Becoming a parent is an important and life changing event that comes with amazingly special moments filled with joy and laughter.  I feel a pediatrician also plays an important and special role in a child’s life as they provide support, encouragement, guidance and most importantly excellent care.  I am excited to join Bayshore Pediatrics-Children’s Wisconsin and eager to meet new patients and families and form a lifelong bond based on respect, trust and positivity.  Being an educator is such an important part of being a physician, and I hope to teach children and their parents about how our bodies work and how best to take care of them so they can be as healthy as possible.

I grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois with two brothers, one sister and a large extended family.  Family has always been a core part of who I am, and I continue to prioritize family time and adventures with them.  I attended OSU (where I met my husband) and I majored in Biology before moving to Chicago for medical school at UIC, before finally transplanting to Wisconsin for my residence training at The University of Wisconsin-Madison.  My husband and I immediately fell in love with Wisconsin and are thrilled to call it home.  I love the outdoors and spend many weekends camping, hiking and kayaking.  I have visited many of Wisconsin’s beautiful state parks and we even got married at High Cliff State Park in Appleton, WI.

Every child’s journey is unique and special and I would be honored to help you navigate the highs and lows and everything in between.  I bring a bright smile to work every day and a calming and gentle love for my patients.  I love to bring joy to work with me, and you will likely see me singing a Disney sound, playing on the ground or discussing the latest fashion trends to put my patients at ease. I will do everything I can to devote myself to providing the best care possible to my patients and their families.