OUR DOCTORS
Angela L. Bard, M.D., FAAP
Dr. Angela Bard grew up in Indiana. She distinguished herself early by graduating as valedictorian of her high school class at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. She officially became an Indiana Hoosier when she decided to continue her education at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. After finishing her undergraduate education, she began her medical education at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she discovered her love of pediatrics. Thus, she continued her training in pediatrics at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. After graduating from residency, she stayed at Riley Hospital for a year staffing the Level II nursery and lecturing at the medical school.
Dr. Bard moved to this area after completing her training in Indiana. During her distinguished career in Illinois, she has provided exemplary care for the children of the area, along with playing important roles on many boards and committees, including the Executive Boards at Anderson Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the Illinois State Medical Society, Madison County Medical Society, and the Steering Committee for Community Outreach Pediatric Experience at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She has also served as the President of the Medical Staff and the Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics at Anderson Hospital. Her current hospital affiliations include Anderson Hospital, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and she has been board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
In her spare time, Dr. Bard loves to spend time with her two children and her husband.
Lizbeth H. Didriksen, M.D., FAAP
Dr. Lizbeth Didriksen, originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts, completed her undergraduate education at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she received a B.S. in Chemistry. She continued on to Saint Louis University School of Medicine for her medical training. After graduating from medical school, she completed her pediatric residency at Cardinal Glenn Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Dr. Didriksen has been a pediatrician in Edwardsville since 1989, and she and Dr. Bard started Bard and Didriksen Pediatrics in 1993.
While providing care for area children, Dr. Didriksen has served as a member of many committees and boards in the community, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Illinois State Medical Society, and Madison County Medical Society. She has also served as the chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics at Anderson Hospital for many years. Current hospital affiliations include Anderson Hospital, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She has been board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Didriksen has volunteered her time by participating in medical mission trips to Jamaica several times in the past few years. She feels that it is also important to help children in areas where medical care is not as readily available as it is in the United States.
Dr. Didriksen also believes it is important to help educate future pediatricians and therefore has participated in the Community Outreach Preceptor Education Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital since 1994. As a part of this program, a pediatric resident spends time with her in the office setting, learning about different aspects of pediatric practice. She has been appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Didriksen has never forgotten her heritage as an alumna of Saint Louis University, and she remains a Billikens fan. She can frequently be spotted at Billiken basketball games with her husband. She loves to spend time with her two children and husband.
David B. Herman, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Dr. David Herman grew up in Cinncinnati, Ohio. For his undergraduate education, Dr. Herman chose Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he received a degree in chemistry and graduated summa cum laude. He subsequently attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, for his medical education. Dr. Herman was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society for his achievements during medical school. He completed his pediatric residency training at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Herman practiced pediatrics in Alton, Illinois, for several years before joining Bard and Didriksen Pediatrics in 2006. His current hospital affiliations include Anderson Hospital, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Dr. Herman acts as a preceptor for the Community Outreach Pediatric Education Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. As a part of this program, he provides a pediatric resident with the opportunity to gain valuable experience while working with a community pediatrician. Dr. Herman is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Herman is a magician at heart, and he is always showing off new magic tricks around the office. Watch out, though, since Dr. Herman also likes to play practical jokes on his co-workers. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family.
Sydnie Schneider, NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Sydnie Schneider grew up just a few minutes away in Glen Carbon. After attending undergraduate at Emory University, she spent several years at Barnes Emergency Department as a nurse. During that time, she participated as a Sexual Assault Nurse examiner as well as a stroke educator. Later, she went over to her true passion in pediatrics and spent time in both St Louis Children’s Emergency Room and in their dialysis / pheresis department.
She then went to Mizzou for her doctorate and served as a hospitalist at St Louis Children’s Hospital. The last few years she transitioned to the outpatient world and worked with different specialties in the department of Genetics including seeing patients with skeletal dysplasias, Down Syndrome, developmental delays, and connective tissue disorders. She is ready to branch out to the primary care world!
On her free time, you will rarely see Sydnie without her dogs. They enjoy hiking, paddleboarding, and participating in different training activities.
