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Office
1951 W Grant Rd
Suite 160
Tucson, AZ 85745Phone+1 520-624-4342Fax+1 520-624-4337- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD is a gastroenterologist in Tucson, Arizona. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Arizona. He is affiliated with Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, Northwest Medical Center, and Tucson VA Medical Center.
Education & Training
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2003 - 2005
St Agnes HealthCareResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 1999 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 37 citationsDiagnostic value of EUS-FNA in patients suspected of having pancreatic cancer with a focal lesion on CT scan/MRI but without obstructive jaundice.Naveen B. Krishna, Jennifer L. Labundy, Saradhi V. Saripalli, Rizwan Safdar, Banke Agarwal> ;Pancreas. 2009 Aug 1
- 57 citationsEUS and/or EUS-guided FNA in patients with CT and/or magnetic resonance imaging findings of enlarged pancreatic head or dilated pancreatic duct with or without a dilat...Banke Agarwal, Naveen B. Krishna, Jennifer L. Labundy, Rizwan Safdar, Ece Isin Akduman> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2008 Aug 1
- 38 citationsIntraductal US in evaluation of biliary strictures without a mass lesion on CT scan or magnetic resonance imaging: significance of focal wall thickening and extrinsic ...Naveen B. Krishna, Saradhi V. Saripalli, Rizwan Safdar, Banke Agarwal> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2007 Jul 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- Carondelet Holy Cross HospitalNogales, Arizona
- Carondelet St. Mary's HospitalTucson, Arizona
- Northwest Medical CenterTucson, Arizona
TMC HealthCareTucson, Arizona- Santa Cruz Valley Regional HospitalGreen Valley, Arizona
Tucson VA Medical CenterTucson, Arizona
