- Board-Certified Dermatologist
- Board-Certified Internal Medicine
Training & Education
Undergraduate: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Doctorate of Medicine, graduating with honors in the top 10% of her class
Research Fellowship: Northwestern University; Department of Dermatology
Internship: Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center; Dermatology/Internal Medicine, Chief Resident
Awards
- Chicago Magazine Top Cosmetic Dermatologist – 2023
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award – 2022, 2024
- America’s Most Honored Professionals – 2017, 2018, 2019
- Patients’ Choice – 2016
- On-Time Physician Award – 2016
- Tommy Yau Undergraduate Award for outstanding academic achievement in Physiology
- Most Distinguished Senior Award, SIUC
- SIU School of Medicine Satu Somani, PhD Memorial Award for exceptional academic performance in pharmacology and therapeutics
- Music scholarship for percussion at Quincy University
- Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
- Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Clinical Interests
- Complex Medical Dermatology
- Rheumatologic Dermatology
- Psoriasis
- Skin Cancer
Affiliations
- Lake Forest Hospital
- Good Shepherd Hospital
Memberships
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American College of Physicians
- Medical Dermatology Society
- American Medical Association
- Women’s Dermatologic Society
- Chicago Dermatologic Society
- American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery