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Physician Services department and credentialing | Riverside Healthcare, Kankakee IL

Physician Services performs credentialing for Riverside Medical Center, Riverside Ambulatory Surgery Center and Oak Surgical Institute. In addition, it manages the medical staff organization, including bylaws, policies and procedures and meetings of the divisions, services lines and committees.

Available Resources

Provider Affiliation Verification Requests

We are pleased to announce that Riverside Medical Center verifies practitioner affiliations online. Due to the number of responses we receive, specific hospital request forms will no longer be completed. In addition, the Medical Staff Office will no longer process requests for the completion of evaluation forms by the practitioner’s chairperson. If such an evaluation is necessary, please get in touch with the practitioner to obtain it from their Department Chairperson.

Access Your Verification Letter

Type the practitioner’s last name and date of birth. If the practitioner is not listed, or if you receive a message, please fax a release to:

Riverside Medical Center
ATTN: Physician Services Department
Phone: (815) 935-7347
Fax: (815) 936-6971

Physician Services Staff

Physician Services Main Office: (815) 935-7347 

Medical Staff Officers

Naina Batish, MD
Naina Batish, MD
President
Asima Hussaini, MD
Asima Hussaini, MD
President-Elect
Shiva Prasad Shashidharan, MD
Shiva Shashidharan, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Saroja Yalamanchili, MD
Saroja Yalamanchili, MD
Past President

Division of Medicine

Nadeem Ansari, MD
Nadeem Ansari, MD
Chair
David Sutherland, MD
David Sutherland, MD
Vice-Chair
Michael Anderson, MD
Michael Anderson, MD
Vice-Chair
Brian Ruiz De Luzuriaga, MD
Brian Ruiz De Luzuriaga, MD
Vice-Chair

Division of Surgery

Gretchen Williams, MD
Gretchen Williams, MD
Chair
Yun Kipnis, MD
Yun Kipnis, MD
Vice Chair
Grazelda Kwakye-Ackah, MD
Grazelda Kwakye-Ackah, MD
Vice Chair
Taruna Crawford, MD
Taruna Crawford, MD
Vice Chair

Service Line Chiefs

Anabelle Veerapaneni, MD
Anabelle Veerapaneni, MD
Cancer
Vikas Patel, MD
Vikas Patel, MD
Cardiovascular
Taruna Crawford, MD
Taruna Crawford, MD
Neuro-Ortho-Podiatry
Grazelda Kwakye-Ackah, MD
Grazelda Kwakye-Ackah, MD
Women and Children
Raju Abraham, MD
Raju Abraham, MD
Inpatient Critical Care
Paritosh Tiwari, MD
Paritosh Tiwari, MD
Renal
S. David Lang, MD
S. David Lang, MD
Trauma
Khalid Arshad, MD
Khalid Arshad, MD
Behavioral Health