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Meet our Team

The Adult Down Syndrome Center is fortunate to have a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, an occupational therapist, a licensed clinical social worker, a nurse, certified medical assistants, patient/family advocates, patient service representatives, a project manager for research and education, a practice manager, and an administrative supervisor.

Click the headers below to learn more about the team at the Adult Down Syndrome Center! 

Brian Chicoine, MD

 

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Dr. Chicoine is a family physician and the medical director of the Center. He co-founded the Center in January 1992. He is on the faculty of Family Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Dr. Chicoine received his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. He has provided medical care for adults with intellectual disabilities for over 30 years and has presented and written extensively on caring for adults with Down syndrome.

Erin Dominiak, MD

 

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Dr. Dominiak is a family physician who joined the team in September 2007. She is on the faculty of Family Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Dr. Dominiak received her medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, during which she trained at the Adult Down Syndrome Center.

Hannah Graham, MD

 

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Dr. Graham is a family physician who joined the team in September 2021. She is on the faculty of Family Medicine at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Dr. Graham received her medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, during which she trained at the Adult Down Syndrome Center. After completing her residency in 2017, she practiced general family medicine in the Chicagoland area.

Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L

 

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Dr. Frank is an occupational therapist who joined the team in August 2016. She received her degree in occupational therapy from Saint Louis University and her PhD in disability studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Frank has been in the field of occupational therapy since 2001. She has worked with individuals with Down syndrome of all ages.

Abby Rowley, LCSW

 

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Abby is a licensed clinical social worker who joined the team in August 2022. She received a bachelor's degree in community health with a concentration in disability studies and a master's degree of social work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has experience as a school social worker, both in the public school system and a private special education school.

Pat Zidek, RN

 

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Pat is a registered nurse who joined the team in November 2021.

Jacqueline Baylon

 

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Jackie is a certified medical assistant who joined the team in June 2018.

Ana Appelman

 

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Ana is a certified medical assistant who joined the team in June 2019.

Giselle Rodriguez

 

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Giselle is a certified medical assistant who joined the team in March 2021.

Ann Garcia

 

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Ann is a patient advocate who joined the team in September 2017.

Jennifer Smid

 

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Jennifer is a patient advocate who joined the team in November 2022.

Shirley Lange

 

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Shirley is a patient service representative and medical office assistant who joined the team in June 2004.

Sandy Schumacher

 

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Sandy is a patient service representative who joined the team in January 2022.

Laura (Chicoine) Krohn

 

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Laura is a project manager for research and education who joined the team in April 2017.

Hayley Gates

 

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Hayley is a practice manager who joined the team in February 2022.

Brenda Pizarro

 

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Brenda is an administrative supervisor who joined the team in March 2022.

Learn more about the Adult Down Syndrome Center.

Schedule an Appointment

Call to schedule an appointment.* Our patient forms opens in new windowmust be filled out prior to an initial visit. You can expect a physical exam to be performed and a complete medical history to be recorded by our experts at your first appointment.

Call 847-318-2303

*We are currently accepting Illinois residents who are 12 and older. Read our out-of-state policy opens in new window if you live elsewhere.

 

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