The following people have joined St. Margaret Mercy’s medical staff: Mohamed T. Alahdab, MD, board certified in Internal Medicine and in Cardiovascular Disease, has joined the department of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease. His office is in Munster. Akeek S. Bhatt, MD, board Certified Internal Medicine, has joined the department of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology. His office is in Munster. John P. Cosgrove, DO, has joined the department of Family Medicine. His office is in Schererville. David J. Harris, MD, has joined the department of Surgery/Orthopedic Surgery. His office is in Munster. Jay N. Pandhi, MD, board certified in Internal Medicine, has joined the department of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease. His office is in Munster. Vanessa Sarda, MD, board certification in Internal Medicine, has joined the department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease. Her office is in Hammond. William H. Spear, MD, board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and in Internal Medicine, has joined the department of Internal Medicine/Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. His office is in Oak Lawn, Ill. Yana Tyler, MD, has joined the department of Surgery/Ophthalmology. Her office is in Hammond. Shridhar Ventrapragada, MD, board Certified in Otolaryngology, has joined the department of Surgery/Otolaryngology. He has offices in Hammond and Munster.

Geoffrey Laciak, CPA, MBA is an accounting manager with Laciak Accountancy Group PC, with offices in Schererville and Valparaiso. His past work experiences include senior auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP and supervisor, Harris Associates PC, both in Chicago. Brian Laciak, CPA, MBA has joined Laciak has joined Laciak as an accounting manager. Past work experiences include senior auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP and senior product controller at UBS Alternative and Quantitative Investments, both in Chicago. Valparaiso resident Michelle Gonzalez, CPA, has joined Laciak as an accounting manager. With 10 years of experience in public accounting, her responsibilities include assisting clients with accounting, tax preparation and consulting services.

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