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| Fredericka
Heller, MD, FACOG, CCD
Fredericka Heller, MD, is a native of Berks County. She is a member of the medical staff of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center and is a board certified member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Heller is a graduate of Vassar College. She received her medical degree from The University of Pennsylvania Medical School. She completed her specialty training at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She is currently the Chair of the Section of Obstetrics, Department of OB/GYN at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Heller is on the faculty of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center’s OB-GYN residency training program and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Professional memberships include: American Medical Association, American Medical Women’s Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, International Society of Clinical Densitometrists, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Berks County Medical Society (President 2007) and the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia. Active in the community, Dr. Heller served as a board member of the Hispanic Center of Reading and also helped initiate the Hispanic Center Scholarship Fund for Latino students. She speaks both Spanish and English. In 2000, she received the “Women of Distinction Award” from the Great Valley Girl Scout Council, and is a frequent speaker at community programs and events. Beth Clifford, RN Beth is a registered nurse and a 2001 Reading Hospital School of Nursing graduate. She has worked in Labor and Delivery and Pediatrics before joining our staff in August 2004. She provides care, support and education to all our maternity patients. She lives in Schuylkill County at Lake Wynonah. She enjoys spending her spare time on the lake and outdoors with her husband and 2 young daughters. Bridget Cortellessa Bridget is a registered sonographer with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a member of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and has 14 years of ultrasound experience. She has been with our practice since 2002. She has 2 children and enjoys going to ice hockey games and spending spare time traveling with her children in their camper. Soni Dzurkovich, RN Soni is a registered nurse and a 1993 graduate of The Reading Hospital School of Nursing. She is certified in obstetrics and has worked as a Labor and Delivery nurse since 1995. She joined our practice in November 2005 and provides care and education to our maternity patients. She lives in Wernersville along with her husband and 2 daughters. She loves the beach and spending time with her family. Laurie Herb Laurie is a radiologic technologist and graduated from The Reading Hospital and Medical Center’s School of Radiologic Technology in 1996. She joined our practice in 2002, and currently performs Dexa (bone density) scans for the diagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis. She is a member of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry and a certified densitometry technologist (CDT). Laurie is a mother of two and enjoys reading and working out at the gyn. Carol Faust Carol is our receptionist at the front desk of our office. She lives in Schuylkill County and travels over an hour each way to work with us. She just joined our staff in February 2001. Carol enjoys reading, spending time with her niece and nephews (and cats) and is involved with many church youth activities. Amy Hull, MSN, CRNP Amy received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from West Chester University in 1999. She then worked for 6 years at Phoenixville Hospital in the maternity department. She received her Masters of Science degree in nursing and her nurse practitioner certification in 2005 from Widener University. She joined our practice in November 2005, and has recently limited her hours to part-time so that she can teach nursing students at Eastern University. Her hobbies include reading and yoga. Vanessa Lopez We first met Vanessa in January 2007 during her externship at our practice through Berks Technical Institute. After she graduated with an associate degree in April, she joined the practice as a medical assistant. She is also a medic in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Her hobbies include reading and spending time with her daughter. Jackelyn Ortega Jacky graduated from Reading High School and worked for an electronics company before joining Women’s Lifecycles. She handles all our medical records filing and speaks fluent Spanish and therefore is able to translate for our Spanish-speaking patients. Jacky enjoys reading and being taxi mom for her son. Lori Spengler, LPN Lori received her license for practical nursing upon graduation from Reading-Muhlenberg VoTech in 1982 and trained at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She then worked at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center for 8 years. She joined our staff in April 2001. In addition to functioning as Dr. Heller’s medical assistant, Lori also schedules surgical procedures for the operating room. She also makes telephone calls to patients with laboratory results, relaying Dr. Heller’s recommendations and scheduling any follow-up appointments or procedures. Lori enjoys spending time with her son and being with her dogs. Barbara Stricker Barb is our office manager. (It’s Barb’s voice you hear on our answering machine.) She received an associate degree as medical secretary in 1974 and the worked for the Du Pont Company’s engineering department until 1980 when she moved to Berks County. She first met Dr. Heller while secretary to the medical director at Reading Hospital. She joined our practice 2 months after we opened (in 1984) as a part-time secretary and soon moved into the insurance billing person. With the advent of HMO’s she then took on the responsibilities of obtaining HMO authorizations and precertifications, and has thus became our jack-of-all-trades person that we all rely upon for all aspects of office services. Barb and her husband live on their organic dairy farm (she prefers working with people rather than cows) and has two sons. She enjoys spending time with her family and making trips to Ocean City, Maryland. Ruth Winkle Ruth has been with us since 2002 as a check-out person in the front office. She has a B.S. degree from Albright College in Family and Consumer Science and taught at the high school level. Ruth lives in Berks County with her husband and has two grown children. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, travel, crafts and working out at the gym. Rosemarie Wolfel Rose is our billing coordinator. She is a newcomer to our practice having joined us in June 2006. Rose has more than 20 years experience in medical office management and medical billing. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders. Rose and her husband have three grown children and several grandchildren. Rose enjoys walking for exercise, container gardening and of course spending time with her children and grandchildren. |
