Press Release
Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare welcomes new physicians
For immediate release, April 16, 2009
Contact
Kyle Bauer, Public Relations Coordinator, 630-993-5702
ELMHURST – Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare (EMHC) recently welcomed 20 new physicians to its staff. These physicians have expertise across a wide variety of specialties and are able to see patients at multiple locations, including Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.
Infectious Disease
Nozaina Aftab, M.D.
Location: 950 N. York Road #108, Hinsdale
- Medical Education: Fatima Jinnah Medical College – Lahore, Pakistan
- Residency: New York Methodist Hospital/Long Island College Hospital – Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Fellowship: State University of New York – Albany, N.Y.
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Cardiology
Edgar Carrell, M.D.
Group: Illinois Heart & Vascular
Location: 11 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale
- Medical Education: University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
- Residency: University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland
- Fellowships: Presbyterian University Hospital – Pittsburgh; and Herman Hospital/ University of Texas – Houston
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Duane Follman, M.D.
Group: Illinois Heart & Vascular
Location: 11 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale
- Medical Education: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago
- Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals – Chicago
- Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, Ill.
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Karen Lambert, M.D.
Group: Illinois Heart & Vascular
Location: 11 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale
- Medical Education: Creighton University – Omaha, Neb.
- Residency: Northwestern University – Chicago
- Fellowship: Northwestern University – Chicago
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
James R. McMahon, M.D.
Group: Illinois Heart & Vascular
Location: 11 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale
- Medical Education: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine – Maywood, Ill.
- Residency: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, Ill.
- Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, Ill.
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Vascular Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology
Nephrology
Donald Cronin, M.D.
Group: Elmhurst Clinic
Location: 172 Schiller St., Elmhurst
- Medical Education: University of Nebraska Medical Center – Omaha, Neb.
- Residency: Indiana University Medical Center – Indianapolis
- Fellowship: Indiana University Medical Center – Indianapolis
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Mohammed Ahmed, D.O.
Group: Advanced Renal Care
Location: 2340 S. Highland Ave. #160, Lombard
- Medical Education: Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine – Downers Grove, Ill.
- Residency: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, Ill.
- Fellowships: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, Ill.; and Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education – Rochester, Minn.
- Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Emergency Medicine
Karen Cervenka, M.D.
Group: Elmhurst Emergency Medical Services, LTD.
Locations: 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst
- Medical Education: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine – Maywood, Ill.
- Residencies: Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago; and University of Chicago – Chicago
- Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Peggy Wu, M.D.
Group: Elmhurst Emergency Medical Services, LTD.
Locations: 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst
- Medical Education: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Chicago
- Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago
- Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Steven R. Daube, D.O.
Group: OMG Women’s Healthcare
Location: 950 N. York Road #102, Hinsdale
- Medical Education: Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine – Downers Grove, Ill.
- Residency: Chicago Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center – Chicago
- Board Certification: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Psychiatry, Inpatient Hospital Psychiatrist & Director of Psychiatric Consultations
Ghassan Aldurra, M.D.
Location: 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst
- Medical Education: Damascus University Medical Center – Damascus, Syria
- Residency: Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, Ill.
Radiation Oncology
Dean Conterato, M.D.
Group: Nuclear Oncology, S.C.
Location: 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst
- Medical Education: Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center – Chicago
- Residency: Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center – Chicago
- Board Certification: Radiation Oncology
Pediatric Cardiology
Ira DuBrow, M.D.
Group: Advocate Medical Group
Location: 1775 W. Dempster St., Park Ridge
- Medical Education: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago
- Residency: University of Illinois Hospital and Medical Center – Chicago
- Fellowship: University of Illinois Hospital and Medical Center – Chicago
- Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
David Thoele, M.D.
Group: Advocate Medical Group
Location: 1775 W. Dempster St., Park Ridge
- Medical Education: University of Minnesota School of Medicine – Minneapolis
- Residency: Children’s Memorial Hospital – Chicago
- Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center Babies and Children’s Hospital – New York
- Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
Rheumatology
Brinda Joshi, D.O.
Group: DuPage Medical Group
Location: 1 S. 224 Summit #107, Oakbrook Terrace
- Medical Education: Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine – Downers Grove, Ill.
- Residency: Lutheran General Hospital – Park Ridge, Ill.
- Fellowship: University of Illinois College of Medicine – Chicago
- Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Neonatology
Thomas Sheagren, M.D.
Group: Advocate Medical Group
Location: 1775 W. Dempster St., Park Ridge
- Medical Education: University of Illinois School of Medicine – Chicago
- Residency: Lutheran General Hospital – Park Ridge, Ill.
- Fellowship: Lutheran General Hospital – Park Ridge, Ill.
- Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Eric J. Greenglass, M.D.
Group: Advocate Medical Group
Locations: 450 W. Hwy 22, Barrington; 1325 Highland Ave., Aurora; and 1775 W. Dempster St., Park Ridge
- Medical Education: University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada
- Residencies: McMaster University Medical Centre – Hamilton, Canada; and Children’s Memorial Hospital – Chicago
- Fellowships: University of Toronto/Mount Sinai Hospital – Toronto, Canada; and McMaster University Medical Centre – Hamilton, Canada
- Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
Podiatry
Michael Williams, D.P.M.
Group: Elmhurst Clinic
Location: 172 Schiller St., Elmhurst
- Medical Education: Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine/Rosalind Franklin University – Chicago
- Residency: Sacred Heart Hospital – Chicago
- Board Certification: Podiatric Surgery
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Jafar S. Hasan, M.D.
Group: J.S. Hasan Plastic Surgery, S.C.
Location: 2450 S. Wolf Road, Suite H, Westchester
- Medical Education: University of Michigan Medical School – Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Residency: University of Michigan Health System – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Internal Medicine
Anthony Tze, M.D.
Group: Internal Medicine Center
Location: 7411 W. Lake St., #120, River Forest
- Medical Education: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine – Cleveland
- Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine – St. Louis
- Board Certification: Internal Medicine