Dr. Ammar Majed Shaheen, MD

Dr. Ammar Shaheen is a pulmonologist and internal medicine physician who brings over four decades of medical expertise to his practice. He earned his medical degree from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine and has dedicated 41 years to caring for patients with lung and breathing conditions. Dr. Shaheen speaks both English and Arabic, enabling him to serve diverse patient communities.

Dr. Shaheen practices at multiple locations throughout Indiana, including Hobart, Merrillville, Gary, Saint John, East Chicago, and Munster. His expertise focuses on treating serious respiratory conditions such as respiratory failure in both adult and pediatric patients, as well as pneumonia. He performs specialized procedures including therapeutic hypothermia and advanced lung function tests like bronchodilator reversibility testing and asthma challenge tests. Patients consistently rate Dr. Shaheen highly for his care, giving him an average rating of 5.0.