My Healthcare Team
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
My "home away from home" A truly wonder-filled medical center
1775 West Dempster Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-723-2210
Johns Hopkins Medical Center
JHMC has a specialty Transverse
Myelitis Center - one of a kind. They see TM patient daily. 1800 Orleans St. Baltimore, MD 21287
410-955-5000
Dr Carol Straka
Internal Medicine (ALGH)
My Team Captain - there's no better
847-663-9700
Dr Wayne Rubenstein
Dr Amy Sun
Nancy & Emily
Nancy Van Staalduinen & Emily Bilinski - my compassionate PT/OT Alchemists, working with me everyday on 6 West to transform my body and soul.
Ms Kelly Snow
Outpatient Physical Therapist (ALGH)
My Guide to the mysteries of rebuilding my legs, one day at a time.
847-824-5165
Dr Andrew McDougall
Neurologist (ALGH)
Took my 1st spinal tap - Brought me the news of my TM
847 - 723-4088
Dr Terrence Li
Neurologist (ALGH)
First doc to see me after my 1st hospital stay.
847-723-4088
Dr Pavan Murty
Neurologist (ALGH)
Extremely helpful with re-starting my recovery in February 2018.
847- 723-2210
Dr George Bovis
Neurosurgeon (ALGH)
Finally decided not to operate of my spine in April 2017
847 -723-2210
Dr Asif Lahke
Gastroenterologist (ALGH)
He nipped my throat cancer in the bud so it never got greater than DIA - a miracle-worker
847-318-9595
Dr Daniel Becker
Director and Founder of the International Neurorehabilitation Institute (INI)
Faculty member in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Transverse Myelitis Center.
410-614-9016
Dr Phillipe Gauilloud
Neurosurgeon (Johns Hopkins)
Known worldwide. Did two spinal angiograms for me.
410-955-5000
Dr Angel Galves
Hematologist (ALGH)
My blood flow is critical, especially if one source of my TM is vascular.
847-268-8200
Dr John Ekland
Oncologist (ALGH)
Helped rid me of Throat Cancer before it really took hold (knock on wood)
847-827-9060
A Blessing Offerred
For all the hundreds of other nurses, nurse techs, maintenance & facility workers, medical equipment techs, and the patients at ALGH on floors 14 and 10 and 6 West, and 4. I LOVE YOU ALL!
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