Meet Our Team
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Meet Our Providers
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Kenneth Blumenthal, D.O.
Doctor
Dr. Ken Blumenthal has been practicing medicine in Northwest Indiana since 1979. He completed his undergraduate degree at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and attended medical school at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine/Midwestern University where he also completed his post-graduate training. He is board certified in Family Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a member of the American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Asthma. He is a past president of the Porter County Medical Society and has received the President's Award of the American Lung Association of Indiana. Dr. Blumenthal lives with his wife Jeanne, an attorney, and has two children, Robert and David, and four grandchildren. He was the Medical Director of Camp SuperKids, an asthma camp for children with asthma sponsored by the American Lung Association of Indiana. Dr. Blumenthal holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwan Do and is an avid golfer, photographer, and bronze sculptor.
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Lauren Rigg, M.D.
Doctor
Dr. Lauren Rigg grew up in Northwest Indiana. She attended Lake Central High School, where she was an avid soccer player. She then completed her bachelor's degree from Purdue University and earned her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio. She then went on to complete her specialty fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Rigg is a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) and the American Academy of Allergy and Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). Dr. Rigg lives with her husband and two dogs. She enjoys being outside, spending time with her family, and reading fiction. Books that she loves to read again include Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes.
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Kathy DeCorte, N.P.
Nurse Practitioner
Kathy DeCorte is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a strong academic and clinical background. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Purdue University in West Lafayette in 2001 and later completed her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Olivet Nazarene University. She lives in St. John, Indiana with her husband and three sons. Outside of her professional life, Kathy enjoys cooking for her family and is an avid reader.
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Margaret Bazarko, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Margaret Bazarko, M.S., CCC-SLP, has been practicing speech language pathology in Northwest Indiana since 2000.
She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Audiology & Speech Sciences in May of 1997 and a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology in May of 2000, both from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. She has been an active member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) since 2000.
Her specialty services include evaluation and treatment of chronic cough, voice (i.e. vocal nodules/polyps; vocal cord weakness from aging or Parkinson’s Disease; etc.), and breathing (i.e. Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) disorders in all age groups. In addition, she specializes in swallowing disorders due to aging, stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, and other neurological disorders.
Margaret lives in Schererville, IN, with her husband Jason and their 2 children. She loves to spend time with her family, traveling, camping, skiing, and hiking.
