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October 2019
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
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Ceremonial ribbon donated by SERVPRO of Rockford.
25. Chasity Kerley
26. Jeff Tratnik
27. Jim Reynolds
28. Kelly Kampmeier
29. Dr. Philip Carlson-Dexter
30. Dr. Kaavya Chivukula
31. Carla Roth
32. Dr. Scott Trenhaile
33. Carlene Cardosi
34. Dr. William Bush
35. Dr. Mark Barba
(continued from page 28) SwedishAmerican welcomed Lisa Larson, APRN, to North Main Clinic; Dr. Aleida Rodriguez, endocrinology, to Brookside Specialty Center; Dr. Alaeddin Maeza to Regional Cancer Center; Dr. Tiphani James, podiatry, to Stateline Clinic; Cassie Alcock, APN, to Valley Clinic, and Catherine Bopp, physician assistant, to UW Health Surgery at SwedishAmerican. TAC Rockford hired Chasity Kerley (25) as technical customer service specialist and Jeff Tratnik (26) as technical applications specialist.
EMPLOYEE/COMMUNITY RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS Michael Roh, M.D., Christopher Sliva, M.D., and Fred Sweet, M.D., Rockford Spine Center, were recognized for the ninth consecutive year by Vitals with the Compassionate Doctor Recognition for 2019 and the Castle Connolly Top Doctors award for the seventh consecutive year. Jim Reynolds (27), vice president business banking, Blackhawk Bank, earned the designation of BEI Certified Exit Planner (CExP™). Meridian named Kelly Kampmeier (28) as employee of the month for August 2019. The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford Family Medicine Residency Program chose Philip Carlson-Dexter (29), M.D., and Kaavya Chivukula (30), M.D., as co-chief residents.
OF GENERAL INTEREST Carla Roth (31), recreational therapist, Rosecrance, keynoted
Indoor City Market held a ribbon cutting and open house with tours on Sept. 20 at 116 N. Madison, Rockford.
and presented a breakout session at the annual Horticulture Therapy Symposium at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville in August. Scott Trenhaile (32), M.D., surgeon, OrthoIllinois, coauthored, “PatientReported Outcomes After Use of a Bioabsorbable Collagen Implant to Treat Partial and Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Repairs,” appearing in the July 2019 edition of Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.
Forest City Diagnostic Imaging held a ribbon cutting on Sept. 25 at 735 N. Perryville Road, Ste. 2, Rockford.
Carlene Cardosi (33), regional administrator, Rosecrance, presented a national webinar, “Anxiety and Stress Management for Adolescents,” for Addiction Professionals magazine in September. William Bush (34), DPM, and Mark Barba (35), M.D., OrthoIllinois, performed the practice’s first total ankle replacement, the ankle arthroplasty, in August 2019. Since then, Dr. Bush has performed subsequent total ankle replacement procedures.
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Smokey Bones Restaurant held a VIP event on Sept. 17 at 6690 E. State St., Rockford. Pictured is Einar Forsman, Chamber president and James O’Reilly Chief Executive Officer at Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill. Photo by David Olson Photography
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Center for Sight & Hearing Keith Country Day School
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