ABOUT DR. FARZANNA


Primary Specialty & Work Experience

2008-present

Board Certified Internal Medicine
JFDOC P.L. Davie, FL.
General Internal Medicine & Women's Health Hybrid House Calls/Office based Practice
HouseCallsMD.us

Academic Affiliations

Affiliate Clinical Asst. Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science
Florida Atlantic University
Voluntary Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Clinical preceptor University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
American Heritage Pre-med Tract Science Faculty

2003-2008

Board Certified Internal Medicine
General Internal Medicine & Women's Health
Medical Associates of Tamarac
Tamarac, FL
http://meditam.net/

 
Education

1991-1995

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Summa Cum Laude & University Honors
B.S. in Molecular Biology & Microbiology


1996-2000

University of Miami
Miami, FL

Medical Doctor (M.D.)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine


2000-2003

Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Weston, FL

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH
Internal Medicine Residency

 
Publications and Presentations

·A new book by Farzanna S. Haffizulla, M.D., "Harmony of the Spheres - Career, Family, and Community: A Working Mom’s Lessons of Love, Strength, and Balance"
September 2011, $9.99 (available on busymommd.com)

·Haffizulla JM, Haffizulla FS, Haffizulla KD, Beck, LH. "A Dangerous Encounter with Naphthalene." Hospital Physician 2002, Vol. 38, Number 11, pp. 61-64

·ACP/ASIM poster presentation, "A Dangerous Encounter with Mothballs" 2001Haffizulla, FS. "ACP-ASIM Regional meeting" The Florida Internist 2001 & 2002

 
Interests & Activities

1991-1995

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL.

·Co-founder & President of "Student for Student" organization
·Honors & Scholars Club member
·Director of Education, Secretary, Pre-Med AMSA
·Newsletter director, Pre-Med AMSA
·Student Government Eligibility Appeals Committee member
·Phi Eta Sigma Fundraising Director
·Health Outreach & Public Relations, Pre-Med AMSA
·Caribbean Club member


1996-2000

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

·Board of Directors member, Florida Academy of Family Physicians
·President, Family Practice Student Organization
·Student Director, Florida Academy of Family Physicians
·Student Advisor, Family Practice Student Organization
·Co-chair, Membership Committee, University of Miami Medical Women
·Medical Ethics Lecture co-organizer
·National Primary Care Forum, co-organizer/participant
·Membership Liaison for the American Academy of Family Physicians
·Chiron Society Member
·University of Miami Medical Women panelist
·Exec. Committee member, Fund Raising co-chair, Florida Keys Health Fair
·Volunteer at the Overtown Minorities Health Fair
·Student volunteer at Miami Hope Health and South Shore Community Clinics
·Graduation Committee member
·Mentorship Committee member, University of Miami Medical Women
·American Medical Student Association
·Medical Education Committee Member
·National Congress of Family Practice Residents/National Council of Student Members  participant 1998


2000-2003

Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, FL

·Residency Training Committee
·ACP/ASIM Florida Local Council of Associates, CCF representative
·Editorial Board, The Florida Internist
·Publications Committee, ACP/ASIM Local Council Member
·ACP/ASIM Medical Jeopardy Representative, Cleveland Clinic Florida


2003-present

·A host/anchor/medical correspondent for Mission Critical health
·Florida Medicare Quality Improvement Organization
·American Medical Women's Association
·Clinical Preceptor for University of Miami School Of Medicine
·Voluntary Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Miami School of Medicine
·Honors Organic Chemistry lecturer at American Heritage High School for pre-med
 pre-professional Tract students
·Florida's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (FMQAI) Physician Champion and  National Teleconference Speaker

·Medical Director Advocate Home Health
·Scientific Primary Doctor for independent institutional review board for Clinical Research

 
Awards

· Selected as a woman of outstanding leadership in Healthcare by The International   Women’s Leadership Association: May 2012
· A Leading Physician of the World Award, The International Association of Healthcare     Professionals
· Most Outstanding Undergraduate 1995, Dept of Molecular Biology & Microbiology
· Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honors Society
· Golden Key National Honors Society
· Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society
· Honors Program Medallion Award
· Founders' Day Honors and Recognition
· Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
· First Place UCF Public Speaking Festival
· Charles Milligan Scholarship
· H. Trevor Colbourn Scholarship
· UCF Honors Program Book Scholar
· Top 1% College of Health & Public Affairs
· Certificate of Achievement for being in top 5% at UCF
· FMQAI Culturally competent Physician Champion Award (2008)
· Quality First Award from Florida Healthcare Coalition (August 2008)