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Shah A. Chowdhury, MD, FAAP
Hammond, IN
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Community HealthNet Health Centers, 5927 Columbia Avenue, Hammond, IN, United States
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Thursday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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About
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Graduated from Chittagong Medical college Bangladesh with an MBBS Degree, completed Post-Graduation in Pediatrics from University of Dhaka. Worked in different countries as Pediatrician among different ethnic groups in diverse and extreme situations: Bangladesh, Iran, Saudi Arabia. Did USA Residency Training in Pediatrics at Columbia University, New York (1995-97). Passed American Board of Pediatrics (1999); Board Certified; and Re-Certified (2006, 2016). Practicing Primary Care Pediatrics in a Multi-Specialty Group in Northwest Indiana since 2000. Affiliated with top hospitals in the NW Indiana Region with full admission privileges in Pediatrics. Always believe in "Prevention is better than Cure" concept, educating the patients/parents about healthy practices and minimal use of medication
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pediatrics
ADHD and Autism
Licenses
United States: Indiana
Languages spoken
Arabic, Bengali, Persian
Doctor Q&A
574 Answers
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A 22-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics 44 years experience
CEREBRAL PALSY: Classified differently: #1. Physiologic: spastic, athetoid, ataxic, atonic, mixed, unclassified. #2.Topographic: mono/para/hemi/tri/di/ quadri/ parapl... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Tetanus: Tetanus is not an airborn illness, it occurs form injury if it is contaminated. If the tourist is going to involve in some injury prone activities, sh... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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MAY NOT BE NORMAL: Causes can be nasal blockage, choanal atresia (means complete non-canalization of nasal passage); congenital heart disease; lung problems; congenital ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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EAR INFECTIONS:: Can be #1external ear infection/swimmers ear or otitis externa; or #2 middle ear infection or otitis media. Doxycyclind is not a first line antibiotic... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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CHRONIC DIARRHEA....: Most of the diarrhea are viral origin, no blood in stool, not much cramp or fever, resolves by an week or so. If longer, your child need to have an ex... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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WHAT PRACTICE.....?: Discourage kids from being too much interested in active sex. Abstinence is the thing they need to practice.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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VIRAL ILLNESS:: A common condition, caused by bunch of viruses. Starts with runny nose, cough, low grade fever, poor appetite, some nausea/vomiting/diarrhea.
Make sur... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Tuberculin: When tuberculin test (PPD) becomes positive- about 10 mm or more, chest x-ray is done to rule out possible lung infection or lymph nodes. A course of ... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Cat Bite: Cat bites are punctured wounds, infection rate is 50%, majority wound infections are polymicrobial, at least half caused by species p. Multocida.
Th... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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ADD/ ADHD: Yes; attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity is a common problem. 10% school kids has this, 65% continue in adulthood.
Short atten... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Allergy: Sortness of breath, nausea can be signs of allergy or asthma.
Check with your doctor.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Asthma Control: Avoid triggers (allergens, strong odors/ perfumes, smokes/smoking, stress etc).
Keep well hydrated specially in this hot climate. Take enough rest.
... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Cystic Fibrosis: It seems your daughter was referred to a peds pulmonologist by her pediatrician; different tests were done to rule out cf. Sometimes geneticist gets i... Read More
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Emergency: Emergency room is always ready to treat emergency / sick patient. Questiion of affordability will come later.
For non-emergency or mild illness, er... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Cyclosporiasis: Cyclospora, a protozoa infecting intestine. Common in nepal, peru, heiti; in children <18. In 1977 there was outbreak in the usa from imported ras... Read More
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Cold/Allergy: Common condition for a 3 yr. When get cold, there is nasal blockage due to swelling; sectetion make passage narrow, rubbing make worse. Child starts m... Read More
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Asthma Exacerbation: Looks like you have an asthma exacerbation. If bronchodilator inhaler bricanyl (terbutaline) is not helping, you are coughing more, you need to see yo... Read More
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Just Answered: You can take 2 x 25 mg tab. Every 4 hours/day with max. Dose of 400 mg (adult dose). Don't drive because drowsiness is one of the side effects. O... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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JITTERINESS;: Newborn are normally jittery for sometime, refluxes are brisk, jark with sound, light, simple movement like taping the bed, etc. This is due to immatu... Read More
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FOCUSING PROBLEM:: Talk to her teacher and discuss in detail. Talk to her pediatrician. Your child needs evaluation for attention deficiency disorder (add). Her pediatri... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Why Not ?: Is the pt. A child with diarrhea? Go ahead, make sure to give pedialyte along with brat diet.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Breast Feeding: As long as you are eating a balanced diet with all recommended nutrients, you can have some green tea. I have no comment on slimming tea.
Are you ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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True....: There are four types of malarial parasites: plasmodium vivax, p. Falciparum, p. Ovale and p. Malarie, some of them have hepatic cycle. So, after trea... Read More
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WHY NOT .....?: Common age is from 4 year to adolescence and adulthood. The medication usually is started when symptoms are evident as the child starts school.
Talk ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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VOMITING: Not to worry much, this is a common symptom. Make sure his nose is not blocked; if so, put saline nasal drop, 3-5 in each nostril and suck with bulb s... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
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ROSEOLA: Caused by human herpes virus-6, 7. Age: younger than 3 yr, peak 6-15 mo. Starts with high fever 101-106 for 3-5 days, resolves abruptly, within 12-24h... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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NEBULIZER TREATMENT: Albuterol is given to reduce airway spasms for asthma/wheezing patients. The treatment is dose dependent not time related. For example, 6 month old m... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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MEDS & BREAST MILK: Moderately safe to breastfeed while on clinda, there are no controlled studies, minimal non-threatening adverse effects can occur, like the diarrhea y... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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PNEUMONIA: Your doctor has given this antibiotic for 5 days, s/he will evaluate you after 48 hours. As long as your wheezing and cough is not getting worse, you ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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COUGH:: Prolong, bad cough needs evaluation. Causes: weather change, dry cold air, nasal stuffiness with nasal blockage, enlarged tonsils and adenoids, asthma... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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MONO ? May/May Not..: Need to find out the cause. Any new stress- physical or mental, school problems, low grade/chronic infection, etc. Check with her pediatrician.
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TUBERCULOSIS:: If primary focus is not eliminated by treatment, there is always risk of disseminated tubercular spread. Any deterioration of immune status, infection... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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FLU / VOMITING: Stomach flu mostly start with vomiting and ends with diarrhea. Associated symptoms: low grade fever, cold, cough. Make sure she drinks enough fluid, p... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Sickness: Excessive sleepiness can be from the sickness itself. The antibiotic can take 24 to 48 hours to start working. She got Dexamethasone injection for wha... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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INJURY/ DEFORMITY of: Nasal septum, most possibly. You need to see an ENT surgeon, might need surgical correction.
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Flu Vaccination:: No contraindication. I will not wait for the 10 year with asthma, it is already overdue. For the 11 year, you can wait until next week. For both, inje... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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CONSTIPATION ...? : She doesn't need anyone of the things you are doing. Before 4 months even no water. If breast feeding, remember, she can have a bowel movement ev... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Dry Mouth: Are you a mouth breather? When there are enlarged tonsils, nasal blockage, allergies, mouth breathing happens. Make sure you have an habit of drinking... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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NOT NORMAL: There: Should be one formed/soft bm/d. Better if one does twice. Your daughter has constipation. Fecal matter in rectum cause dysfunctional voiding- that she... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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COLD SORE,: Caused by viral illness. Put some emolient: vaseline or moisturizing lotion on the sore. Can give tylenol (acetaminophen) for pain. No big medicine. I... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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EPISTAXIS:: Blood comes from ''kiesselbach plexus" of capillaries at anterior nasal partition where external ; internal carotid capillaries converge. Common caus... Read More
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Wrong Statement:: I think, your statement is over exaggerated. In reality it doesn't happen. Anyways, take your child to his pediatrician and explain in front! diarrhea... Read More
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Spleen Enlargement:: Spleen lies in left upper quadrant of abdomen, under the rib cage. Normally not palpable, when palpable means-, double sized. Sometimes palpable splee... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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VIRAL INFECTION:: Most probably you have viral infection of the oral cavity which is causing gingivitis (gum infection) and also upper respiratory/throat infection.
St... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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STD: Definitely, it can be treated and cured. If not treated urgently, can give rise to many complications.
Gonorrhea is one of the sexually transmitted d... Read More
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Asthma Trigger: Hot dry or hot humid environment are asthma triggers. Make sure you drink enough fluid, take your asthma medications regularly.
If any worsening- ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Immunizations: Vaccination starts at birth- hepa-b in nursery. Then 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 months etc. Now it is easier bc there are combination vaccines, e.G pentac... Read More
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YES: Salad is uncooked vegetable with high fiber. It draws fluid from the intestinal wall into the lumen. Sometimes too much salad intake can cause diarrhe... Read More
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Dermatophytosis.: Ringworm is a filamentous fungal infection; affects skin, nail and hair, usually doesn't go to bloodstream. Source is contact with infected person, an... Read More
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Ingestions: When infant starts crawling at 9 mo, the whole house should made child proof. There should be no small object on the floor. Small toys/ parts, lego pi... Read More
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Mar 30, 2014
I fully recommend Dr. Chowdhury to anyone needing his help as he seems to care deeply about his field of Pediatrics. Great Physician and Colleague and asset to the community at HealthTap!
Aug 8, 2013
Thoughtful, direct answer that are helpful. Keep up the great job!
Oct 29, 2013
Great responses. Very accurate. Comes highly recommended.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you sooooo much. My Son is struggling with him and even he tears
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! They said spleen maybe from coughing check in month he's white! Thanks
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! It's all year for the dry skin around her mouth. It comes and goes. Ty
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh; Columbia University NY
Graduated 1979MD
Residency
Columbia University, New York.
Completed 1997
Awards
patients choice award of 2012
2010 Most Compassionate Doctor Award,
America's Most Compassionate Doctor 2012
Affiliations
Life Member of The American Medical Society of Vienna, Austria
Fellow of the Royal Society of Health, London, UK
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