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Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare welcomes new physicians

For immediate release, January 19, 2009

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Kyle Bauer, Public Relations Coordinator, 630-993-5702

ELMHURST — Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare (EMHC) recently welcomed 17 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.

Emergency Medicine
David Andreski, M.D.
Location: Emergency Medicine Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst  

  • Medical Education: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Ariz. 
  • Residency: John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County – Chicago
Kenneth Jay Heinrich, M.D.
Location: Emergency Medicine Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst  
  • Medical Education: Rush Medical College – Chicago  
  • Residency: University of Illinois – Chicago
  • Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Andrea Priest, M.D.
Location: Emergency Medicine Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst  
  • Medical Education: Tufts University School of Medicine – Boston  
  • Residency: Medical College of Georgia – Atlanta
  • Board Certification: Emergency Medicine

Joseph Weber, M.D.
Location: Emergency Medicine Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst  

  • Medical Education: Northwestern University Medical School – Chicago  
  • Residency: John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County – Chicago
  • Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Pathology
Zeenath Asma, M.D.
Location: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst    
  • Medical Education: Bangalore University – Karnataka, India
  • Residency: Advocate Illinois Masonic/University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago
  • Fellowship: University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago   
  • Board Certification: Pathology
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery
Ramsey Ellis, M.D.
Locations: 1200 S. York Road #3200, Elmhurst and 7460 W. College Drive, Second Floor, Palos Heights  
  • Medical Education: Washington University School of Medicine – St. Louis 
  • Residency: Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish
    Hospital – St. Louis
  • Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Pittsburgh   
Cardiology
Apoor Gami, M.D.
Location: 429 N. York Road, Elmhurst  
  • Medical Education: Northwestern University Medical School – Chicago  
  • Residency: Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minn.
  • Fellowship: Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minn.   
  • Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Robert C. Hendel, M.D.
Location: 25 Winfield Road, Winfield  
  • Medical Education: George Washington University School
    of Medicine – Washington, D.C.
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Chicago
  • Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical Center – Worchester, Mass.   
  • Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology

Nephrology

Izabella Gurau, M.D.

Location: 1111 Superior St. #240, Melrose Park  

  • Medical Education: University of Medicine and Pharmacy – Clug-Napoca, Romania  
  • Residency: St. Joseph Hospital – Chicago
  • Fellowship: University of New Mexico Medical School – Albuquerque, N.M. 
  • Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Internal Medicine
Undine J. Buehling, D.O.
Locations: 455 N. York Road, Elmhurst and 675 W. North Ave., Melrose Park  
  • Medical Education: Ohio University of Osteopathic Medicine – Athens, Ohio
  • Residency: St. James Hospital and Health Centers – Olympia Fields, Ill.
Pediatrics
Michelle N. Conroy, D.O.
Locations: 1200 S. York Road, Second Floor, Elmhurst and 130 S. Main St. #302, Lombard  
  • Medical Education: Midwestern University College of Osteopathic
    Medicine – Downers Grove, Ill.  
  • Residency: Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center – Oak Lawn, Ill.
  • Board Certification: Pediatrics
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Hristo D. Hristrov, M.D.
Location: 2340 S. Highland Ave. #230, Lombard  
  • Medical Education: Semmelweis University School of Medicine – Budapest, Hungary Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center at Brooklyn – Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center – New Hyde Park, N.Y.  
  • Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Radiation Oncology
Alexander Phillips, M.D.
Location: Radiation Oncology Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst    
  • Medical Education: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine – Rootsville, Ohio
  • Residency: Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center – Chicago
  • Board Certification: Radiation Oncology
Andy Su, M.D.
Location: Radiation Oncology Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst  
  • Medical Education: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine – Chicago 
  • Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals – Chicago
  • Board Certification: Radiation Oncology
Anesthesiology
Edyta Czarnowska, M.D.
Location: Anesthesiology Department, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau Ave., Elmhurst  
  • Medical Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine – Miami, Fla.  
  • Residency: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital – New York
  • Fellowship: St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital – New York 
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Jessica M. Diethelm, M.D.
Location: 1801 S. Highland Ave. #130, Lombard    
  • Medical Education: The University of Toledo Medical School – Toledo, Ohio
  • Residency: University of Illinois Medical Center – Chicago
Hematology/Oncology
Tara Seery, M.D.
Locations: 6801 W. 34th St. #107, Berwyn and 1200 S. York Road #3280, Elmhurst    
  • Medical Education: University College Dublin School of Medicine – Dublin, Ireland
  • Residency: Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine – Boston, Mass.
  • Fellowships: Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine – Boston, Mass. and University of Illinois Medical Center – Chicago   
  • Board Certification: Internal Medicine

For additional information about EMHC’s new physicians, please call CareMatch at (630) 782-7878, or visit the EMHC Online Physician Referral Service at www.emhc.org/findadoctor.