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Steve Sauerberg, MD,
Republican Candidate for US Senate
STEVE'S STORY
A respected family physician for over 25 years and recognized medical expert, Dr. Steve Sauerberg was born in Berwyn and raised in LaGrange where he graduated from Lyons Township High School. Steve is the son of a stay-at-home mother and a pharmacist who owned three local pharmacies.
After high school, Steve went to MacMurrary College in Jacksonville, Ill. While at MacMurray, Steve was accepted into Rush Medical College’s specialty medical program where he finished his fourth year of undergraduate course work and first year of medical school simultaneously. While in medical school, Steve was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, comprised of the top 15% of each medical school graduating class.
After medical school, Steve returned home for his residency at LaGrange Memorial Hospital, where he was appointed chief resident his final year due to his medical skill and proven leadership ability. Steve then served as assistant and, later, associate director of the residency, teaching family medicine for the next four years. Steve started his own family practice in 1985 and today it is one of the most successful family medicine group practices in Chicago’s western suburbs. In addition to his family practice, Steve is a member of the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and has been a generous donor to the LaGrange Hospital Foundation.
Steve is committed to giving back to his community. The Sauerberg Family Foundation has been a financial supporter of Habitat for Humanity, Disabled American Vets, Campus Crusade for Christ, the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Indiana University, and MacMurray College.
A loving husband and father, Steve Sauerberg and his wife Nancy celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary during the summer of 2007. Together they have two adult children, Neal and Laura. The Sauerbergs are active members of the Christ Church of Oak Brook.
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