Meet Our Hospitalists

The Methodist Medical Group Hospitalists were established in 2002. We provide round-the-clock coverage of hospitalized patients. You can count on Methodist Medical Group Hospitalists for...

• 24/7 coverage of a hospitalized adult patient
• Consultations
• Complete perioperative care
• Wide range of in-house procedures including wound care

We participate in most major health plans, including the Caterpillar network.

Adult Hospitalists

Erich Acebedo, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Cebu Doctor's College of Medicine, Phillipines

Residency

Good Samaritan Hospital

 

Waqas Ali, MD

Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Medical Education

Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

Residency

Internal Medicine: Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital through the University of Chicago Hospitals in Chicago, IL; Fellowship, Infectious Diseases: University of Illinois at Chicago through the University of Chicago Hospitals in Chicago, IL

 

Syed Omar Bukhari, MD

Board-Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine/OSF St. Francis, Peoria

Shams Ilahi, MD

Medical Education

Sindh Medical College
Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago (Internship in Internal Medicine)

Residency

Bay State Medical Center, Springfield, MA

 

 

Parth Mehta, MD

Board-Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University, India

Residency

St. Joseph Hospital/University of Illinois Chicago

 

Anil Reddivari, MD

Board-Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Sri Venkateswara Medical College, NTR
University of Health Sciences, Tirupati, AP, India

Residency

St. Joseph Hospital/University of Illinois Chicago

 

Riaz Shah, MD

Board-Certified in Internal Medicine Certified in Hyperbaric Medicine

Medical Education

Medical School, Pakistan

Residency

Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York, NY

 

Mohammed Shakaib, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Deccaur College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabed, India

Residency

St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL

 

Vinoda Shanthappa, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine/OSF St. Francis, Peoria, IL 

 

Rehman Usmani, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

Medical Education

Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency

St. Joseph Hospital, UIC 

 

Physician Assistants

Clark Anderson, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant

Medical Education

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

 

Anne Fairfield, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant

Medical Education

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

 

 

 

Heidi Henderson, PA-C

Certified Physician Assistant

Medical Education

St. Louis University

 

 

Pediatric Hospitalists

Amy Christison, MD

Board Certified in Pediatrics

Medical Education

Northwestern University

Residency

University of Chicago, Wyler Children's Hospital

Mourad Alnatour, MD

Medical Education

University of Damascus, Syria

Residency

Children's Hospital of Illinois, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

 

 

Srihari Nair, MD

Board Certified in Pediatrics

Medical Education

Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Residency

Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA