Dr. Harminder Kaur, MD
General Practitioner
22616 Gateway Center Dr Suite 600A Clarksburg Maryland, 20871About
Dr. Harminder Kaur is a general practitioner practicing in Clarksburg, Maryland. Dr. Kaur does not specialize in one area of medicine, however provides routine health care services. General practitioners typically have regular, even life-long patients who they provide health care services to. Dr. Kaur provides services including physical exams, immunizations, and diagnosing and treating multiple illnesses and injuries. General practitioners typically work in private offices and clinics and have staffs of nurses and administators.
Education and Training
India
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College 1982
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity
- Bronchitis
- Hypothyroidism
- Lyme Disease
- Pain
- Tonsillitis
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
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Dr. Kaur is a board-certified internist whose interests include women’s health, nutrition, yoga, and complementary medicine as adjuncts to allopathic medicine. She teaches yoga and integrates it into her clinical practice.
Alongside seeing patients at Clarksburg Medical Center, she holds privileges at Shady Grove Hospital.
A member of the Royal College of Physicians of England, she is board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Throughout her academic career, Dr. Kaur graduated from India’s pristine Bal Bharati Air Force High School in Delhi with direct admission to Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, graduating Cum Laude. She trained at the University Teaching Hospitals of Aberdeen, Nottingham and King’s College London before completing a residency in internal medicine at Albany Medical Center in New York. She was on faculty at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and an attending physician at the VA Medical Center in Cleveland, which is an affiliate teaching hospital of Case Western University.
Among the doctor’s most notable achievements, she is the Founder of Sikh Kid to Kid, which was in the final 30 of the Forbes “30 Under 30” competition. She is also active in her community, promoting women & peace initiatives.
Throughout her line of work, Dr. Kaur pioneered Montgomery County Schools multicultural approach to teach other faiths, and participated in Interfaith Concerts in Washington D.C.
In addition to English, she is fluent in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, and Marati.
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They manage and prevent common and complex diseases by providing comprehensive care and promoting overall well-being.
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