Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Welcomes Alpine Family Physicians to the Advocate Medical Group

Barrington, Ill – Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital welcomes Alpine Family Physicians to the Advocate Medical Group (AMG) network of family practices. The eight-physician group has locations at 350 Surryse Road, Suite 100 in Lake Zurich, Ill. and 1345 Ryan Parkway in Algonquin, Ill.

““The Alpine group of physicians are long-standing, loyal members of our medical staff” said Karen Lambert, President, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital “and thousands of their patients have utilized our hospital, imaging centers and fitness center through the years. We are thrilled to have them join the ranks of the Advocate Medical Group and help us shape a strong future in health care for our communities.”

The new AMG family medicine physicians at the Lake Zurich location, now referred to as Advocate Medical Group – Lake Zurich, are:

Shad Ahmad, MD

Alison Drumm, MD

John Kolb, MD

Robert Trauscht

Jeffrey Uhler, MD

Physician assistants at this location are: Kristine Burgess, PA-C; Courtney Kelly, PA-C; and Mary Mueller, PA-C.

The new AMG family medicine physicians at the Algonquin location, now referred to as Advocate Medical Group – Algonquin – Ryan Parkway, are:

Philip Favia, MD

Raza Mehdi, MD

Brent Petersen, MD

Physician assistants at this location are: Dawn Koterbski, PA-C and Rebecca Lukens, PA-C.

All eight physicians are board-certified in family medicine.

Services and treatments offered on-site include echocardiogram, spirometry and ultrasound.

To schedule an appointment with any of these new AMG physicians, call 847.438.2144 (Lake Zurich) or 847.658.9555 (Algonquin), or visit www.amgdoctors.com.

About Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois is a 169-bed acute care hospital with more than 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties. It is part of Advocate Health Care, named one of the Top Ten hospital systems in the U.S. by Thomson-Reuters. Good Shepherd has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. Good Shepherd was the only hospital in the Chicago metropolitan area to receive this recognition. Advocate is a faith-based organization that exists to serve its communities. Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2012. For more about Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, visit www.advocatehealth.com/goodshep

About Advocate Medical Group

Advocate Medical Group is a physician-led medical group providing primary care, specialty services, medical imaging, outpatient services and community-based medical practices throughout Chicagoland and Central Illinois. One of the state’s largest medical groups with more than 1,100 primary and specialty care physicians in over 200 locations, Advocate Medical Group is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the leading, integrated health care systems in the nation. More information can be found at amgdoctors.com, or by calling 1.800.3.ADVOCATE (1.800.323.8622).