Forward Focus Concierge Medicine

11/26/2025

Our Forward Focus Family wishes you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving!

11/19/2025

Medical Weight Management - What's it all about?? Our Dr. Alina Elperin has an in depth chat with Mike DeMarco on this Educated Patient Podcast. Great information to have. Check it out - click on the link:

Alina Elperin, M.D., breaks down why obesity is a chronic medical condition — not a character flaw — and how personalized treatment can empower lasting change.

11/17/2025

Please join us in welcoming Marissa Versalle, DO to the Forward Focus Family. We are very excited that she will be begin seeing patients on January 5, 2026 in our Lake Forest office. Welcome Dr. Versalle! For more information on Dr. Versalle click on the link: https://www.forwardfocusmed.com/marissa-versalle-do.
If you are interested in joining her practice contact Lisa Lewis at 847-234-8100.

Doctors Gary Schaffel and Steven Lasin of Forward Focus Concierge Medicine provide personalized health care and understanding in the Lake Forest, Illinois area.

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

Diabetes Awareness Day with our Lake Forest, Northfield and Highland Park Teams.

11/10/2025

Our very own, Dr. Steven Lasin. recently wrote a Blog about Diabetes and some recent remarkable developments in the field. Take a look at what he has to say by clicking on the link: https://www.forwardfocusmed.com/news/about-diabetes-2025-basics-most-recent-developments

11/03/2025

How do you know when it is time to pivot medical intervention to comfort care only? What questions should we be asking our care team to help with decision making? How do I make peace with this process? Join Dr. Twaddle and Rabbi Lowenstein this Wednesday, November 5 from 5:30-6:30pm CST via Webinar "Navigating Hospice Care" for answers to your questions. For more information and/or to register click on the link: https://www.forwardfocusmed.com/news/navigating-hospice-care-webinar

11/02/2025

November is American Diabetes Awareness Month

10/28/2025

We are fortunate to have Dr. Martha Twaddle and Rabbi Steven Lowenstein team up to talk with us on Wednesday, November 5, via a webinar, "Navigating Hospice Care", from 5:30-6:30 pm CST. They will discuss the physical and spiritual journey you or a loved one experiences when diagnosed with a progressive serious illness that requires medical intervention. For more information and/or to register click on the link: https://www.forwardfocusmed.com/news/navigating-hospice-care-webinar