Co-Founder, MD, FACP, MSCP

Dr. Anne Schultz is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and clinical instructor of medicine at Northwestern University Medical School where she has won countless Excellence in Teaching awards. In 2020 Anne was honored to be elected by her peers to serve a four-year term as Governor of the American College of Physicians (ACP) for Northern Illinois. With 161,000 members, ACP is the largest medical specialty organization in the world. Anne’s clinical interests include cholesterol, high blood pressure, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease management and risk reduction. She has additional expertise, training and/or certification in menopause (Certified MSCP) and obesity (Member, Obesity Medicine Association).

Anne graduated cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1987. She was raised by two physician parents, Dr. Warren Furey and Dr. Nancy Furey. She attributes her parents’ love for their profession and her Jesuit education for her strong sense of “service above self”. Anne worked in policy research for the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, in Washington D.C., and for Aetna Health Plans before enrolling in graduate school for public health. She attended medical school at Northwestern University and was invited to continue her training there as a member of the 2000 Internal Medicine residency class where she received the A.A. Goldsmith Award. This award is given to the first-year resident who best exemplifies the ideal of genuine humaneness and empathy toward patients and the patients’ families.

Anne is recognized broadly as a connector and role model for general internists. At the April 2022, national ACP meeting, Anne and her father, Dr. Warren Furey, competed and placed first and second in the Annals of Internal Medicine National Story Slam. Watch the video of Dr. Schultz's award-winning story slam about the joy and privilege of doctoring HERE.

In addition to patient care, Anne served nearly two decades in clinical leadership for Northwestern Medicine. Anne is known as a mentor to early career physicians and champion of women in medicine. Anne continues to teach at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and has admitting privileges at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Beyond practicing medicine, Anne enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle having hiked sixty miles of the Tour Mont Blanc (TMB) Trail in the Alps and completed the Kortelopet of the American Birkebeiner. A great day involves playing golf with her husband, Bob, and son, Jim. She can often be spotted around town or hiking in DuPage County Forest preserves with her two golden retrievers, Maggie and Mulligan.

Anne is grateful for the opportunity to return to her Hinsdale hometown roots and partner with Cindy in the only female founded, women-owned direct primary care practice in the western suburbs. She is humbled and honored to be able to continue to focus on outstanding, authentic patient care.

Co-Founder, MD, FACP

Dr. Cindy Lagone is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine who has been practicing at Northwestern Medicine since 1993.

Cindy was born and raised in the south suburbs of Chicago. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1985. She graduated medical school from the University of Illinois and began residency training at Northwestern University in Internal Medicine. Upon completion, Cindy was invited to join the faculty where she began her career as an Instructor of Clinical Medicine and subsequently promoted to Assistant Professor of Medicine in 2006. She was honored to be named and serve as College Mentor for Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She has an extensive career in medical education, residency training, leadership, mentoring and patient care. Cindy was recognized as Fellow of the American College of Physicians in 2016. She has received numerous awards for Excellence in Teaching and is known for fostering a safe environment for learning and inspiring students and residents with her thorough and compassionate patient care. Her most recent leadership roles have been Assistant Primary Care Director for Northwestern Medical School and member of Northwestern Medicine Faculty Affairs Committee. She is an expert in preventive medicine, as well as the management of acute and chronic disease including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and obesity. She is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). Due to Cindy’s personal history of breast cancer, she has a special interest in the care of patients undergoing active treatment and survivorship.

She has an integrated approach to patient care and considers patients’ preferences and goals. Her patients appreciate her thorough evaluation, compassionate care and excellent advice that is easy to understand. Cindy is humbled and honored to be entrusted with guiding patients through the sometimes difficult and confusing healthcare system.

When not involved in education and patient care, Cindy enjoys cooking, reading, exercise and spending time with her husband, 4 grown children and their partners. A great day is a full house of family and friends, delicious food and lots of laughter. She is looking forward to the newest chapter of her career as co-founder of a new primary care practice with Anne that focuses on genuine, authentic patient care.