Our Staff

Internal Medicine

James E. Swanson, M.D., FACP
Michael R. Cochran, M.D., FACP
Stephen L. Kindred, M.D.
William J. Ray, M.D., FACP
John L. Poag, II, M.D.
Sven Klauss, M.D.
Peter S. Abadeer, D.O.
Lilla G. Berck, M.D.

Pediatrics / Internal Medicine

Eric J. Farinas, M.D.
Lucas C. Pogue, M.D.
James B. Hancock, M.D.
Jeffrey C. Hoschek, M.D.

Physician Profile

James E. Swanson, M.D., FACP
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Residency: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 1980

Michael R. Cochran, M.D., FACP
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Southern Illinois School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
Residency: Southern Illinois University
Joined Medical Hills: 1984

Steven L. Kindred, M.D.
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Joined Medical Hills: 1988

William J. Ray, M.D., FACP
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 1992

John L. Poag, M.D.
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Georgia
Residency: Penn State University, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown Pennsylvania
Joined Medical Hills: 2004

Eric J. Farinas, M.D.
General Internist: Internist & Pediatrics
Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Residency: OSF St. Francis, Peoria, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 2004

Lucas C. Pogue, M.D.
General Internist: Internist & Pediatrics
Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 2004

Sven Klauss, M.D.
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School & Residency: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Joined Medical Hills: 2005

Peter S. Abadeer, D.O.
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
Residency: OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 2005

James B. Hancock, M.D.
General Internist: Internist & Pediatrics
Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Residency: OSF St. Francis Medical Center U/I, Peoria, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 2005

Lilla G. Berck, M.D.
General Internist: Adult Medicine
Board Certified: Internal Medicine
Medical School: Southern Illinois University College of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Joined Medical Hills: 2007

Katy K. Wong, M.D.
General Internist: Rheumatology
Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Rheumatology
Medical School: University of Hawaii, John Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii
Residency: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Fellowship: Rheumatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Joined Medical Hills: 2004

Jeffrey C. Hoschek, M.D.
General Internist: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Board Certified: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois
Joined Medical Hills: 2008

Rheumatology

Katy K. Wong, M.D.

Nurse Practitioner

Denise D. Wilson, PhD, RN, CS, FNP

Administration

James P. McNeely, CMPE