Type Of Business:
Hospital, Office Based Practice
Expertise:
Dr. Goldyn's expertise is in general pediatrics.
Major Product/SVS:
Healthcare
Favorite Business Publication:
Contemporary Pediatrics
Hobbies/Sports:
Collecting Coins, Reading
Education Degrees:
Residency in Pediatrics, Cook County Children's Hospital (1974-1976); General Rotating Internship, Fort Wayne Medical Education Program (1973-1974); MD, School of Medicine, Indiana University (1973); Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Purdue University Calumet (1969); Diploma, Hammond High School (1965)
Affiliations Awards:
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics (1981); Lake County Medical Society; American Medical Association; American Board of Pediatrics
Children's Names:
Sheryl, Sandra, Shirley, Scott, Sharon, Edward, Dennis, Bethann, Jena
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
Dr. Goldyn's willingness to learn and listen to a parent or caregiver, accept patients regardless of having commercial insurance or Medicaid, willingness to use a sub-specialist, ability to work with a team, a not have a big ego are what separates him from his peers.
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
The most gratifying aspect of his career is the care and compassion that he shows to thousands of patients.
Expanded Biography:
Dr. Goldyn was born in 1947 in Hammond, Indiana to parents that were second generation immigrants. His mother never finished grade school as a result of leaving school to help support her family. Her own mother was a widow who supported five children by herself during the Great Depression. His father was a high school graduate and a steel mill worker. He loved all subjects in school including science, mathematics history, language and geography. He went to college for a chemistry degree and desired to discover a drug to help fight illness and use it in turn to help people. However, the reality was that he was always stuck behind a test tube and not meeting anybody. He changed aspirations during his junior year and decided to attend medical school where he could use applied science for the betterment of the community, and he didn't need any extra courses. He was accepted into Indiana University Medical School. Once there, he couldn't decide on either pediatrics or family practice, however, during the last offered rotating internship, he made his choice of pediatrics. The group he enjoyed treating the most were children, because they interesting yet challenging.
Cook County Children's Hospital was the site of his pediatric residency. During the first two years at the institution he learned and observed many interesting experiences. The patients there were poor and underprivileged, and he sympathized with the parents and was glad to help their children. It did not matter that they were poor. When his residency was over, he wondered where he should practice. Patriotism led him to Coles County, Illinois, a farming area, and unforgivably economically depressed. Large amounts of his patients were on Medicaid, and Illinois Medicaid was at many times six months late on the payments. It was very difficult to raise a family since his salary was very low. His brother and mother both passed away in 1983 and his father was very ill. He left his practice in Illinois in January of 1984 and moved back to northwest Indiana, with his wife and five children, to care for his father, who passed away in 1987. He stayed in Indiana close to his childhood home and was happy to be back home.
Presently, the area in chronically economically depressed since the steel mills are no longer thriving. In his practice he cares for mostly Medicaid patients, and is currently employed by Community Healthcare Systems and working at St. Catherine Hospital and Community Hospital in Munster, Indiana. He has also helped work at Healthy Start at St. Catherine Hospital, one of the first sited in northwest Indiana set up to give free baby care to very poor families in order to reduce the neonatal mortality rate. Also, obstetricians donate their time to give free prenatal care to very poor pregnant women. Dr. Goldyn has also become involved in a facility called Nazareth Home, where abandoned, abused or drug addicted newborns are taken care of by Catholic sisters and volunteers. The facility is funded by donations and monetary help by St. Catherine Cathedral.
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The most gratifying aspects of his career include encountering challenges on a daily basis and figuring out how to make the children well again.
Charity:
Nazareth Home; Federation of Police Officers; Indiana Paralyzed Veterans of America; Lakota Indian Reservation
Number Of Years In Profession:
37
Number Of Years In Current Position:
26
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
He attributes his success to his faith in God and caring nature toward children.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
He became involved in his profession through his desire to help people.
Extended Bio Profile:
Dr. Goldyn's future plans include the possibility of pursuing a career in higher education as a professor. He has the ability to gain the trust of children and parents while acting as a mentor for professionals. Additionally, he helped in the care and rearing of nine children.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Seeing Approximately 100 Patients in his Office at Northwest Family Health Care on a Weekly Basis, Visiting and Treating Children at St. Catherine's and the Community Hospital
Education Certifications:
Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics (1981)
Awards/Honors:
Professional of the Year in Pediatrics, Cambridge Who's Who (2009); Alumni Committed to Excellence Award, Purdue University Calumet (2005)