Three new physicians recently joined Specialty Physicians of Illinois LLC and are accepting new patients in Olympia Fields.
Gastroenterologist Amer AlSamman, MD; cardiologist Brittany Dixon, MD, FACC; and breast surgical oncologist Raquel Gonzalez Heredia, MD, PhD all joined Specialty Physicians this fall.
AlSamman is a board-certified gastroenterologist. He attended medical school at the University of Alexandria Medical School in Alexandria, Egypt, and served as chief resident during his internal medicine residency at TriHealth-Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. and completed an interventional endoscopy fellowship at UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif.
AlSamman’s clinical interests are pancreatic and biliary diseases, Barrett’s esophagus and obesity. He is accepting new patients at Franciscan Health Gastroenterology Olympia Fields, 3700 W. 203rd St., Suite 201A. To make an appointment, call 708-679-2120.
Dixon is a board-certified cardiologist. She attended medical school at Harvard Medical School in Boston and completed her residency at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. She completed her fellowship in cardiology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Among Dixon’s clinical interests are women’s heart health, congestive heart failure, lipid management and valvular heart disease. She is accepting new patients at Franciscan Health Heart and Vascular Institute Olympia Fields, 3800 W. 203rd St., Suite 204. To make an appointment, call 708-679-2670.
Gonzalez Heredia is a breast surgical oncologist. She attended medical school at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid School of Medicine in Madrid. She completed her residency and a fellowship in interdisciplinary breast disease at UI Health in Chicago. Among her clinical interests are robotics, oncoplastic surgical procedures and benign breast disorders.
Gonzalez Heredia is accepting new patients at the Franciscan Health Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, 3900 W. 203rd St. in Olympia Fields. To make an appointment, call 708-855-7070.
