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About Me

After graduating from medical school and completing an Internal Medicine residency on the East Coast, I enrolled in the Oncology fellowship training program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. It was during my fellowship training that I did a rotation at one of the Kaiser Permanente facilities and was struck with the beauty and benefits of an integrated health care system. The system worked seamlessly. This rotation also afforded me the opportunity to get to know the Kaiser Permanente physicians and see how satisfied they were with their career choice. I was especially impressed with the liberty with which these physicians operated, without interference from administrators and other insurance regulators. It was therefore so easy to make decisions in the best interest of Kaiser Permanente members, unshackled by other influences. More About Me

My Credentials

Medical school	University of The Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Internship	Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Residency	Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT
Fellowship	Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship	Los Angeles County-Harbor-UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Board certification	Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

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