Dr. Ashar Afzal MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
3254 Kimball Ave Waterloo IA, 50702Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Ashar Afzal practices Pain Medicine in Waterloo, IA. Pain medicine is concerned with the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients experiencing pain. Pain medicine physicians use a broad-based approach to treat all pain disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Afzal serves as a consultant to other physicians but is often the principal treating physician, providing care at various levels; such as treating the patient directly, prescribing medication, prescribing rehabilitative services, performing pain relieving procedures, counseling patients and families, directing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other healthcare providers, and providing consultative services.
Education and Training
Lytton Med Coll Mymensingh 1992
Allama Iqbal Med Coll- Univ Of Punjab- Lahore- Pakistan 1994
Allama Iqbal Medical College 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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Practice At 1825 Logan Ave
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