Dr. F.M. Shaikh, M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3880 S Jones Blvd Las Vegas NV, 89103About
Dr. Farooq Shaikh is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Shaikh specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Liaquat Med Coll, Univ of Sind, Jamshoro, Pakistan 1988
Board Certification
infectious disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Fellowships
- University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals infectious disease 2000
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Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. F. M. Shaikh, who serves patients in Las Vegas, Nevada.
An experienced infectious disease specialist, Dr. Shaikh works with patients at his private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A native of Pakistan, he earned his medical degree from the Liaquat Medical College Sind in 1988. Upon graduating, he relocated to the United States and completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital in 1998. Finally, he completed his fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals in 2000.
As a testament of his continued education, the doctor is board-certified in infectious disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Infectious disease is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, the diagnosis, and the treatment of all infections. An infectious disease specialist’s practice also consists of managing nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections.
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