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Lake County, IL
File #: 25-1037    Version: 1 Name: LIP Reappointment
Type: GC Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 8/7/2025 In control: Lake County Community Health Center Governing Council
On agenda: Final action: 9/9/2025
Title: Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) Reappointment - Burke

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Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) Reappointment – Burke

 

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Presented are nineteen (19) LIP for reappointment. The proper verifications have been carried out and there were no identified issues. The Medical Director has verified the privileges requested by the provider are appropriate for the provider’s training and experience. The Medical Director, the Board of Health Credentialing Committee, and the Governing Council Personnel Committee have studied the applications, raised questions where necessary, and based upon satisfactory responses, recommends approval of the request for reappointment.

 

Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) Reappointment

                     Nimat Akorede, APRN, Psychiatry-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

                     Aileen Benjakul, MD, Internal Medicine

                     Kokeela Rathi, MD, Internal and Addiction Medicine

                     Marina Smirnov, MD Psychiatry

                     Carlie Terchin, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner

                     Mamerto Villamonte, DDS, Dentist

                     Genevieve Waldschmidt, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner

                     Joanna Caban, MD Psychiatry

                     Jamie Esmon, DO, Pediatrics

                     Kathy Sonenthal, MD, Allergy and Immunology

                     Daram Reddy, MD Psychiatry

                     Nuha Shair, MD, Pediatrics

                     Nagham Al-Bana, MD, Family Medicine

                     Evelyn Chou, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner

                     Omar Cockey, DMD, Dentist

                     Susan Felsenthal, MD, Internal Medicine

                     Joshua Nathan, MD, Psychiatry

                     Teresita Rodriguez-Florido, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner

                     Suketu Patel, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner

 

Suggested Motion

To approve the reappointment of nineteen (19) licensed independent practitioners, as presented.