About Dr. Hazel It was from a conversation with her father during junior high school that Heather S. Hazel, MD, decided to become a doctor. She was already leaning toward nursing. “My grandmother was a nurse and I was always interested in the things that she did since I was little,” she says. But once her dad suggested the next... Read More about Heather Hazel, MD - Beacon Medical Group La Porte

About Dr. Pavey Deborah Pavey, MD, can pinpoint the exact year she decided to come a physician. When she was a sophomore in high school, her family spent a lot of time at Riley Hospital for Children, due to her siblings’ various medical conditions. “I grew to love the physician-patient relationship,” she says. “Once I discovered my love for anatomy... Read More about Deborah Pavey, MD - Beacon Medical Group La Porte

About Dr. Lingle A high school conference about genetics and medicine is what inspired Dr. Ryan M. Lingle to become a doctor. Because Dr. Lingle is the first doctor in his family, his experience in medical school was vital in finding his specialty. “I decided to become a family doctor when I was in medical school and started working with... Read More about Ryan Lingle, DO - Beacon Medical Group La Porte

Teresa received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Purdue University and doctorate in nursing practice from Valparaiso University. She is nationally certified as a family nurse practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Teresa has worked in the Porter Regional Hospital Emergency Department in Valparaiso, the Renal Metabolic Unit at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, the Intensive Care Unit at... Read More about Teresa Parkhouse, NP - Beacon Medical Group La Porte

About Carley Brewster Even though Carley Brewster, DNP always thought she would have a career in medicine, she began on a different path before changing her major during her first year of college. “I decided to obtain the most terminal clinical degree for my profession of nursing and worked to achieve my DNP,” she says. Carley earned her Bachelor of... Read More about Carley Brewster, DNP - Beacon Medical Group La Porte