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Risha Fennell, MD, Family Medicine, Springfield, IL

RishaFennellMDFASAM(She/Her)

Family Medicine • Springfield, IL

Addiction Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, Rural Health

MD, FASAM

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Summary

  • Sobriety can heal people and ease the need for prisons. As of 2022, I am a full-time medical director at Logan Correctional Center for women in Lincoln, IL. I am Board Certified in Family Medicine through ABFM and Addictions Medicine through ABPM. My goal is to start a Friday-only virtual (telemed) Addiction practice in 2023 and continue serving the women in custody Monday through Thursday.

Clinical Expertise

  • Addiction medicine, Primary care / Family practice

Education & Training

  • Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
    Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1997 - 2000
  • Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2020 - 2020
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2020 - 2020
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2020 - 2020
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2017 - 2018
  • American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Family Physician of the Year Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, 2009

Committees

  • Member, Government Relations Committee, IAFP 2019 - 2020
  • member, Acute Care Committee - FHN (hospital EMR) 2017 - 2020
  • Member, Meditech Ambulatory Care -FHN 2017 - 2020
  • member, Substance Abuse Task Force - Freeport IL 2017 - 2018
  • Board Member, Area Health Education Advisory Board - AHEC 2013 - 2020
  • Chair, Breastfeeding Task Force - IAFP 2013 - 2014

Professional Memberships

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