Author: Gina Brown

Dr. Portela is a Board Certified pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She graduated from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago with a Bachelor of Science and a minor in Sociology. After college, she worked as a case manager at Casa Central in Humboldt Park. Soon after she graduated with honors from Ross University School of Medicine.

Dr. Portela completed her residency in pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Currently, she is obtaining her Masters in Healthcare Administration at National Louis University.

Dr. Portela was born in Colombia, South America and raised in Logan Square. She is bilingual and understands the multicultural facets of society to medicine.

Her special interests are in areas of high-risk pediatric patients: newborns, obesity, nutrition, and asthma/allergy illnesses. Dr. Portela has been an enthusiastic and dedicated member of the Angel Harvey Family Health Center team since her arrival in 2017. She has recently stepped into the role of Interim Chief Medical Officer and brings the same vigor and energy to her leadership as she has as a provider and leader of our Comer Sano/Eat Healthy group.

This year we presented Lesley Arroyo with our premiere Living Our Legacy Award. Lesley’s work in the CHAT department makes her an exceptional example of how our Living Legacies help promote the mission and vision of the Angel Harvey Family Health Center. Continue reading “Living Our Legacy: Lesley Arroyo”

Living a healthy lifestyle takes persistence and effort. Still, with our busy and at times chaotic lives, it’s can feel easier to give in to the convenient and often unhealthy desires of our children as a way to reward them for good behavior and grades. Here’s a short list of healthy and inexpensive rewards to motivate your child to keep up the great work. Continue reading “Healthy and Affordable Ways to Reward Your Kids”

Cynthia Arias-Cardoso, MS, QMHP wants us to expand what it means to care for the health and well-being of women and children within the first year of birth. Continue reading “Creciendo Juntos; A Conversation with Cynthia Arias-Cardoso”