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    Last Updated: 01/09/2026

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    MediFind found 130 doctor with experience in Gallstones near East Chicago, IN. Of these, 112 are Experienced, 17 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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      Ken R. Richards
      Experienced in Gallstones
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Gallstones
      General Surgery

      Advocate Medical Group General Surgery

      2301 E 93rd St, Ste 115, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Ken Richards is a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Hernia, Juvenile Angiofibroma, Lymphadenectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

      Jovenel Cherenfant
      Advanced in Gallstones
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Gallstones
      General Surgery

      Franciscan Physician Network

      9800 Valparaiso Dr, 
      Munster, IN 
       (7.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Georgian, Macedonian, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Jovenel Cherenfant is a General Surgeon in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Cherenfant is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Cherenfant is currently accepting new patients.

      Manuel Perez
      Experienced in Gallstones
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Gallstones
      General Surgery

      Advocate Medical Group General Surgery

      Chicago, IL 
       (11.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Manuel Perez is a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Perez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Ogilvie Syndrome, Gallbladder Disease, Small Bowel Resection, and Gastrostomy.

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      Advanced in Gallstones
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Gallstones
      General Surgery

      Community Care Network Inc

      4320 Fir St, Unit 410, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Terrence Dempsey is a General Surgeon in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Dempsey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal.

      Advanced in Gallstones
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Gallstones
      General Surgery

      Community Care Network Inc

      4320 Fir St, Unit 410, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Teoman Demir is a General Surgeon in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Demir is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Colostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction.

      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology

      Community Care Network Inc

      4320 Fir St, Unit 210, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Praveen Nallapareddy is a Gastroenterologist in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Nallapareddy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastritis, Acute Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

      Rudyard Smith
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      Rudyard Smith MD And Associates, SC

      9250 Columbia Ave, 
      Munster, IN 
       (7.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Rudyard Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome, Diarrhea, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Distinguished in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology
      Distinguished in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology

      Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation

      2315 E 93rd St, Suite 440, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ashish Shah is a Gastroenterologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Choledocholithiasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      Community Care Network Inc

      4321 Fir St, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Joseph Legaspi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Legaspi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Renovascular Hypertension, Urinary Tract Infection in Children, Gastrostomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Legaspi is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      219 Health Network Inc

      100 W Chicago Ave, Suite F, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jaime Ruiz-Montero is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Ruiz-Montero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ruiz-Montero is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Family Medicine

      219 Health Network Inc

      100 W Chicago Ave, Suite F, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Filipino, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Libiran is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Libiran is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Libiran is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      219 Health Network Inc

      100 W Chicago Ave, Suite F, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Eleazar Calero is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Calero is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Calero is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      219 Health Network Inc

      100 W Chicago Ave, Suite F, 
      East Chicago, IN 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Alfonso Blum is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in East Chicago, Indiana. Dr. Blum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Renovascular Hypertension, Low Sodium Level, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Blum is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      Oak Street Health Physicians Group PC

      5818 Columbia Ave, 
      Hammond, IN 
       (3.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients

      Ramesh Aggarwal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hammond, Indiana. Dr. Aggarwal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Acute Kidney Failure, Sepsis, Bone Graft, and Vertebroplasty. Dr. Aggarwal is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Internal Medicine

      Whiting Medical Center S C

      2075 Indianapolis Blvd, 
      Whiting, IN 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Chittaranjan Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Whiting, Indiana. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Enlarged Liver, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Experienced in Gallstones
      1534 119th St, 
      Whiting, IN 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Paula Benchik-Abrinko is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Whiting, Indiana. Dr. Benchik-Abrinko is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. Her top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Familial Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis, Esophagitis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Benchik-Abrinko is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Gallstones
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Gallstones
      Family Medicine
      7134 Calumet Ave, 
      Hammond, IN 
       (4.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Evan Geissler is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hammond, Indiana. Dr. Geissler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Hashimoto Thyroiditis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Enlarged Liver, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Gastrostomy.

      Darren D. Ballard
      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology

      Illinois Gastroenterology Group, LLC

      17901 Governors Hwy, 
      Homewood, IL 
       (12.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Darren Ballard is a Gastroenterologist in Homewood, Illinois. Dr. Ballard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology

      Community Care Network Inc

      9030 Columbia Ave, 
      Munster, IN 
       (6.8 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sarosh Bukhari is a Gastroenterologist in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Bukhari has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology
      Advanced in Gallstones
      Gastroenterology

      Community Care Network Inc

      9030 Columbia Ave, 
      Munster, IN 
       (6.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Anoop Appannagari is a Gastroenterologist in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Appannagari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Enlarged Liver, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Gallstones?

      Gallstones are hard deposits that form inside the gallbladder. These may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball.

      When should I see a Gallstones doctor near East Chicago, IN?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Gallstones doctor near East Chicago, IN?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Gallstones doctors near East Chicago, IN?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Gallstones doctors near East Chicago, IN?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Gallstones doctor near East Chicago, IN?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Gallstones doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Gallstones doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Gallstones doctor near East Chicago, IN?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Gallstones doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Gallstones doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Gallstones doctors near East Chicago, IN?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Gallstones doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Gallstones doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Gallstones doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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