Meet the Team

Lyna Massih is a board certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She graduated from Damascus University Medical School in 1984. She completed her internship in general pediatrics at New York Medical College and residency at the University of Chicago/Mercy Hospital. Since then, she has been working as a general pediatrician in

Mara Maas is a board certified pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is originally from South Carolina and obtained her bachelors degree from Duke University. She received her medical degree from Northwestern University and completed pediatric residency at Loyola University School of Medicine in Maywood, IL. Since graduating from residency in

Charmaine Cardozo is a board certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Michigan and attended Wayne State medical school. After finishing pediatric residency at Loyola University in Maywood, IL, Dr. Cardozo came to work at Children’s Wellness Center in 2006. She has

Ashlee Connelly is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She received her Bachelors in Nursing from Marquette University and her Master’s degree from RUSH University Medical Center. Before working at Children’s Wellness Center, Ashlee was a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit. Ashlee’s interests are preterm and term infant health and wellness. Ashlee is the

Jennifer Noonan is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She received her Bachelors in Nursing from Northern Illinois University in 2007 and her Master’s degree from Rush University Medical Center in 2014. Prior to working at Children’s Wellness Center, Jen worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner for 4 years and before that as a nurse