Zeba Shakir, MD

Dr. Zeba Shakir is a trusted pediatrician devoted to caring for young children and adolescents. Dr. Shakir suffered from moderate to severe asthma as a child. Since then, she has held a strong interest in treating children with asthma as well as other ailments and illnesses.

Aside from treating asthma, Dr. Shakir specializes in numerous other pediatric services including vaccinations, well care visits, nutritional counseling, evaluation of developmental problems, diabetes, hypertension, and treatment of common childhood illnesses such as bronchitis, ear infections, and seasonal allergies.

Dr. Zeba Shakir currently works at Homewood Pediatric Associates in Flossmoor, Illinois as a board certified pediatrician. Her patients include newborns, young children, and adolescents between the ages 0 to 19. Dr. Shakir builds strong, trusting relationships with the families she cares for. She now cares for the second generation of many of her previous patients.

Dr. Zeba Shakir received her Doctor of Medicine degree at Dow Medical College, a top medical school in Karachi, Pakistan. She then completed her Pediatric Residency at the University of Illinois. During her residency, Dr. Shakir underwent intense training as a pediatric specialist, learning to treat patients in both pediatric ICU as well as neonatal ICU.

After completing the requirements of her residency, Dr. Zeba Shakir began volunteering as a pediatric specialist at the Family Health Society in the south suburbs of Chicago. Here, Dr. Shakir provided care for the needy and underinsured population. The Family Health Society later honored Dr. Zeba Shakir with an award in recognition of her kind and reliable service.