Muhammad Afzal, MD, HMDC, FCCP
Specialty:
Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep MedicineLanguage(s) Spoken:
English, Punjabi, UrduJoined PMA:
June 2002About the Physician
Dr. Afzal earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Quaid-I-Azam Medical College in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. He completed internships at Bahawal Victoria Hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and Residencies at Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He also completed a post-doctoral scholar/fellowship at University of California Davis in Davis, California.
Dr. Afzal enjoys spending time with his family, outdoor sports, and occasionally gets in a game of golf. He also enjoys traveling. Dr. Afzal lives with his wife and two children in Sacramento.
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Education
Postdoctoral Scholar/Fellowship, 8/1997 to 9/2000
University of California Davis,
Davis, California
Residency – Internal Medicine, 7/1994 to 6/1996
Case Western Reserve University and Saint Luke’s Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Internship – Internal Medicine, 7/1993 to 6/1994
Case Western Reserve University and Saint Luke’s Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Sr. Residency – Anesthesiology, 1/1988 to 9/1988
Aga Khan University Hospital
Karachi, Pakistan
Residency – Anesthesiology, 5/1985 to 12/1987
Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Internship – General Surgery, 5/1984 to 5/1985
Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., B.S.), 1984
Quaid-I-Azam Medical College
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Pulmonary Medicine
Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Critical Care Medicine
Leadership
Chief of Staff, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, 2012-2014
Vice Chief of Staff, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, 2011-2012
Secretary/Treasurer, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, 2010-2011
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Professional Associations
Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American College of Chest Physicians – Fellow
American Medical Association