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Practicing At
Accepting New Patients
Yes
Specialties
CIED infections , Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish, Arabic
Practicing Since
2013
Provider Background
Areas of Interest
CIED Infections
Arthroplasty / hardware infections
Nosocomial infections
Internships
Internship/ Residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Residency
Internship/ Residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Fellowship
Fellowship In Infectious Disease at KUMC, Chief Infectious Disease Fellow
Associations & Organizations
Previous Organizations & Titles
Chair of Clinical competence committee for the internal medicine residency program,
Infection control,
Antibiotics Stewardship,
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Additional Information
Volunteer at:
Dia De Los Niños (screening for diabetes and hypertension in adults at UIC), Physical Exams for sport teams at elementary and high schools, Helping Hands Clinic in underserviced area in Chicago for 2 years.
Medical School
Universidad IberoAMericana
Board Certification
American board of internal medicine (ABIM)
University
Western University
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health aka Aetna MyCare
- Aetna Better Health aka Aetna MyCare - Established COPC Patients with Referrals Only
- Aetna Better Health aka Aetna MyCare - Established Patients Only
- Aetna Medicare (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Exchange
- Anthem Medicare (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Anthem Medicare (HMO & PPO Traditional)
- BCMH
- Buckeye AmBetter
- Buckeye Community Health Plan
- Buckeye Community Health Plan - Established Patients Only
- Caresource Marketplace
- Caresource Medicaid
- Caresource Medicaid - Established COPC Patients with Referrals Only
- Caresource Medicaid - Established Patients Only
- Cigna
- First Health
- HealthSmart
- Humana Commercial
- Humana Medicare (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- JPMC Aetna
- JPMC Cigna
- MedBen
- Medicaid
- Medicaid - Established COPC Patients with Referrals Only
- Medicaid - Established Patients Only
- Medical Hoffnung Ministry
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Medical Mutual OhioHealth HMO
- Medicare
- MediGold (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Meritain
- Molina Medicaid
- Molina Medicaid - Established COPC Patients with Referrals Only
- Molina Medicaid - Established Patients Only
- Mt.Carmel Health Partners Trinity Health Plan
- Multiplan
- Ohio Health Choice (OHCP)
- OhioHealthy
- OSCAR Buckeye Health
- OSCAR Buckeye Health - Established Patients Only
- OSU Health Plans
- Paramount - Established Patients Only
- Paramount Medicaid
- PHCS
- PPO Connect
- Quality Care Partners
- Railroad Medicare
- Self-pay
- Tricare Prime Remote-PCP/SCP Network Plan
- Tricare Standard
- Trinity Health Plan - Aetna Administered
- UMWA
- United Medicare Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare (COPC Senior Health Connect Participant)
- Valor Health
- Workers Comp-Federal
- Workers Comp-State
Patient resources
Wael Haidar, MD
Columbus Infectious Disease Specialists
Male
CIED infections , Internal Medicine
Universidad IberoAMericana
American board of internal medicine (ABIM)
Western University
2013
English, Spanish, Arabic
Yes
Internship/ Residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Internship/ Residency in Internal Medicine at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (Chicago, IL)
Fellowship In Infectious Disease at KUMC, Chief Infectious Disease Fellow
Chair of Clinical competence committee for the internal medicine residency program,
Infection control,
Antibiotics Stewardship,
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Volunteer at:
Dia De Los Niños (screening for diabetes and hypertension in adults at UIC), Physical Exams for sport teams at elementary and high schools, Helping Hands Clinic in underserviced area in Chicago for 2 years.