Over the years we have succeeded in hiring physicians with world-class credentials and down home bedside manners. Our Physicians have trained at some of the most renowned medical institutions in the world – Columbia, UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Pennsylvania, Rush-Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Illinois, Yale, Northwestern, Children's Memorial and Johns Hopkins. We travel to the world finest medical institutions to continue our own education, and often to teach others.
Meet Our Specialists
Orthopedic
Surgery
Steven G. Glasgow - M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Dr. Glasgow attended the University of Pennsylvania for both undergraduate studies and medical school. He completed his residency at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at the same institution under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Torg. Dr, Glasgow is Board Certified and a fellow of the A.A.O.S. He is a team physician for Northern Illinois University.
Michele T. Glasgow - M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Dr. Glasgow is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. She completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and then a Shoulder Fellowship under the direction of Dr. Louis Bigliani at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. She is Board Certified and a fellow of the A.A.O.S. She is a team physician for Northern Illinois University.
Photine Liakos - M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Dr. Liakos is originally from DeKalb. She completed both
her undergraduate and medical school education at Washington University
in St. Louis. Her residency was completed at Washington University
Medical Center. She completed a Fellowship in Foot and Ankle
Surgery under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Johnson at Washington
University. Dr.
Liakos is Board Certified
and a fellow of the A.A.O.S.
Russell J. Bodner - M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Dr. Bodner is a graduate of the University of Delaware. He completed his medical school training at the University of California-Los Angeles. His residency was completed at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a Fellowship in Trauma Surgery in Innsbruck, Austria under the direction of Dr. Emil Beck. He also completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship under the direction of Dr. Richard Steadman in Lake Tahoe. Dr. Bodner is board certified and a fellow of the A.A.O.S. He is a team physician for Northern Illinois University.
Rajeev
K. Jain, M.D.
Dr. Jain joined Sycamore’s MidWest Orthopaedic Institute
six months ago following a fellowship in lower extremity reconstruction
at the prestigious Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, CA. He is the
only orthopedic surgeon in the area who specializes in total
joint replacement. He also has a special interest in treating
hip and knee arthritis. He graduated from the University of Michigan
and earned his medical degree at Michigan State University. He
completed his internship and residency at McLaren Regional Medical
Center in Michigan. He has authored numerous articles and presentations
relating to the hip and knee and is in the process of completing
several others.
John
F. Lacart, M.D.
Dr. Lacart did his undergraduate
work at DePauw University and went to medical school at University
of Illinois, Chicago and Rush Medical College. He went
on to do his surgical internship at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s. Dr.
Lacart did his residency at Northwestern University, Northwestern
Memorial Hospital, St. Francis, and Lutheran General Hospital. He
did his fellowship at Northwestern University and was Chief resident
at both Children’s Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial
hospital.
Robert
Swartz - M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Dr. Swartz received both
his undergraduate and medical
degrees from the University
of Illinois. He completed
his residency in orthopaedic
surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center in New York
City. He went on to
complete a fellowship / Hand
/ Upper Extremity Surgery
at Harvard University. Dr.
Swartz is Board Certified
in orthopaedic surgery and
has a Certificate of added
qualification in Hand Surgery,
issued by the American Board
of Orthopaedic Surgery. He
is a fellow of the A.A.O.S.
Neurosurgery
Martin
E. Gryfinski - M.D., F.A.A.N.S. Dr. Gryfinski received
his undergraduate degree in
pre-med at Loyola University
and attended medical school
at Rush Medical College in
Chicago. He completed
his residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St.
Luke’s Medical Center
in Neurosurgery. Dr.
Gryfinski is a member of the
Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons
and is a fellow in the American
Association of Neurosurgical
Surgeons, (A.A.N.S.). Born
and raised in the Chicago area,
Dr. Gryfinski attended Gordon
Tech High School and now lives
in St. Charles with his wife
and three children.
Rheumatology
Stephen
Kozlowski - M.D., F.A.C.R. Dr. Kozlowski received
his undergraduate and medical
school education at Loyola
University of Chicago. His
residency was in Internal
Medicine at Northwestern
University Medical School. Dr.
Kozlowski went on to complete
his fellowship in Rheumatology
at the McGaw Medical Center
at Northwestern University.
Dr. Kozlowski is board
certified and is a fellow
of the F.A.C.R. In
addition to managing a
full time clinical practice
of rheumatology, he has
dedicated himself to educating
medical students and residents
in the fields of arthritis
and related conditions
for the last twenty plus
years.
Podiatry
Thomas
S. Dwyer, D.P.M. Dr. Dwyer is originally
from Chicago. He is
a graduate of Notre Dame
University and completed
his podiatry training at
the Scholl College of Podiatric
Medicine in Chicago. He
has been in practice since
1987, and joined Midwest
in May of 2001.
Shane
M. York, DPM Dr. York received his
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
from Rosalind Franklin University
in Chicago. He went on to
complete a comprehensive
three year surgical residency
specializing in foot and
ankle disorders at Yale University
Hospital. Dr. York is board
qualified by the American
Board of Podiatric Surgery
and is driven to continue
to learn and teach. He has
participated in numerous
clinical trials and published
articles in the Journal of
Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Physician Assistant
Micheal Wank, PA-C
Micheal attained his BS with Honors at the Lyman Briggs School of Science at Michigan State University. He continued his education at Central Michigan University where he got his MS in Physician Assistant Studies. Micheal is a Board Certified Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
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