Phil's Story - One Diagnosis, Department-Wide Change

After fac­ing a melanoma diag­no­sis, Glen Ellyn Police Chief Philip Nor­ton could have focused sole­ly on his recov­ery. But for him, the road back to health came with a greater pur­pose — pro­tect­ing those who pro­tect others.

Chief Norton’s care team at Duly Health and Care — includ­ing spe­cial­ists in der­ma­tol­ogy, oncol­o­gy, surgery, and facial recon­struc­tion — pro­vid­ed more than expert treat­ment; they gave him hope. Under the care of Charles Schwartz, MD (Pri­ma­ry Care); Math­ew Loesch, DO (Der­ma­tol­ogy); Daniel Dana­hey, MD (Facial Plas­tic Surgery); Cia­ran Bradley, MD (Sur­gi­cal Oncol­o­gy); and Nasir Sha­hab, MD (Med­ical Oncol­o­gy), he felt con­fi­dent and sup­port­ed through­out his journey.

Now, dur­ing Melanoma Aware­ness Month, Chief Nor­ton is shar­ing his sto­ry in hopes of help­ing oth­ers rec­og­nize the signs ear­ly — and find the right sup­port when it mat­ters most.

Take a proac­tive step in pro­tect­ing your own health. Sched­ule an appoint­ment with our expe­ri­enced Der­ma­tol­ogy team today. 

Watch Chief Norton’s inspir­ing sto­ry and see how he’s turn­ing his expe­ri­ence into action.