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Northwest Health announced it is opening registration for its Diabetes Prevention Program. The program was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has partnered with organizations like Northwest Health with the goal of preventing type 2 diabetes. This yearlong program, which will be held at Northwest Health – La Porte, will begin in early November. The organization hopes to attract individuals who are at risk for type 2 diabetes and have not yet been successful making re... ... Read More

Anish Chopra, M.D., an interventional gastroenterologist with Northwest Medical Group, has introduced advanced gastroenterology services to benefit higher acuity patients who have challenging gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. Dr. Chopra completed an advanced interventional endoscopy fellowship at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine where he gained experience performing procedures such as diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) including non-surgical endoscopic biliary access. P... ... Read More

Northwest Health – Porter has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines®- Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award for their commitment to managing heart failure in patients. The Gold Plus award is the highest level of Get with the Guidelines® a hospital can receive. The hospital is one of three in the state of Indiana to achieve this level and the only Gold Plus honoree in Northern Indiana. More than 6.5 million adults in the United States are living with heart failure.... ... Read More

Northwest Health has welcomed Andrew Martin, M.D., to Northwest Medical Group. Dr. Martin is a general surgeon who also has experience in bariatric surgery. “With the addition of Dr. Martin, Northwest Health is able to increase its general surgery services and bariatric surgery services at Northwest Health – La Porte and Northwest Health - Starke,” said Ashley Dickinson, CEO of Northwest Health. Dr. Martin completed a fellowship in bariatric surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pitt... ... Read More

Northwest Health has announced the addition of a new cardiovascular & thoracic surgeon to Northwest Medical Group. Izza Rezek, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon, joins cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Walid Khabbaz in Northwest Medical Group at their location on the Northwest Health – Porter campus in Valparaiso. Northwest Health CEO, Ashley Dickinson explained, “With the addition of Dr. Rezek we can continue caring for the increasing number of patients needing cardiothoracic surgery in our region. The inciden... ... Read More

Physician advises seeking timely medical care, learning prevention. If you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin, or have blood in your urine, you may have a kidney stone – a condition that is common and on the rise. Left untreated, kidney stones can cause serious complications in addition to severe pain. John Lynam, DO, FACOS a urologist with Northwest Medical Group, is making sure patients know timely treatment can prevent permanent damage. Kidney stones are hard, pebble-like p... ... Read More

Northwest Health – Porter is offering a new FDA-approved technique to treat severely calcified cardiovascular disease. Dr. Anshuman Das, interventional cardiologist with Northwest Medical Group performed the first coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) earlier this month. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a new use of lithotripsy, a treatment that has been used since the early 1980s to dissolve kidney stones. With this approval, IVL is now used to dissolve calcium in the coronary arteries. As coronar... ... Read More

With homeschooling and hybrid learning disrupting classroom learning for the past 18 months, it’s easy to forget what preparing for a “normal” school year might look like. In addition to buying new clothes and stocking your child’s backpack with the right supplies, an annual physical and the proper immunizations will start your child’s new school year on a healthy foundation. “Well-child checkups with children in our community allow us to not only perform sports physicals for the athletes, but also disc... ... Read More

I write today with gratitude for the resilience of our provider team at Northwest Health. The pandemic continues to demonstrate how interconnected we all are, the impact each one of us can have and the benefit of working together for a common cause. We care deeply about our community and remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver safe, quality healthcare services. The arc of life is always present in a hospital, but its frailty is also clear. Each year, tens of thousands of patients receive the medic... ... Read More

Northwest Medical Group, the multi-specialty healthcare provider group affiliated with Northwest Health, has welcomed four new physicians to Northwest Indiana. They include hematologist-oncologist Dr. Yaseen Alkaddoumi; general surgeon Dr. Taylor Coleman; internal medicine physician Dr. Anne Hollingsworth and urologist Dr. Subba Rao Nagubadi. Yaseen Alkaddoumi, M.D., Hematologist Oncologist Northwest Medical Group – Hematology & Oncology Medical Plaza 85 E. US Highway 6, Suite 200 Valparaiso, IN 463... ... Read More