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Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems, thyroid uptake and scan, esophagram (barium swallow), and more.

211 N Eddy Street
South Bend, IN 46617

(574) 234-8161

Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Lisle, IL specializing in diagnostic radiology. She graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD is affiliated with Saint Joseph Health System, Duly Health and Care, DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP LTD and THE SOUTH BEND CLINIC LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

430 WARRENVILLE ROAD
Lisle, IL 60532

Address:

1801 S Highland Avenue
Lombard, IL 60148

Address:

211 N Eddy Street
South Bend, IN 46617

Some issues Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

abdominal imaging	582
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	397
breast procedures	373
cardiac procedures	107
CT scan	752
diagnostic imaging	36
hip imaging	220
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	253
musculoskeletal imaging	519
neck imaging	19
nuclear scan	128
pelvic imaging	471
preventive care	305
spinal procedures	97
stress testing	107
thoracic (chest) imaging	2338
ultrasound (sonogram)	504
vascular procedures	100
women's imaging	408
X-rays	3163

**Gender**
Male	1267
Female	2072

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	626
Black	570
Hispanic	2075
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1182
From 75 to 84	822
85 and over	342
Less than 65	993

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	571
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	435
breast procedures	321
cardiac procedures	123
CT scan	828
diagnostic imaging	13
hip imaging	203
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	204
musculoskeletal imaging	478
neck imaging	16
nuclear scan	134
pelvic imaging	409
preventive care	269
spinal procedures	147
stress testing	123
thoracic (chest) imaging	2288
ultrasound (sonogram)	484
vascular procedures	84
women's imaging	351
X-rays	3025

**Gender**
Male	1214
Female	1913

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	524
Hispanic	1968
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1131
From 75 to 84	795
85 and over	340
Less than 65	861

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	58
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

abdominal imaging	448
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	357
breast procedures	403
cardiac procedures	126
CT scan	614
diagnostic imaging	37
hip imaging	174
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	160
musculoskeletal imaging	380
neck imaging	11
nuclear scan	125
pelvic imaging	319
preventive care	288
spinal procedures	85
stress testing	126
thoracic (chest) imaging	1530
ultrasound (sonogram)	454
vascular procedures	97
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	15
women's imaging	427
X-rays	2256

**Gender**
Male	1950
Female	3306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	804
Hispanic	3376
Asian	86
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2086
From 75 to 84	1296
85 and over	522
Less than 65	1352

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	58
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	389
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	294
breast procedures	165
cardiac procedures	127
CT scan	520
diagnostic imaging	38
hip imaging	127
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	299
musculoskeletal imaging	554
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	126
pelvic imaging	238
preventive care	75
spinal procedures	73
stress testing	127
thoracic (chest) imaging	1280
ultrasound (sonogram)	447
vascular procedures	82
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	32
women's imaging	191
X-rays	1687

**Gender**
Male	987
Female	1490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	381
Hispanic	1537
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	987
From 75 to 84	627
85 and over	250
Less than 65	613

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	58
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	540
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	420
breast procedures	49
cardiac procedures	157
CT scan	827
diagnostic imaging	15
hip imaging	146
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	320
musculoskeletal imaging	653
neck imaging	34
nuclear scan	156
pelvic imaging	349
spinal procedures	112
stress testing	157
thoracic (chest) imaging	1961
ultrasound (sonogram)	466
vascular procedures	83
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	35
women's imaging	82
X-rays	2413

**Gender**
Male	1166
Female	1789

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	638
Black	449
Hispanic	1779
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1065
From 75 to 84	796
85 and over	327
Less than 65	767

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	58
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

abdominal imaging	463
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	223
breast procedures	11
cardiac procedures	92
CT scan	777
hip imaging	92
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	201
musculoskeletal imaging	399
nuclear scan	91
pelvic imaging	300
preventive care	29
spinal procedures	89
stress testing	92
thoracic (chest) imaging	224
ultrasound (sonogram)	196
vascular procedures	39
women's imaging	10
X-rays	340

**Gender**
Male	1193
Female	1641

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1332
Black	311
Hispanic	1081
Asian	62
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1105
From 75 to 84	852
85 and over	391
Less than 65	486

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

abdominal imaging	456
CT scan	760
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hip imaging	69
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	179
musculoskeletal imaging	197
neck imaging	12
pelvic imaging	390
preventive care	43
spinal procedures	10
thoracic (chest) imaging	440
ultrasound (sonogram)	177
vascular procedures	61
women's imaging	19
X-rays	136

**Gender**
Male	857
Female	1192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1752
Black	100
Hispanic	68
Asian	70
Other	59
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1056
From 75 to 84	651
85 and over	222
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

abdominal imaging	349
aspiration	10
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
CT scan	651
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hip imaging	88
injections	10
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	189
musculoskeletal imaging	201
neck imaging	19
nuclear scan	8
pelvic imaging	290
preventive care	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	378
ultrasound (sonogram)	155
vascular procedures	58
women's imaging	11
X-rays	49

**Gender**
Male	664
Female	972

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1440
Black	59
Hispanic	53
Asian	49
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	792
From 75 to 84	549
85 and over	178
Less than 65	117

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

abdominal imaging	614
aspiration	15
CT scan	898
gastrointestinal procedures	9
hip imaging	209
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	482
musculoskeletal imaging	525
neck imaging	71
pelvic imaging	485
spinal procedures	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	489
ultrasound (sonogram)	322
vascular procedures	75
women's imaging	32
X-rays	178

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Lisle, IL were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	494
aspiration	12
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	307
breast procedures	222
cardiac procedures	122
CT scan	742
diagnostic imaging	27
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hip imaging	149
injections	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	259
musculoskeletal imaging	443
neck imaging	25
nuclear scan	111
pelvic imaging	363
preventive care	151
spinal procedures	83
stress testing	122
thoracic (chest) imaging	1218
ultrasound (sonogram)	363
vascular procedures	77
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	27
women's imaging	173
X-rays	1487

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD.

**Gender**
Female	1437
Male	929

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	319
Asian / Pacific Islander	44
Non-Hispanic White	781
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1193
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	257
75 to 84	638
Less than 65	530
65 to 74	940

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001. She completed residency at University of Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Radiology Languages English, Malayalam and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Radiology Languages English, Malayalam

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saint Joseph Health System

Duly Health and Care

DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP LTD

THE SOUTH BEND CLINIC LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lekshmi Nair, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GE Healthcare	$240 $240
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$122 EPIQ 7G $122
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$13 Gadavist $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$375

Biography

Dr. Lekshmi Nair's area of specialization is diagnostic radiology. Her areas of expertise include the following: esophagram (barium swallow), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and hepatobiliary (HIDA) scan. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Nair's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Chicago. Dr. Nair speaks Malayalam. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Saint Joseph Health System and Duly Health and Care. According to Doctor.com, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Lombard, IL.