Physician: Dr. Janice Rossbach
Dr. Rossbach completed medical school at the University of Illinois in 1980. She is currently licensed as an allopathic physician in the state of Illinois, specializing in internal medicine. She has worked at Lawndale Christian Health Center since 1984.

Physician Assistance: William Flores, PA
After graduating from Midwestern and passing his boards as a PA, William began working full-time at LCHC in 2003 in the main clinic as well as the TB clinic. In 2005, he completed training and rotation in HIV-specific care and will join the HIV team at LCHC seeing some of our Spanish-speaking patients.

Supervisor: Allison Pizzi
Allison received a bachelors degree in Social Work from Taylor University in 2002 and a masters degree in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University in 2003 with concentrations in social policy and substance abuse. She provides supervision and oversight to primary care, case management, testing and counseling, and outreach activities related to HIV. Allison also oversees LCHC’s substance abuse services. She was been at LCHC since August 2003. Allison can be reached at allisonpizzi@lawndale.org or 773.650.3227.

Health Support Worker/Case Manager: Jerry Bolden
A long-time resident of the Lawndale community, Jerry provides case management and support to approximately 40 HIV-positive men and women. Jerry also co-leads the English support group. He has been a member of LCHC’s HIV team since 1998. Jerry can be reached at jerrybolden@lawndale.org or 773.650.3200 extension 1151.

Health Support Worker/Case Manager: Ana Collazo
Ana is currently working toward her degree in theology. In addition to serving as the HIV team’s bilingual case manager, Ana also facilitates the Spanish support group and sits on the team’s Continuous Quality Improvement committee. Ana has been providing case management to LCHC’s Spanish-speaking HIV patients since 1996. Ana can be reached at annacollazo@lawndale.org or 773.650.3200 extension 1335 .

Test Counselor: Lucia Canas
Lucia is a nurse by education, thus providing a strong resource to the team’s clinical as well as health support services. She serves as the full-time HIV test counselor at the Ogden location, providing pre- and post-test counseling and education to LCHC patients and walk-ins. In addition to her test counseling, she serves as a main source of data entry for HIV primary care. Lucia began as an Outreach Worker in 2003, and became a full-time test counselor in 2004. Lucia can be reached at luciacanas@lawndale.org or 773.843.3000 extension 1283.