Dr. Sarwat Azhar, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
714 10th St Secaucus NJ, 07094About
Dr. Sarwat Azhar is a pediatrician practicing in Secaucus, NJ. Dr. Azhar is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Azhar diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Azhar can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
People's Med Coll, Nawabshah, Pakistan MD
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Sarwat Azhar, who serves patients in Edison and Jersey City, New Jersey.
Dr. Azhar is a pediatrician who is currently affiliated with Riverside Medical Group in Edison and Jersey City, New Jersey. With over 20 convenient locations throughout New Jersey, the Riverside Medical Group is one of New Jersey’s top medical groups for family and primary care. “We don’t just step in when needed, but we become partners in your child’s health and wellness journey as they grow. Our dedicated staff can treat infants, children, and adolescents throughout the Edison area” as stated on Riverside Medical Group’s website.
Dr. Azhar is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). Physicians who maintain their FAAP designation make an ongoing commitment to lifelong learning and advocacy for children.
Dr. Azhar earned her medical degree from the Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women in Nawabshah, Pakistan. Upon relocating to the United States, she went on to complete her residency in pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City, New York.
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. As a pediatrician, Dr. Azhar provides medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. She is trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.
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