Our Team
Lauren Broucek, APN, FNP-BC
Lauren is an Adult Nurse Practitioner supporting the outpatient vascular surgery team. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Grand Valley State University and Masters of Science in Nursing from Northern Illinois University. A fun fact about Lauren: she went to college on an athletic scholarship for softball and was a pitcher for 12 years.
Katy Carey, MSN, APN
Katy is an Adult Nurse Practitioner who supports the inpatient vascular surgery team. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from ISU and Masters of Science in Nursing from University of Illinois at Chicago. Her current interests include astrology/astronomy.
Kara Easton, MSN, APN
Kara is an Adult Nurse Practitioner supporting the vascular surgery team at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Illinois University and Masters of Science in Nursing from North Park University. A fun fact about Kara: she is a twin.
Rita Herm-Barabasz, MSN, APN
Rita is an Adult Nurse Practitioner supporting the inpatient vascular surgery team. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Masters in Science in Nursing from DePaul University. Additionally, she received her Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree from University of Illinois and a Doctoral in Nursing from UNLV.
Matt Meador, MSN, APN
Matt is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner supporting the outpatient vascular surgery clinic. He received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from University of Illinois at Chicago.
Rebekkah Sobolewski, MSN, APN
Rebekkah is an Adult Nurse Practitioner supporting the inpatient vascular surgery team. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marquette University and Masters of Science in Nursing from University of Illinois at Chicago. Her interests include spending time outdoors with her husband and three kids.