Shahla Namak, MD
- Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Shahla Namak, MD
- Professor, Family and Community Medicine
- Education
- MD, University of Mosul College of Medicine - Iraq, 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
- Positions
- Professor, Family and Community Medicine
- Departments and Affiliations
- Family and Community Medicine
- Office of Global Health
Research
- 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.
- Clinical inquiry: do patients with type 2 diabetes who aren't taking insulin benefit from self-monitoring blood glucose?. Namak SY, Kirk JK, Kramer R. J Fam Pract. 2013 Jan; 62(1):39-48.
- Examining the evidence for self-monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin Type 2 diabetes. Kirk JK, Namak S. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jan; 6(1):1-4.