Doctor joins Belleville Family Health Center
From Illinois Business Journal news services
BELLEVILLE – Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation has announced that Kristina Anderson, MD, has joined the family medicine team at Belleville Family Health Center, 180 S. Third St. in Belleville.
Anderson (left) manages care for patients of all ages with a special focus on women’s health, family
planning and minimally invasive office procedures.
“It’s my philosophy that patients should receive personalized, compassionate care from their doctor,” Anderson said. “Instead of delivering paternalistic medicine, I treat my patients as partners, to build a team that works toward helping them get the most years of healthy life they possibly can.”
She received her doctor of medicine degree from University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine and completed her residency in its Family and Community Medicine program. She is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. An advocate of international health, she has served a number of community outreach programs, including the MedZou Student Run Free Clinic and Project Homeless Connect. She has also volunteered as a resident physician on a medical service trip to Jamaica.
Anderson is accepting new patients at Belleville Family Health Center, and appointments can be scheduled by calling (618) 233-5480.
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2015, operates a network of 29 health centers across nine counties, with more than 150 medical providers.
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