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Shahla Namak, MD

Shahla Namak, MD

  • Professor, Family and Community Medicine (Winston-Salem)
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Education
MD, Mosul University Medical School, 1984
Residency
OB GYN, Internship, 1985
Qala-Salih Hospital, 1987
Alwia Maternity Hospital, 1990
Al Baladi Hospital, 1991
Preliminary - Surgery, Loyola University Health System, 2001
Family Medicine, West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, 2004
Fellowship
Mustansyria University, 1992
OB Fellowship, PCC Community Wellness Center, 2005
Board Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine
Memberships
American Academy of Family Physicians
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Professor, Family and Community Medicine (Winston-Salem)
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Family and Community Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Office of Global Health

Research

  • Publications
  • Change in Knowledge and Preferred Scenario Responses After Completion of the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course in Serbia. Namak SY, Vejnovic A, Vejnovic TR, Moore JB, Kirk JK. Fam Med. 2019 Nov; 51(10):850-853.
  • Supporting the Integration of Refugee and Asylum Seeking Physicians Into the US Health Care System. Kureshi S, Namak SY, Sahhar F, Mishori R. J Grad Med Educ. 2019 08; 11(4 Suppl):22-29.
  • Maternal Health Care Challenges Confronting Arab Muslim Refugee Women in Triad North Carolina. Namak SY, Kirk JK. N C Med J. ; 80(2):116-119.
  • Connecting Refugees to Medical Homes Through Multi-Sector Collaboration. Michael L, Brady AK, Russell G, Rhodes SD, Namak S, Cody L, Vasquez A, Caldwell A, Foy J, Linton JM. J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Feb; 21(1):198-203.
  • Biosimilars for Immune-Mediated Chronic Diseases in Primary Care: What a Practicing Physician Needs to Know. Feldman SR, Bagel J, Namak S. Am. J. Med. Sci. 2018 May; 355(5):411-417.
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