Dr. Shazia Nazir

Dr. Shazia Nazir, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Hospital Medicine department of the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Nazir worked as a Hospitalist at Wellspan York hospital in York, Pennsylvania for almost six years.

Dr. Nazir received her medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Afterwards, she completed her residency at Easton Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is an affiliate of Drexel University.

Dr. Nazir resides in Abu Dhabi with her husband and daughter. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, walks along the beach, shopping, reading, music and exploring Abu Dhabi.​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1992 - 1998: KING EDWARD MEDICAL COLLEGE, LAHORE, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN. Medical Student
• 2010 - 2011: EASTON HOSPITAL EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, USA. Intern
• 2011 - 2013: EASTON HOSPITAL EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, USA. Residency

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 - 2018: WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, USA. Hospitalist, Hospital Medicine

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Quality excellence award for best patient experience based on Press Ganey surveys in 2014 and 2016
• Nursing excellence award in 2016
• Medical Director of Accountable Care Unit which was run in collaboration with Nursing leadership
• Best teacher award in third-year residency, given by students of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​
• Chief Resident and awarded top resident in the Department of Anesthesia at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan in 2013​
• Gold medal FCPS Anesthesia