Board Certified Public Health

KANWAL QIDWAI, MD, MS, MRO, DABOM

ADDICTIONOLOGIST, OCCUPATIONAL, BARIATRICAIN

GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

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Contact # : 713-***-****

Fremont, California

EDUCATION

02/1999 - 11/2005 Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan

• Distinction in Biochemistry and Community Medicine, Merit Scholarship for the first two years 07/2015 - 06/2017 Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• Thesis: Buprenorphine Barriers and Opioid Addiction in New Mexico, passed with honour/distinction, May 2017, 01/2020 Board Certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine 01/2022 Board Certified in Addiction Medicine

01/2025 Board Certified in Obesity Medicine

07/2019 Medical Review Officer (MRO)

10/2017 DOT Certified

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

01/2025 - To Date TNT Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship University of California, Irvine

11/2017-11/2018 Addiction Medicine Fellowship

Kaiser Permanente Northern California (San Leandro, Oakland, San Jose, Santa Clara, Redwood City, Union City, CA)

• Rotated across six different Kaiser Permanente locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gained intense inpatient and outpatient experience in substance use disorder and psychiatry. The Addiction Medicine Fellowship provided a great opportunity of learning and hands-on experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Trained by Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry Specialists. Worked with psychologists, addiction therapists and social workers. Treated patients requiring acute medical stabilisation, early treatment, relapse prevention, and in early remission from Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Initiated the first consultant liaison inpatient addiction services in San Leandro Hospital.

• Worked in Intensive Outpatient Psychiatry (IOP) clinic and inpatient psychiatry consultation service. Gained intense experience in dual diagnosis.

• Worked with patients in a chronic pain clinic to understand the complex interaction between substance use disorder and chronic pain. Administered Trigger point injections to patients suffering from myofascial pain syndrome. • Completed two scholarly projects for publication. A case report titled “Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and methamphetamine withdrawal” and prepared my Master’s thesis manuscript: “Buprenorphine Barriers and Opioid Addiction in New Mexico”

07/2015 - 06/2017 Preventive Medicine Resident (Chief Resident 2016 - 2017) University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• As a resident physician in Preventive Medicine, I have had numerous opportunities to focus on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. I am trained to monitor health status and diagnose the medical problems that are related to occupational and environmental hazards in the community. Educating employees and employers about occupational health threats, risks, and ultimately developing plans and policies to support both groups are the competencies I have gained during my training. We are taught to ensure the safety of populations and evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of individual and population-based health services. I am passionate about applying primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive approaches to individual and population-based disease prevention and health promotion, particularly as it applies to diverse populations. 10/2016 - 07/2017 Integrative Medicine Residency Track University of Arizona and University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• A 200-hour competency-based, online and onsite curriculum in integrative medicine, designed for incorporation into primary care residency education. This course is committed to developing physicians who model the healthy lifestyle they learn about, have a positive sense of well-being, and are relationship–centred in their approach to medical care. 09/ 2013 - 09/2014 Anesthesiology Resident (CA-1)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• Provided general anaesthesia to all kinds of Neurosurgical, Vascular, Transplant, ENT, Orthopaedic, General Surgery, Urology and Gynaecology cases. Skilled in intubation with DL, Glide-scope, awake oral/nasal fibre optic and double lumen endotracheal tube and in placing PICC Lines, Central Venous Line and Arterial Line. 07/2012 - 06 /2013 Internal Medicine (PGY-1)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

• Gained hands-on clinical experience in ENT, Pulmonology, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, ER, Pediatric, Medical ward, Medical ICU, Surgery, Line Clinic, Burns unit and Anaesthesia. These rotations prepared me to take care of patients suffering from otolaryngology, medical, surgical, pediatric, cardiovascular & pulmonary diseases. 02/2005 - 07/2005 Intern (Surgery)

Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

• Responsible for admitting & treating patients with gunshot wounds, abdominal aneurysms, acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis. Performed biopsies, I & D, appendectomy, mastectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, partial colectomy and end-to-end anastomosis weekly.

08/2004 - 01/2005 Intern (Medicine)

Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan

• Worked in ICU treating patients suffering from cardiovascular, hepatobiliary and pulmonary diseases. WORK EXPERIENCE

03/2025 – To date, Addiction Medicine/ Obesity Medicine/ Urgent care Quick MD

• Working in a telemedicine clinic, taking care of patients suffering from opioid use disorder, obesity and urgent care needs. 09/2023 – To date, Addiction Medicine

Monument

• Working in a telemedicine dual diagnosis setup, helping patients suffering from alcohol use disorder and psychiatric illnesses. 07/2024 – 01/2025 Medical Director MAT Clinic

Baywell Health (formerly known as West Oakland Health)

• Worked as a medical director for the MAT clinic in FQHC, taking care of patients suffering from dual diagnosis. 03/2024 – 07/2024, Obesity Medicine

Open Loop

• Worked in a telemedicine setting as a bariatrician. 09/2023 – 03/2024- Medical Expert Veteran Disability Specialist Loyal Source

• Worked as an expert in conducting interviews, reviewing medical health records, and evaluating veteran disability applications.

12/2022 – 06/2023 Urgent Care

• Worked as an advisor for a newly established urgent care in Tri-City 11/2018 – 09/2022 Addiction Medicine

Bicycle Health

• Worked as an advisor and clinician in a Telemedicine startup since 2018. Promote medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder and opioid dependence. Diagnosed, counselled and managed patients with substance use disorder via medication-assisted treatment and behavioural therapies, particularly those suffering from opioid, methamphetamine/amphetamine, benzodiazepine or tobacco use disorder. Detoxed OUD patients and established a treatment plan with suboxone/Subutex. Frequently treated patients with psychiatric illness, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, BPD, etc. Panel size +250 patients, seeing weekly, biweekly or monthly 01/2021 - 09/2021 Medical Director

Wellness Retreat Recovery Centre

• Working as a Medical Director at WRRC. Detoxing patients suffering from AUD, OUD and polysubstance abuse. 11/2017-11/2018 Addiction Medicine, Pain and Psychiatric Clinic Kaiser Permanente San Leandro, CA

Kaiser Permanente Oakland, CA

Kaiser Permanente San Jose, CA

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, CA

Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA

Kaiser Permanente Union City, CA

• Rotated across six different Kaiser Permanente facilities. I was involved in treating patients suffering from substance use disorder, associated psychiatric illnesses and chronic pain in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and inpatient and outpatient settings.

06/2017-08/2017 Occupational Health Clinic

Kaiser Permanente Fremont Medical Centre, CA

Kaiser Permanente Union City Medical Centre, CA

• Engaged in taking care of employees working at multidisciplinary companies in the Bay Area. 07/2015 - 06/2017 Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre,

University of New Mexico Hospital,

Presbyterian Hospital

• Serving in three different occupational medicine clinics: University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital within a large hospital-based health system. These clinics served the working population of a multi-county area in Albuquerque, NM. A broad variety of industries were served, including transportation, security, paramedics, EMTs, healthcare, education, research, electronics, mining, chemical and local government. Gaining outstanding experience in assisting patients and providing appropriate medical care for occupational injuries. Gained knowledge of OSHA regulations. Coordinated with patients and provided information for all clinical procedures. Expert in doing physicals, worker compensation evaluation and blood-body fluid exposure protocol and management. Completed an International project on occupational and environmental hazards in small-scale industries in a developing country. 12/2016 - 06/2017 Urgent Care Clinic

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• Extending knowledge and expertise by taking care of patients with falls, sprains, wound debridement, acute injuries, community-acquired pneumonia, sinusitis, cold, asthma, foreign body objects interaction, corneal ulcers, UTI, back pain, insect/animal bites, abdominal pain, STDs, etc. Learning skills of splintering, suturing, using wood lamps/slit lamps for eye examination, debriding diabetic wounds, etc.

12/2016 - 12/2106 Travel Medicine Clinic

Passport Health, Albuquerque, NM

• Passport Health is the largest provider of travel medicine services with 280 travel clinics throughout the United States. Learned about travel vaccines, supplies and consultation, malaria and travellers’ diarrhoea prevention in different parts of the world. 01/2016 - 03/2106 HIV Clinic

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• Worked as an intern in an HIV clinic, for the treatment and prophylaxis of HIV/AIDS. Learned about the distinguished concerns, diseases, and emotional and psychiatric problems faced by different genders. 05//2016 - 10/2016 Addiction and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• Besides being involved in preventive measures projects in the community, I have worked at the Addiction and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) clinic at the University of New Mexico for 6 months, where I was engaged in treating a spectrum of patients suffering from opioid use disorder. I am experienced in treating opioid use disorder patients with MAT. 08/2015 - 12/2016 Independent Safety Monitor (ISM) University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

• Worked as an Independent Safety Monitor of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for a Staged Phase I/II Study. This ongoing study is assessing the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of a new Hepatitis C prophylactic vaccine. It’s a multi-centre study and has been conducted at three different locations, including the University of New Mexico, John Hopkins University and the University of California, San Francisco. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

06/2016 – 05/2017 Primary Investigator

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre

My Master of Science in Clinical Research thesis, “Buprenorphine Barriers and Opioid Addiction in New Mexico”, focuses on identifying the barriers faced by physicians in prescribing Buprenorphine in New Mexico. The long-term goal is to eradicate barriers that make Buprenorphine treatment inaccessible to large numbers of opioid use disorder patients in New Mexico and other states. Identification of such barriers allowed us to design a survey, which should be generalisable nationally, to identify the barriers that may vary from state to state. We are planning a multi-centre study and will seek UNM Clinical and Translational Science Centre pilot funding to use our new survey to assess providers in New Mexico and other states. After identifying barriers, the outcomes of this study will be used in a future study to design educational and informative programs that will help to reduce barriers and will encourage physicians to become licensed Buprenorphine prescribers. Finally, if the number of physicians who are licensed to prescribe Buprenorphine is meaningfully increased, we will follow trends in opioid deaths and ED visits to determine if our overall objective of reducing these barriers, and thus reducing opioid-related death rates is achieved in the future. 06/2009 - 08/2009 Research Assistant

Molecular & Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Advisor: Daryl A. Scott, M.D., Ph.D.

• Assisted the principal investigator on a project aimed at identifying a region on chromosome Xp responsible for the development of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in patients with MIDAS syndrome. 11/2008 - 01/2009 Research Assistant

Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Baylor College, Texas Advisor: Prasun K. Jalal, M.D.

• Worked on a retrospective study on the prognosis of liver transplantation in patients 65 years and older. PUBLICATIONS & POSTER PRESENTATION

• Medically challenging case report poster presentation, “Klippel-Feil syndrome: Prone or not prone”, 68th PGA in NYC (Dec 2014).

• Qidwai et al., "Deletions of Xp provide evidence for the role of holocytochrome C-type synthase (HCCS) in congenital diaphragmatic hernia". American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 2010 Jun; 152 A(6)(Part A): 1588 - 1590. PMID: 20503342.

MEMBERSHIP

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American Society of Addiction Medicine

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California Society of Addiction Medicine

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American College of Preventive Medicine

● American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine CERTIFICATION & TRAINING

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Board Certified in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

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Board Certified in Addiction Medicine

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Board Certified in Obesity Medicine

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Medical Review Course (MRO) Certification (07/2019)

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Motivational Interviewing Training Course CSAM (07/2018)

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Motivational Interviewing Training Course ASAM (04/2018)

● Myofascial Pain Syndrome Trigger Point Diagnosis and Treatment, Introductory and Advanced Hands-On Course, University of New Mexico (01/2018)

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DOT Physical Training Course Certification (10/2017)

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Integrative Medicine Residency Course Certification (07/2017)

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Certified Buprenorphine Implant Prescriber and Inserter (07/2016)

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Buprenorphine Half and Half Training Certification (07/2015 & 07/2016)

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Harm Reduction Training Certification (08/2015)

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Emergency Preparedness Courses: Disaster Management, FEMA Courses 100, 200, 700 & 800

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BLS Certification (08/2023)

● ECFMG 0-730-4066 (04/2009)

HONORS AND SERVICES

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MERF Medication Assisted Treatment Scholar CSAM (2018, 2020)

● Volunteered for CSAM Question Bank (The question bank was refreshed in 2018 by a volunteer group of physicians) LICENSES

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California Physician and Surgeon License # A133754

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Virginia Physician and Surgeon License

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New Mexico Physician and Surgeon License

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Washington Physician and Surgeon License

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North Carolina Physician and Surgeon License

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Florida Physician and Surgeon License

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Nevada Physician and Surgeon License

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DEA License ( CA, WA, VA)

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New Mexico Controlled Substances License

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Compact License.

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