About Us & our management team

"I am dedicated to provide natural healthy care and education to young and
older adults who have a variety of nursing
and health care needs."

Dr. Karas is a Board Certified adult advance practice and gerontological nurse. Her practice encompasses clinical primary, long-term and home care. Dr. Karas brings 27+ years of diverse and successful nursing experience to her practice and to her patients. Dr. Karas is the owner of NP Healthcare & Associates, and collaborates with Steven C. Fox, D.O., a specialist in Geriatric and Disability Medicine. She is dedicated to providing natural healthy care to patients in a comfortable private setting where they can improve and regain their health.

 
Dr. Karas served as Chair of the Content Expert Panel for the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the panel that administers the National Gerontological Nurse Board Certification exam. She also served as adjunct faculty member at William R. Harper College as an educator and program coordinator of the Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program. She received a Certificate of Recognition for “Outstanding Performance in Clinical Education” at the Finch University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School. She has received honors in Phi Theta Kappa—William R Harper College; Alpha Delta Omega — Human Services Honor Society and she is currently a member of Sigma Theta Tau International — Honor Society of Nursing.


Dr. Karas has made numerous professional presentations and conducted many workshops for various goups and organizations. They include: the State of Illinois Police; St. Stephen Symposium–Archdiocese of Chicago; Good Shepard Hospital; Illinois Department of Labor and the White House Health Care Advisory Panel. Her experience also includes a medical mission in Central America.


NP Healthcare is a nurse practitioner owned primary care practice for adult's ages 16 to 104 years of age in a small private setting and home visits to qualifying patients. Evening and weekend hours are provided to meet a patient's busy schedule. Natural healthy care is provided in a comfortable and small setting for patients with and without insurance. Physical assessment exams, laboratory analysis, x-rays, therapy orders and prescription medications as necessary are provided. Patients receive quality face-to-face office visit time to meet personal needs and health education to improve and regain their individual health.

 

 

 
Physical and health assessments to improve and regain your health in a small private comfortable setting.

 

Natural healthy care to manage high blood pressure, diabetes, acne, headaches/migraines, birth control, non-narcotic pain management, allergies, weight loss management, smoking cessation, depression and women’s annual exams provided.

 

Diagnostics for laboratory analysis, x-rays, mammogram's, and bone density scans and prescription medications provided.

 

Medicare home visits in the Barrington, Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods and Wauconda areas for qualifying medical patients.

 
Affordable health care for the uninsured and insured (Medicare and Medicaid, and insurance including Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO and Tri-Care).

 

Flexible office hours available to meet busy schedules.

 

Patients between 16 and 104 years of age accepted.

 

 

Who is on your management team?

Dr. Debbie Karas, APN-BC and Dr. Steve Fox, D.O.

 

 

 

 
 
NATURAL HEALTHY CARE