Community Healthcare System recently welcomed eight practitioners to the Community Care Network, Inc. (CCNI) team of physicians. The specialties these physicians represent include interventional cardiology, ear, nose & throat (otolaryngology), gynecologic oncology, orthopedic surgery, pain management, pediatrics and podiatry. The CCNI group of physicians are closely affiliated with Community Healthcare System’s hospitals: Community Hospital in Munster, St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart and specialty hospital, Community Stroke & Rehabilitation Center in Crown Point.
Interventional cardiologist Amit Kakkar, MD, completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. He completed fellowships in cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, in interventional cardiology at Brown University/The Rhode Island Hospital/Miriam Hospital Providence, RI, and vascular medicine and endovascular interventions at Montefiore Medical Center Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY. He earned his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
He is on staff at St. Catherine Hospital, and he is accepting new patients. His office is located at 4320 Fir St., Suite 320, East Chicago. To make an appointment, call 219-392-7992.
Specializing in gynecologic oncology, Rajul Kothari, MD, earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the University of Minnesota and her residency at The Ohio State University. She is on staff at Community Hospital, Munster, and St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart. She is seeing new patients at her office, 9130 Columbia Ave., Suite A, Munster. For an appointment, call 219-703-2428.
Also specializing in gynecologic oncology, Sameer Sharma, MD, earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College. He completed his fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. He served his residency at the Aurora Sinai Medical Center. He is on staff at Community Hospital and St. Mary Medical Center. He is accepting new patients at his office 9130 Columbia Ave., Suite A, Munster. Call 219-703-2428 for an appointment.
Orthopedic surgeon Jonathan Paul Edgington, MD, completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at UChicago Medicine. His fellowship in adult reconstruction was completed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He earned his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati-College of Medicine. He is on staff at Community Hospital, Munster, with an office in Schererville at 1545 W. US Hwy 30. He also is on staff at St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart, with an office at the hospital, 1500 S. Lake Park Ave., SP402 and an office at the Valparaiso Health Center, 3800 St Mary Dr., Suite 101, Valparaiso. He is accepting new patients. To make an appointment at any office, call 219-703-2440.
Otolaryngologist Joshua Park, MD, served his residency at Loma Linda University in California. He earned his medical degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. He is on staff at St. Mary Medical Center with an office at the hospital, 1500 S. Lake Park Ave., Suite SP401 in Hobart and also at the Valparaiso Health Center, 3800 St. Mary Dr., Suite 303, Valparaiso.
Specializing in Interventional Pain Management, Charonn Woods, MD, served his fellowship in pain medicine and residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. He earned his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He joins the staff at St. Mary Medical Center and is accepting new patients. Call his office in Hobart at 1400 S. Lake Park Ave, Suite 204 or in Valparaiso at 3800 St. Mary Dr., Suite 303, at 219-947-6695 to make an appointment.
Pediatrician Christopher Aranda, MD, completed his residency at UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital. He earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is on staff at Community Hospital, Munster, with an office at the Healthy Kids Care Center, 1946 45th Ave., Suite C, Munster. He is accepting new patients. For an appointment, call 219-440-5334.
Podiatrist Donald Graves, DPM, served his residency and internship at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. He earned his doctorate in Podiatry from Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine and is board certified in foot surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is on staff at Community Hospital in Munster. He is accepting new patients with offices in Schererville at 1545 U.S. Highway 30 and Crown Point, 10215 S. Broadway, first floor of the Community Stroke & Rehabilitation Center.
Call 219-703-2440.
To find a CCNI physician near you, visit COMHS.org/physicians or call the physician referral line toll-free at 866-836-3477.
