
Patient Experience Monthly Highlights
As part of our continuing mission to provide exceptional patient experience at SIU Medicine, and in tandem with our Forward Together colleague recognition program, we are sharing positive patient

January Employee of the Month
The employee of the month for January 2020 is Rhonda Loyd , Office Manager, in the Department of Surgery. Her nominator said: “Rhonda consistently demonstrates the behavior standards. She helps to

Cancer survivors, local businesses advocate for breast reconstruction awareness in Sept. 28 fashion show
SIU Medicine is bringing the New York City catwalk to the cornfields of New Berlin. The Institute for Plastic Surgery at SIU Medicine is teaming up with area businesses to educate women about their

Research that resonates: Bauer & Brozoski retiring
Carol Bauer, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, and Tom Brozoski, PhD, research professor in Otolaryngology, have retired from their respective

AOA Medical Society Honorees
The following individuals were elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society by the ETA Chapter of Illinois. Students - Class of 2019: Margaret Armstrong, Mary Brandt, Jeffrey

Mellinger Receives St. John's Recognition
SIU would like to congratulate department of Surgery's Dr. John Mellinger on being selected as a HSHS St. John's Hospital Physican of the Year . This award honors a physician who consistently reflects

SIU Surgeon Earns Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award
The American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons has named Michael Neumeister, MD, FACS, chair of the Department of Surgery and a professor of surgery at SIU School of Medicine, the organization's

SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery Patient to Take Center Stage at New York Fashion Week
Breast cancer survivor and SIU Institute for Plastic Surgery patient Susan Danenberger will have the opportunity to show what life can look like after breast cancer while at New York Fashion Week

Audiologist Jennifer L. Berry Named "Best of Springfield"
SIU Medicine audiologist Jennifer L. Berry, AuD, CCC-A, took the title "Best Audiologist" in the Illinois Times' 2018 Best of Springfield awards. Hundreds of readers took to the internet to cast their