Most major insurance plans accepted. Please call our office for details. Patricia K. Merlo, D.O. Internal Medicine 847/214-5755 "I attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. I completed my internship in Allentown, Pennsylvania and my residency in internal medicine at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. I am board certified in Internal Medicine. "The way I practice medicine developed quite naturally from the way I live my life. I was raised in a small town by parents who required academic achievement, diverse interests, and tolerance of others. Patients should expect no less from their physicians. "I want to be your doctor -- one who treats your health needs with the highest standards of medicine and one who shares your life with you."