Specialty: Medicine - Rheumatology

Certification(s): Dr. Atiq is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board of Rheumatology.

Location(s):

Medical Degree: Aga Khan University School of Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan

Externship: (Internal Medicine) Department of Heme-Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Internship and Residency: (Internal Medicine) St. Francis Medical Center, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois

Fellowship: (Rheumatology - First Year) Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York; (Rheumatology - Second Year) University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Academic Title: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis

Special Interest:

• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Osteoporosis
• Lupus
• Scleroderma
• Vasculitis

Professional Memberships:

• American College of Physicians
• American College of Rheumatologists
• American Medical Association

Additional Information

• Co-author of several medical presentations and case reports
• Investigator for several medical protocols
• Has held several faculty positions in Rheumatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida