A team of pulmonary and sleep specialists and nurse practitioners who take the time to explain what's happening and follow through at every step.
One team, from first call to follow-up.
Dennis Hoffman, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Founder, Owner & Medical Director
Pulmonary and sleep medicine; sleep-disordered breathing.
Dr. Dennis Hoffman founded Chest & Sleep Medicine Associates and has led the practice as Owner and Medical Director since 2001. He completed his internal medicine residency at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and is fellowship-trained in pulmonary medicine, with sleep medicine research at the Rush University Sleep Disorders Research Center. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Sleep Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (FAASM). He holds hospital privileges at Advocate Condell, Advocate Good Shepherd, and Advocate Sherman.
Dr. Joel Mensing is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. A graduate of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency and pulmonology fellowship at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago. He cares for patients across the full range of pulmonary conditions — asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, and complex breathing problems — and is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Celestia Nielsen, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Full bio coming soon.
Natalia Angelov, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Natalia Angelov is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University and brings extensive hospital experience in acute and specialty care. She is fluent in English and Bulgarian.
Dr. Kumar Gaurav
Physician
Full bio coming soon.
New patients are welcome. Most visits start with a phone call or a callback request.
