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Dr. Shastri Joins Primary Care Professionals

Priya Shastri, M.D., experienced family practice physician, has recently joined Primary Care Professionals—Drs. Thomas Lee, Jinsup Kim, and Ramaraja Yalavarthi.  Primary Care Professionals is located on the Silver Cross Hospital campus, Pavilion A, Suite 370, New Lenox.  To schedule an appointment with Dr. Shastri, call (815) 300-1450. New and walk-in patients welcome.  Evening and Saturday appointments are available. Medicare and most insurances are accepted. Complimentary valet parking and wheel chair assistance are available at Silver Cross Hospital.

Dr. Shastri is board certified in family practice medicine.  She has over 18 years of experience caring for patients of all ages in the south and western suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Having worked in several urgent care clinics, she has a special interest in occupational healthcare, emergency medicine, preventative screenings, and treatment of elderly patients.  Dr. Shastri has received additional training in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Programs. She is married with children and resides in Orland Park.

About Silver Cross Hospital

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Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for seven consecutive years and as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers. With over 3,500 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a new 289-bed acute care hospital at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox and 9 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).  Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff have expertise in their areas of practice to meet the needs of patients seeking their care.  These physicians are independent practitioners on the Medical Staff and are not the agents or employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They treat patients based upon their independent medical judgment and they bill patients separately for their services.

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