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Dr. Ahmed Omer Farooq MD, Infectious Disease Specialist
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Dr. Ahmed Omer Farooq MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

3/5(31)
1720 E Venice Ave Venice FL, 34292
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Dr. Ahmed Farooq is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Venice, FL. Dr. Farooq specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.

Education and Training

Dow Med College University Of Karachi Pakistan 1990

Dow Med College University Of Karachi Pakistan Medical

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2007

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Professional Memberships

  • Member American College of Physicians 
  • Member American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine 
  • Member International Society of Travel Medicine 
  • Member Infectious Diseases Society of America 
  • Member American Medical Association 

Fellowships

  • Pitt County MemorialHospital, Bordy School of Medi, Infectious Diseases, NC, USA    2006
  • INFECTIOUS DISEASE, BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, NC    2004
  • Infectious Diseases - Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC   
  • (Infectious Disease), BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE, NC    2004

Dr. Ahmed Omer Farooq MD's Practice location

Practice At 1720 E Venice Ave

1720 E Venice Ave -
Venice, FL 34292
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219 PALERMO PL -
VENICE, FL 34285
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New patients: 941-244-9524
Fax: 941-244-9526

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Dr. Ahmed Omer Farooq MD has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 31 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Head east on Palermo Place 470 ft
Turn right onto Tamiami Trail (US 41 Business) 3.7 mi
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