Deanna M. St. Germain, DO
Medical Director
Children's Medical Resource Network
PO Box 179
107 McKinley Street
Anna, IL 62906 |
Illinois
Since 1987, Dr. Deanna M. St. Germain has worked with abused and
neglected children, providing specialized examinations and treatment
for victims of sexual abuse, medical neglect, and physical abuse—advocating on their behalf with the Illinois Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS) and the courts. In the past six years, Dr.
St. Germain has become a mentor and teacher to other physicians and
advanced practice nurses, establishing a network of identified medical
professionals who provide expert medical assistance to child abuse
victims throughout 34 counties in southern Illinois. She serves as the
Medical Director of the Children's Medical Resource Network located
in rural Anna, Illinois; as Medical Director and Physician Supervisor of
the Union County Hospital Outpatient Health Center; and as Assistant
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics for Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine.
When the number of child abuse cases involving parental methamphetamine
abuse reached epidemic proportions in 2003, Dr. St. Germain
attended several trainings and conducted over 150 hours of research
to help address the problem in southern Illinois, a geographic area with
more than 70 percent of all reported Illinois methamphetamine labs.
She participated with Illinois State Police and with DCFS to prepare a
Methamphetamine Protocol for Coordinated Investigation and Medical
Evaluation. During 2004 and 2005, Dr. St. Germain presented workshops
at two major methamphetamine conferences in Illinois, and,
over the past three years, she has presented 45 additional trainings for
community-based groups and organizations. In 2005, she joined the
national initiative for Drug Endangered Children as a medical expert.
As her greatest interest is meeting the needs of each individual child,
Dr. St. Germain devotes the vast majority of her time to direct medical
services and consultations. She has distinguished herself as both a
dedicated professional and volunteer in the field of child protection and
child welfare throughout her 20-year career as a physician in southern
Illinois. Without question, her work has impacted positively the lives of
thousands of children.
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