Dr. Naveed Umer Farooq MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2003 Kirby Springs Ct Pearland TX, 77584About
Dr. Naveed Farooq is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Pearland, TX. Dr. Farooq 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
Univ Tech De Santiago (Utesa)- Esc De Med- Santiago 1986
Faculdade de Tecnologica e CiÍncias (FTC Salvador) Curso de Medicina 1986
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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