• Welcome to Choices & Patterns Inc

About Us

Dr Stephen C Duck

scduck@gmail.com

Stephen C Duck, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder

  • Emeritus, Head of Pediatric Endocrinology, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL [Retired]
  • Sr. Clinician Educator, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
  • Pediatric Diabetes Management Program —Annual Recognition Awards, American Diabetes Assn.
  • Focus: Pattern Recognition and Management as the path to improved outcomes, patient empowerment Clinical and Research Interest: Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Gerene Schmidt

gerenedschmidt@gmail.com

Gerene Schmidt, MA, BSPHN, RN President/Secretary and Co-Founder

  • 35 years clinical/research experience spanning pediatrics to Pancreas/Kidney Transplant Program Mgmt, University of Minnesota. Daughter dx'd with type 1 at age 10.
  • Hospital Information Systems: Principal Systems Analyst, Dir. Knowledge Engineering, Control Data Corp., 3M, Control Data Corp Start-up (Nat'l Research/Community Immunotherapy Computer System)
  • Founded SB&E Inc., 1990, first company in healthcare in U.S. to contract with SRI International: Voice-interactive Patient/Physician Communication/Information Exchange System-1515 volunteer patients.
  • Proof-of-Concept Market Trial, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Chicago, IL Pediatric Diabetes Population 2007

Nelson Hazeltine

nelsonhazeltine@gmail.com

Nelson Hazeltine, MSIE, MBA Chief Executive Officer/Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

  • Developed numerous ground-breaking, award-winning Web-based healthcare technology businesses
  • Headed software development centers in the U.S., UK and France for major computer companies
  • Instrumental in standardizing an object-oriented distributing computing framework, Object Mgmt Grp
  • Focus: Apply latest proven digital health technologies to diabetes management