Meet the Team

Dr R 2014

Robert R. Rivers MD
Undergraduate: Drake University – College of Pharmacy – RPH
Graduate: Loyola University – Stritch School of Medicine 6/72  MD
Residency: MacNeal Memorial Hospital 7/72-6/75
Certification: American Board of Family Practice 1975

Dean 2014Dean P. Bieniak, PA-C
Graduate: Alderson-Broaddus College 1983 – BS
Internship: Ohio, West Virginia and Illinois
Certification: National Commission of Certification of Physician’s Assistants
Dean has been a PA for 42 years. He is required to take national board exams every 6 years and do 100 hours of CME every 2 years.

Deborah J Riddell APRN CNM DNP

Deborah has been providing health care for women at GFP since Fall 2022. Women seeking gynecologic services, family planning, pap smears, expert menopause care will find a visit with her most rewarding. Deborah, an Advanced Practice Nurse, Certified Nurse Midwife, and Doctor of Nursing Practice, provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise for women’s health concerns. After over 40 years in collaborative practice with Obstetricians/Gynecologists and serving as a Clinical Professor at Northern Illinois University, she is delighted to work with the experienced, caring, and comprehensive primary care group of Geneva Family Practice.

Education/Credentials

University of Illinois Chicago, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), 2012

University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center, M.S. 1983

Advanced Practice Nurse: Full Practice Authority, State of Illinois, 2001-present

Certified Nurse Midwife, 1982 – present