Lauren has 14 years of experience with patient care. She started her healthcare career as a Certified Nursing Assistant at a level 1 trauma center in a large community hospital in the Chicago area.
She became a Registered Nurse in 2011 and continued working for the same hospital. In 2014, she transitioned to outpatient patient care for a large community medical group in the orthopedic department.
Lauren received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Purdue in 2015 and her Master of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University in 2018. She is now a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Lauren is also certified as a fracture liaison service provider by the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Lauren became interested in a more holistic approach to medicine after working with trauma and pain patient's for years. She prefers to be proactive in the care she provides rather than reactive when it comes to the health of her patients.
When she's not caring for patients at our Naperville NIVA Health office, she loves to garden and spend time with her husband, 2 young daughters and their German Shepherd.