Rosemary Baldwin, CNM
Rose Baldwin has been a nurse midwife since 1999, after receiving her MSN in the midwifery program at the University of Illinois. Rose worked as an RN for over 20 years in a variety of settings ranging from community health center to home birth to hospital and alternative birth center. She has been a lactation consultant since 1995, and enjoys helping mothers and babies with breastfeeding. She believes that pregnancy, labor and birth are profound life experiences, and she is honored to care for women during their transition to motherhood. Rose has lived in Brazil and Guatemala and speaks both Portuguese and Spanish.

Cheitali Bhansali, DMD
Dr. Bhansali graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.She provides comprehensive oral health care and education to HIHC patients and has participated in community outreach efforts including the "Give Kids a Smile Campaign."

Laurie Carrier, MD
Dr. Carrier completed a residency in both Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati. She holds a faculty position with the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Northwestern University's School of Medicine. Her interests include preventative health, global health and anxiety and mood disorders.
 

Michael Curtis, MD
Dr. Curtis is a board certified Family Physician. He also teaches in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Northwestern University's School of Medicine. His interests include women's health care, prenatal care, prevention, and medical education. Dr. Curtis has lived in Chile and speaks Spanish.

Terrance Donovan, PA
Terrence Donovan received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Charles R. Drew University in Los Angeles, CA. He completed clinical rotations in a number of areas including OB/GYN, pediatrics, internal medicine, geriatrics, and emergency medicine. Terrence has provided services in the Rogers Park since 2003. His areas of interest include treatment of pediatric obesity and diabetes prevention, management of chronic disease, and primary care and mental health services for individuals living with HIV.

Mary Dudek, PA
Mary Dudek has been a Physician Assistant since 1996 and has worked in family practice, women's health and emergency room medicine. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Chicago-area intensive care units and emergency rooms, including at the former Cook County Hospital.  She very much enjoys meeting new patients and their families. She has a special interest in social justice and multicultural issues in Chicago and is currently studying Spanish.

Irma Esposito, MD
Dr. Esposito is a board certified Family Physician and also teaches at Northwestern University's School of Medicine. She attended medical school at Finch University of Health Sciences and completed her residency at Lutheran General Hospital. She is interested in women's health, pediatrics, and preventative medicine. Dr. Esposito is passionate about providing care to the underserved and working to reduce health disparities, such as diabetes, present in the Hispanic community. She is fluent in Spanish.

Linda Faller, PA
Linda Faller has been a Physician Assistant for more than 30 years, working mostly in Internal Medicine. She received her M.A.T. degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Linda enjoys health promotion and disease prevention and is also interested in how emotional and psychological issues affect physical health. She values the opportunity to work with teens at Senn High School and Roosevelt High School to promote healthy habits and self esteem.

Meera Singh, MD
Dr. Singh's love of medicine, children and teaching all come together in her role as a board certified Pediatrician with the Heartland International Health Center. She completed her Pediatric residency at the University of Nevada and worked in a private practice before joining HIHC. As a general Pediatrician she focuses her practice on preventative care, childhood immunizations, childhood obesity, asthma and allergies. Dr Singh is fluent in Hindi and Spanish. She also serves as HIHC's Acting Medical Director and as the Associate Medical Director for School Health.

Janette Muir Smith, FNP
Janette Muir Smith is a Family Nurse Practitioner who has worked in school health for over 10 years. She received her Bachelor's degree from Rush University in Chicago and her MSN in Public Health Nursing, specializing in Family Practice, from the University of Illinois in Chicago. She enjoys working with patients from different cultural backgrounds and speaks a variety of languages including Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Jeff Steen, LCSW
Since earning a Master of Social Work from McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Jeff Steen has spent the last decade providing behavioral health services for a variety of individuals and communities. With special interest in solution-focused treatment of mental health, trauma and substance use issues, he provides short-term behavioral health services for patients at Heartland's clinics. Jeff has worked on a variety of clinical and administrative efforts at non-profit and community health organizations, and remains active with educational projects at Loyola University Chicago's School of Social Work.

Madhuri Thota, MD
Dr. Thota is a board certified Family Physician. She did her residency at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston and completed a fellowship in Maternal and Child Health at West Suburban Hospital. Dr. Thota manages high risk Obstretric patients and performs C-sections. She is currently the Clinical Director for Maternal Services at Heartland International Health Center.