Northwest Community Hospital Medical Group Adds Two Allergists to Staff

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (May 15, 2013) – Northwest Community Healthcare’s (NCH) Medical Group is expanding its network of expert doctors as it welcomes allergists Toral Anil Kamdar, MD, and Sarah Peterson, MD. to the Rand Road, Arlington Heights facility, and the Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove facility, respectively.

Dr. Kamdar is board-certified in internal medicine and allergy/immunology. She will treat patients at the NCH Medical Group office at 1051 W. Rand Road in Arlington Heights. Dr. Kamdar earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2007 from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Her Internal Medicine internship and residency were performed at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago. Her Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology was also completed at McGaw Medical Center.

Dr. Peterson is board-certified in internal medicine and will treat patients at the NCH Medical Group office at 1450 Busch Parkway in Buffalo Grove beginning in July. Dr. Peterson earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2007 from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York. She also performed her internship, residency, and Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago.

Patients can schedule appointments with the physicians online at www.nchmedicalgroup.com or by calling Dr. Kamdar’s office at 847.410.6435 and Dr. Peterson’s at 847.725.8453.

In addition to internal medicine and family practice physicians, other physician specialties of the NCH Medical Group include dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology and rheumatology. To ensure optimum collaboration and continuity of care, NCH Medical Group physicians share access to patient electronic medical records across all locations.

Patients of the NCH Medical Group can go online to request doctor appointments, ask questions, download and complete registration forms prior to their office visits, and register for free health seminars. To help individuals better manage their urgent and day-to-day healthcare needs, NCH launched MyNCH, a robust mobile app for Apple and Android mobile devices. The MyNCH app features real-time, estimated wait times at NCH’s Emergency Room and Immediate Care Centers. NCH Medical Group patients can send messages to their physicians, request appointments, view past and future appointments, and look up their lab and diagnostic imaging test results.

In addition to the Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights locations, NCH Medical Group physician offices are located in Schaumburg, Mount Prospect and Palatine. To learn more about the NCH Medical Group, and to view physician bios and videos, visit www.nchmedicalgroup.com. To find a trusted physician, community members also can call HealthConnection at 847.618.4YOU (4968).

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