Rafat Abbasi, OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
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Rafat Abbasi

OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Reproductive Endocrinology

10215 Fernwood Road Suite 301A Bethesda Maryland, 20817
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About

Rafat Abbasi, MD, FACOG, works at Columbia Fertility Associates in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Abbasi specializes in reproductive endocrinology, working with the body's hormones to help discover answers to infertility, among other problems. Prior to working at Columbia, Dr. Abbasi served the United States for Army for 10 years and was Chief of Endocrinology at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. She now serves Suburban Hospital as their Chairperson of Gynecology, drawing on her experience as Director of the IVF program at the University of Texas Medical Center in Houston. 

Education and Training

University of Sind

Board Certification

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Provider Details

Male French, Urdu 54 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Reproductive Endocrinology

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Speaking for Peers and Medical Students and Patient Groups -

Fellowships

  • Georgetown University Hospital, National Institutes of Health (Reproductive Endocrinology)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montgomery and Arlington County Medical Societies

Articles and Publications

  • 10-12 Peer Reviewed Publications

What do you attribute your success to?

  • The Influence and Inspiration she Received from her Mother, who was a Practicing OBGYN into her 70's.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Travel, Music, Jazz, French

Favorite professional publications

  • Human Reproduction, Fertility and Sterility

Rafat Abbasi's Practice location

10215 Fernwood Road Suite 301A -
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
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www.columbiafertility.com

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