Northwest Health welcomes two board-certified pulmonary and critical care medicine specialists, Zaid Shakir, M.D., and Myrna Orbana, M.D., to Northwest Medial Group. Drs. Shakir and Orbana joined the medical practice of James Anthony, M.D., and Douglas Mazurek, M.D., at Northwest Medical Group – Pulmonary & Critical Care located at 813 Porter Campus Dr. in Valparaiso.
Dr. Shakir completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland – Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his medical degree from the University of Basrah – College of
Medicine in Basrah, Iraq.
Dr. Orbana completed her critical care and pulmonary fellowship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago; where she also acted as chief resident during her internal medicine residency. She completed a second internal medicine residency, and received her medical degree, from West Visayas State University College of Medicine in the Philippines.
“We’ve seen a growing need for pulmonary and critical care services across the region mostly due to the aging population and the national rise in COPD,” said Ashley Dickinson, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Health. “Now with the addition of Dr. Shakir and Dr. Orbana, we can better meet that need and serve more patients with this much-needed specialty closer to home. I am pleased to welcome them to our community and our medical staff.”
Both Drs. Shakir and Orbana offer treatment for a range of conditions including pulmonary disorders such as COPD, respiratory failure, asthma and allergies, interstitial lung disease and lung cancer. They will also be treating patients in the Intensive Care Unit at Northwest Health – Porter for respiratory failure and other life-threatening conditions.
To make an appointment with either Dr. Shakir or Dr. Orbana, call 219-464-9054. Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance plans are accepted.
