Riaz Baqir

Background

Baqir, Riaz was born on November 1, 1946 in Batala, Punjab, India. Son of Mohd and Jannat Kahtoon Baqir Khan. came to the United States, 1976.

Education

M.B.B.S., Dacca (Bangladesh) Medical College, 1970.

Career

Staff physician, PSSJ, Lyaulur, Pakistan, 1970-1972; staff physician, Government of Iran, Shiraz, 1972-1976; medical resident, Provident Hospital, Washington, 1979-1980; medical resident, Metro. Hospital, New York City, 1980-1981; cardiology fellow, Veterans Administration Hospital., Buffalo, 1981-1983; medical resident, Brooklyn Hospital, 1987-1988; staff physician, Richmond Memorial Hospital, S.I., New York, 1984-1987; staff physician, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, 1990-1994; staff cardiologist, Veterans Administration Hospital., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, since 1994.

Achievements

• Riaz Baqir has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiologists. Member American Society Nuclear Cardiology.

Connections

Married Nuzhat Karim, June 22, 1980(divorced October 1993). Children: Nadeem R., Irfan R.

Father:

Mohd Khan

Mother:

Jannat Kahtoon Baqir Khan

Spouse:

Nuzhat Karim

child:

Irfan R. Baqir

child:

Nadeem R. Baqir