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Sharjeel Ahmad, MD, Infectious Disease, Peoria, IL, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

SharjeelAhmadMD

Infectious Disease • Peoria, IL

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Summary

  • Sharjeel Ahmad grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and received his medical degree from the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Diseases fellowship training at West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV from 2004 to 2009 and worked at a community health center (CHS, Inc) in Hartford, CT 2009-2013, serving as the Associate Director of Adult Medicine Department and as the Associate Director of the Infectious Diseases program, supervising a Ryan White program for HIV/AIDS patients. He also started a Refugee Health and a comprehensive hepatitis C management program for the underserved population served by CHS.

    He is currently working as faculty in the Infectious Diseases Section of the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Medicine since October 2013. He is currently the director of Positive Health Solutions, a UICOMP owned clinic which provides a vast array of services for persons who are living with HIV/AIDS. He completed a Masters in Public Health from Creighton University, Omaha, NE in 2016. His clinical and research interests includes, but is not limited to, HIV, viral hepatitis, Tropical Medicine, Global Health and General Infectious Diseases.

Education & Training

  • Creighton University School of Medicine
    Creighton University School of MedicineMPH, Public Health, 2013 - 2016
  • West Virginia University
    West Virginia UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2007 - 2009
  • West Virginia University
    West Virginia UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
  • Aga Khan Medical College
    Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2009 - 2014
  • WV State Medical License
    WV State Medical License 2007 - 2010
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2008 - 2009
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
  • American Academy of HIV MedicineAmerican Academy of HIV Medicine Specialist Credentialing (AAHIVS)
  • American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, CTropMed® - Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Integrating Diagnostics of Tomorrow into Clinical Practice Today: One Infectious Disease Group’s First 90 Days Experience with the Karius® Test
    Stetzler T, Ahmad S, Almoujahed M, Farrell JJ, Hong DK, Kasper D, Kim J, Lin R, Patel M., IDWeek, Washington, DC, 10/2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Urdu

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Sharjeel Ahmad, Dr. Sharjeel Ahmad, MD, Dr. S Ahmad