Dr. Tolat grew up around medicine. His father is a kidney specialist. “I was able to shadow him when I was a freshman in high school. I was intrigued by being part of a team that helps someone at their most vulnerable point. That’s what motivated me to pursue a career in medicine.” Dr. Tolat was drawn to hospital medicine... Read More about Nicholas Tolat, MD

Dr. Kapoor considered engineering and economics careers before becoming a scribe in an emergency room during college. A scribe is someone who follows the provider into every patient room and charts the patient's history and chief complaint for their visit. “That experience sold me on medicine because I was working directly with patients. That’s the big difference between being in... Read More about Sushant Kapoor, DO

Born and raised in Indiana, Dr. Kim knew medicine and particularly emergency medicine, were his future. “I enjoyed the sciences and helping people. I decided to go to medical school and found that emergency medicine was my favorite because I could help people in their most dire situation, with their most acute need.” Before medicine, Dr. Kim was a Boy... Read More about Michael Kim, MD

I graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1999 and completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin for Internal Medicine in 2002. I have worked as a hospitalist for 19 years in Wisconsin and Illinois. I have been with Blessing since 2011, first as Hospitalist Medical Director, transitioning to Chief Quality and Safety Officer in 2015. I... Read More about Mary Barthel, MD

“I’ve always started my day knowing I can change at least one person’s life for the better. Everyone on this planet deserves to feel supported and not alone.” Chelsea experienced people’s need for support as well as medical care first-hand earlier in her nursing career. She was part of the care team for a patient who was hospitalized for months... Read More about Chelsea Wilson, CNS

Dr. Ankeney uses the first moments of his time with a patient to establish a personal connection, one that will make the patient feel comfortable to share information with him that he needs to make a diagnosis and determine treatment. Those moments can save a life. Like the time a mother sought emergency care for her 5-year-old daughter for a... Read More about Arthur Ankeney, MD

Dr. Wang thrives on the intensity of critical care medicine. “What attracted me to becoming a doctor was being able to spend time with people. Working at the bedside in the intensive care unit, I’m able to guide patients and their loved ones through the most difficult moments of their lives. The critical care environment is the perfect combination of... Read More about Kevin Wang, DO

They say healthcare is a journey. Dr. Mang’eni (pronounced Man-Any) of the Neurology Outpatient Clinic has the education and experience to be the best guide he can be for his patients on their unique journey. “My goal is to be as useful to my patients as I can be,” he said. “I chose neurology because I am attracted to things... Read More about Owori B. Mang’eni, MD

A Mendon, Illinois, native, Lindsay’s nursing career path may not have been typical, but it was effective. “I was initially interested in medicine after watching my grandmother’s struggle with multiple myeloma. However, life had other plans. I served in the Navy Reserves as a Seabee, working as a maintenance electrician for the Navy and for a multinational manufacturing company for... Read More about Lindsay Hoebing, APRN-FNP-C

Dr. Kataria’s grandfather was a role model. The death of his grandfather due to a stroke fueled his mission to become a doctor. While Dr. Kataria already had a deep interest in science and math, he would go on to volunteer at hospitals in his New Jersey hometown during high school and later work as a volunteer emergency medical technician.... Read More about Anshu Kataria, MD

Dr. Surya calls it a “great privilege” to take care of her patients. “The trust they have in me motivates me every single day to do my best.” She is also motivated by and grateful for the memories her patients give her, including the man she cared for in the hospital during the pandemic. He was very sick when admitted,... Read More about Surya Polavarapu, MD

Dr. Moroze is an extra-special specialist. In addition to his skill as an orthopedic surgeon - doing total joint replacements and all the other exceptional things you would expect that help people return to their activities of daily living without pain – he is also a “revisionist.” That’s an orthopedic surgeon who is also skilled in replacing artificial joints that... Read More about Sean Moroze, MD

I love psychiatry because it is the perfect combination of neurobiological and psychosocial sciences.   Psychiatry is, in my view, one of the broadest specialties in modern medicine, because we have to treat the whole person, not just their brains; we have to think about them not only as biological entities but also ones with minds, feelings, values and relationships,... Read More about Bejoy John, MD

As a high school student interested in science, the day Daniel Boeder held a human heart in his hands during a visit to St. Louis University was the day he knew he wanted to be a doctor.    Ultimately his focus became the human brain – child and adolescent psychiatry in particular.   “I had family members who needed mental... Read More about Daniel Boeder, MD

A Quincy native, Shana started her nursing career by following in her grandmother and mother’s footsteps by becoming a certified nursing assistant. “My CNA instructor said the best nurses start from the ground up. That stuck with me because I knew I wanted to go farther in my nursing career.” As an LPN, RN and now an MSN nurse practitioner,... Read More about Shana Clarkson, APRN, NP-C

Dr. Matthew Brewer is a member of the Blessing Hospital Emergency Medicine Team.