A. Giselle Argento-Berrio, MD

Dr. Giselle was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and immigrated to the Chicago suburbs at age 8. After high school, she spent time in China and Brazil before earning a Sociology degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her interest in healthcare grew from years as a diabetes clinical researcher at Stroger Hospital of Cook County and working as a birth doula in the Chicago area. She earned a professional certificate in public health from the University of Nebraska Medical Center before moving to Madison to attend the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health. She completed her MD with a path of distinction in public health. She completed residency at Swedish Medical Center First Hill in Seattle, Washington with a distinction in reproductive health. After some time as a full-spectrum rural doctor in Okanogan County, Washington she returned to Wisconsin and has worked in clinical leadership roles at the Dane County and Racine County Jails and in Landmark Health/Optum's Home Based Medical Care program.