by Lisa Drennan CRM, PSS | Jun 19, 2024
Portland, Oregon-
Lisa Drennan CRM, PSS received a certificate from the Oregon Police for completion of MRT. Lisa is a survivor. She strives to help other survive through awareness and advocacy, prevention education and peer support. Lisa is a certified recovery mentor, as well as a peer support specialist in adult addictions, human rights, and anti-trafficking and lived experience consultant. She founded the Bullier House in honor of her grandparents. It is a non-profit that creates safe houses across the US. Lisa writes poetry and has 2 books to her credit. She is a member of the Oregon Moms for Addiction Recovery and the Portland Women in Business for Good.
by Sri R. Bonam M.D. | Jun 19, 2024
Pomona, New York-
Dr. Sri R. Bonam received her M.D at Andhra Medical College in India and she completed an Internship and Residency in Easton, Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in Nephrology from Jacobi Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Bonam is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Sub-Specialty in Nephrology at Renal Consultants P.C., located at 1 Medical Park Drive, in Pomona, New York. Dr. Bonam is Board Certified in Nephrology. She is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine and is affiliated with Good Samaritan, Nyack Hospital.
by Algimantas S. Kerpe M.D. | Jun 19, 2024
Geneva, Illinois-
Algimantas S. Kerpe, M.D., earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Ill.; completed an internship in psychiatry at the University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, Ill.; and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Kerpe also held positions as clinical instructors in medicine at both University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital. His clinical interests include diabetes, hypertension, migraines, stress, and anxiety, and keeps an open mind to alternative/complementary therapies.
Dr. Kerpe has been practicing in the Geneva, Tri-Cities area, for more than 30 years. His solo, independent practice is relationship-based and emphasizes a philosophy of active “Primary Caring—Where Health Meets Heart.” Many longstanding relationships he established continue to bring patients from across the country to see him. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He recently received a local Top Internist Award and in 2020, Geneva’s Best of the Fox Award. Dr. Kerpe maintains medical staff privileges at Northwestern Medicine’s Delnor Hospital in Geneva and serves as Medical Director for the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva. Outside of his office, at the hospital or Marklund campus, Dr. Kerpe loves spending time with his family, especially in his new role as Grandpa. He is an avid bicyclist and rides on many area trails.
by Robert A. Clarke M.D. | Jun 19, 2024
West Orange, New Jersey-
Dr. Robert A. Clarke received his MD in Internal Medicine at the Ross University School of Medicine and has trained at the University Hospital New Jersey Medical School. He is the present Chairman of the IPA (Independent Physicians Association) at Carewell Health Hospital in New Jersey, Physician Advisor at Carewell Health Hospital, Clinical instructor of medicine, and Clinical Preceptor at multiple teaching institutions. Dr. Clarke is president of the Jamaica and America Medical Association and President of The Help Jamaica Medical Mission a nonprofit organization that renders free Health care to poor underserved communities in New Jersey, Jamaica, and the African continent. He is the Chief Medical Advisor in Jamaica’s Northeast Diaspora. Dr. Clarke has been named Compassionate Doctor in 2016 and Top Internist in 2021 and received a Trailblazer Award. In his free time, he enjoys dominoes, skating, and golfing.
by Orlando Portal, M.D., President | Jun 19, 2024
Riverview, Florida-
Dr. Orlando Portal earned his M.D. at Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicinas de Villa Clara in 1991. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, in Chicago, Illinois, from 2005-2008. He is the President of Orlando Portal M.D. Inc. Dr. Portal has been practicing medicine for 30 years, providing personalized and comprehensive care for adults in Riverview and Tampa Bay. He is a Full-Service Primary Care Physician in Internal Medicine. He focuses on wellness checks for complex disease management, wound care, treatment of skin lesions, varicose veins, and EKG’s. Dr. Portal has given presentations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and nationally. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Certified with the National CPR Foundation Presentation. Dr. Portal is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida. He is a member of the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce.
