Affiliations: NorthShore University HealthSystem and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, IL; Illness Navigation Resources, Skokie, IL

Areas of specialization: adult psychotherapy, clinical and health psychology, patient and family support services

Dr. Ross is a clinical health psychologist and the founder and director of Illness Navigation Resources, a multidisciplinary practice that offers specialized resources and support to patients and their families who are facing serious medical issues. She is also an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Ross is especially interested in helping patients and families with a genetic mutation linked to cancer, particularly breast, ovarian, and colon cancer, as well as Lynch Syndrome.