Accepting New Patients
UnityPoint Provider
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Hospital Affiliations:
- St. Luke's Hospital
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Languages Spoken:
- Hindi
- Urdu
- English
About Talha Farid, M.D., MSc
Biography
Podcast Episodes Featuring Dr. Farid:
Ep. 289 - Advancements in Cardiology
Ep. 298 - Lead Extraction
Why did you become a physician? It gives me an opportunity to help people during their most vulnerable times.
As a provider, what is your medical philosophy? To deliver the best possible care to my patients each and every time.
Why did you choose your specialty? Cardiac electrophysiology is a fascinating field. It is very cerebral and requires intellectual curiosity as well as procedural skills. In the last few decades, it has advanced exponentially with new discoveries, and the future is even more exciting.
What qualities best describe the care you provide your patients? The patient is always the center of everything I do.
Being a healthcare providers, what drives/motivates you each day? The opportunity to have an immediate and sustained impact on my patients' lives.
What is the most important thing patients should know about you? I am very passionate about what I do.
Personal interests: Reading, Cycling
Procedures:
- Pacemaker Implant
- Defibrillator Implant
- Bi-ventricular Implant
- Typical Flutter Ablation
- Atypical Flutter Ablation
- Supraventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Atrial Tachycardia Ablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- PVC Ablation
- Watchman Implant
- Device Extractions
Qualifications
Education
Medical School
Ayub Medical College: MD
Residency
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Fellowship
University of Louisville, KY; Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology
Board Certification
Cardiac Arrhythmia
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