’t leave the house without? Phone, keys, and Olio E Osso tinted lip balm Transportation? Acura Driving music? Remixes Place to eat? Bright Bowls, Maddie’s Market, Abigail’s American Bistro, Spirit Elephant Shop? LuxLab, Hazel James Home, Alo Yoga Best thing about the Shore? The community Worst thing about the Shore? Nothing—I feel lucky to live here The perfect day is? Teaching a class and dinner with my family

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in my crib When you wake up, you? Brush my teeth while I do standing stretches Before bed, you? Decompress with an episode of a favorite show What’s on your bookshelf? Mary Jane: A Novel, The Dead Romantics, and Elin Hilderbrand books You can’t live without? Family, friends, and coffee Love to escape to? Blackberry Mountain Advice you would give to your younger self? Practice patience and don’t worry before you have to

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or artist Bari Wieselman Schulman, Ph.D., of rethinkreframe in Deerfield, color is lingua franca: a beautiful bridge language linking humans of every tongue. Speaking with bold colorful strokes, layers, and textures, Schulman’s paintings communicate creative freedom and boundless energy. “So much is expressed and felt through color,” says Wieselman Schulman. “It is a powerful, meaningful, and transformative medium that is broadly accessible and deeply evocative.” “I love the moment when people see my work in person for the first time,” she adds. “There is this palpable shockwave that happens, and my hope is that the viewer is swept away on waves of color and light.” With degrees from the University of Rochester in psychology and Spanish, plus a doctorate in developmental psychology with a focus on psycholinguistics and time living abroad in Madrid,

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works on wood, paper, textiles, and repurposed materials. Choosing the surface is very much about what feels right to her on an intuitive level at that moment. “Choice of surface essentially emerges in tandem with the work I’m visualizing and the media I plan to use,” she explains. “I gravitate toward thick, slightly toothy watercolor paper, and then at times to raw canvas and cloth/textile. These materials feel good under my hands, energize me, and I like the ways in which my favorite media and tools behave on these surfaces,” she reveals. Wieselman Schulman also experiments with a wide range of tools beyond brushes and palette knives. In the all is color series, she used pieces of wood in various sizes to move the paint around and applied differing pressures as she painted on canvas and paper. For her state of series—full of bold forms with a lot of color mixtures and movement—Wieselman Schulman spent a lot of time working with the viscosity of the paint to get a very fluid consistency. “Some of my work builds over time: you paint, you leave, you come back and paint again,” she observes. “But for this work, a lot of the building was in my head, then quickly using the brush or scraper in very rapid and assertive movements with a lot of splashing and throwing to get the right energy, movement, and dynamism.” As seen in her latest paintings, where are all the peonies? and alice into the woods, Wieselman Schulman is currently experimenting with new color juxtapositions and intermingling. These paintings feature a lot of active, smaller movements and represent a fresh space for her.

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To connect with her collectors and the public, Wieselman Schulman posts daily on Instagram and maintains a vibrant website. She works with private collectors and designers, participates in gallery shows and artist pop-ups, and collaborates with a wide range of creatives. The path that led Wieselman Schulman from language and psychology to full-time art included a career in human-centered research and design and running a research team for a digital firm. Her decision to embrace full-time work as an artist with the establishment of her studio was anchored in self-realization. “Being a creative person to my core meant that that creativity would be expressed in many, many ways—all connected to exploration,” she says. “For a long time, I thought having a divergent mind meant I was fragmented. But over time, I shifted my perspective to seeing the ‘who’ and ‘how’ I am as strengths, not vulnerabilities. Formalizing my practice and creating my studio helped me get there; rethinkreframe is both a physical and emotional space from which I can share my work with the world. I love it, and it’s the perfect place to be.” scotch + ribbon, 2023; 36” x 36” x 1.5” acrylic on canvas

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R E CI PE Serves 8 to 10 INGREDIENTS For cabbage casing • 1 large head of fresh cabbage, leaves pulled off, washed, and separated For filling • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 onion, peeled and diced • 1/2 cup chopped portobello or white button mushrooms • 1/2 red bell pepper, cored, and diced • 6 cloves garlic, minced • 1 pound ground turkey • 3 slices uncured bacon, diced fine • 2 cups cooked short-grain white rice • 1 4-ounce can diced green chilies • 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley • 1 teaspoon salt • 5 or 6 grinds fresh cracked pepper For tomato sauce • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes • 1/4 cup tomato paste • 1 tablespoon crushed dried oregano leaves • 1 tablespoon crushed dried thyme leaves • 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes • Salt and pepper to taste For garnish • 1/4 cup minced parsley METHOD Prep cabbage leaves Heat 2 inches of water to boiling in a large pot. Place steamer basket into pot and add washed cabbage leaves. Cover and steam until leaves are bright green and pliable. Remove from stove top; rinse leaves with cool water. Set aside while you make filling. Make filling Place olive oil and onion in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until partially softened. Add mushroom, diced bell pepper, and garlic and continue cooking until soft. Add ground turkey and diced bacon, breaking up turkey with back of a spoon into small pieces. Continue cooking until no longer pink. Scoop mixture into a large bowl. Add cooked short-grain rice, diced green chilies, and parsley. Mix well. Set aside. Prep tomato sauce In a medium-sized bowl whisk tomato paste with olive oil, stir in crushed tomatoes. Stir in herbs and chili flakes. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Make cabbage rolls Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon a generous portion of tomato sauce into the bottom of an ovensafe casserole dish. On a clean

work surface, place one cabbage leaf with bottom edge toward you. Spoon a generous portion of filling into the bottom edge of leaf. Lift bottom of leaf up over the filling, tucking and folding the sides of the leaf toward the middle. Roll up. Pin bottom flap of leaf shut with a toothpick if desired. Place cabbage roll over tomato sauce in casserole dish. Repeat with remaining cabbage leaves and filling. Spoon the rest of the tomato sauce over the top of the cabbage rolls. Cover casserole dish with foil. Place in oven and bake for 40 minutes until cabbage rolls are tender and tomato sauce is bubbling. To serve Spoon some tomato sauce onto each plate. Top with cabbage rolls (be sure to remove toothpicks if you used them). Sprinkle with minced parsley. Serve hot.

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A RC H I T E C T U R A L E LE GA NCE M E E T S NAT U R A L H A R M O N Y I N L A R RY B O O T H S A N C T UA RY Nestled at the end of a private lane on 4.2 wooded acres, this property embodies artistry, functionality, and tranquility – a signature of Larry Booth’s work. Seamlessly integrated with the native landscape adjacent to the Old School Forest Preserve, it offers an extraordinary local home or weekend retreat. As you enter through the private gate, the brick and hand-cut stone exterior, complemented by the zinc and slate roof, create a seamless indoor-outdoor dialogue on this exceptional Audubon Society Certified Bird and Butterfly sanctuary.

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or many travelers, an adventure to the White Continent is truly a bucket list item. For those wishing to experience it in the lap of luxury while not sacrificing either the spirit or the letter of true adventure, it’s now possible aboard Silversea Cruises’ ultra-luxury ship, Silver Endeavour. The arrival of Silver Endeavour, a PC6 Polar Class ship, to Silversea’s fleet is a particularly great experience for those with limited time. Most vessels that navigate to Antarctica do so with round-trip sailing across the notorious Drake Passage from Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost tip of South America. This 36-hour crossing can be smooth (the “Drake Lake”) or rough (the “Drake Shake”). Having experienced both the Drake Lake and

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the Drake Shake, I can assure you avoiding the Drake Passage is a major bonus. Not only does it save precious time, thus permitting more Antarctic adventures, but it also is especially attractive for those prone to seasickness. Sipping champagne and eating caviar onboard a gorgeous vessel is vastly preferable to downing motion sickness medication or donning a dastardly, dry mouth-inducing, anti-seasickness patch. The Silver Endeavour instead uses the Antarctica Bridge, so guests fly first to Punta Arenas, Chile. Guests then board a private chartered plane, some of which are adorably painted to resemble penguins. With only 64 passengers on an aircraft built for 100, guests comfortably fly to a small airstrip on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, then board a Zodiac to embark directly onto the Silver Endeavour.

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PROFESSIONAL, DEDICATED BUTLERS MAKE THE SUITE LIFE EVEN SWEETER EXPANSIVE AND ELEGANT PUBLIC SPACES The Silver Endeavour holds a maximum of 220 passengers in 110 The Silver Endeavour is, in a word, magnificent. Intricate crystal suites, with a crew of 200 for a nearly 1:1 guest/crew ratio. The and Murano glass lighting in several public areas adds panache, large suites have lovely traditional balconies where binoculars while vapor fireplaces throughout the ship set a warm, contempla- and cameras are put to good use. Decorated in calming, muted tive mood. Freeform gray, white, and blue carpets precisely mimic tones in keeping with its “quiet luxury” concept, the suites offer a the color palette of Antarctica herself. separate seating area, large walk-in closets, an inordinate amount The dedicated mudroom on Deck 3 makes getting suited up for of storage space, and boast a two-person quartz desk and a expeditions swift and easy. Deck 4 has three of Silver Endeavour’s beautiful quartz vanity area with Dyson hair dryers. The expansive five restaurants, the Connoisseur’s Corner for cigar aficionados, bathrooms have enormous marble showers and Caudalie products and the Explorer Lounge where daily briefings and expert lectures while the lavatory’s placement in a separate room with an addiare delivered. Suites are located on Decks 5 through 8, while Deck tional sink is an indulgent convenience. 5 houses two more eateries—guest perennial favorite Arts Café A minibar stocked with favored beverages is replenished daily. and the atrium-enclosed Grill—as well as Reception, the signaThere are enough USB ports and outlets to satisfy even the nerditure Otium Spa, beauty salon, fitness center, indoor swimming est electronic geek. Silversea’s signature bedding, pillow menu, and pool, and whirlpool. Deck 9’s Observation Lounge, the Study, and high-thread-count sheets ensure restful repose, while Nespresso the well-curated Library, all with floor-to-ceiling windows, are makers and illy coffee capsules make mornings glorious. marvelous places to see wildlife and engage your mind while you If all of that were not enough, the Silver Endeavour’s suites, further learn about the region and historical voyages of the past. like all ships in Silversea’s fleet, have dedicated butlers who take SHERIDAN ROAD 57

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their jobs—to make your voyage perfect—very, very seriously. No request is too small, and their prompt, professional hospitality is their hallmark and stock-in-trade. The only downside of my butler: he was unable to return home with me and frankly, I may never recover from his absence. FOOD FANATICS WILL FIND HAPPINESS Like all Silversea ships, the Silver Endeavour has a wide variety of dining options. The Restaurant is the ship’s main, open-seating dining room and serves continental cuisine. Surrounded by windows, the dramatic views add to the culinary experience. Il Terrazzino pays homage to Silversea’s Italian heritage; its delectable fresh dishes such as caprese salad, pappardelle all’anatra, and tiramisu will have you dreaming of Italy. Silversea’s signature La Dame serves the finest French cuisine at sea in a supremely elegant atmosphere. There’s an a la carte menu and a six-course, wine-paired degustation menu served by white-gloved waiters. Enjoying Champagne and fresh caviar with all requisite accouterments, foie gras terrine, tender Limousin beef, and pistachio soufflé while watching icebergs the size of big rigs float by is an experience not soon forgotten. The Restaurant The Grill is in an enclosed

atrium so as burgers, crab cakes, grilled squid, prawn bisque, sushi, or a kale and portobello quiche are enjoyed, your attenFitness Center tion will likely be diverted by a breaching whale or enormous Antarctic birds diving for their sustenance. Arts Café, which resembles my favorite Starbucks but is far better, serves light breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, along with excellent coffees, fresh pastries, and muffins along with house-made gourmet ice cream. There’s also 24-hour room service delivered by your butler within 20 minutes. FITNESS, OTIUM SPA & SALON For those guests who use it, the state-of-the-art fitness center with floor-to-ceiling windows renders the gourmet onboard dining guilt-free. In addition to Technogym equipment and weights, there are daily yoga, stretch, Pilates, and abdominal classes. The Roman-inspired Otium Spa offers not-to-be-missed experiences including the decadent 100-minute “Apollonian Spirit” treatment using warm mineral-rich salt stones followed by a cold mask. The “Heavenly Journey” deep-tissue massage with Mediterranean oils nearly made me forget my name. The full-service hair and nail salon for men and women includes an Emperor’s Chair where men can channel their inner explorer while being groomed to perfection.

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AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY A trip to Antarctica is utterly transformative. Unlike many other destinations, Antarctica’s nature, wildlife, grandeur, scale, and breathtaking vistas remain with you long after returning home. For all travelers to Antarctica, it’s key to remember three things. First, she is a land of striking superlatives. Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, and windiest place on earth, and possesses 93 EXPEDITIONS FOR THE CURIOUS percent of the world’s iceberg masses. Twenty-two military-grade Zodiacs allow all passengers to disemSecond, Mother Nature can be fickle and dances to her very bark at one time for expeditions. The large, well-trained expediown distinct drum which naturally has nothing to do with your tion team has years of Antarctic experience and a plethora of local plans or desires. Weather and navigational conditions can, and knowledge, which eased my safety concerns. often do, change on a dime thus requiring the ship’s captain and Our expeditions were impeccably planned. Landing in adcrew to completely alter plans where landings and excursions are vance of passengers, the expedition team marked the areas where concerned. This may even be the case for arrivals to and deparguests could hike for the best glacial views and animal sightings, tures from the continent. while wildlife and expedition experts answered our seemingly Third, Father Time is also thoroughly unconcerned about your never-ending wildlife and nature questions and assisted with longstanding meeting at the office back home or any front-row photography. opera tickets you may have purchased. Nothing quite prepares one emotionally for that first glimpse of So, when traveling to the seventh continent, find your inner the Antarctic penguin colonies. Nearly all their behavior has hiflexibility, make certain to pack it along with your patience, and larious aspects whether it be waddling uphill like a drunken sailor, you’ll be rewarded beyond measure as you enjoy Antarctica’s many sliding on their bellies downhill when gravity or nature calls, or marvels. Once you have returned home, you are likely to become diving with Olympic-worthy precision. Bird lovers will be kept a staunch Antarctic ambassador to protect it for posterity and busy identifying various species, including the enormous albatross for progeny, all the while contemplating your undeniable good with its 12-foot wingspan. There were also dozens of crabeater, fortune and privilege to have experienced such a remarkable place leopard, and elephant seals, all of whom seemed to possess an aboard Silversea’s ultra-luxury Silver Endeavour. inherent talent for sleeping while noisily rolling over. For those wishing to glide through Antarctic waters alongside the small For more information visit, silversea.com. Julie L. Kessler is a journalicebergs known as “growlers,” Silver Endeavour also has 12 kayaks. ist, attorney, and the author of the award-winning memoir, Fifty-FifComplementing the experiences on land, the Silver Endeavour ty, The Clarity of Hindsight. Her work has appeared in several major retains a variety of onboard expert lecturers including ornitholpublications around the world, including the Los Angeles Times, the ogists, marine biologists, polar historians, anthropologists, and San Francisco Examiner, the Asia Times, the Jerusalem Post, and the naturalists. The onboard professional photographer also gives tips Honolulu Star-Advertiser, among many others. She can be reached at so guests can capture these once-in-a-lifetime photos. julie@vagabondlawyer.com. SHERIDAN ROAD 59

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ake it work.” That’s what you do. Whether it’s whipping up dinner from a near-empty larder, or making do with what you’ve got in your carry-on when the airline loses your luggage, improving and repurposing are a part of life. And when our homes are no longer quite the right fit, we do what we can to make ourselves more comfortable. Just ask Karen and Adam Firsel. “Our son and daughter were sharing a small bathroom, and at one point, Adam was working from our open dining room,” relates Karen, an on-camera television personality whose work includes lifestyle segments for Chicago’s WGN-TV. “We updated every square inch of our house but had definitely outgrown it.” COVID made their home’s shortcomings even more apparent. “Living through something like that, you realize what works and

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what doesn’t,” observes Karen. “The experience inspired us to create a wish list for a forever home, a generational home, one where our kids could grow up and want to come back to.” Longtime Northbrook residents, the couple had always had their sights set on The Highlands, the long-established village neighborhood located in School District 28 and within walking distance of downtown. Home lots aren’t large, and zoning caps the build footprint at 40 percent of a site. “But after a six-month

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search,” relates Adam, “we were incredibly fortunate to find a double, overgrown lot with a small, older house on it. We jumped on it and then went to three different architects to see who could help us realize our vision.” Determined to achieve their dream home, they didn’t hold back, presenting a wish list that included a light-filled upper-level gym, a three-season room, an outdoor kitchen, and two offices. “We figured we’d have to narrow down our list of wants, but Brad Lewis of Schwarz Lewis Design Group in Oak Brook blew us away with a design that accommodated all our requests.” Having done extensive renovations on their previous home— plus the fact that as a real estate developer, Adam was conversant with building issues—the couple were well-positioned to negotiate the myriad challenges of home construction. “Karen and I are very complementary,” says Adam, “I am very good with functionality, and she’s amazing at design and finishes. We are both very decisive people, and I think that’s one thing you have to be when building a custom home. There’s no time to overthink things. You have to make decisions.” And living around the corner, they were able to visit the project regularly. “I passed the site every day going to and from work, and I just loved seeing this house come out of the ground,” says Adam. Built by Tom Len Custom Primary bath shower Homes of Northbrook, the

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LOOKING GOOD Meet Jeremy and Brittany Warner, the couple behind one of the North Shore’s premier plastic surgery clinics. WORDS BY THOMAS CONNORS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMIL SINANAGIC STYLING BY THERESA DEMARIA / HAIR & MAKEUP BY LEANNA ERNEST

arriage is a partnership. But partnership takes on a whole new meaning when a couple works together. The “Have a good day” and “Honey, I’m home” phrases that bookend most spouses’ days don’t come into play when a husband and wife are running a business together. Not every duo can survive without a little bit of daily distance. But Jeremy and Brittany Warner wouldn’t have it any other way. Jeremy, a plastic surgeon board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Brittany, an MBA with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, operate The Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute in Northfield, which offers a range of surgical and nonsurgical procedures, including the patented SWIFT™ Lift, an innovative technique of Dr. Warner’s invention that allows patients to comfortably and safely achieve their facial rejuvenation goals in an office setting. The procedure uses local rather than general anesthetic and produces a natural look that requires minimal recovery time. Born in Utah, Dr. Warner studied at the George Washington University School of Medicine, completed his residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and undertook an additional year of training in facial aesthetic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Toronto. “Within the world of surgery, plastic surgeons have to be ready to operate from head to toe working to restore deformities resulting from birth, trauma, or cancer, as well as change lives through aesthetic surgery,” notes Dr. Warner. “Helping patients live better lives through surgery and medicine has been a fulfilling journey, from repairing injured facial nerves and allowing a paralyzed face to smile again to complex revision rhinoplasty surgery to microvascular surgery to transplant tissue from a leg to a scalp, and everything in between.”

Brittany, an Ohio native, began her career in the health industry as an administrator at an otolaryngology practice in Park Ridge while earning her undergraduate degree. She then went on to work for a large hospital system in Chicago’s north suburbs, while earning an MBA at the same time from the University of Illinois. Following graduation, she took a position with the University of Chicago Medical Center in facility operations, using her expertise to lead the organization of a large outpatient medical center. “I truly believe every professional role I’ve held, every collaborative relationship I’ve built, has been integrated into our surgical institute,” says Brittany, who has guided the institute’s financial and operational planning and laid the blueprint for the patient experience. “From the second a patient calls our office, to three years out from surgery—and every touch point in between—we’re strategically determined to provide the most effective, safe, and personalized care.” In addition to their North Shore practice, the Warners are committed to a philanthropic endeavor that takes them across the globe. As Mission Director of the Nepal Surgical and Medical Mission under the Face the Future Foundation, Dr. Warner travels to Kathmandu every year to treat severely injured patients and patients born with facial deformities. “While my practice in the U.S. is a mix of cosmetic and reconstructive work, going to Nepal is just simply jam-packed with complex reconstructive procedures that help solve problems for patients who would otherwise not have access to this type of care.” In 2019, Brittany traveled to Nepal with her husband to help with organization and logistics and while there, she decided to begin a new chapter in her career. When she returned home, she completed her nursing degree and is now positioned to provide care both at the institute and in Nepal. If respect is key to a successful partnership, Dr. Warner demonstrated that early on when he proposed to Brittany after she had bested him in an IRONMAN Triathlon by two hours. And

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“I think the biggest challenge for us is learning to take a moment and embrace what we both have worked so hard to achieve.” - BRITTANY WARNER

Brittany—who is set to open The Skin Lounge, offering an elite level of aesthetic facial and body services—deeply admires Jeremy’s commitment to his patients and the institute. “During executive meetings, I often use a quote by Teddy Roosevelt that I feel truly defines Jeremy, ‘Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength,’” explains Brittany. Parents to three active boys, the Warners enjoy skiing and boating, as well as “date night Wednesday” at Merlo’s in Glencoe or EJ’s Place in Skokie. But their vocations are never far from their thoughts. “While we do have rules that work should ideally be discussed during work hours and scheduled meetings, there is a lot of discussion mixed throughout our time at home as well. It just works for us and has helped us propel the business. But I think the biggest challenge for us is learning to take a moment and embrace what we both have worked so hard to achieve,” shares Brittany. “I often find myself feeling guilty if I’m not working toward my next achievement. That’s just how I am built. Thankfully, my husband is exactly the same way.” For more information about the The Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute, visit warnerplasticsurgery.com.

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Every Body Eat® co-founders Trish Thomas and Nichole Wilson

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TASTE MAKERS North Shore residents Trish Thomas and Nichole Wilson combine forces to make snacks that invite everybody to the table. WORDS BY ELISA DRAKE / PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMIL SINANAGIC STYLING BY THERESA DEMARIA / HAIR & MAKEUP BY LEANNA ERNEST Every Body Eat® assorted snack thins

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he gorgeously styled photos of Trish Thomas and Nichole Wilson shown on these pages weren’t quite what these two North Shore entrepreneurs had in mind. “We asked if we could have our pictures taken in our usual work attire—lab coats and hair nets,” jokes Thomas. Down-to-earth, reluctant to stand in the spotlight, and deeply committed to helping others, Thomas and Wilson launched Every Body Eat® to create a world where everybody feels welcome at the table, regardless of dietary restrictions or preferences. With their line of snack thins, crispbread, crackers, and cookies, they target the 64 percent of U.S. families who have special diets and 100 percent of the people who just really like tasty food. “The reason customized eating is so hard on people with special diets is that it comes with social and emotional isolation,” Thomas says. They often miss out on the classic bonding that happens at social occasions when food is shared because they’re faced with a few undesirable options: not eating, bringing their own food, eating and getting sick, or telling the host of their needs and feeling like a burden. Thomas and Wilson both know this feeling firsthand. For Wilson, it started when her daughter came home from preschool one day, doubled over in pain. “I thought her appendix had burst,” Wilson recalls. The third pediatric gastrointestinal specialist they consulted finally determined the culprit: a dairy allergy. “The dairy had been impacting her for so long that it took a year to undo,” Wilson says. Eventually, Wilson, her husband, and their younger child were also all diagnosed with food sensitivities. Thomas’ food issues stem from an autoimmune disorder that hit her hard soon after she had children. “I was super sick, felt terrible, had no energy, looked terrible, and was put on medication after medication,” she says. “I thought, there has to be a better

way.” That’s when she discovered an integrated medical doctor, Evanston’s Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark, who searched for the root of Thomas’ problems—and it all pointed to food. “I learned that my sensitivities were gluten, dairy, soy, corn, and egg, and if I took those things out of my diet, all my internal inflammation went away.” That was about 8 years ago and, since then, Thomas has rarely needed any medication. When the two women met at a North Shore Country Day School book fair, they initially connected over their shared passion for helping entrepreneurs. They also realized that combining their entrepreneurial spirit and unique backgrounds could lead to something much bigger. Thomas, a mom to a blended family of six boys, teaches Principles of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and is a self-described serial entrepreneur—as a teenager she built a thriving babysitting business that employed several of her peers. Later, she built and sold a toy company, as well as the first safe online community for kids, and a children’s media company with distribution in more than 100 countries. Wilson, a Stanford-educated former Wall Street dynamo, spent time handling mergers and acquisitions for Merrill Lynch and FritoLay, in addition to

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Every Body Eat® co-founders Trish Thomas and Nichole Wilson

running a $33 billion R&D portfolio at PepsiCo, but she always knew she wanted to run her own company. Their combined credentials forged a perfect yin and yang. “I’m the kite. She’s got the string,” Thomas says of their partnership and close friendship. They soon started cooking up their business idea for good-tasting food that was free from most inflammatory ingredients (common food allergens and corn). Less than two weeks after launching their initial product, the pandemic shutdown forced operations into Thomas’ house for nearly a year and derailed plans to distribute their snacks on college campuses—they’ll get there soon. They persisted, knocking on doors of grocery stores everywhere. They quickly landed on local shelves such as Foodstuff ’s, Sunset Foods, Mariano’s, Winnetka’s Grand Food Center, and then nationally at Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods Market. Despite many naysayers in the snack food industry, they won Whole Foods 2021 Midwest Supplier of the Year. They currently market a handful of flavors of Every Body Eat® crispy thin crackers with names like Cheese-Less™ and Fiery Chile Lime™ and crispbread cracker options like White Pepper & Garlic™. Grain-free crispbread crackers and cookie bites are coming soon. Their secret recipe? Instead of reverse-engineering “regular” products, they took a different approach. “There’s a beautiful universe of ingredients that are free of the top food allergens and corn and, from that, we build up,” Wilson explains. “We wanted to create delicious and interesting flavor profiles that are so good, you don’t even ask what’s missing.” They also wanted their free-from foods to taste good for everyone, so people who have special diets didn’t feel singled out. “Our barometer is how to make food that tastes so good that people want to eat it with or without a special diet,” Wilson says. Sales numbers prove the two women have created a recipe for success. “The demand just from our existing customers has been coming in at about three times what we can make for the whole year,” Thomas says. They’re already expanding production. Just as important as the products they make are the people who

make them. “Our mission is to give everybody a seat at the table, and we do it literally with our food, and we do it figuratively with our team,” Wilson explains. When they started to gather their team, they wanted to “leverage our privilege in service to our team,” Wilson says, noting that most of their employees hail from the south and west sides of Chicago. About 65 percent of them have been involved in the criminal justice system or formally incarcerated, others chronically underemployed, 20 percent had been homeless, and nearly all had experienced food and housing insecurity. During interviews, Thomas and Wilson looked for passion, a positive problem-solving attitude, and a growth mindset, no matter their resume. “I’ve worked with titans of industry, and this team is by far the team I would go into the trenches with every single day again and again,” says Wilson, who also helps employees build a stable future by teaching them money management skills. “People talk about how delicious our food is, and that’s because our food truly is made with love and it’s made with intention and with purpose, and that’s 100 percent due to our team,” Wilson says. “Our team is the company. We just have the good fortune to sell what they make,” Thomas agrees. Our practical, hair-net-wearing women wanted readers to learn two more things from their experiences: One, that if you’re not feeling well, look at food as a possible source. And two, if you have a business idea that solves a problem, find other people who are committed with you. “Entrepreneurship is like sprinting a marathon,” Wilson says. “You’ve got to have folks cheering you on, and you can’t be afraid to stumble in front of them. They’re your springboard and your safety net.” Thomas and Wilson are in it to win the ultimate marathon— making it easier for everybody to share delicious food with the people they love. Thomas observes, “The ironic thing about all the effort we are putting into creating products people can share is that the one thing we hear from customers again and again is, ‘I can’t believe I ate the whole bag.’” For more information, visit everybodyeating.com.

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HEAD IN THE GAME Since being sidelined by concussions, former wrestling star and college football player Chris Nowinski has dedicated his career to making sports safer. WORDS BY JOE ROSENTHAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION

hris Nowinski isn’t a person who scares easily. He was a standout football player at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and took his gridiron skills to college, where he played defensive tackle for Harvard and won All-Ivy honors. As Chris Harvard in the WWE, he didn’t bat an eye before jumping into the wrestling ring, flying off ropes, and dodging (most of the time) chairs being swung at him. But these days Nowinski finds himself preoccupied by worries that jar him as much as the hits he took over so many years. He’s afraid about how often our kids are getting hit in the head while playing the sports that had meant so much to him in his youth. He fears what will happen to these kids, their families, and their friends if we don’t accelerate research efforts and change how we play sports. After being sidelined from his WWE career by a serious concussion in 2003, Nowinski became an advocate for concussion awareness and prevention. He earned his doctorate in behavioral neuroscience and co-founded the Concussion Legacy Foundation with Dr. Robert Cantu to promote safer sports and safer athletes and an end to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head impacts (CTE). The nonprofit organization collaborates with the Boston University CTE Center in research, and together with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs they founded the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, the preeminent CTE resource in the world. Sheridan Road caught up with Nowinski late last fall, just days before the publication of a report documenting the first case of a teenage football player diagnosed with advanced CTE. The 18-year-old from Missouri, who began playing tackle football in third grade, exhibited stage 2 of CTE’s four stages. Before he died by suicide, the young player asked his family to donate his brain to research, and he spoke openly about the concussions he’d suffered in football and how bad they made him feel. Although research didn’t positively correlate the symptoms that led to his death with CTE, research is clear that football can cause CTE. “We need to recognize that children’s brains are fragile and that there are only so many hits they can take before the risk of a life-altering concussion or developing CTE comes into play,” says Nowinski. He points out that we’re living in an era quite differ-

Chris Nowinski playing football for Harvard

ent from the one he experienced 30-plus years ago. Kids are now playing longer seasons, more games, more tournaments, and playing contact sports almost year-round. It is, in some ways, an ongoing experiment simply because this level of play hasn’t happened before. Nowinski points to the largest CTE study ever, which included over 600 football players. It showed that more than 75 percent of those who played 10 or more years of football had CTE. While the researchers don’t suggest this accurately reflects risk for everyone who played 10 or more years since families donate the brains of loved ones who had neurological symptoms, Nowinski says it is concerning how frequently CTE is diagnosed in this population. “There’s no excuse in 2024 for kids to be exposed to sports where they get hit in the head hundreds of times a year now that it’s proven that it causes CTE in some of them,” he says.

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Chris Nowinski, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation

A Complicated Problem, But Some of the Answers Are Simple Of course, sports are popular because we love them—we love playing them, watching them, and it’s fun to see our kids play the sports we loved to play when we were young. It’s a complex issue but according to Nowinski, there is an easy precaution. “The simple advice is don’t let your kid get hit in the head repetitively until they’re at least 14.” The reasons for the age delay, Nowinski explains, are threefold: “First, the science is extremely clear on cumulative exposure. So, starting later is minimizing the number of years. Number two is brain development. Your brain is going through magical changes when you convert from a child to an adolescent, and head trauma could negatively impact that maturation process. And the third reason is informed consent and your ability to train a child to do

anything safely. We know from every aspect of public health that the primary way to prevent a child from getting hurt can’t be asking the child to follow rules, especially as complicated as ramming a moving person or [heading a] moving ball.” Nowinski speaks positively about how USA Hockey raised the age for body checking and how USA Lacrosse partners with his organization’s Team Up Against Concussions program, which uses a bystander intervention model to deliver a straightforward message to the team: a teammate with a concussion needs your help and should receive immediate medical attention. “[As a teammate], you may be the only one who sees it,” Nowinski says. “You may be the only one they confess to.” So, the system is put in place for players to help each other from the very start of the season, along with a “team captain” to lead the initiative. It’s about creating the environment for change.

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Chris Nowinski as “Chris Harvard” in the WWE

Even with these changes, Nowinski emphasizes that there is still room for improved safety measures. For example, in 2015 his organization successfully advocated to raise the age to head the ball in soccer. To Nowinski’s disappointment, the age was only raised to 11. “There’s just no reason to start at 11,” he argues. He’s a big advocate of kids only playing flag football before high school. “Flag before 14 is the future,” he says. “You get all the benefits. You just don’t get the mileage on your brain and the mileage on your body.” Nowinski explains the rationale that supports his viewpoint: “If you don’t play football until 14, and 93 percent of football players will never play after 18, we should be able to make CTE rare in people who play four years of football.” While there is no known cure for CTE, treatment is available for many symptoms of the disease. The Concussion Legacy Foundation HelpLine is available to provide personalized support for any current or former athletes who are concerned about repetitive head trauma and are looking for help. “[We can provide] medical referrals, support groups, one-onone support, and education on what they’re going through so that they know that there are thousands of people who’ve been in that situation who’ve gotten better.” The benefits of youth sports have been well documented for years. Yet, there’s new documentation for the risks as well. Nowinski’s life goal is to keep the scales squarely tilted in favor of the benefits. Learn more about the Concussion Legacy Foundation or submit a request to the HelpLine at concussionfoundation.org. SHERIDAN ROAD 82

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HEALING AT THE SOURCE

Christie Jordan, L.Ac., founder of Source Healing, brings a holistic approach to treating patients as she empowers them to take control of their health. WORDS BY ANN MARIE SCHEIDLER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMIL SINANAGIC STYLING BY THERESA DEMARIA / HAIR & MAKEUP BY LEANNA ERNEST

holistic approach to health is all that Christie Jordan has ever known. “I was born in Seoul, Korea, and my mother raised us very naturally,” Jordan says. “She followed old-school Korean culture by treating anything that was troubling us with a natural approach. Even our food sources were very important to her.” But it wasn’t until Jordan witnessed her father take control of his health by incorporating Eastern methods that she understood the true power of these Eastern practices. “My father became an acupuncturist toward the end of his life after he had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer,” she recalls. “I saw him do some miraculous things with holistic medicine and fasting. His body responded beautifully to it. He wanted more than the three months doctors told him he had to live. Using both Western and Eastern medicine, he got himself seven more years. It was such a natural calling for me to follow in my father’s footsteps.” After receiving her master’s degree in Oriental Medicine in 1999, Jordan—a licensed and national board-certified acupuncturist and herbalist—founded Source Healing, a holistic wellness clinic with offices in Chicago and Winnetka. Source Healing specializes in treating anything pain and stress-related, along with women’s health and fertility, and chronic digestive and immune system imbalances. Source Healing’s primary services include acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, naturopathic medicine, Asian bodywork, therapeutic massage, and grounded energetic guidance. All of Source Healing’s Eastern medicine practitioners are licensed by the state of Illinois, are national board-certified in acupuncture and herbal medicine, and have years of clinical experience. “In watching my father go through his health issues, my biggest takeaway is that we don’t have to wait until things are really bad for us to understand that symptoms are our body’s way of talking to us. When people come to see me with something chronic, something serious—it takes them a number of treatments to get where they need to be. But if you get a monthly tune-up when you’re healthy, it’s much easier to maintain that state of balance in the body. Our patients often move more into a state of prevention after they see results.” Source Healing values open communication and approaches healing from an emotional and intuitive perspective. “To be holistic is to understand a symptom in relationship to the whole of one’s life. So, our intake process is pretty extensive,” Jordan

explains. “If someone comes to me to have their tennis elbow treated, I will ask what else is going on in his or her life. I may ask my patients about any traumas they may have experienced. A trauma will be physically held in a body unless it’s been processed. I’ve seen trauma manifest as chronic pain.” Patients range in age from 10 to 70 years old and beyond and include an increasing number of teenagers and young adults who have a variety of stress-related symptoms, as well as for autonomic disorders such as POTS. “Our whole body is an energy system,” she continues. “When we’re stressed, our body is physiologically running in a state of fight or flight. A lot of fight or flight creates system breakdowns in our body, and that’s when we begin having symptoms—such as anxiety, subfertility, digestive issues, insomnia, poor immune response, and pain that act as dashboard lights for what we need to give attention to in our bodies. If you learn to take care of these symptoms when they are small, it doesn’t take much to make them better.” According to Jordan, acupuncture regulates the fight or flight mechanism in our bodies. “Most of us are walking around in a state of fight or flight and don’t even know it.” Acupuncture stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps calm the body and that is the key to healing no matter what the patient is coming in for,” Jordan observes. Source Healing’s practitioners work collaboratively to ensure consistency and to find the best plan forward for their patients. “We work as a team,” Jordan says. “Medicine is an art form based on experience, education, and intuition. When our patients have more than one person working with them, they benefit from our collective expertise.” Jordan seeks to teach her patients that “the body” is a sum of four equally important and connected systems—the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. When these systems are in a state of harmony, the body knows what it needs to do and can balance itself. “I tell my patients that I am just one resource they have, one expert they can consult with, as they become the author of the life they want to have,” she says. “I want to help them write their ‘master thesis’ for a body they have a partnership with as they achieve optimal health.” To learn more about Christie Jordan, L.Ac., and the wellness services provided at Source Healing, visit sourcehealing.com.

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ith health and wellness top of mind this month, many North Shore residents are chipping away at resolutions and planning for their healthiest year yet. Each year, we bring you the area’s premier doctors across a variety of specialties—from cardiology and dermatology to gynecology and audiology—to help you find the ultimate care team. Fortunately for our communities, we have some of the finest physicians, surgeons, and health care specialists right here in our midst. Please join us in celebrating some of the North Shore’s most accomplished doctors and all that they bring to the communities that we call home.

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ANTHONY P. TERRASSE, M.D., FACS TERRASSE AESTHETIC SURGERY & ERASE MEDISPA

SPECIALTY: Plastic Surgery EDUCATION: B.S., University of Notre Dame; M.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; M.D., surgery and plastic surgery, Northwestern Medicine; certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery AWARDS/HONORS/ACCOLADES: Top Doctor, plastic surgery, Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report; top aesthetic surgeon, Castle Connolly; guest expert, radio and TV broadcasts including ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, as well as People, Fitness, Satisfaction, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Sun-Times, and Chicago Tribune

Throughout more than 25 years practicing on the North Shore, Dr. Anthony P. Terrasse has been motivated by the desire for positive patient results while respecting the integrity and natural beauty of each individual. Inspired by artistry and form, he is recognized locally and nationally for his leadership, experience, and expertise in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and skin care. “I derive great satisfaction in providing my patients with improved self-esteem and confidence,” says Dr. Terrasse, whose credentials include serving as past chairman of the Department of Surgery of Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, working as a Clinician of Surgery there, and being on staff at the NorthShore HealthSystem and Advocate Aurora Health hospitals. ERASE MediSpa’s team includes licensed aestheticians, Autumn Breen, Kara Cardelli, Angela Morrill, Lucia Steinwold, and Kathy Walsh, who are each revered for their knowledge, care, and skill. ERASE MediSpa offers noninvasive procedures that provide effective skin care and laser treatments for body contouring, skin tightening, rejuvenation of the face and body, and hair removal. “For many potential cosmetic surgery patients, looking at their reflections is like peering in an amusement park mirror—what’s portrayed on the outside is not what’s felt on the inside,” he says. “I understand the effect of body image on self-esteem, and I treat it seriously by designing patient refinements with the newest effective technology, keeping the whole individual in mind.” Dr. Terrasse’s practice is located at 700D North Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest, 847-234-2400, terrasse.com.

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CARMEN WOODS HOLLOWELL, M.D., FACOG; BRIAN J. SALIBA, M.D., FACOG THE WOODS WOMEN’S GROUP

SPECIALTY: Obstetrics and Gynecology EDUCATION: Dr. Carmen Woods Hollowell: B.S., Spelman College; M.D., Meharry Medical College; residency, Rush University Medical Center Dr. Brian Saliba: B.S., University of Illinois; M.D., Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School; residency, Lutheran General

“At The Woods Women’s Group, our patients are more than just a name or a number, they’re family,” says Dr. Carmen Woods Hollowell. “Our philosophy is to provide cutting-edge personalized service where our patients always come first. We offer bespoke service and tailored treatment plans for medical and procedural gynecologic conditions.” Among the conditions treated are dysfunctional uterine bleeding, abnormal pap smears, fibroids, and contraceptive options, and many other medical concerns. The practice offers a wide array of innovative treatments, minimally invasive therapies, and convenient in-office procedures to provide care for women of all ages. Dr. Brian Saliba explains, “It is our deep commitment to deliver the right care to all our patients.” Care ranges from gynecology, infertility, pre-natal, and family planning to breastfeeding education and support, and helping women through all aspects in the transition of menopause. Should a procedure be required, the practice’s expert providers are well-versed in the most current minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries and single-site vaginal surgery to provide optimal outcomes with fast recovery. “We embrace the newest technology and offer the most current evidence-based solutions to provide high quality health care,” share the doctors. For Dr. Woods Hollowell, providing quality individualized care that enhances the lives of women is a top priority. “It’s not business with The Woods Women’s Group; it’s personal,” she says. She and Dr. Saliba are both from the Highland Park, Lake Forest, and Lake Bluff areas and have a commitment to the North Shore community. Dr. Woods Hollowell shares that if she wasn’t a doctor, she would be a Formula One Team Principle, putting her precision and planning skills to good use. When Dr. Saliba isn’t helping patients in the office, he enjoys spending time with his family, gardening, and being on the golf course. Woods Women’s Group is located at 351 S. Greenleaf, Suite A, in Park City, 847-244-4110, woodswomensgroup.com, Instagram: @chitownobgyn, Facebook: Woods Women’s Group.

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1/15/24 11:32 AM

GREGORY TUROWSKI, M.D., PH.D., FACS

NEW HORIZONS CENTER FOR COSMETIC SURGERY/QUALDERM & ROBOTIC HAIR RESTORATION CENTER SPECIALTY: Cosmetic Plastic Surgery EDUCATION: Harvard Plastic Surgery; Yale Medical School Affiliate General Surgery AWARDS/HONORS: Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Top Doctor Chicago Magazine, North Shore Premier Doctor

Dr. Gregory Turowski is one of a few double board-certified plastic surgeons—combining a European background with knowledge and technical expertise acquired through years of surgical training at the world’s most prestigious Ivy League institutions. “Experience and natural results are keys to successful outcomes. I offer more than 25 years of experience and results from many thousands of operations,” says Dr. Turowski, who has been practicing on the North Shore for over 20 years. He has built a reputation on compassion, innovation, and a dedication to perfection. “Predictable results and quality patient care is what matters most,” he adds. “I have hundreds of before and after photos to prove it.” Dr. Turowski specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face and body, including natural mid and full deep plane facelifts, rhinoplasties, and “mommy makeovers.” He is also a renowned expert in performing endoscopic breast augmentation, offering breast enhancement without any breast scarring. “I regularly perform minimally invasive procedures such as internal breast lifts and endoscopic face and forehead lifts. I am also proud to be a world pioneer of robotic hair restoration,” Dr. Turowski adds. “My goal is to help you looking the best you can.” New Horizons Center for Cosmetic Surgery/Qualderm & Robotic Hair Restoration Center is located at 9843 Gross Point Road in Skokie, 847-674-4646, drturowski.com.

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1/15/24 11:33 AM

GENE CHIAO, M.D., FACP; PHILLIP Y. CHUNG, M.D., AGAF, FACP COMPREHENSIVE GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH

SPECIALTY: Gastroenterology EDUCATION: Dr. Gene Chiao: Bachelor of Science EECS, University of California, Berkeley; M.D., Washington University School of Medicine; Internal Medicine residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Gastroenterology fellowship, Northwestern University Dr. Phillip Y. Chung: B.A., Carleton College; M.D., University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine; Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition fellowship, University of Chicago; Internal Medicine internship and residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School AWARDS/HONORS: Dr. Chiao: 2001 Indianapolis Monthly “Top Doctors” Gastroenterology; 1999 Indiana University Teaching Excellence Award Dr.Chung: 2011 Aurora Health Care Clinical Star Award Winner; 2000 Best Clinical Fellow Teaching Award, University of Chicago

Dr. Gene Chiao and Dr. Phillip Y. Chung of Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health bring a significant level of experience to Chicago’s Northern Suburbs. Their practice unites a team of providers who work under the same ethos: to provide individualized, comprehensive GI care to every patient. Dr. Chiao has been caring for patients in the community for 22 years, treating gastrointestinal concerns like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), acid reflux disease, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterologists play a crucial role in an individual’s overall health and the need for care has been steadily on the rise. Dr. Chiao has seen an increased prevalence of IBS. He regularly manages early diagnosis and prevention of colon cancer, by performing colonoscopies for screening. He also guides his patients through diet, stress management, and exercise to mitigate their symptoms. “To understand my patient’s condition, I need to understand the entire person—only then can I develop an effective plan of care,” he shares. Dr. Chung is a native of Chicago’s Western Suburbs with over two decades of experience in gastroenterology. He has received notable recognition for his research in cancer biology from the American Cancer Society and National Institutes of Health and has trained at some of the top institutions in the country. This training comes together to thoroughly care for each patient he encounters. “I have always aspired to make the patient the center of my professional existence,” he shares. “As a physician, I understand that I have been imparted a great deal of trust, and I work hard every day to earn that trust by being open, honest, and caring.” Dr. Chung, Dr. Chiao, and the team leverage the latest in technology and research to incorporate evidence-based, adjunctive therapies like behavioral and physical therapy. The office and procedural suites were even designed with healing in mind. Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health has office locations at 40 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 110, in Northbrook, and 950 Technology Way, Suite 250, in Libertyville, 224-407-4400, compgihealth.com, info@compgihealth.com. SHERIDAN ROAD 91

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1/15/24 11:33 AM

JEREMY WARNER, M.D. FACS WARNER AESTHETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE INSTITUTE

SPECIALTY: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery EDUCATION: M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences; Plastic Surgery residency, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Facial Plastic Surgery fellowship, Adamson Associates – University of Toronto AWARDS/HONORS: Board-certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery; board-certified, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Clinical Associate, University Of Chicago Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Director and Founder, Chicago Rhinoplasty Symposium; Director, Warner Institute Fellowship Program; Mission Director of Nepal Surgical Mission, Face The Future Foundation; Member of Board Of Directors, Face The Future Foundation; National American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Instructor in Rhinoplasty; Patented SWIFT LIFT ™ Procedure; The Volunteer Center Superhero Award Recipient

Dr. Jeremy Warner embodies professionalism and personality. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the Founder of the Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute, a worldclass aesthetic and reconstructive surgical practice, fellowship training center, and provider of global volunteer surgical services. Dr. Warner is nationally and world-renowned for his surgical expertise in facial plastic surgery, particularly rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, and in-office facial rejuvenation. Dr. Warner provides the highest quality surgical and non-surgical procedures, including the in-office SWIFT LIFT ™ procedure – a proprietary procedure that offers the natural results of a traditional facelift/necklift with the benefits of being performed safely and completely comfortably under local anesthesia without drains and cutting the average operating and recovery times in half. “Our expertise in facial procedures sets us apart in the world of plastic surgery,” explains the doctor. “Being able to perform these procedures safely and effectively in the office is the wave of the future – this will be the standard. And we are leading the way in this evolution with our patented and proven techniques.” Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute is located at 436 W. Frontage Road in Northfield, 847-5588888, warnerinstitute.com.

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1/15/24 11:33 AM

DR. LORI HALVORSON, AUD, FAA DUET HEARING PRESERVATION

SPECIALTY: Hearing Preservation and Cognitive Health EDUCATION: Master’s in audiology, Rush University; Doctor of audiology, Arizona School of Health Sciences AWARDS/HONORS: Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Healthcare Hero 2021; Doctor of Audiology Board Certification, American Board of Audiology, Mensa Member; Road America Hearing Safety Partner; Humanitarian Hearing Leader

Dr. Lori Halvorson has established a reputation in the Chicago area for her proven work in hearing health. Known for practicing with purpose, her work as a certified audiologist helps patients improve sound to brain connection so the brain can process speech sounds easier. Reduced listening effort can reduce their risk for dementia, and, ultimately, they can enjoy engagement with family and friends. “Recent research from Johns Hopkins revealed that treating hearing loss early and effectively can reduce cognitive decline by 50 percent,” she says. Dr. Halvorson has developed preventive hearing health care, opening DUET in Lake Forest, the first hearing preservation clinic in the world, a few months ago. The Duet Method includes preventive care exams of the hearing cells, comprehensive ear-to-brain strength training, and a breakthrough in hearing nutrition. For the past three years, she and her team conducted a first-of-its-kind clinical study on a nutraceutical, patented by the University of Michigan, to help stabilize and preserve hearing, finding that the right sound ingredients at a specific volume can help preserve hearing cells, while too many sound ingredients at high volume can kill them. “We are born with 16,000 hearing cells in each ear and, biologically, they are designed to last our lifetime,” she says. “Hearing cells die from metabolic stress related to things like noise exposure, ototoxic medications, and change in blood flow. My passion is to preserve hearing cells, so they do last our lifetime. Our team at DUET Hearing Preservation is on a mission to provide preventive hearing health care to every ear of every age.” She believes that every ear, every age, everywhere needs to hear. She has traveled the world, helping children in orphanages, refugee camps, and hospitals in West Bank, Jordan, Jamaica, and Tanzania, and supplying hearing aids donated by her patients. DUET Hearing Preservation is located at 267 E. Westminster Road in Lake Forest, 847-295-1185 and Lake Forest Hearing is located at 400 Central Avenue, Suite 100, in Northfield, and 1030 North Avenue, Suite 300, in Chicago, 847-295-1185.

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1/15/24 2:48 PM

MANOJ K. MEHTA, M.D.; LAURA K. BIANCHI, M.D. ENDOSCOPY CENTER OF THE NORTH SHORE

SPECIALTY: Gastroenterology EDUCATION: Dr. Manoj K. Mehta: M.D., Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center Dr. Laura K. Bianchi: Undergraduate, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, University of Notre Dame; M.D. and residency, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Gastroenterology fellowship and Chief GI Fellow, Cleveland Clinic AWARDS/HONORS: Dr. Mehta: FACG; FASGE; AGAF; Castle Connolly Top Doctors Award; 2024 Chicago Magazine Top Doctor; Co-Chair annual ACG Practice Management Summit Dr. Bianchi: Clinical Director, NorthShore Women’s GI Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic; research grants awarded by ACG, NIH, and NCI with focus on hereditary GI cancer syndromes and early detection/prevention of colorectal cancer

Dr. Laura K. Bianchi and Dr. Manoj K. Mehta, two of the area’s top gastroenterologists, provide comprehensive consultative care and expert in-office endoscopic procedures. Both board-certified physicians treat a wide range of GI conditions, such as reflux, IBS, and bowel issues, plus provide routine colorectal cancer screening. Dr. Mehta founded the Endoscopy Center to create a comfortable, state-of-the-art alternative to the busy hospital setting. “Patients on the North Shore are particularly health savvy,” he states. “They know the value of individualized care.” He and his entire staff focus on one patient at a time. “No one is ever treated like a number. Each patient has our full attention,” he says. Dr. Mehta’s interests include IBD, the bacterial microbiome, IBS, eosinophilic esophagitis, and complex second opinions. He is interested in quality improvement and innovation, like bringing artificial intelligence to the Endoscopy Center for several studies. Although new to the Endoscopy Center, Dr. Bianchi has built a thriving local practice over the past 16 years. During GI fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, she developed an interest in inherited GI cancer syndromes. “There is an increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults,” she shares, “so my focus on cancer prevention through diet and lifestyle modification, genetic counseling, or identifying high-risk patients who may need earlier screening tests is especially important right now.” She established the Women’s GI Center at NorthShore University, with a focus on GI cancer prevention, after seeing that women are often not heard or treated the same as their male counterparts. Both physicians have a reputation for providing high-quality, patient-focused care, for taking the time to listen, and empowering patients to make informed health care decisions. The Endoscopy Center is a fully accredited outpatient facility, with full safety measures, an on-site anesthesiologist, and carries the ASGE’s highest quality certification. The Endoscopy Center of the North Shore has recently relocated to a new facility at 1732 Central Street in Evanston, 847-256-1855, info@ginorthshore.com, ginorthshore.com. SHERIDAN ROAD 94

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1/15/24 11:34 AM

SARA DICKIE, M.D., ABPS

SURGICAL AESTHETICS + RECONSTRUCTIVE ARTS SPECIALTY: Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Face and Body EDUCATION: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine; University of Chicago Hospitals AWARDS/HONORS: Board Vice President of Development, American Society of Plastic Surgery and the Plastic Surgery Foundation; Diplomat, American Board of Plastic Surgery; Co-Chair, Senior Residents Conference Committee of ASPS; Volunteer Surgeon for Medical Aid of Children of Latin America; Volunteer Surgeon, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts; Medical Director, One Magnificent Med Spa

For more than a decade, Dr. Sara Dickie has specialized in cosmetic and plastic surgery, achieving industry leadership, and witnessing enormous momentum in the field. Dr. Dickie has played an important role in helping her patients embark on new ventures, careers, and relationships from newfound confidence gained by Dr. Dickie’s expertise. “Plastic surgery is not limited to a physical transformation,” says Dr. Dickie. “Its impact is enormous on the patient’s mental and psychological well-being.” She and the team at Surgical Aesthetics and Reconstructive Arts (SARA) strive to serve every patient with the most clinically proven tailored solutions. Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, she demonstrates a distinct knowledge of surgical advancements, while taking an analytical approach to aesthetic trends. “Women are becoming increasingly empowered to choose how they wish to approach their aging, reflecting more deeply on the things in life they appreciate, and the things they would rather do without,” says Dr. Dickie. When you meet Dr. Dickie you instantly feel her passion, professionalism, and empowering nature. Her insight is often quoted by the highly selective American Society of Plastic Surgery and her reputation among industry peers is well regarded. Dr. Dickie’s passion led her to recently expand her offerings by creating SARA, a unique patient-centered surgical boutique with a highly specialized team. Services at SARA address a range of skin concerns like uneven pigmentation and wrinkles, as well as facial aging, breast, and post-pregnancy body concerns. All of her work is carried out with realistic solutions to address each patient’s needs. Recently, Dr. Dickie has advanced her leadership by dedicating her time as a board member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), which aims to advance quality of patient care and safety, promoting high standards of training and ethics, research, and innovation in plastic surgery at the national level. Surgical Aesthetics + Reconstructive Arts is located at 9000 N. Waukegan Road, Suite 130, in Morton Grove, 847-9997800, scheduling@sara.surgery, website: sara.surgery.

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1/15/24 11:34 AM

STEVEN BLOCH, M.D.

BODY BY BLOCH AND SKIN DEEP MEDICAL SPA SPECIALTY: Plastic Surgery EDUCATION: B.S., Syracuse University; M.D., Downstate Medical Center; General Surgery residency, Northwestern University; Plastic Surgery residency, University of Wisconsin AWARDS/HONORS/DISTINCTIONS: Top Doctor, Castle Connolly; Top Doctor, U.S. News & World Report; Former President, Chicago Society Plastic Surgery

With an appreciation for classical art and sculpture, Dr. Steven Bloch is a master at working with the form and function of the human body. It’s this infusion of art and science that expertly guides his work as a leading plastic surgeon in the Chicago metropolitan area. “Our appreciation for beauty remains steadfast in our desire to create the perfect ‘line,’” says Dr. Bloch. He is the founder of Body by Bloch and Skin Deep Medical Spa in Highland Park where his patients, each with varying visions for what they hope to achieve, come to him for his distinct craft and industry knowledge. “The trust that the patient puts in me to alter their appearance is a bond between us,” he shares. “I usually start my consultation with a new patient by asking them what bothers them and what their expectations are.” It’s this degree of care and expertise that has fueled Dr. Bloch’s stellar reputation in the industry, resulting in appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Discovery Health Channel, NBC, CBS, WGN, and Fox News, as well as print features in Vogue and Allure. With four decades of experience in plastic surgery, Dr. Bloch has a unique ability to understand a patient’s vision based on skill, art, technique, and experience. He finds that his work offers patients added confidence to engage with the world around them. In younger patients, Dr. Bloch works with integrity to modify their anatomy and match their vision for how they wish to look. Working to undo the ravages of time is typically the ambition for his older patients, in which case, Dr. Bloch expertly restores a more youthful body, which, as he shares, can “translate into a more vigorous and engaged interaction with the world around them.” Body by Bloch and Skin Deep Medical Spa are located at 1160 Park Avenue West, Suite 2E, in Highland Park, 847-432-0840 (Body by Bloch), 847-432-0426 (Skin Deep Medical Spa), bodybybloch.com, skindeepmedicalspa.com. SHERIDAN ROAD 96

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1/15/24 11:35 AM

ARJUN SINHA, M.D., MSC, MSCI

BLUHM CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE NORTHWESTERN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL AND NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SPECIALTY: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology EDUCATION: B.S. and M.S., Yale University; M.D., University of California at Los Angeles; Internal Medicine residency, University of California at San Francisco; General Cardiology fellowship, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Advanced Heart Failure fellowship, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; Post-Doctoral Research fellowship, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine AWARDS/HONORS: Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society; Chief Fellow during Cardiology Fellowship; Jay N. Cohn New Investigator Award at the Heart Failure Society of America; Samuel A. Levine Early Career Clinical Investigator Award at American Heart Association; Triple board certified in Internal Medicine, General Cardiology, and Advanced Heart Failure

Dr. Arjun Sinha is a board-certified cardiologist, specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He has trained at the top institutions at each step of his training. After finishing his training, he joined the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Sinha treats patients with different types and forms of heart failure. With the advent of durable heart pumps and improvement in heart transplantation, he is able to provide life prolonging options to patients with end-stage heart failure. He looks forward to the development of therapies that help prevent or slow the progression of heart failure. He serves as the Director of Research for the Advanced heart failure section within the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute where he will play an integral role in moving the field forward. He prides himself on providing personalized and timely care to his patients. Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern is located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Level 1, Pavilion B, in Lake Forest, 847-5343278, nm.org.

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1/15/24 11:35 AM

DR. BRANDI BOAN; DR. GRETCHEN BOULES

OPTIMAL VITALITY CONCIERGE, PLLC SPECIALTY: Mental Health and Holistic Treatment EDUCATION: Dr. Brandi Boan: B.S. and B.A., Aurora University; M.S., Benedictine University; M.S., clinical psychopharmacology, Fairleigh Dickinson University; PsyD clinical psychology, specialties in neuropsychology, child and adolescent therapy, and advanced Adlerian therapy, Adler University Dr. Gretchen Boules: B.A., Loyola University of Chicago; M.S. and PsyD, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology; APA pre-doctoral internship, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.S., clinical psychopharmacology, Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology; certificate in biological sciences, Northwestern University CERTIFICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: Dr. Boan: Illinois Psychology Association 2023 leadership development program; Illinois Psychology Association North regional representative, Illinois Association of Prescribing Psychologists board member; Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation board member; Certified tele mental health provider Dr. Boules: Illinois Association of Prescribing Psychologists board member and secretary; Program Manager for Ascension Health System Prescribing Psychology Fellowship; Board-certified tele mental health provider; RYT 200 registered yoga instructor

Dr. Brandi Boan and Dr. Gretchen Boules are founding partners of Optimal Vitality (OV), a comprehensive wellness concierge practice. Optimal Vitality offers standard psychological and psychopharmaceutical treatment as well as holistic interventions and assessments to assist their clientele. The founders have embraced advancements in technology, science, and spiritual interventions to provide the best possible treatment. Interventions are offered via electronic or in-person platforms. The founders are cited as stating “We focus on prevention and maintenance rather than diagnosis and pathology. The practice is also self-pay allowing for flexibility and privacy.” Drs. Boules and Boan are both Clinical and Prescribing Psychologists. These impressive credentials add depth to their dynamic practice. “Our goal is to provide a wellness clinic that incorporates interventions targeting physical health, emotional health, and spiritual well-being; leading to more successful treatment of the whole person,” they share. Their practice also offers wellness kits to supplement treatment sessions and boost success rates. By offering sought-after holistic care through various interventional platforms and treatment plans, OV is a haven for flexibility, privacy, and adapting to each patient’s needs. Optimal Vitality Concierge, PLLC, is located at 200 S. Frontage Rd., Suite 324, in Burr Ridge, optimalvitalityconcierge.com.

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1/15/24 11:36 AM

CHRISTINA K. ANDERSON, M.D. BLUHM CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, NORTHWESTERN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL & NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

SPECIALTY: Interventional and Structural Cardiology EDUCATION: B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.D., Wright State University-Boonshoft School of Medicine; Residency, Washington University in Saint Louis; Cardiology fellowship, Rush University Medical Center; Advanced fellowships, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (interventional cardiology) and Rush University Medical Center (structural cardiology) AWARDS/HONORS: Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society; Triple board certified in Internal Medicine, General Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology; Member, American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

Dr. Christina K. Anderson is a board-certified cardiologist, specializing in interventional and structural cardiology. Having received rigorous training at several institutions across the country, she brings invaluable experience to the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Anderson commonly treats heart attacks, blockages in the arteries of the heart, and valve disorders such as aortic stenosis or mitral regurgitation. Because her procedures are performed with a minimally invasive approach, recovery times tend to be much quicker for her patients, often expediting a return to normalcy. Notably, this also allows Dr. Anderson to offer therapeutic treatment options for elderly patients or others who are not candidates for open heart surgery. “We are able to offer the most cutting-edge procedures with the access to the best equipment and tools, while utilizing a multi-disciplinary heart team approach,” she shares. In addition to procedures, she also provides comprehensive preventative care to her patients. “I believe early recognition and establishment of care with a cardiologist is crucial – heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of adults in the U.S.,” she says. “The best way to treat cardiovascular disease is to prevent it from ever developing.” “Women comprise about 4 percent of interventional cardiologists. Therefore, my inspiration comes from all the pioneers in the field who came before me and laid the groundwork for me to be successful,” says Dr. Anderson. Having grown up in Saint Louis, she’s a native of the Midwest and fell in love with Chicago, deciding it was the place to stay and establish her practice. Crediting her many mentors in the field, she says, “My favorite thing about being an early career physician has been incorporating their greatness into my own practice.” Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern is located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Level 1, Pavilion B, in Lake Forest, 847-534-3278, nm.org.

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1/15/24 2:45 PM

DAVID HILL, M.D. FULCRUM AESTHETICS

SPECIALTY: Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery EDUCATION: Washington University in St. Louis; Rush University Medical Center AWARDS/HONORS: National Speaker, Teacher of the Year at Rush University Medical Center, Surgical Instrument Patent Holder, author of multiple medical journal articles

Dr. David Hill, Medical Director at Fulcrum Aesthetics, leads his practice with a commitment toward his patients’ well-being and a pursuit of excellence. The field of surgery is a never-ending quest for knowledge, and Dr. Hill and his team embrace a sincere dedication to improving their patients’ lives. Inspired by history’s timeless stories of triumph, resilience, and self-improvement, Dr. Hill takes a distinctly human approach to his work. He understands that fundamentally people want to put their best face forward, and his specialization plays a crucial role in helping someone feel empowered, especially in a time of regular virtual meetings and video calls. “Modern plastic surgery allows individuals to shape their own personal history in unprecedented ways,” he says. “What sets me apart is not just the transformation itself, but also the preservation of individuality, crafting beauty that feels uniquely you. Rejuvenation without illusion.” Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Hill is an avid magician and nature enthusiast. He and his fiancée, Brittony, find inspiration in travel, exploring diverse cuisines, delving into new medical literature, and discovering hidden treasures. He has a passion for crafting narratives that inspire, heal, and spark a sense of wonder. Combining this artistic side with surgical precision is a process that enriches the quality of his medical work. To future medical professionals, Dr. Hill says “embrace humility and empathy. Medicine is a lifelong journey of learning, and each patient’s story is a chapter in a doctor’s growth.” Most importantly, he adds, “always listen, always care, and never stop seeking knowledge. Human connection is more vital than any professional accolade.” Fulcrum Aesthetics is located at 1457 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago, 773-799-8664, fulcrumaesthetics.com.

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DALIA V. ZHANG, M.D. NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE OPHTHALMOLOGY

SPECIALTY: Ophthalmology – Glaucoma EDUCATION: Bachelor’s, University of California, LA; M.D., Case Western University School of Medicine; residency, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville; ophthalmology fellowship, Northwestern University

Dr. Dalia V. Zhang is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma, cataracts, and general eye exams. She brings robust training to the team at Northwestern Medicine Ophthalmology, providing patients with a valuable understanding of how early detection of glaucoma can drastically alter the course of the disease for the better. Her personalized approach to care, coupled with novel, minimally invasive therapies, has given her a reputation for being a top eye specialist on the North Shore. “I think that providing good medical care is a very special opportunity to participate in a patient’s life, as well as their family’s,” she shares. “The kind of care and advice that I try to provide is the kind that I would want for myself or my family members.” She makes a dedicated connection with each of her patients by truly enjoying the process of getting to know them—where they are in their life and how their eyesight plays a part in it. During patient visits, she takes the time to unpack what her patient’s concerns are so that she can address them in that visit and all others going forward, together. “I’m passionate about my job because it allows me to build a long-term relationship with my patients. I can get to know them, I can really care for them, and I can really tailor their treatment plan for exactly what it is they need,” she says. The entire staff at Northwestern Medicine make it a special place for Dr. Zhang to provide care, she adds, because they are excellent at what they do. “They are really proud of their work and they’re always really excited to play a role in the patient care team,” she says. To future medical professionals, she says “find a field that inspires you to keep growing.” Northwestern Medical Group, Ophthalmology is located at 1475 E Belvidere Road in Grayslake, 800 N. Westmoreland Road, Suite 102, in Lake Forest, and 2701 Patriot Blvd in Glenview, 847-5356400, nm.org.

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1/15/24 11:36 AM

ERIC W. ANDERSON, M.D.

PRYORHEALTH: CHICAGO NORTH SHORE SPECIALTY: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery EDUCATION: B.S., summa cum laude, Marquette University; M.D., summa cum laude, Creighton University; General Surgery residency, University of Louisville; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, University of Utah AWARDS/HONORS: Board certified by the American Board of Surgery—General

An American Board of Surgery certified surgeon, Dr. Eric W. Anderson brings nine years of surgical experience to the North Shore from his roots in Louisville, Kentucky. His specialty in plastic and reconstructive surgery focuses on rejuvenation of the face, breast, and body, addressing common concerns after having children, losing weight, or the overall progression of aging. He and the expert team at PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore in Northfield help patients maintain health with several approaches, including skin care and non-surgical treatments, while also using the power of surgery to restore years of aging, when needed. “For our patients who are mothers, we restore core strength and also rejuvenate areas that diet and exercise cannot address,” he says. Dr. Anderson is particularly passionate about the intersection between reconstruction and aesthetic principles, restoring function while improving aesthetics. “The specialty of plastic surgery has always been about restoring form and function for our patients,” he says. “Plastic surgery requires both functional and aesthetic principles. They exist in a synergistic dynamic.” He is committed to helping patients achieve their individual aesthetic goals and is dedicated to giving them confidence to have for a lifetime. “I treat all my patients as I would my own family. I would never recommend or perform a procedure that I wouldn’t recommend to my loved one,” he says. “Every patient is unique and requires a specialized treatment plan. The patient-surgeon partnership relies on trust and commitment. I’m honored that patients put their confidence in me to meet their goals, aesthetic and beyond.” Dr. Anderson shares the space with Dr. Mohammed Asif at the PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore office which is part of a network of plastic surgeons and estheticians around the country. Both surgeons are excited to bring this level of world-class patient care to the community of Northfield. PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore is located at 330 W. Frontage Road in Northfield, 847-784-0025, pryorhealth.com.

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MOHAMMED ASIF, M.D.

PRYORHEALTH: CHICAGO NORTH SHORE SPECIALTY: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and General Surgery EDUCATION: B.S., biological sciences, Bowie State University; M.D., American University of Integrated Sciences School of Medicine; residency, Drexel University College of Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center; Burn Surgery fellowship, Johns Hopkins Burn Center AWARDS/HONORS: Baltimore Top Surgeon award recipient for his work with burn patients at Johns Hopkins; Board Certification, American Board of Surgery

Dr. Mohammed Asif is a highly coveted plastic surgeon at PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore with over 11 years of surgical experience. He specializes in complex procedures including burn reconstruction, Mohs reconstruction for skin cancer, breast reconstruction, rhinoplasty, and facial rejuvenation surgery, as well as body contouring. Inspired by his patients, many of whom are burn victims or affected by breast cancer, he sees his ability to perform head-to-toe reconstruction as a great responsibility. “The ability to provide a semblance of normalcy for patients following cancer treatments with tissue defects or post-weight loss body contouring provides self-confidence and sheer happiness, which is amazing to me,” he shares. He received his general surgery training at Mercy Drexel School of Medicine followed by a prestigious burn surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins under Dr. Scott Hultman. There, he participated in several active clinical trials and published more than 30 articles as an instructor then later, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Having also completed his plastic surgery fellowship at the renowned Rush University Hospital in Chicago, his surgical proficiency has been featured in Johns Hopkins Magazine and on television networks like CBS and Fox. Dr. Asif has established a robust reputation on the North Shore for being a conscientious and honest surgeon who will always do what is best for his patients to provide them with the highest quality of care. To future medical professionals, he advises, “always do the right thing, be honest and appreciate the rigorous training.” Dr. Asif shares the space with Dr. Eric W. Anderson at the PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore office which is part of a network of plastic surgeons and estheticians around the country. Both surgeons are excited to bring this level of world-class patient care to the community of Northfield. PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore is located at 330 W. Frontage Road in Northfield, 847-784-0025, pryorhealth.com.

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GEETA BANSAL, M.D.; SEANRA KALIL, P.A.-C

A RAY OF HOPE: GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY SPECIALTY: Psychiatry and Neurology EDUCATION: Dr. Geeta Bansal: M.D., Creighton University School of Medicine; Neurology residency and Psychiatry residency, University of Pennsylvania; Neuromuscular fellowship, Northwestern University Seanra Kalil, P.A.-C: MAAT, Art Therapy, Art Institute of Chicago/Rush University; P.A., Malcolm X College; Cook County Physician Assistant Program

Dr. Geeta Bansal and Seanra Kalil provide specialized, proven care in psychiatry and neurology at their boutique practice, A Ray of Hope: Great Lakes Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry. Throughout their three locations, A Ray of Hope—one of the only privately owned, full service neurologic and psychiatric clinics in the country—provides proven neurological, neuromuscular, and psychiatric care to adults of all ages. With a dedicated approach to care, they cater to a wide range of conditions including common ailments like migraines, anxiety, and depression, to more complex conditions including neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, eating disorders, OCD, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders—even addressing dementia and memory issues. Diverse in training and experiences, Dr. Bansal and Kalil, along with their skilled medical team, are united by a common inspiration: the restorative powers of nature. This collective enthusiasm for nature’s healing properties not only brings this proficient team together but also significantly shapes their holistic approach to providing quality health care. “Patients often express their appreciation for the numerous plants in our office, the cheerful presence of parakeets, and the soothing sound machines playing waterfall melodies,” they share. “We make a concerted effort to ensure our patients feel comfortable, recognizing the significant courage it takes to confront health issues.” Dr. Bansal shares that if she weren’t a board-certified physician, she would probably be drawn to the role of an FBI profiler because she has a deep, genuine interest in understanding personalities and motivations behind people’s actions and finds criminal behavior particularly intriguing. Kalil, Chief Clinical Officer at Ray of Hope, has always been passionate about pop music since childhood, and if not caring for patients in her work today, she would consider a career as a DJ. “Even now, I find myself completely immersed in creating themed playlists,” she shares. A Ray of Hope is located at 1860 W. Winchester, Suite 106, and 1850 W. Winchester, in Libertyville, and also 4600 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin, bansalneuro.com, Instagram: @arayofhopelv, facebook.com/bansalneuro. SHERIDAN ROAD 104

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HEIDI MEMMEL, M.D. FACS; DENISE MONAHAN, M.D. NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER

SPECIALTY: Breast Surgical Oncology EDUCATION: Dr. Heidi Memmel: B.A., Northwestern University; M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; General Surgery internship and residency, University of Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Group Hospitals; Breast Oncology Surgery fellowship, Northwestern University Dr. Denise Monahan: B.A., Boston College; M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; General Surgery residency, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital; fellowship, Northwestern University AWARDS/HONORS: Dr. Memmel: Castle Connolly/Chicago Magazine Top Doctors, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Top Tier MD, 2013; Patient Appreciation Award, 2012 Dr. Monahan: Medical Director of the High-Risk Breast Clinic, Board certified in General Surgery, specialty trained in breast cancer

Dr. Heidi Memmel and Dr. Denise Monahan are esteemed, board-certified breast surgeons caring for patients at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center in the Northern Suburbs. Dr. Memmel specializes in the treatment of all breast diseases, most commonly breast cancer among young or pregnant women. She also holds significant experience in diagnosing and following high-risk gene mutation carriers, working with patients throughout every step of their journey. “I like to partner with my patients to discuss their diagnosis and present all possible options for treatment in an environment that is educational, supportive, and reassuring,” she shares. “It’s so important for young women to know their risk factors for developing breast cancer because there are now things that we can do to reduce that risk and prevent breast cancer, like screening to determine if they carry a high-risk gene mutation. Knowing that one carries those gene mutations can help us begin screening early and potentially diagnose a breast cancer when still easily treatable and curable.” Dr. Monahan joined Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital to build a comprehensive breast care program, offering the best treatment in the Northern Suburbs. “Meeting patients at the time of diagnosis, guiding them through treatment decisions, and ultimately seeing them safely through surgery has always been my focus,” she explains. A top breast surgeon in the field, she also holds a distinct specialty in high-risk breast disease and risk assessment. She serves as medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital High-Risk Breast Clinic where she educates women on reducing their risk of breast cancer and guides them in making thoughtful choices to lead healthier lives. She shares, “Not only do we offer the most advanced and proven treatments, but we are constantly refining technique and implementing new information to ensure the best possible outcomes.” Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center, and the Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital High-Risk Breast Clinic are located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, in Lake Forest, 847-582-2134, nm.org. SHERIDAN ROAD 105

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JORI SHEADE, M.D.; BINDIYA G. PATEL, M.D.

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE GLENVIEW & GRAYSLAKE OUTPATIENT CENTERS & NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER SPECIALTY: Medical Oncology and Hematology EDUCATION: Dr. Jori Sheade: Bachelor’s, Duke University; M.D., Rush University Medical School; Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology fellowship, University of Chicago Dr. Bindiya G. Patel: M.D., University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine; residency, Washington University/B-JH/ SLCH Consortium; fellowship, Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium AWARDS: Dr. Sheade: Gold Humanism Honor Society Member Dr. Patel: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, American Society of Hematology HONORS Award

Dr. Bindiya G. Patel and Dr. Jori Sheade are two of Northwestern Medicine’s premier medical oncologists, both of whom provide care at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine Cancer Centers at both Grayslake and Glenview Outpatient Centers. Dr. Patel is board certified in both Hematology and Medical Oncology and has a clinical interest in lung cancer. She understands inherently that every patient with cancer is different, and she works diligently to create a personalized plan to fit each patient’s specific goals and preferences. “I believe open communication with the patient and each member of the patient’s team is the key to comprehensive cancer care,” she says. “My goal is to help patients navigate this difficult time the same way that I would help my own family navigate a similar situation.” Dr. Sheade most commonly treats breast cancers, which are a special interest and passion for her. Several types of breast cancers exist, each requiring a unique approach to treatment. This can be one of the challenges of treating breast cancer, however, Dr. Sheade chooses to see this element as an upside: “We can truly practice precision medicine,” she shares. “I went into oncology because cancer treatment has undergone rapid changes in the past decade. We are curing more people and those with metastatic disease live for years longer than before. One of the biggest challenges we are confronting is how to balance the treatment of the disease while also maintaining a good quality of life for people living with cancer. There may be a different answer for each person, and it will be incredibly important to individualize treatment for each person.” Both doctors add that oncology is a rapidly innovating field with new treatment options, like immunotherapy, frequently becoming available which has helped make great strides for improving patient survival and quality of life. Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center is located at 2701 Patriot Boulevard in Glenview, Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center is located at 1475 E. Belvidere Road in Grayslake, 847-582-2134, and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center is located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest, 847-582-2134, nm.org/cancer, jori.sheade@nm.org, bindiya.patel@nm.org. SHERIDAN ROAD 106

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HELEN AHN, M.D.

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE UROLOGY SPECIALTY: Urology EDUCATION: M.D., Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Internship and residency, Loyola University Medical Center AWARDS/HONORS: Board Certified, American Board of Urology; Former Medical Director, Urologic Services for Ascension Medical Group

Dr. Helen Ahn is a highly experienced urologist and a graduate of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She recently joined the Northwestern Medicine Urology team in Chicago’s Northern Suburbs after 15 years in private practice followed by two years as Medical Director of Urologic Services for Ascension Medical Group. Her specialty addresses a range of complex conditions including bladder dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTIs), urinary incontinence, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), bladder cancers, kidney cancers, prostate cancers, and kidney stones. Throughout her years of experience as a practitioner, she’s established a reputation for honesty and transparency with patients, emphasizing ethics as an essential ingredient to her work every day. “My approach to care is that the patient has to be a part of the team—they are crucial to the success of treatment plans,” she shares. “I like the fact that I am able to take care of my patients without barriers. I feel like we are limitless here at Northwestern Medicine and that we can accomplish anything that we need to.” Dr. Ahn adds that the patient experience at Northwestern Medicine has been a distinct benefit for her patients and enhances communication and comfort at all levels. “I always try to make my patients feel comfortable in my office. I try to make sure I understand who they are, and why they’re there to see me. Most importantly, I want to make sure that we answer all the questions that they come in with.” Outside of medicine, Dr. Ahn enjoys traveling and walking with her rescue dog. She cites Dolly Parton as one of her biggest inspirations, and for a good reason: “she believes in herself and her ability. She has great perseverance, even after failure.” Northwestern Medicine, Urology is located at 1475 E. Belvidere Road in Grayslake, and 800 N. Westmoreland Road, Suite 100, in Lake Forest, 847-234-4310, nm.org.

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KRISTI TOUGH DESAPRI, M.D., MSCP, CCD BONE AND BODY WOMEN’S HEALTH

SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine, Women’s Health EDUCATION: Bachelor’s, Tufts University; M.D., University of Texas Health, San Antonio; Internship, New York University; residency, Lenox Hill Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra University; Specialized Women’s Health fellowship, Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri understands how to advocate for the highest quality women’s health care. She’s regarded as a national expert in the management of menopause and osteoporosis and, since 2010, has been a respected certified practitioner in the field. Her medical practice, Bone and Body Women’s Health, addresses midlife women’s health issues by offering individualized and evidence-based treatments. “Menopause is having its moment in the spotlight,” she shares. “There is an increasing amount of awareness and media coverage discussing the importance of women’s health after their reproductive years.” Yet, this level of commercialization can often translate into unmet promises, she adds. “Many companies target midlife women without any science backing up their claims.” That’s why Dr. DeSapri founded Bone and Body Women’s Health. The membership-based program includes a comprehensive review of hormonal and menopausal symptoms, metabolic health, and a thorough evaluation of bone mineral density using a state-of-the-art Hologic DXA scanner. This work addresses the full spectrum of midlife care for women, including common menopause symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbance, plus joint pain, painful intercourse, and even cognitive changes like brain fog. The clinic’s tailor-made treatment offerings include hormone therapy and non-hormonal care such as nutrition, lifestyle adjustments, and botanicals to help patients feel their best. “Women do not need to feel dismissed, suffer, or fear perceived consequences of managing symptoms and signs of perimenopause and menopause,” she shares. “They deserve a place where they are seen and heard.” Outside of medicine, Dr. DeSapri is an avid tennis player, yogi, and enjoys playing sports with her three sons. As a recent practice owner, she enjoys the challenge of running a business with the help of her family, and especially likes connecting with like-minded women’s health practitioners across the country. Bone and Body Women’s Health is located at 570 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 4 (lower level), in Winnetka, 847-999-7171, hello@boneandbodywh.com, boneandbodywh.com.

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MARK E. MASS, M.D. LAKE FOREST ACUTE CARE

SPECIALTY: Emergency Medicine EDUCATION: M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine; General Surgery internship, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor; Emergency Medicine residency, UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) CERTIFICATIONS: Board Certified, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Dr. Mark E. Mass is an experienced, board-certified emergency medicine physician, and founder of Lake Forest Acute Care, which opened its doors in Lake Forest in 2013. As a local resident for more than 20 years, he saw a need for accessible, walk-in, urgent care services in the community and created that. His education includes a medical degree from The University of Illinois College of Medicine, a General Surgery internship through the University of Michigan, and an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh. After residency, Dr. Mass served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center. In addition, Dr. Mass has also been on staff at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital since 1999, where he has served as the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Director. When Dr. Mass isn’t treating the acute needs on the North Shore, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Dr. Karen Mass, his four daughters, and his Wheaton terrier. Lake Forest Acute Care is located at 1025 W. Everett Road, Suite 101, in Lake Forest, 847-234-7950, lfacutecare.com.

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MARGARET MUELLER, M.D., FACOG, FACS; CHRISTINA LEWICKY-GAUPP M.D., FACOG, FACS; SARAH COLLINS, M.D., FACOG, FACS; KIMBERLY KENTON, M.D., M.S., FACOG, FACS UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE UROGYNECOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTIVE PELVIC SURGERY- NORTHBROOK

SPECIALTY: Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery EDUCATION: Dr. Margaret Mueller: B.S., Exercise Physiology, B.A., Vocal Performance, University of Iowa; M.D., Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine; OB/GYN residency, University of Chicago; Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship, Northwestern University Dr. Christina Lewicky-Gaupp: B.A., Russian Literature, Wellesley College; M.D., Rush Medical College; OB/GYN residency, University of Chicago; Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship, University of Michigan Dr. Sarah Collins: B.A., English Literature, Cornell University; M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine; OB/GYN residency MetroHealth / Cleveland Clinic; Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowship, Hartford Hospital / University of Connecticut Health Center Dr. Kimberly Kenton: B.S., Biology, University of Illinois; M.D., Rush Medical College; OB/GYN residency, Rush University Medical Center; Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, Loyola University Medical Center; M.S, Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis, University of Michigan AWARDS/HONORS/DISTINCTIONS: Dr. Mueller: Board Certified, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), American College of Surgeons (ACS), Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS), International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Dr Lewicky-Gaupp: Board Certified, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Urogynecologic Society, American College of Surgeons (ACS), Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS), International Continence Society (ICS) Dr. Collins: Board Certified, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; member, American Urogynecologic Society, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, International Urogynecological Association, International Continence Society Dr. Kenton: Board Certified, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Chicago Magazine Top Doctors since 2014, Society for Women’s Health Research Award for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health, Castle Connolly’s Exceptional Women in Medicine since 2019; Board Member, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG)

Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) are very common and can occur at any age. PFDs are a group of conditions that affect the pelvic floor, which includes the muscles, ligaments and connective tissue that support the pelvic organs (bladder, uterus, vagina, and bowel). The pelvic floor prevents these organs from dropping down and helps them work correctly. Twenty percent of American women require pelvic floor surgery before the age of 80 and many more have PFDs that would benefit from surgery. PFDs can severely impact quality of life and women bothered by disruptions and symptoms don’t have to keep suffering. Treatments

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offered by the doctors at UChicago Medicine Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery can help to restore their health. Doctors at UChicago Medicine use the latest technology for surgical treatments, allowing patients to avoid overnight hospital stays or having to stay in bed for weeks after surgery. In fact, same-day outpatient surgery means women can go home and be physically active and return to their usual exercise routines right away. Among those physicians are Dr. Maggie Mueller, Dr. Christina Lewicky-Gaupp, Dr. Sarah Collins, and Dr. Kimberly Kenton, all of whom are board-certified and fellowship-trained in the subspecialty of Urogynecology and bring decades of experience to their patients. Dr. Mueller is internationally recognized for her minimally invasive and robotic gynecologic techniques, offering patients customized solutions to their specific needs and goals. Along with her team, she pioneered the Single Port Robotic Surgery program, providing patients with accelerated recovery. She has been published in numerous scientific journals and partnered with organizations including ACGME, AUGS, ABOG in developing curricula, redesigning milestones, and participating in the certification pathway to influence the education of the next generation of Urogynecologic surgeons. Dr. Lewicky-Gaupp, also a skilled surgeon in robotic and minimally-invasive techniques emphasizes a patient-centered, individualized approach to diagnosis and treatment. Her research has focused on clinical outcomes trials as well as the optimization of treatment of maternal birth trauma. She is the medical director of the PEAPOD maternal recovery clinic for new mothers and is also Program Director of the Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago. Dr. Collins understands the personal and private struggles that women with PFD face, and prioritizes her patients’ health care experience from the first visit. She is heavily involved in researching shared decision-making (SDM) and has developed tools for patients facing decisions about pelvic health treatment options. She is likewise passionate about teaching the next generation of gynecologic surgeons, providing training to medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Kenton, a tenured Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, as well as Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at UChicago Medicine, has devoted her 20-year career to improving pelvic floor care for women as a surgeon-scientist and educator. She has earned international recognition for her innovative, minimally invasive treatments for women with complex pelvic floor disorders using laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques. “We have devoted our careers to advancing the field of urogynecology through federally funded research initiatives, advocacy, surgical innovation, and education of the next generation of surgeons,” share the doctors. “We are proud to provide cutting edge clinical care by providing consistent, comprehensive care and offering every evidence-based option available. A key value is making care accessible to women with an advanced, patient-centered model, including a shared decision-making approach to treatment decisions.” This approach is why UChicago Medicine Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery is one of the top providers of pelvic care in the country. University of Chicago Medicine Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery is located at 400 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 300, in Northbrook, 773-795-8777, uchicagomedicine.org/urogynecology. SHERIDAN ROAD 111

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MICAH W. GARB, M.D., FACOG; ALLISON STEIN LIEB, APRN NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL, COMPLEX GYNECOLOGY

SPECIALTY: Obstetrics and Gynecology/Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery EDUCATION: Dr. Micah W. Garb: M.D., Georgetown University Medical School; Obstetrics and Gynecology residency, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Allison Stein Lieb, APRN: BSN and MSN, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing AWARDS/HONORS/CERTIFICATIONS: Dr. Garb: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Medical Director of Women’s Health, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest; Fellow of The American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology Lieb: National Certification Corporation - Nurse Practitioner-Women’s Health

For more than two decades, Dr. Micah W. Garb has dedicated his professional life to helping women with obstetrical care and gynecological needs. Today, along with Allison Stein Lieb, APRN, at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, he offers complex gynecological care for conditions including abnormal uterine bleeding, endometriosis, menstrual irregularities, ovarian cysts, pelvic pain, uterine fibroids, and more. Northwestern Medicine’s Complex Gynecology clinic is a new specialty-focused service that focuses on creating more specialized gynecologic access to patients with more urgent needs. Dr. Garb says his approach to patient care starts with the patient’s story. “I start by listening carefully to my patient’s health issues,” he says. “I have found over the years that patients will tell you what they need, if you are careful and quiet, and let them guide you in the right way.” Through the advanced tools at Northwestern Medicine, both Dr. Garb and Lieb are able to care for patients from adolescence to menopause, providing treatments that include medical and surgical interventions using minimally invasive surgical techniques. “The care philosophy for women must continue to be broadened to embrace the complex health needs spanning the continuum of a woman’s life stages,” says Dr. Garb. “I work to communicate in a clear and direct manner, informed by latest evidence and guidelines, to empower patients to improve their own health and wellness.” Lieb adds, “My passion is including women of all ages—from their adolescent years and beyond—in their own health care decisions. By educating them on different conditions and management options, they are a vital part of their health care journey. I am honored to be a part of their care team and provide them resources and support along the way.” Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Complex Gynecology is located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Pavilion B, Level 2, in Lake Forest, 847-535-8300, nm.org. SHERIDAN ROAD 112

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MICHAEL VERCILLO, M.D. NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL GROUP, THORACIC SURGERY

SPECIALTY: Thoracic Surgery EDUCATION: B.S., Loyola University Chicago.; M.D., Chicago Medical School; General Surgery residency, Rush University; Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship, Rush University AWARDS/HONORS: Certified, American Board of Surgery; Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Dr. Michael Vercillo is a trusted, board-certified thoracic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine. He provides expert specialty care for lung cancer, lung nodules, mediastinal tumors, chest wall problems, pleural space disorders, esophageal cancers, and even hiatal hernias. “With more frequent CT scanning done for other complaints, or for screening, we are finding many more lung nodules and lung cancers,” he shares. “Finding these so early gives us the opportunity to cure patient’s lung cancer with surgery.” As his work often addresses serious conditions, he is well known for being upfront and honest with patients, while still maintaining a keen sense of humor. Dr. Vercillo is regularly performing complex and minimally invasive surgeries with excellent outcomes and minimal complications. Much of that is credited to his dedication to proactively taking care of any issues that may arise and investing time in effective communication at every touch point. “I am a genuine person who will speak directly, honestly, and sometimes humorously,” he shares. “I will explain in easy terms what is going on with you, what all treatment options are, and help patients make the best decision for them.” His wife of nine years is also an impressive surgeon, working in general and colorectal surgery, and the two first met while completing their residencies. Outside of his surgical practice, Dr. Vercillo has a true creative side—he plays guitar, bass, drums, and piano. Since high school, he’s kept up with several music projects, which include playing in bands, recording albums, and performing live shows. He is also an avid cook, especially when it comes to the grill, and enjoys poetry, model building, video games, and astronomy. Northwestern Medicine, Thoracic Surgery is located at located at 1475 E. Belvidere Road, Suite 311, in Grayslake and 800 N. Westmoreland Road, Suite 100, in Lake Forest, 847-535-8174, nm.org. SHERIDAN ROAD 113

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MICHAEL A. HOWARD, M.D.; SYLVIA WIER, FNP NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE

SPECIALTY: Plastic Surgery EDUCATION: Dr. Michael A. Howard: B.A., cum laude, Illinois Wesleyan University; M.D., Emory University School of Medicine; Plastic Surgery residency, Georgetown University; Microsurgery/Breast Surgery fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Sylvia Wier, FNP: BSN, Loyola University; MSN, Simmons University School of Nursing AWARDS/HONORS/DISTINCTIONS: Dr. Howard: Castle Connolly Top Doctors (2018); American Association of Plastic Surgeons (since 2017); Martin R. Sullivan Teaching Award (2007); Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery, Outstanding Paper, Resident/Fellow Competition (2005); Medical Director Plastic Surgery, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital (2021)

Dr. Michael A. Howard has built a team, including certified nurse practitioner Sylvia Wier, FNP, centered around the care of women with, or at a high risk of developing, breast cancer. Together, the clinical team focuses on aesthetic and reconstructive breast and body procedures after cancer or other trauma. “Our practice is unique. We provide highly specialized, individualized care in the Northwestern Medicine setting, allowing us to marry the clinical, educational, and academic aspects of better care,” explains Dr. Howard. In his practice, Dr. Howard provides leading-edge care in the field, including autologous, or natural, reconstructive surgical procedures. These techniques can produce more natural and higher quality of life results than other techniques. Wier approaches her patients from an advanced practice nursing perspective to care for them as a whole. In particular, Wier is compassionately mindful of the aesthetic impacts that cancer treatments may have, and offers supportive aesthetic services though the patient’s reconstructive journey. She worked for nearly a decade as an organ transplantation and oncology nurse before transitioning to plastic surgery nursing. Through her own personal experience with breast cancer and reconstruction, she gained the unique perspective and understanding of what her patients are going through. She has a particular interest in the intersection of oncology and aesthetics, believing that one should feel good in their own skin. Based on Dr. Howard’s family experience, and Wier’s personal journey through breast cancer, both individuals have a particular devotion to the care of women facing breast cancer, and those at high risk for developing breast cancer. “That experience gives me an unrelenting motivation to build a nationally recognized microsurgical breast reconstruction and aesthetic breast surgery practice here at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital—one that draws patients from across the Midwest seeking specialized care in these fields,” says Dr. Howard. Dr. Michael A. Howard and Sylvia Wier, FNP, are with Northwestern Medicine Plastic Surgery, located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest, 224-271-4250, nm.org/doctors/1366542789/michael-a-howard-md. SHERIDAN ROAD 114

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MICHAEL T. WALSH, M.D., FAANS; KEVIN M. JACKSON, M.D., FAANS NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE NEUROSURGERY LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL

SPECIALTY: Neurological Surgery EDUCATION: Dr. Michael T. Walsh: Purdue University; Ohio State University Medical Center; Indiana University School of Medicine; University of Vermont; University of Utah Medical Center Dr. Kevin M. Jackson: University of Notre Dame; residency and internship, Indiana University School of Medicine; Meharry Medical College School of Medicine AWARDS/HONORS: Dr. Walsh: Chief of Neurosurgery for Northwestern Medicine’s North and Northwest Regions; Winner of Northwestern Medicine’s/Superior Ambulance “Shark Tank” Innovation Challenge; Lake Forest Hospital’s Women’s Board Grants recipient Dr. Jackson: Jose Biller Teaching Award for Outstanding Performance During Residency

Dr. Kevin M. Jackson specializes in minimally invasive spinal surgery, aggressive spinal tumor resection, and complex spinal reconstruction. Most patients come to him for his expertise and surgical opinion on neck or low back pain, often with some symptoms of pain, weakness, or tingling in their arms and legs. “I believe the past 20 years has seen exponential growth in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery,” he shares, “which has allowed for minimal tissue trauma, shorter recovery, and less blood loss and pain following procedures.” Over the next 20 years, he anticipates AI will be a tremendous advantage for radiographic diagnostics with the potential for sorting data “to help physicians and researchers find innovative ways to improve healthcare delivery.” Dr. Michael T. Walsh specializes in surgical diseases of the brain and spine with extensive training in the field, including complex neurosurgery in Japan. His research interests include 3D animation, virtual and augmented reality, and 3D printing, and uses these as education tools for both his medical students and patients. Dr. Walsh has a strong passion for patient education and co-founded Brainsprout Media, a 3D animation company dedicated to using cutting edge storytelling tools to improve communication between health care providers and patients. A favorite quote of Dr. Walsh’s is “It is much more important to know what sort of person has the disease, than to know what sort of disease the person has.” “Even in neurosurgery,” he says, “relationships are of the utmost importance, and, at the end of the day, patients are going to do so much better if they truly know they’ve been cared for.” Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital-Neurosurgery is located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest, 847-535-7271, nm.org. SHERIDAN ROAD 115

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DR. SANJEEV LULLA; DR. SCOTT CIENKUS ASPIRE INTERNAL MEDICINE

SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine EDUCATION: Dr. Sanjeev Lulla: Undergraduate, University of Virginia; M.D., Medical College of Virginia; Internship and residency, University of Chicago Dr. Scott Cienkus: Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame; M.D., Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine; Internship and residency, University of Minnesota AWARDS/HONORS: Dr. Lulla: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Top Doctors Castle/Connolly 2020-2024 Dr. Cienkus: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Dr. Scott Cienkus and Dr. Sanjeev Lulla are two highly regarded Internal Medicine physicians who have been treating patients on the North Shore for several decades. Both doctors have a reputation for providing personalized medical care with a dedicated and compassionate manner. They treat each patient with dignity and respect and work to partner with their patients in every step of their journey toward optimal health. At Aspire Internal Medicine in Northbrook, they treat all common medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, and further coordinate with top specialists to treat more complex medical conditions such as heart disease, kidney or liver disease, and cancer. As internal medicine practitioners, Dr. Lulla and Dr. Cienkus play an indispensable role in both evaluating and treating each patient who comes to them with a medical concern. “In essence, we are a patient’s advocate to help guide them through the medical system, whether it be a simple medical issue or a more complex one,” share Dr. Lulla and Dr. Cienkus. After taking the time to understand a patient’s detailed medical history and perform a thorough physical exam, these top practitioners have the experience needed to order the appropriate testing to diagnose a medical condition or help coordinate a referral for the ideal specialist to address it. Both doctors additionally provide preventative care for patients and, based on induvial needs and concerns, expertly advise on ways to live healthier and enhance their overall quality of life. Dr. Lulla and Dr. Cienkus have built a reputation for establishing trust with every patient over decades in the field by closely partnering with each one, operating as their best advocate, and helping to make the right decisions to help improve their health and wellbeing. Aspire Internal Medicine is located at 400 Skokie Blvd, Suite 530, in Northbrook, 847-595-5330, aspireinternalmed.com. SHERIDAN ROAD 116

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RICHARD D. SOUTHGATE, M.D.; SHANA MARGOLIS, M.D. NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL-ORTHOPAEDICS

SPECIALTY: Dr. Richard D. Southgate: Orthopedic Surgery, Hip & Knee Replacement Dr. Shana Margolis: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation EDUCATION: Dr. Southgate: Carleton College, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Rochester, University of California San Francisco Dr. Margolis: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, University of Texas, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Northwestern University AWARDS/HONORS: Dr. Southgate: Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Author of several published books on geriatric hip fractures Dr. Margolis: Chief Resident from 2006-2007, ABPMR Oral Board Exam Vignette Writer and Proctor

Dr. Shana Margolis and Dr. Richard D. Southgate are two of Northwestern Medicine’s premier specialists in orthopedics and sports medicine. Dr. Margolis specializes in non-surgical physical medicine and rehabilitation care, while Dr. Southgate focuses on joint replacement and adult reconstruction surgery. Both doctors were attracted to their field for the opportunity to help patients feel, function, and move better to enhance their quality of life. “As the population is aging, a lot of people have painful degenerative conditions, so we need more options to keep people active and feeling and functioning well,” says Dr. Margolis. She treats a range of conditions that include conservative management of spinal conditions like back and neck pain, plus other musculoskeletal conditions such as shoulder or knee pain. She has been listening to patients and collaborating with colleagues for more than 15 years, emphasizing treatment approaches that look at each patient holistically. Outside of medicine, she spends her time cooking, entertaining, traveling and boating with family and friends. Dr. Southgate, originally from the Midwest, joins Northwestern from the West Coast where he spent time as the site director for surgery residents at Oregon Health & Sciences University and medical director for Arrowhead Orthopaedics. The core of his work addresses arthritis of the hip and knee, plus hip fractures in older adults. “The ability to wake up and help patients get walking and active without pain,” fuels his work, especially in his older patients, many over 80, who, he says “have decades more life experience than I and wisdom to impart.” He is also dedicated to minimizing the narcotics that orthopedic surgeons typically prescribe. Outside of medicine, he enjoys bicycling, running, and is an avid college sports fan. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital-Orthopedics is located at 1000 N. Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest, and 1475 E Belvidere Road in Grayslake, 847-535-8500, nm.org.

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SEAN A. SUTPHEN D.O., FAAOS

ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE SPECIALTY: Orthopedic Surgery, Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery, Robotic-assisted Joint Replacement, Adult Reconstruction EDUCATION: B.A., Miami University; D.O., Lake Erie College of Medicine; Orthopedic Surgery residency, Ohio University; Adult Reconstruction and Hip and Knee Replacement fellowship, Weill Cornell Hospital for Special Surgery AWARDS/RECOGNITION: Reviewer for the Journal of Arthroplasty and author of multiple published peer-reviewed articles

As a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Sean Sutphen strives to help his patients return to their active lifestyles as quickly as possible. He specializes in rapid recovery hip and knee replacements, as well as complex reconstruction surgery for the treatment of arthritis and other degenerative joint conditions of the hip and knee. Dr. Sutphen is passionate about providing the highest standard of joint replacement care and personal attention to each of his patients. Through his extensive training, he has developed an expertise in minimally invasive joint replacement surgeries including robotic anterior approach hip replacements and robotic-assisted total knee and partial knee replacements. Because of his keen expertise in robotics and commitment to innovative treatments, he is a leader in outpatient joint replacement, allowing some patients to go home same-day and recover in the comfort of their own homes. He believes shared decision making with his patients is the best way to provide care that is individualized and compassionate, which in turn helps them achieve their goals. This includes discussing both operative and non-operative treatments, supported by the latest clinical evidence. Dr. Sutphen takes great pride in treating each patient as if they were a member of his own family. He has devoted his career to leading patients back to their favorite activities through evidence-based treatments and meticulous surgical technique. Originally a native of Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Sutphen can now be found in the northern suburbs of Chicago, treating patients at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Glenview. The Illinois Bone and Joint Institute is located at 2401 Ravine Way in Glenview, 847-832-6746, drseansutphen.com, ibji.com.

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PR EMIER DOCTOR S DIR ECTORY BREAST SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Heidi Memmel, M.D., FACS Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital High-Risk Breast Clinic, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-582-2134, nm.org Denise Monahan, M.D. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital High-Risk Breast Clinic, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-582-2134, nm.org EMERGENCY MEDICINE Mark E. Mass, M.D. Lake Forest Acute Care, 1025 W. Everett Road, Suite 101, Lake Forest, 847-234-7950, lfacutecare.com

HEARING PRESERVATION Lori Halvorson, Au.D., FAA DUET Hearing Preservation, 267 E. Westminster Road, Lake Forest, 847-295-1185, Lake Forest Hearing, 400 Central Avenue, Suite 100, Northfield, and 1030 North Avenue, Suite 300, Chicago, 847295-1185 HEART FAILURE & HEART TRANSPLANTATION Arjun Sinha, M.D., MSC, MSCI Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-5343278, nm.org HOLISTIC TREATMENT

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Dr. Brandi Boan Optimal Vitality Concierge, PLLC, 200 S. Frontage Road, Suite 324, Burr Ridge, optimalvitalityconcierge.com

Laura K. Bianchi, M.D. Endoscopy Center of the North Shore, 1732 Central Street, Evanston, 847-256-1855, info@ ginorthshore.com, ginorthshore.com

Dr. Gretchen Boules Optimal Vitality Concierge, PLLC, 200 S. Frontage Road, Suite 324, Burr Ridge, optimalvitalityconcierge.com

Gene Chiao, M.D., FACP Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health, 40 Skokie Blvd. Suite 110, Northbrook, and 950 Technology Way, Suite 250, Libertyville, 224407-4400, info@compgihealth.com, compgihealth.com

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Phillip Y. Chung, M.D., AGAF, FACP Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health, 40 Skokie Blvd. Suite 110, Northbrook, and 950 Technology Way, Suite 250, Libertyville, 224407-4400, info@compgihealth.com, compgihealth.com

Kristi Tough DeSapri, M.D. MSCP, CCD Bone and Body Women’s Health, 570 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 4 (lower level), Winnetka, 847-999-7171, hello@boneandbodywh.com, boneandbodywh.com

Manoj K. Mehta, M.D. Endoscopy Center of the North Shore, 1732 Central Street, Evanston, 847-256-1855, info@ ginorthshore.com, ginorthshore.com GENERAL SURGERY Mohammed Asif, M.D. PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore, 330 W. Frontage Road, Northfield, 847-784-0025, pryorhealth.com

Dr. Scott Cienkus Aspire Internal Medicine, 400 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 530, Northbrook, 847-595-5330, aspireinternalmed.com

Dr. Sanjeev Lulla Aspire Internal Medicine, 400 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 530, Northbrook, 847-595-5330, aspireinternalmed.com INTERVENTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL CARDIOLOGY Christina K. Anderson, M.D. Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Level 1, Pavilion B, Lake Forest, 847-534-3278, nm.org

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY Bindiya G. Patel, M.D. Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center, 2701 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center, 1475 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, 847-582-2134, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-582-2134, bindiya.patel@ nm.org, nm.org/cancer Jori Sheade, M.D. Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center, 2701 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center, 1475 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, 847-582-2134, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Cancer Center, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-582-2134, jori.sheade@ nm.org, nm.org/cancer MENTAL HEALTH Dr. Brandi Boan Optimal Vitality Concierge, PLLC, 200 S. Frontage Road, Suite 324, Burr Ridge, optimalvitalityconcierge.com Dr. Gretchen Boules Optimal Vitality Concierge, PLLC, 200 S. Frontage Road, Suite 324, Burr Ridge, optimalvitalityconcierge.com Geeta Bansal, M.D. A Ray of Hope: Great Lakes Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1860 W. Winchester, Suite 106, Libertyville, 1850 W. Winchester, Libertyville, and 4600 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin, bansalneuro.com, Instagram: @arayofhopelv, Facebook: bansalneuro Seanra Kalil, P.A.-C A Ray of Hope: Great Lakes Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1860 W. Winchester, Suite 106, Libertyville, 1850 W. Winchester, Libertyville, and 4600 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin, bansalneuro.com, Instagram: @arayofhopelv, Facebook: bansalneuro

NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY Kevin M. Jackson, M.D., FAANS Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital-Neurosurgery, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-535-7271, nm.org Michael T. Walsh, M.D., FAANS Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital-Neurosurgery, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 847-535-7271, nm.org NEUROLOGY Geeta Bansal, M.D. A Ray of Hope: Great Lakes Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1860 W. Winchester, Suite 106, Libertyville, 1850 W. Winchester, Libertyville, and 4600 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin, bansalneuro.com, Instagram: @arayofhopelv, Facebook: bansalneuro Seanra Kalil, P.A.-C A Ray of Hope: Great Lakes Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1860 W. Winchester, Suite 106, Libertyville, 1850 W. Winchester, Libertyville, and 4600 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin, bansalneuro.com, Instagram: @arayofhopelv, Facebook: bansalneuro OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Micah W. Garb, M.D., FACOG Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Complex Gynecology, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Pavilion B, Level 2, Lake Forest, 847-535-8300, nm.org Carmen Woods Hollowell, M.D., FACOG Woods Women’s Group, 351 S. Greenleaf, Suite A, Park City, 847244-4110, woodswomensgroup. com, Instagram: @chitownobgyn, Facebook: Woods Women’s Group Allison Stein Lieb, APRN Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Complex Gynecology, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Pavilion B, Level 2, Lake Forest, 847-535-8300, nm.org

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PR EMIER DOCTOR S DIR ECTORY Brian J. Saliba, M.D., FACOG Woods Women’s Group, 351 S. Greenleaf, Suite A, Park City, 847244-4110, woodswomensgroup. com, Instagram: @chitownobgyn, Facebook: Woods Women’s Group

Sara Dickie, M.D., ABPS Surgical Aesthetics + Reconstructive Arts, 9000 N. Waukegan Road, Suite 130, Morton Grove, 847-999-7800, scheduling@sara.surgery, website: sara.surgery

OPHTHALMOLOGYGLAUCOMA

David Hill, M.D. Fulcrum Aesthetics, 1457 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago, 773-799- Christina Lewicky-Gaupp, M.D., 8664, fulcrumaesthetics.com FACOG, FACS University of Chicago Medicine Michael A. Howard, M.D. Urogynecology and Reconstructive Northwestern Medicine, 1000 Pelvic Surgery, 2501 Compass Road, N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Suite 125, Northbrook, 773-795Forest, 224-271-4250, nm.org/ 8777, doctors/1366542789/michael-auchicagomedicine.org/urogynecology howard-md Margaret Mueller, M.D., FACOG, Anthony P. Terrasse, M.D., FACS FACS Terrasse Aesthetic Surgery & Erase University of Chicago Medicine Medispa, 700D North Westmoreland Urogynecology and Reconstructive Road, Lake Forest, 847-234-2400, Pelvic Surgery, 2501 Compass Road, terrasse.com Suite 125, Northbrook, 773-7958777, Gregory Turowski, M.D., Ph.D., uchicagomedicine.org/urogynecology FACS New Horizons Center for Cosmetic UROLOGY Surgery/Qualderm & Robotic Hair Helen Ahn, M.D. Restoration Center, 9843 Gross Point Road, Skokie, 847-674-4646, Northwestern Medicine, Urology, 1475 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, drturowski.com and 800 N. Westmoreland Road, Suite 100, Lake Forest, 847-234Jeremy Warner, M.D., FACS 4310, nm.org Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute, 436 W. Frontage Road, Northfield, 847-558-8888, warnerinstitute.com

Dalia V. Zhang, M.D. Northwestern Medical Group, Ophthalmology, 1475 E Belvidere Road, Grayslake, 800 N. Westmoreland Road, Suite 102, Lake Forest, and 2701 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, 847-535-6400, nm.org ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Richard D. Southgate, M.D. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, and 1475 E Belvidere Road, Grayslake, 847-5358500, nm.org Sean A. Sutphen, D.O., FAAOS Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, 2401 Ravine Way, Glenview, 847832-6746, drseansutphen.com, ibji.com PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Shana Margolis, M.D. Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, and 1475 E Belvidere Road, Grayslake, 847-5358500, nm.org PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Eric W. Anderson, M.D. PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore, 330 W. Frontage Road, Northfield, 847-784-0025, pryorhealth.com Mohammed Asif, M.D. PryorHealth: Chicago North Shore, 330 W. Frontage Road, Northfield, 847-784-0025, pryorhealth.com Steven Bloch, M.D. Body by Bloch and Skin Deep Medical Spa, 1160 Park Avenue West, Suite 2E, Highland Park, 847-432-0840 (Body by Bloch), 847-432-0426 (Skin Deep Medical Spa), bodybybloch.com; skindeepmedicalspa.com

Kimberly Kenton, MD., M.S., FACOG, FACS University of Chicago Medicine Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, 2501 Compass Road, Suite 125, Northbrook, 773-7958777, uchicagomedicine.org/urogynecology

Sylvia Wier, FNP Northwestern Medicine, 1000 N. Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, 224-271-4250 THORACIC SURGERY Michael Vercillo, M.D. Northwestern Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, 1475 E. Belvidere Road, Suite 311, Grayslake, and 800 N. Westmoreland Road, Suite 100, Lake Forest, 847-535-8174, nm.org UROGYNECOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTIVE PELVIC SURGERY Sarah Collins, M.D., FACOG, FACS University of Chicago Medicine Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, 2501 Compass Road, Suite 125, Northbrook, 773-7958777, uchicagomedicine.org/urogynecology

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he Lyon Family Foundation hosted the 6th Annual Hoosier Ball at RPM Events. The Hoosier Cabaret at “Chez Lyon” was an evening like no other as Parisian nightlife came alive full of sultry surprises, spectacular performances, and an elevated food and beverage experience complete with caviar and endless champagne, plus an afterparty at Pizzeria Portofino hosted by Ferrari Lake Forest. The event raised more than $600,000 to benefit Lyon’s Way, an initiative with the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital’s Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program. lyonsway.org

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ore than 200 women came together to raise funds and awareness in support of The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. The women enjoyed a cocktail reception, including drinks from Casamigos, a dinner, and an evening of spirited poker with friends. The ten women with the most chips had a chance to win a stay at the Montage Los Cabos or a Graff gift certificate. ilholocaustmuseum.org

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he North Shore Board of the Northwestern Settlement hosted its 2023 Gala at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago. The North Shore Board supports the Northwestern Settlement’s mission to disrupt generational poverty by raising funds for the award-winning House In The Wood Camp, which provides both a residential summer camp experience in Lake Delavan, Wisconsin as well as a year-round outdoor education program for at-risk youth. northwesternsettlement.org

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he Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Show, co-chaired by Katherine Kish and Kelly Laszlo, began with a Preview Party where guests enjoyed a first look at the spectacular pieces from more than 40 dealers and vendors, some of whom traveled from across the globe. Presented by the Woman’s Board, all proceeds benefitted Winnetka’s Community House. thewinnetkashow.com

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he nonprofit Pitch In, along with its founding board members Kerry and Sarah Wood, hosted its annual Storybook Gala at Morgan Manufacturing. The evening’s theme was inspired by the bestselling book Rainbow Fish and welcomed more than 250 guests for cocktails, dinner, a live auction, and a program that honored Dr. Janice Jackson with the inaugural “Sarah and Kerry Wood Pitching In For Chicago’s Kids Award.” Funds raised support Pitch In’s mentoring program, which fosters high-quality mentoring relationships between supportive adults and students while providing exposure to a social-emotional learning curriculum. pitchinchicago.org

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n “Evening of Collaboration for Breast Cancer Research” at Theater on the Lake was the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation’s first in-person fundraiser since 2019. Honoree and breast cancer survivor Diana Rauner gave an impassioned speech about the importance of finding a cure, and the organization announced its commitment to fund a first-of-its-kind collaboration between University of Chicago, Northwestern, and RUSH in the field of breast cancer that will help improve treatment disparities and aims to decrease breast cancer mortality. Guests enjoyed light bites and cocktails under a pink-lit Chicago skyline. lynnsage.org

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he Founders’ Board of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago hosted its Winter Wishes Holiday Cocktail Celebration presented by Sterling Bay at a private club in Chicago’s Gold Coast. Proceeds from this year’s Winter Wishes support the Board’s fundraising commitment to the Lurie Children’s Heart Center and The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health. More than 350 guests made gifts to Lurie Children’s through the evening’s Wish List, which included items and services that will help launch a Fetal Cardiac Intervention program to provide lifesaving treatment for babies diagnosed with complex congenital heart disease before birth. foundersboard.luriechildrens.org

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he Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital celebrated 125 years of incredible, leading-edge philanthropic work for Northwestern Memorial Hospital. More than 200 guests attended the event, which featured cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dancing. Thanks in large part to lead sponsors Joan and Charles Moore and the generous support of Laura and Tony Davis and Arlene Lo the event raised nearly $200,000. These funds will benefit programs and critical patient care initiatives supported by The Woman’s Board, including the most recent $4.6 million pledge to fund comprehensive reproductive care across a woman’s lifetime. wbnorthwestern.org

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nion League Boys & Girls Club’s 46th Annual Gala titled “Strong, Safe, Here to Support Chicago Youth!” took place at Union League Club and raised $453,000 in support of the after-school development needs of local youth in Chicago neighborhoods with the highest hardship index. The funds raised go toward quality programming centered on academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles for more than 15,000 youth at 19 club sites across Chicago. Amirali Jivani, ULBGC Senior Director of Science & Technology, received “Staff Inspirational Hero” award at the event co-chaired by Catherine Bernardi and Nancy Ross, and emceed by alumni Ruben Plaza, Alexis Hernandez, and Air Force Site Coordinator, KeMarius Lee. ulbgc.org

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For BIÂN co-founder Mar Soraparu, building the ultimate wellness oasis meant dreaming big and sweating the smallest details.

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t’s fitting that BIÂN co-founder Mar Soraparu once aspired to be a jazz singer. The same skills that define jazz— improvisation, communication, synthesis, innovation— have been called upon often by the Wilmette resident in her role as Chief Wellness Officer at the heralded River North club, which was founded in late 2020. BIÂN is a 34,000-square-foot oasis for the mind and body that is the brainchild of Soraparu and longtime friends Kevin Boehm, Robb Leone, and Joe Fisher. It’s a club devoted to health and wellness, but that’s a bit like calling the Merchandise Mart a furniture store. Imagine a single destination that weaves together modern health philosophies (Eastern and Western, preventive and healing, mental and physical, strength and flexibility) with a stunning coworking space and add to the mix a sushi bar, restaurant, plunge pools and saunas, event space, riverside patio, beauty spa, and even a listening room filled with vinyl records outfitted with McIntosh amplifiers and turntables. It is, in a word, unique. It’s in the music room where I caught up with Soraparu on an uncharacteristically mild Chicago winter day. “Given your background, I thought you’d appreciate this space,” she said. It was an astute observation given my earlier days as a music journalist; it was also emblematic of the expansive, yet highly personalized nature of BIÂN’s philosophy and service. “There are similar concepts,” Soraparu says, “but not a place that can replace your coworking space, your place of fitness, your studio, your nutrition and coaching, your doctor, your spa and beauty salon and have it all in one place … to have all of those practitioners and providers communicating together for your care.” Indeed, one of BIÂN’s key objectives was this kind of simplification, replacing the need to drive all over town managing multiple providers and programs in pursuit of a healthier, happier, more balanced, and more productive life. Beyond that, the club sees its mission as improving care by helping to reduce the conflicts

and dissonance that can crop up when moving between multiple providers or modes of treatment. As an integral part of this point of view, each club member is assigned an advisor to help make the most of BIÂN. While the club’s nearly 1,000 members use it as a combination workplace and fitness venue during the day, that only scratches the surface of what’s offered, which is why Soraparu believes the advisor program is vital. “We are trying to re-establish the belief in healthcare, in providers, in your natural body— all the things that you can be doing to actually improve your life. And there’s not one way to do it. There are so many, and that’s why we have an advisor who sits down with every single member, gets to know them, understands what they’ve done, where they’re going, and what they need. And we help them to design a plan, and then we connect the providers wherever they start.” With so much accomplished in just a few short years, it’s no surprise that Soraparu is looking out for what’s next. “I’m dead set on trying to figure out how to get us to the North Shore,” she says. “Expansion hopes and dreams are big, and our eyes are everywhere.” Asked what she’s proudest of when she thinks about BIÂN’s evolution and her role in the process, Soraparu becomes reflective, pausing to absorb it all. “Just seeing it continue to live and breathe,” she says. “All of these things that in isolation are just so important and have had so much time and attention put toward them. To me that was the most fascinating thing when we opened. After two years of figuring out what is nutrition, what is our studio, what is our fitness, what’s our spa, what is the advisory program, what do we stand for, what is our menu going to be, what does it feel like? Now, we can see all those pieces come together. Maybe it’s being a mother, but I’m really excited to see how it matures and becomes its own thing.” For more information, visit livebian.com.

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