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Physician Services


Physician Services department and credentialing | Riverside Healthcare, Kankakee IL Physician Services performs credentialing for Riverside Medical Center, Riverside Ambulatory Surgery Center and Oak Surgical Institute. In addition, it manages the medical staff organization, including bylaws, policies and procedures and meetings of the divisions, services lines and committees.

Available Resources

Provider Affiliation Verification Requests

We are pleased to announce that Riverside Medical Center verifies practitioner affiliations online. Due to the number of responses we receive, specific hospital request forms will no longer be completed. In addition, the Medical Staff Office will no longer process requests for the completion of evaluation forms by the practitioner’s chairperson. If such an evaluation is necessary, please contact the practitioner to obtain it from their Department Chairperson.

>Access Your Verification Letter

Type the practitioner’s last name and date of birth. If the practitioner is not listed, or if you receive a message, please fax a release to:

Riverside Medical Center
ATTN: Physician Services Department
Phone: (815) 935-7347
Fax: (815) 936-6971

Physician Services Staff

Medical Staff Officers

Jamal Daki, MD
Jamal Daki, MD
President-Elect
Khalid Arshad, MD
Khalid Arshad, MD
Secretary-Treasurer
Naina Batish, MD
Naina Batish, MD
Past President

Division of Medicine

Division of Surgery

Service Line Chiefs

Abhimanyu Beri, MD
Abhimanyu Beri, MD
Cardiovascular
Taruna Crawford, MD
Jason Shin, MD
Neuro-Ortho-Podiatry
Raju Abraham, MD
Raju Abraham, MD
Inpatient Critical Care
Khalid Arshad, MD
Khalid Arshad, MD 
Behavioral Health