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Ali Asim Pitafi

Dr. Ali Asim Pitafi is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with extensive experience in hospital medicine and caring for patients with complex medical conditions. He has worked in hospital settings across the United States and has experience caring for critically ill patients, including those requiring intensive and cardiac care.

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Specialty

Internal Medicine

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine

Biography

Dr. Ali Asim Pitafi is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine. He has extensive experience caring for hospitalized patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including patients who require intensive care and cardiac care. Dr. Pitafi earned his medical degree from King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan. He then completed a one-year rotating internship at Mayo Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, followed by his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian-Shadyside, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Pitafi has many years of experience in hospital medicine. He previously served as a Staff Physician in the Hospitalist Section at the VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where he worked as part of a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with complex medical needs. He has also worked as a hospitalist and locum physician at medical centers in Texas and Minnesota. 

Throughout his career, Dr. Pitafi has cared for patients with both routine and complex medical conditions, including critically ill patients requiring ventilators, medications to support blood pressure, and treatment in intensive care settings. His background in hospital medicine allows him to work closely with other specialists and healthcare professionals to coordinate care for patients during their hospital stay.

MEDICAL EDUCATION

  • Internal Medicine – Residency
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian-Shadyside
    March 2003 – April 2006
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • Internship
    Mayo Hospital
    October 1997 – October 1998
    Lahore, Pakistan
  • Doctor of Medicine
    King Edward Medical College
    September 1990 – September 1997
    Lahore, Pakistan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Physician / Hospitalist
    The Best Hospitalists
    Multiple Medical Centers
  • Physician, Hospitalist Section
    VA Medical Center
    Dallas, TX
  • Staff Physician, Hospitalist Section
    VA Medical Center
    Dallas, TX
  • Hospitalist
    Fairview Range Medical Center
    Hibbing, MN
  • Hospitalist
    Titus Regional Medical Center
    Mount Pleasant, TX
  • Locum Hospitalist Physician
    CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline Hospital
    Corpus Christi, TX
  • Medical Officer, Department of Internal Medicine
    DHQ Hospital
    Muzaffargarh, Pakistan