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"After I received my Doctor of Medicine degree, I completed my Pediatric residency at the University of Illinois, Chicago. I am board certified Pediatrician and currently a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Presently, I am affiliated with several suburban hospitals including Sherman Hospital and St. Alexius Medical Center. I'm also an associate professor at Northern Illinois University.
My focus as a primary care doctor is to center on the whole child; looking at the physical, mental and social health issues that might affect a child’s growth and development. Moreover, my role as your pediatrician is to educate, counsel and be an advocate and friend to my patients and their parents or guardians. As a mother of two children, I understand a parent’s needs and anxieties. My goal is to be a resource to parents as they raise their children to be happy and healthy. "
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 I am originally from the Chicago-land area and am excited to be returning to the area to join Dr. Betancourt’s practice. My husband and I look forward to raising our three children in the western suburbs.
After completing my undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame, I headed south to Houston, Texas where I attended medical school and completed my pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine. My training has provided me with the skills to educate and advocate on issues of physical, emotional and social development impacting the child as a whole. As a pediatrician, my focus is to work in partnership with families to promote healthy growth and development of their children.
 I graduated from Rush University, Chicago with a bachelor of Science in
Nursing. Currently, I am enrolled in the Graduate Nursing Program at the
Northern Illinois University.
In 1989, while working as a staff nurse in
Newborn Intensive Care (level III) and as a Family Health Educator, I
developed a comprehensive hospital based Breastfeeding Support Service and
became certified as a International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
Since that time, my focus has been on breastfeeding promotion and the
prevention of breastfeeding problems common in the early newborn period. I
currently provide lactation services in two area hospitals.
I am the mother
of 3 formerly breastfed children and I am happy to provide lactation support
to our families in Dr. Betancourt's practice.
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