Dr. Mary Tilak & Associates

05/06/2026

Today is National Nurses Day. Grateful every day for our healthcare superheroes.

05/03/2026

Happy Nurse Appreciation Week!

Patients: Have a shout out you'd like to share with our nursing team? Please share it in the comments below!

05/01/2026

"This is the best healthcare ever … their response time is great, you can text your issue and they call within a reasonable time to get you seen."

"The employees that work here are absolutely wonderful and very, very pleasant!"

"I can’t say how happy I am to discover people who genuinely care about patients. You're not treated just like a number."

"My doctor was great, very personable. She clearly had read my information before coming in and was ready with a plan. Loved everything about the visit!"

If you're looking for a team that believes in personalized care with an empathetic touch, contact Dr. Mary Tilak and Associates.

With offices in Munster, Crown Point and Schererville, we're convenient to access and committed to the health of our Northwest Indiana communities.

Call or text us for an appointment today: (219) 922-8051.

04/29/2026

Need a prescription refill? Have a question about your recent visit? Find yourself needing to reschedule an appointment?

You can do it all through the Healow app.

In fact, prescription refill requests can only be processed via the Healow app, not by phone.

In instances where you can't make your scheduled appointment, contact us via the Healow app or via phone call or text: 219-922-8051. This helps ensure we can treat another patient who may need that spot. While we prefer 48 hours notice, our team appreciates any efforts to reach out to us to let us know you're unable to keep your appointment.

Questions? We've got your back!

04/26/2026

This weekend, I found myself deep in conversation with my older cousin, an attorney traveling to the U.S. to train in transformative mediation. Her work is grounded in listening, perspective, and human connection.

Over time, I’ve built our organization on relationships and trust. That foundation matters not just in one-to-one patient conversations, but also in the connections we build with every specialist who is involved in our patients' care.

For care to be highly personalized and highly impactful, we must look beyond single episodes of care, examining the patient's medical history across every facet of their care journey. This is only possible through highly collaborative care.

That's why it's so important that your specialty physician work with your primary care team. It's a step that ensures you receive the right care based on your medical history—not just in the moment, but for the long term. And we're committed to building these trusted relationships for your health.

Find out how we're delivering personalized, collaborative care across Northwest Indiana. Contact us for an appointment in Munster, Crown Point and Schererville: (219) 922-8051.

— Dr. Mary Tilak

04/24/2026

Did you know that we offer a nutritional coach as part of our chronic care management team?

Through focused 10-minute engagements, our nutritional coach helps patients:

• Improve blood pressure control
• Strengthen glucose management
• Achieve healthy weight goals
• Build sustainable nutrition habits
• Address lifestyle barriers in real time

Chronic disease improves through consistent reinforcement—not one long visit, but steady guidance over time.

Find out more. Call or text to schedule an appointment: (219) 922-8051.

04/22/2026

He refused treatment—until they called me.

This patient had been in an academic center system for 6 weeks—seen, tested, managed—but increasingly uncertain. Before his next step, he gave the team my direct number and said: “Please call my primary care physician. I’m not moving forward without her.”

He had been doing well with an advanced pacemaker. But somewhere along the way, he was labeled with heart failure and started on a blood thinner.

Individually, those decisions weren’t irrational. Together, they didn’t make sense.

What was missed wasn’t knowledge. It was context. When connected, the answer was clear: pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy, not primary heart failure.

The course corrected quickly, but only because the patient paused the system long enough to have his primary care team reconnect the dots.

The greatest risk in healthcare today is not what we don’t know. It’s what we fail to connect.

That's why it's so important that your specialty physician collaborate with your primary care team. It's a step that ensures you receive the right care based on your medical history—not just in the moment, but for the long term.

Questions? Ask us anytime. Call us at (219) 922-8051 or send a message to our team through the Healow app.

04/19/2026

Exercise isn’t just about looking fit—it’s about staying healthy for the long run.

Regular physical activity helps:
• Lower blood pressure and improve heart health
• Reduce risk of diabetes and certain cancers
• Boost mood, reduce stress, and improve sleep
• Maintain strength, balance, and independence as we age

You don’t need a perfect routine—just consistency. Even 20–30 minutes of walking most days can make a real difference.

Think of exercise as daily medicine—no prescription needed, just commitment.

Start small. Stay consistent.

My little spectator watched me exercise Friday before work.

— Dr. Joanne Niere-Ramos

04/18/2026

Did you know we offer Saturday appointments the first Saturday of each month in Munster?

Some of our physicians also offer evening appointments. For instance, on Thursdays in Crown Point, Dr. Jonathan Ramos meets with patients from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Whether you're in need of care now or wish to schedule a checkup, our team offers flexible scheduling to meet your needs. Call or text us for an appointment: 219-922-8051.

04/17/2026

How will you take time out to rejuvenate today?

Great post from Dr. Joanne Niere-Ramos, pictured here with her husband, Dr. Jonathan Ramos, and their family.

The Fridays we work Saturdays have kind of become our thing.

We usually have half day clinic, then go straight to picking the boys up from school. From there, it’s an early dinner at Coppolillo’s—our spot.

We always ask them the same question: what did you love about school this week? And somehow those conversations end up being the best part. It’s our way of slowing things down and really hearing them.

After that, it’s really about spending time together—hanging out, being present, or learning about Pokémon cards, trying to soak it all in because they’re growing up way too fast.

And at some point, I’m usually in the backyard with JJ, just playing and unwinding for a bit.

Balancing work and motherhood isn’t easy, but it’s everything. And these small, intentional moments? They’re the ones that make it all feel whole.

04/12/2026

A recent Bloomberg News headline caught my attention: “Risk-taking is back.”

Innovation, especially in healthcare, requires courage — now more than ever. Innovation is not built on comfort. It is built on the willingness to step into uncertainty.

It took me down memory lane — 25 years ago.

As a young internist with no formal training in business operations or P&L, I stepped into building a different kind of primary care model.

There were no dashboards. No automation. No . Just paper charts, long phone calls, and a commitment to doing what was right for patients.

Even then, the principles were clear: risk stratification, timely cross-disciplinary collaboration & early intervention.

We were building population health before we had the language for it. Not scalable, but directionally right. And it came with risk.

While many chose stability, some of us chose to build — without a roadmap — because we believed care could be different.

Today, we are at a similar inflection point. But now we have something we didn’t before: technology & intelligent automation.

We are also seeing a meaningful shift in the next generation — one that is increasingly drawn to purpose, willing to take risks, and motivated to build, rather than simply choosing the safety of established paths.

For those who see the opportunity to build what actually needs, this is the moment to lean in.

I remain optimistic.

— Dr. Mary Tilak

04/09/2026

Now accepting new patients!

"Dr. Kaur is my go-to family doc! By far the best I've had in the region! She's very compassionate yet prompt with her work. Definitely recommend her 10/10."

At Dr. Mary Tilak & Associates, our approach to patient-centered care is making a difference in the health of people across Northwest Indiana.

"To me, patient-centered care means putting the patient first, ensuring the patient has a say in the decision-making process of their medical care," says Dr. Gagandeep Kaur, a primary care physician for Dr. Mary Tilak & Associates. "It's about treating the full patient and taking into consideration their mental health, social needs, finances, and more.

"I try to incorporate this into my practice by displaying empathy, listening to my patient, taking the time to educate my patients and respecting their preferences and diversities," she says. "It is imperative to establish a good relationship with the patient in order for this to work efficiently."

Find out more about the difference our team could make for your health. Call or text 219-922-8051 to make an appointment.