Spencer Winters, MD

At the beginning of her nursing career, Donna knew right away that gerontology and palliative care was her passion. She felt it was imperative for people newly diagnosed with progressive diseases and advanced illnesses to understand their options for treatment and their ability to make decisions in accordance to personal healthcare goals. Donna is excited to come to work each day knowing she has a unique opportunity to help people overcome barriers to improve their health or outcomes. In her free time, Donna spends time with her family as well as time learning and exercising.

While attending medical school and residency in Chicago, Nadine was exposed to many different levels of care at the medical center she worked at. Aside from learning surgical aspects of anatomy, her biggest interest came to be caring for the most critically ill patients. Nadine’s biggest influences were the pulmonary critical care attendings at Loyola University, especially Drs. Fahley and Tobin. Nadine loves coming to work because of the relationships she’s formed with patients and colleagues. She is continually learning the science behind how diseases affect various parts of the human body in her role at Bronson.

Medicine has always been a part of Dr Iliev’s life and, as a general cardiologist, he serves people who might not otherwise have access to specialized care. Dr Iliev wants to help people maintain their quality and quantity of life by helping them manage and prevent cardiovascular disease. The ability to help people is what excites him about coming to work each day, as well as the opportunity to guide them through prevention, diagnosis and treatment while caring for them like family. “The personal and professional connections are priceless,” he explains. From a very young age, Dr Iliev observed his father, who worked as a doctor. He was inspired by how his father was able to make people feel better and give them hope.