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Radiology

Radiology X-Ray, Bone Density, Mammography, Ultrasound NorthShore offers Radiology services including X-ray, bone density screenings, diagnostic mammography, and ultrasound services. Radiology is the component of medical practice that uses imaging technology to diagnose disease. ... Read more

Laboratory Services

Laboratory Services NorthShore Laboratory Services At NorthShore Health Centers, our on-site laboratory in partnership with Labcorp offers a wide range of diagnostic tests to support your health and wellness. We ... Read more

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Weight Loss Management

Weight Loss Management at NorthShore Losing weight can be a challenge, but with hard work and dedication, we can help you reach your weight loss goals and improve your overall ... Read more

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology at NorthShore Your body’s endocrine system is made up of many glands that release hormones. Each gland in your body is designed to release the perfect amount of hormones ... Read more

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Dental Services

Dental Services Dental services are available with an emphasis on children and prevention. Dentist services are offered at the Portage, Lake Station, Merrillville, Hammond, and Chesterton Indiana. NorthShore Health Centers is able to offer our communities ... Read more

Mental Health

Mental Health NorthShore Health Centers offers mental health care in the primary care setting (integrated care) in the Portage, Chesterton, Lake Station, Hammond, and Merrillville communities. This service is offered in order to address the health ... Read more

Staying Safe During Emergency Alert Tests: A Guide for Those in Vulnerable Situations

In today’s society, technology plays a significant role in our lives, including during emergencies. On October 4th at 1:00pm CST, a national emergency alert test will take place to ensure the ... Read more

Prediabetes Symptoms You Should Not Ignore

The alarming fact is that 96 million American adults have prediabetes. Prediabetes is a serious health condition that puts you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and ... Read more

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Hypoglycemia vs Hyperglycemia

Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes has grown a great deal over the last six decades and remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. Those ... Read more

Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes has grown a great deal over the last six decades and remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. Those ... Read more

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Immunizations

Child Vaccinations Vaccinating your child on time throughout his or her childhood is essential because it helps young children build immunity before they are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases such ... Read more

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Centering Parenting

Centering Parenting at NorthShore How It Works Imagine that your baby’s healthcare visits were in a comfortable setting and that you had time to ask all of your questions, learn ... Read more

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Family Support Services

Family Support at NorthShore Throughout your pregnancy and up to baby’s first 2 years, your Family Support Specialist will meet with you during one-on-one home or office visits, group visits, ... Read more

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School & Sports Physicals

School and Sports Physicals at NorthShore Back-to-school and sports physicals can be included in your child’s annual well-child check and are often the only visits most kids and teenagers have ... Read more

Special Needs & ADHD

Special Healthcare Needs at NorthShore If your child has special healthcare needs, it may feel like you are spending a lot of time at the doctor. Whether your child has ... Read more

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Depression

Depression Treatment Services Depression is a common mood disorder, but it should not be taken lightly. Symptoms of depression can interfere with the way you feel, think, and handle daily ... Read more

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Anxiety

Treatment Options for Anxiety Experiencing a little anxiety is a normal part of life. Feeling anxious isn’t uncommon before a big presentation at work, your child’s first day of kindergarten ... Read more

Panic Attacks

Panic Disorder Treatment Services Do you sometimes have sudden attacks of anxiety and overwhelming fear that last for several minutes? Maybe your heart pounds, you sweat, and you feel like ... Read more

Individual Counseling

Individual Counseling at NorthShore Individual counseling involves assessing patients’ thinking and behaviors in order to educate and provide solution-focused interventions. There is a heavy reliance on motivational interviewing and stages ... Read more

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Routine & Emergency Exams

Dental Exams at NorthShore Routine Oral Exams NorthShore recommends that patients have a routine oral examination every 6 months. This visit will include more than just a look inside the ... Read more

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Fillings & Extractions

Fillings & Extractions at NorthShore Fillings NorthShore offers dental filling services as a way to treat dental decay (cavities) or damaged teeth. This is done by removing the damaged portion ... Read more

X-Rays

X-Ray NorthShore offers state-of-the-art digital X-ray equipment, allowing our certified X-ray technicians to preview immediate images. This shows a wider dynamic range, which makes images more forgiving for under- and ... Read more

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Crowns & Bridges

Crowns & Bridges at NorthShore Crowns A crown is a cover the dentist can place over a single tooth to help restore it to its original shape, size, and function. ... Read more

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Discount Medication Program NorthShore strives to eliminate barriers that may hinder patients from achieving optimal health. One way we accomplish this is through our pharmacy 340B program. NorthShore has ... Read more

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Chronic Disease Management

Chronic Disease Management at NorthShore Chronic disease management is a patient and primary care physician (PCP) relationship involving education and medical services to help patients with chronic diseases understand and ... Read more

Physical & Wellness Exams

Physical & Wellness Exams at NorthShore An annual physical or wellness exam is a preventative visit that allows your provider to check your overall health and intervene before any major ... Read more

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Employment/DOT Physicals

Employment Physicals at NorthShore Some companies may request a physical exam be conducted as a requirement to starting a new job. Pre-employment physical exams will vary based on the patient’s ... Read more

Kathryn Schreck, PsyD

Kathryn has always been passionate about understanding the factors that contribute to the ways people interact with the world around them. This has lead her to wanting to continue understanding ... Read more

Aditya Shah, MD

Dr. Shah’s desire to study medicine stemmed from his passion to help people using science. The desire was strengthened by his experiences abroad in Haiti on medical missions, and by ... Read more

Dennis W. Smith, DPM

Dennis W. Smith, DPM, is a board-certified podiatrist specializing in foot and ankle surgery. Dr. Smith received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Dr. William M. Scholl College of ... Read more

Mensur O. Sunje, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Sunje, M.D., M.S., of the Chicago Vein Institute, has recently partnered with NorthShore Health Centers. Dr. Sunje will be providing vein care for those suffering from conditions such as ... Read more

Simona Maria Toader, O.D.

After gaining extensive clinical experience at the Illinois Eye Institute, Dr. Toader opened her own optometry office in the University Village area of Chicago. She has a wealth of knowledge ... Read more

Kristina Tomic, DNP, FNP-BC

A love for people, science and learning has led Kristina down the path of becoming a nurse practitioner. After years of working in the laboratory as a clinical biologist, Kristina ... Read more

Elizabeth Tratar, LCSW

Elizabeth’s favorite thing about her profession is being able to walk along side people in their journey of growth. She is passionate about both individual and addiction therapy. Elizabeth is ... Read more

Matthew L. Trinidad, D.C.

Dr. Trinidad always wanted to be in healthcare and as he progressed through school he was drawn to natural approaches in healing. Once he found chiropractic he was hooked and ... Read more

Michael A. Villanueva, DC

Since he was a young boy, growing up in Merrillville, Dr. Villanueva always knew he wanted to be a healer. He chose Chiropractic due to its holistic approach to health ... Read more

Sarah Williams-Perez, FNP-BC

Since she was a little girl, Sarah has wanted to be a nurse. She loves helping others and after years of working in a hospital, she saw a greater need ... Read more

Aurora Munoz, PMHNP

Aurora Munoz has always wanted to be in a field where she could help others. Working as a nurse helped her realize that she had more to offer to the ... Read more

Beth Liane Noel, LMHC, LCAC

Beth was drawn to counseling due to the desire to help others understand their value and worth. As a counselor, she has had the privilege of helping others navigate their ... Read more

Amanda Otto, FNP

Amanda became a Family Nurse Practitioner to enhance the health and well-being of her patients and community through various health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management strategies such as patient ... Read more

Heather Piehl, FNP-BC

As a nurse, Heather worked in behavioral health and fell in love with people and their stories. She realized that people often want to take care of their mental and ... Read more

Dr. Ramadevi Sankaran, MD, FAAP, DNB

Dr. Sankaran has been practicing pediatrics for more than 25 years. She wanted to be a pediatrician ever since she was 4 years old. She was inspired by her pediatrician, ... Read more

Mark Jones, DPM

Dr. Jones has been a dedicated practitioner in the field of podiatry since 2001. Following his extensive education and surgical residency in Chicago, where he served as Chief Resident, he ... Read more

Eldin E. Karaikovic, MD, PhD

Dr Karaikovic is a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine and trauma surgeon. He’s a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, North American Spine Society, and Scoliosis Research Society. He is ... Read more

Alexandrea Karnick, LCAC

Growing up, Alexandrea never saw her career path leading to becoming a therapist. It was some of her own personal experiences that led her to the field. She is passionate ... Read more

Wahid Kassar, M.D.

Dr. Wahid Kassar, M.D. is an expert endocrinologist. As a graduate of the Damascus University School of Medicine, he brings over 25 years of experience with him to NorthShore. His ... Read more

Raheel A. Khatri, DMD

When Dr. Khatri was in high school, he used to shadow his family dentist. The first time he saw him place a filling to restore a fractured front tooth, he ... Read more

Ashley Kosich, LDH

Ashley was drawn to the dentistry field after an experience she had in high school. After getting braces her senior year, her dentistry team helped change her personality and start ... Read more

Kimberly Kowal, MSN, ARPN, FNP-C

Kim has worked as a registered nurse for over 7 years at a local hospital on med/surg telemetry units. She became a nurse practitioner to have a greater impact on ... Read more

Samuel Lemon, OD

Dr. Lemon became a provider because he remembers not being able to see sitting in class in the first grade. He became interested in vision care since that time. Dr. ... Read more

Emily Mangiaracina, OD

Dr. Mangiaracina became interested in Optometry after sustaining an eye injury at 12 years old. Since then, she was determined to make optometry her career. She also speaks Cantonese as ... Read more

Christina McDermott, LDH, RDH, BS

Christina is a Dental Hygienist at NorthShore Health Centers. She originally received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and later worked towards becoming a Registered Dental Hygienist. Christina is married ... Read more

Diane Armiger, LCSW

At the age of 16, Diane was a student intern at Richmond State Hospital. That sparked her interest in mental health. Her parents were helping professionals and her values were ... Read more

Chastity Austin LDH, RDH, BS

Chastity became a Dental Hygienist to help people lead healthier lives and teach them how to improve their oral health, making them feel better about their overall appearance as a ... Read more

Sara Berry, MSN, APRN, NP-C

Sara has always loved nursing as it has allowed her to provide care and compassion to those who need it during times of physical, mental, or emotional distress. She became ... Read more

Emilia Blaser, DDS

Dr. Blaser is a strong believer that everybody should have access to dental care and is thrilled to be a part of the NorthShore team. She is dedicated to providing ... Read more

Mary Beth Bustos, FNP-C

Mary worked as a nurse for 15 years before she returned to school to become a provider. Her motivation to become a provider was due to my experiences working with ... Read more

Brittany Burgy, MSN, CNM

Brittany Burgy is a very passionate Nurse Midwife and makes it her mission to guide women and couples through the life-changing experience of pregnancy and childbirth. She deeply believes in ... Read more

Reynaldo Caluag, MD

Dr. Caluag has been in practice for over 20 years in the western suburb of Chicago, a very well diversified community but mostly poor and underprivileged. Serving this kind of ... Read more

Erika Zambrana, LDH

Since Erika was a little girl, she knew she wanted to work in the dental field. It wasn’t until high school, however, that she narrowed it down to becoming a ... Read more

Dan Dewar, DC

While at Purdue, Dr. Dewar met a chiropractor who explained that the body is self-healing and the goal of chiropractic is to help the body heal itself by removing nerve ... Read more

LaKeysha Freeny, MSA, HFA, MSN, APRN

LaKeysha is native to Northwest Indiana having grown up and attended Wirt High School in Gary, IN. Over her 12 years of experience in various settings, including Med surg, home ... Read more

Catherine R. Haluska, PMHNP

For the majority of her 27-year nursing career in Northwest Indiana, Catherine served as a medical-surgical nurse. While considering graduate school, she worked for a busy family practice clinic where ... Read more

Gretchen Haney, PMHNP

Gretchen is very dedicated, driven, and compassionate Nurse Practitioner with over 13 years of nursing experience in emergency medicine. She became a Nurse Practitioner to make a difference and believes ... Read more

Amanda Hansbury, LDH

After Amanda participated in a vocational program during high school, she completed her internship through NorthShore. She knew she wanted to work in healthcare, and really fell in love with ... Read more

Jonathan Javors, DO

Jonathan Javors is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with 40 years of experience. He received his medical degree from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980 and completed his internship ... Read more

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Andi Arnautovic, MD – Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Arnautovic, a veteran family physician, has been in practice since 1989. He completed his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. In his decades of service, he has worked ... Read more

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Primary & Preventative Healthcare

Preventative Healthcare According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 out of every 10 deaths among Americans each year are caused by chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes ... Read more

Prediabetes symptoms you should not ignore.

Prediabetic Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

The alarming fact is that 96 million American adults have prediabetes. Prediabetes is a serious health condition that puts you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and ... Read more

Weight Loss Level II- Staying Focused On Your Goals

Once you’ve started on your weight loss journey, it is important to stay motivated and informed! There is no one size fits all approach to a healthy weight, and this ... Read more

Staying Safe During Emergency Alert Tests: A Guide for Those in Vulnerable Situations

Primary & Preventative Care

Your health is your greatest asset, and our team at NorthShore Health Centers is committed to protecting it. Offering a comprehensive approach to primary and preventative care, we provide services ... Read more

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Diabetic Diner- Enjoy Favorite Foods from our Childhood

Join us in August as we learn how to make healthy food choices as we embrace different cultural foods from around the world. Eating healthy doesn’t mean we can’t still ... Read more

Home

NorthShore Health Centers Building a Healthy Community One Patient at a Time NorthShore now has the option for a new and existing patients to schedule appointments online. Health Services Find ... Read more

Patient Policy

NorthShore Patient Privacy Policy Notice of Privacy Practices Authorization and Disclosure of Protected Health Information As a Patient Centered Medical Home, we work together with our patients to help improve ... Read more

Who We Are

Learn About NorthShore Health Centers NorthShore Health Centers is a non-profit committed to providing quality, affordable healthcare for all in Porter, Lake, La Porte, and Jasper Counties. With multiple locations ... Read more

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PCMH

Welcome to your Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) A medical home is a team approach to helping you understand and manage your health. Your medical home team includes your health care ... Read more

Mission Statement

Learn More About Our Mission To provide the most comprehensive and quality healthcare, without exclusion, to everyone, every time. Our Vision We envision an organization that provides the best quality, ... Read more

Calendar

All Events Calendar View September 19 | 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Diabetic Basics – Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with Type 2 ... Read more

FAQs

Welcome to Northshore Health Centers’ FAQ page, where we address common questions to enhance your understanding of our services. Whether you’re seeking information about our medical offerings, appointment scheduling, insurance ... Read more

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Improving & Maintaining Heart Health

Learn the importance of maintaining a healthy blood pressure, and how our blood pressure changes as we age. We will discuss how to recognize symptoms of heart disease, as well ... Read more

Spring – And Allergy Season – Is Here!

Are you suffering from seasonal allergies? Are you WONDERING if you have seasonal allergies or if it could be a virus like the cold, flu, or COVID-19? While it is ... Read more

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Closed for Good Friday – Immediate Care Hours available

NorthShore Health Centers will be closed Friday, April 7th in observance of Good Friday. Immediate care will be available 8 am – 12 pm at our Portage and Lake Station ... Read more

Feed Your Tomorrow With Good Nutrition Today

The benefits of good nutrition are not only important, but also life-long. The advantages of good nutrition, starting as a child are important to support brain development and healthy growth ... Read more

Diabetic Education Group: Physical Activity

With April here, beautiful weather is right around the corner so now is a great time to get active! Join us to learn more about diabetes and physical activity. We ... Read more

Diabetic Diner: Stress and Emotional Eating

After an overview of the basics of diabetes, join us as we discuss how stress impacts diabetes and how diabetes impacts stress, including how stress affects your A1C and blood ... Read more

Understanding Nutrition Labels

Join us as we learn to understand the nutrition fact labels on food and beverage packages. Once you understand what nutrition labels tell you, you will be able to make ... Read more

Diabetic Education Group: Physical Activity

With April here, beautiful weather is right around the corner so now is a great time to get active! Join us to learn more about diabetes and physical activity. We ... Read more

Stress and Heart Health

With April being Stress Awareness Month, join us to learn more about how stress impacts not just your mental health, but your heart health as well. We’ll discuss exactly what ... Read more

Diabetic Education Group: Physical Activity

With April here, beautiful weather is right around the corner so now is a great time to get active! Join us to learn more about diabetes and physical activity. We ... Read more

Diabetic Education Group: Physical Activity

With April here, beautiful weather is right around the corner so now is a great time to get active! Join us to learn more about diabetes and physical activity. We ... Read more

Celebrate Black History

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” —Thurgood Marshall Last year, Black Americans accounted for more than 13% of of the U.S. population, ... Read more

Black History Month: Support Local Black-Owned Businesses

Every February, we celebrate Black History Month and reflect on the accomplishments, legacies, and contributions of Black Americans. Black History Month is a great time to support Black-owned businesses and ... Read more

Flyer for understanding labels event at the Portage NorthShore Health Center. The design has a collection of foods in bowls in the bottom right corner.

Nutrition: Understanding Nutrition Labels

Learn how to easily read and understand nutrition labels, and use that information more effectively. Once you understand what nutrition labels tell you, you will be able to make informed ... Read more

Flyer for understanding labels event at the Chesterton NorthShore Health Center. The design has a woman in the bottom right corner holding a vitamin bottle.

Nutrition: Understanding Nutrition Labels

Give Kids a Smile

NorthShore Health Centers offers free dental services for kids under 18 with no insurance during Give Kids a Smile on February 3rd. Free cleaning, x-ray, exam and spin brush. Appointments ... Read more

Eat well, feel well flyer for an event hosted at the Portage NorthShore Health Center.

Eat Well, Feel Well Class

Join NorthShore Health Centers for a class that will help you understand the influence your favorite foods have on your mood each day.

Eat well, feel well flyer for an event hosted the Portage NorthShre Health Center.

Eat Well, Feel Well Class

Facilitated by NorthShore Health and Wellness Educator; learn how the food that you eat influences your mood and mental health; learn what foods keep your brain healthy and promote emotional ... Read more

MarketPlace Open Enrollment

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A flyer for the NothShore's high blood pressure and healthy eating event at the La Porte Library

Manage High Blood Pressure with Healthy Eating

Join NorthShore Health Centers for a heart health class that will help you understand the importance of blood pressure and learn helpful nutrition tips to manage hypertension.