Dr. Chatur J. Babaria, MD

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• Efficacy of Tc-99m depreotide scintigraphy in the evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules.

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Chatur J. Babaria, who serves patients throughout the State of Arizona.

Dr. Babaria is a trusted family physician who has been in practice for over three decades. He sees patients at Queen Creek Family Medicine in Arizona.

Striving to be respectful and responsive and to deliver highly personalized care, the doctor is also affiliated with Banner Health. More specifically, he associates with: Banner Baywood Medical Center, Banner Gateway Medical Center, Banner Heart Hospital and Banner Ironwood Medical Center.

Likewise, he is affiliated with Dignity Health, including Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and Chandler Regional Medical Center, as well as Saint Luke Medical Center and Mountain Vista Medical Center.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Babaria graduated with his medical degree from the Santiago University of Technology in 1986. He then went on to complete his residency in family medicine at the State University of New York in 1998, followed by his residencies in nuclear medicine at the Drexel University College of Medicine and the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine 2002 and 2003, respectively. 

A year later, in 2004, he attained board certification in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine, which is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility. 

Among his most notable achievements, Dr. Babaria has been the recipient of TOP Doctor Arizona 2020,TOP Family practitioner 2020 ,Patients’ Choice Award (2012, 2016, 2017, 2018), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), and Compassionate Doctor Award – 5 Year Honoree (2020).

On a more personal note, he speaks several languages, including English, Gujarati, Hindi ,Urdu and Spanish.

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