DOCTOR'S PANEL
Dr. Chin has been practicing at Associates in Ob-Gyn, S.C. since 2009 and is on staff at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. She completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at the University of Chicago then attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Illinois Medical Center. Dr. Chin received the award for Excellence in Gynecology during residency and has expertise in the incision-free Essure sterilization procedure. She is a recipient of Lutheran General’s Spirit Award, in addition to being one of the recognized physicians of the month this past April. “My philosophy is that the patient should receive compassionate and individualized medical care. I believe that excellence in care should be provided to best treat the various problems that women experience,” she says. Dr. Chin is married and has a 3-year-old son and a longhaired miniature dachshund named Louie. She enjoys volunteering her services at health fairs and seminars to help educate women; cooking; and spending time with family and friends. |
Dr. Serajian is recognized throughout the Chicago area for his advanced, personalized, caring approach to the early detection, prevention and rehabilitation of cardiac disease and venous disorders. He completed 11 years of school after college and is board certified in both osteopathic and medical boards, including cardiology, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology boards. He earned his biology degree from Transylvania University in Lexington and a degree from Pikeville Kentucky School of Osteopathic Medicine. The osteopathic holistic approach of medicine is about the wellness process and seeking out not only what makes someone ill but also what keeps a person well. Dr. Serajian specializes in minimally-invasive procedures, including Endovenous Laser Ablation, a minimally-invasive, in-office procedure for the treatment of varicose veins. A laser fiber is inserted directly into the vein that is causing the bulgy, unattractive and, often, painful varicose veins. The laser heats the vein lining, damaging it and causing it to collapse, shrink and disappear. This technique is painless and takes less than 30 minutes to perform. |
Board-Certified Dermatologist Dr. Derick, a Fremd High School graduate, received a B.S. degree summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. She then received her medical degree with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Following an internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Derick completed a dermatology residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where she served as Chief Resident during her final year. She is currently an instructor of clinical dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Derick has published several scholarly articles, and her work has been featured in national media sources, such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, as well as Glamour, Time, Shape, and Cooking Light magazines, among others. She has also been featured as an expert in cosmetic dermatology on NBC News and WGN News. Some of her cosmetic treatments include fillers, Botox®, laser and light therapies, topical treatments and much more. Dr. Derick is pleased to announce that she is accepting new patients at her practice in Barrington. |
As the medical director of Wellness Concepts, Dr. Plotkin has 46 years of experience, training and certification in areas of medical practice that are truly multi-dimensional and unlikely matched by other medical doctors. Dr. Plotkin brings this wide-range of knowledge to his practice and utilizes it to apply principles of medical basic sciences to the needs of individual patients, creating a truly effective and unique health process. Some of his many services include biotherapeutics, biopuncture, mesotherapy, prolotherapy, thermography and more. Dr. Plotkin is an American Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and has been on the faculty of two leading United States medical school for nearly three decades. He is homeopathics certified by examination of the Board of Homeopathic Examiners and is a lecturer and author in Complex Homeopathic Practice. Dr. Plotkin is fellowship trained in functional medicine and bio-identical hormone testing and prescribing and University of Wisconsin trained in Prolotherapy, an injection treatment which strengthens weakened connective tissue and alleviates musculoskeletal pain. |
In today’s world of quick, impersonal doctor visits, Sharon Duval, M.D. strives to be an “old-fashioned doctor” in the best sense of the word. Using a combination of 21st century technology and modern skills, she offers that good old bedside manner and has evolved her internal medicine practice to better meet the needs of her patients and community. It’s Dr. Duval’s goal to provide patients with personalized, compassionate healthcare, while taking the time to get to the root of the problem. As an internist, Dr. Duval is known as “the doctor’s doctor” and has completed intense, comprehensive medical training, focused on diagnosing, treating and preventing the myriad of diseases that affect adults throughout their lifetime. She works with patients 18 years of age and older and practices by the simple motto that all of her patients should be treated the way she would want her family treated. She spends as much time as needed with patients, welcomes any questions and educates them, so they can make informed decisions about their healthcare. Dr. Duval is committed to making a difference in each one of her patients’ lives. |
Founded with the belief that women really do understand women, Women’s Institute’s strives to offer the best in time-tested cosmetic and laser surgical options available today with the pursuit of uncompromising quality care. Featuring an all-female staff of board-certified plastic surgeons, Women’s Institutes physicians are committed to determining the individual needs of women and fulfilling them with the most realistic, safest and least-invasive methods possible. The Women’s institute staff is devoted to quality care and believes that all consults, from the initial, to operative, to post-operative should be done with the same physician. Dr. Hein’s experience and expertise results in natural, beautiful results. She aims to create a “non-operated” look and says her greatest compliment is when patients tell her that their friends noticed their incredible new look but weren’t able to pinpoint exactly what was different. Dr. Hein performs all procedures in Women’s Institute’s in-office, state-of-the-art Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care-accredited facility. Along with a full-range of plastic surgery procedures, aesthetic services are also offered.
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Sophia Chin, M.D.
Asif Serajian, D.O.
Amy Derick, M.D.
Martin Plotkin, M.D. 
Sharon Duval, M.D.
Jennifer M. Hein, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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