Dr. Liakos grew up in DeKalb and graduated from DeKalb High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts and her Doctor of Medicine from Washington University in St. Louis. She completed her Orthopaedic residency at Washington University Medical Center, as well as a fellowship in Foot and Ankle surgery. Dr. Liakos is Board Certified, a Fellow of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

At MOI, Dr. Liakos specializes in traumatic and athletic injuries of the foot and ankle, including ligament reconstruction and tendon repair. She also has a special interest in reconstructive procedures to treat arthritis and tendon damage. She has collaborated on research projects with the NIU Department of Physical Therapy focusing on tendon repair.

On Patient Care. . .

“My patients and I are a team. We work together: focusing on the problem that brings them to my office, weighing the benefits of the various treatment options, mapping out the long-term goals, and getting to the solution, be it surgical or non-surgical. We work hand in hand. That’s the way we get the problem solved.

I can’t think of anything more satisfying than practicing medicine. It’s a privilege to use the skills I have to help people live a better life–a life that’s active, rewarding, and free of pain.

On Being Part of the MOI Team . . .

“Being able to work with physicians I respect and whose diagnostic and surgical abilities are of the highest level is an invaluable source of support in treating my patients. If one of my patients has a problem outside my area of specialization, I know I have a whole team of people to draw on who are as good at what they do as I am at what I do. That depth of specialization is rare in a community of this size and is one of the aspects that makes MOI so unique.”

On Working in Her Hometown . . .

“It’s so gratifying to be practicing medicine where I grew up. Many of my patients are actually old friends, neighbors, and classmates. And some of my patients are their parents or their children. It is a tremendous experience being able to give something back to the community in which I grew up.

My husband and I love raising our children here. We spend every spare minute with them, and it’s great watching them grow up in a place that has a real sense of family.”