background
background
Dr. Mukesh Ahluwalia, MD

Dr. Mukesh Ahluwalia, MD

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine*
35+ years of experience

Dr. Mukesh Ahluwalia, MD is a pulmonary critical care medicine specialist in Des Plaines, IL and has over 35 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Ahluwalia has extensive experience in Obstructive Lung Disease and Interstitial Lung Disease. He graduated from University College Of Medical Sciences, Delhi University in 1987. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.

3.3 Star Rating
Based on 26 reviews 3.3 Star Rating (26 reviews)

Practice

1400 E Golf Rd Ste 211 Des Plaines, IL 60016
Telehealth available

Make an Appointment

At a Glance

  • Areas of Expertise
    Dr. Ahluwalia specializes in the areas of Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease & Sleep Medicine. See board certifications
  • Friendly Staff
    Patients said the staff was friendly. See reviews
  • Offers Telehealth
    This doctor offers telehealth appointments. Call the office to schedule an appointment.
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™ See hospitals
ADVERTISEMENT
healthgrades-rx

Save money with free prescription discounts

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Dr. Ahluwalia's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Ahluwalia

3.3
26 ratings, 9 with a written review
5 star
58%
58%
4 star
0%
0%
3 star
0%
0%
2 star
0%
0%
1 star
42%
42%

Your trust is our top concern.

We strive to keep reviews honest, trustworthy, and fair.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

I found Dr. Mukesh Ahluwalia and his entire staff to be exceedingly professional, knowledgeable and personable. Dr. Ahluwalia was thorough in his examination of me and listened attentively to my symptoms. He clearly explained my test results along with his determination and suggestions for future steps.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
Helpful
Diane von Dornburg – Aug 21, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Brilliant pulmonologist and a very nice person!
Thanks to Dr. Ahluwalia I don’t have cancer and tumor anymore! The surgery was done by excellent surgeons with direct involvement of Dr. Ahluwalia. He provides ongoing support and real help after surgery. I have no words to express my deepest appreciation and gratefulness of the services and care Dr. Ahluwalia provided to me!
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
Helpful
David W. – Jun 15, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Caring personality
Dr. Ahluwalia has a very kind soul. He is willing to help in every way possible especially if he has ability to do so. He has helped my brother tremendously. Dr. Ahluwalia diagnosed my brother with sleep apnea. Doctors like him don’t come around often. Truly a very honest, caring, and knowledgeable doctor.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
May 16, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Best doctor ever!
Dr Ahluwalia takes the time to care for his patients as if they were family. He works hard to make sure he has an accurate diagnosis for each of his patients; he provides individualized care plans that are tailored to his patients needs. As a healthcare provider, it is important to understand that disgruntled patients like to leave reviews that are unfounded and sometimes cruel. Sometimes adults stomp their feet like children hoping that someone will pay attention to their temper tantrum at the expense of others. Physicians like Dr. Ahluwalia are imperative to our health care system. He is a provider that does not treat for a paycheck, but cares for his patients because he truly wants nothing but the best for them. He is the provider that will lose sleep, work all night, and make sure his patients are safe with proper care. He is a patient advocate and friend. To say or think anything less is lack of understanding true greatness.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
May 09, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Thank you!
Dr. Ahluwalia helping me after I caught the flu and pneumonia on my honeymoon. I could barely breathe and he made room in his busy schedule to treat me right away! He prescribed me the right medications to help me get through this terrible illness showing true compassion and empathy the entire time. You will not find a morning caring physician than him and I will recommend him to everyone I know! Thank you again!!
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
May 09, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Lies and is a bully on the phone when busted!
Avoid this office if it is the last thing you do! Even before stepping foot in their office, Dr. Ahluwalia called me and accused me of "threatening" them. Totally wrong. I am upset with him because he made a promise at the hospital and reneged YET billed me what he promised to do. The phone call was very heated, with him yelled and screaming at me. I'm sorry his memory is bad, BUT it happened and I can't trust him or anyone within his practice.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
3 others found this helpful
Helpful
May 05, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Absolutely Disrespectful
After 1 and a half hours sitting in a room waiting alone, no one came to tell me that he was occupied until I had to go to the reception area to see if he was actually going to see me. So I asked the receptionist if I should leave or if I should wait another hour waiting. Finally when he came to see me he sat for 3 minutes to read the results that he said he supposedly read before the appointment. And in 5 minutes he told me that because of my test results there was nothing he can do because he was in a rush to take a personal phone call. So in the middle of his “important” call, I decided to get up and leave the office, he then tried to urge me to stay because my “prognostic was very important to discuss”. After saying there was nothing he can do. I will never go back to this doctor even if you can even call him a professional doctor. I will never recommend this disrespectful person to anyone. It would be best if he had just quit to spare everyone their wasted time on this “doctor”
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff friendliness
What could be improved
  • I didn't feel respected
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
  • Long wait times
4 others found this helpful
Helpful
May 04, 2023
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
Disrespectful of patients
About two months ago, i waited 1 1/2 hours fir my 2 minute appt. I had a relative sitting outside in my car in the cold during this time. No big apology offered. Then i made a virtual appt, another big mistake. Yesterday i waited 2 hours for this appointment. I had no other choice but fire him!!!!!! My time is important too. I will look for a smaller practice where Doctors will be on time. These Doctors have become useless. They only know how to bill insurance companies.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Long wait times
1 other person found this helpful
Helpful
Camille – May 27, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?
I was not impressed at all. After taking many prescribed tests I was excited for my next visit. He said he would have a program for me to follow that would make me feel better. On second visit he hardly spoke. He sat at his computer. I assumed he was looking at my test result. All of the sudden he got up, said he would be right back. That was the end of the visit. He never returned. I will never return either.
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
Helpful
May 15, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Ahluwalia?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Ahluwalia?

About Me

care philosophy

Plain and Simple 

Our patients care is always our top priority, 
  • Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

  • Critical Care Medicine

  • Pulmonary Disease

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Grant Hospital

    Internship Hospital
  • Long Island College Hospital|university Of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital

    Fellowship Hospital, 1993
  • University College Of Medical Sciences, Delhi University

    Medical School, 1987
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Internal Medicine®
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Disease
Sleep Medicine
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.
  • English

  • Arabic

  • Hindi

  • Spanish

Locations

Practice

Office1400 E Golf Rd Ste 211 Des Plaines, IL 60016
1

Practice

Mukesh K Ahluwalia PC5600 W Addison St Ste 306 Chicago, IL 60634
2

Practice

West Suburban Medical Center3 Erie Ct Oak Park, IL 60302
3

Affiliated Hospitals

  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

    1775 Dempster St
    Park Ridge, IL 60068
    Recipient of 52
    hospital awards

    America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

    America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    87%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% higher than the national average

    77%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

    2% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
  • Northwest Community Hospital

    800 W Central Rd
    Arlington Heights, IL 60005
    Recipient of 6
    hospital awards

    Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2025, 2024, 2023)

    Top in the nation for providing excellence in patient safety by preventing infections, medical errors, and other preventable complications

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    81%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% lower than the national average

    75%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    1% lower than the national average

    View all patient feedback
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

    836 W Wellington Ave
    Chicago, IL 60657
    Recipient of 6
    hospital awards

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2023)

    Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    85%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    1% higher than the national average

    77%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

    2% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality