Dr. Wells is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago. She is board certified in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Wells has a strong interest in the health and education of vulnerable populations. She has worked at a Federally Qualified Health Center for the past 14 years where she provides care to underserved communities. She specializes in both preventive health services and management of chronic diseases, with an emphasis on lifestyle medicine. She has additional training in HIV, addiction, and mental health care. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2006. She has a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis in Nutrition and Wellness and a Master in Business Administration with a concentration in healthcare management. She currently provides patient care at the University of Illinois Mile Square Health Center.

Clinic Location: Mile Square Health Center - Cicero

Clinical Interests: Care of individuals throughout the life cycle with a special interest in the use of Lifestyle medicine for the prevention and management of chronic diseases.

Research Interests: Lifestyle Medicine interventions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases.

Elmes, A. T., Loza, J., Wells, C., & Jarrett, J. B. (2023). Patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes? Remember these steps. The Journal of family practice, 72(5), 200–209. https://doi.org/10.12788/jfp.0608

Pacheco, E., Sohn, A. J., Wells, C., Sharp, L. K., Madrid, S., Lee, T. A., Chen, Y. F., Yawn, B. P., Garcia, D., Shim, K., Quesada, N., & Joo, M. J. (2022). Design of the Reducing Diagnostic Error to Improve Patient Safety (REDEfINE) in COPD and asthma study: A cluster randomized comparative effectiveness trial. Contemporary clinical trials, 123, 106971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106971

Wells, C. D., & Joo, M. J. (2019). COPD and asthma: Diagnostic accuracy requires spirometry. The Journal of family practice, 68(2), 76–81.

Rubin, L. H., Cook, J. A., Grey, D. D., Weber, K., Wells, C., Golub, E. T., Wright, R. L., Schwartz, R. M., Goparaju, L., Cohan, D., Wilson, M. L., & Maki, P. M. (2011). Perinatal depressive symptoms in HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected women: a prospective study from preconception to postpartum. Journal of women’s health (2002), 20(9), 1287–1295. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2010.2485

Master in Business Administration, Healthcare Management
Master in Public Health, Nutrition and Wellness
Residency, Hinsdale Family Medicine Residency, Hinsdale, IL
Doctor of Medicine, UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
B.S Biochemistry, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO

• American Board of Lifestyle Medicine
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Physician and Surgeon,
• American Board of Family Medicine
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Purdue University
• SAMHSA Buprenorphine Waiver
• Cognitive Behavioral Training in Anxiety, Depression, and Personality Disorders (Beck Institute)
• Midwest Fellowship for Primary Care Champions, MATEC
• HIV Clinician Scholars Program, MATEC

• Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, Lifestyle Medicine Approaches for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes
• American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Tailoring Lifestyle Medicine to Underserved Communities
• University of Illinois College of Medicine, Optimizing Lifestyle for Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome
• Faculty presenter for IVAC (Illinois Vaccinates Against COVID, Illinois chapter
• American Academy of Pediatrics) bootcamps and podcasts
• Grand Rounds Presentation, COPD: Getting to the right diagnosis, University of
• Illinois at Chicago, Department of Family Medicine
• Grand Rounds Presentation, Hypertension Highlights, University of Illinois at
• Chicago, Department of Family Medicine