Dr Fatima Syed (GP)
Dr Fatima Syed graduated with distinction from Dow Medical College (DMC) in 2000 ; DMC is one of the oldest public research university located in urban metropolitan area of Karachi, Pakistan. After graduation, she completed internships at Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan, a 1,900-bed public hospital. Dr Syed completed an internship in Gynaecology & Obstetrics and in Internal medicine. In 2001, she moved to Kuwait where she was enrolled in Masters of Pathology program at Kuwait University. She Completed 3 semesters of MSC Pathology and then immigrated to Canada in 2002. Being inspired from her parents who were University professors in the UK and Pakistan , she started her teaching career as an Associate Professor at All Saints School of Medicine (ASUM) in 2006. She taught Pathology and Clinical medicine to 4th yr medical students and helped them defining their medical career in the USA and Canada. To pursue her clinical career, she passed Medical Council of Canada and the United States medical licensing exams. During her stay in Canada, she also volunteered for psychological counseling of new immigrants and refugees in Canada. In 2008, she was employed by the United States Department of Defense as a psychological SME and was deployed to Iraq with the US Army. In this role, being the in charge of the psychological support program, she provided mental health support to Iraqi prisoners of war/detainees and helped reintegrating them back into the society. She also completed externships at the US Army Combat hospitals and volunteered for The American Red cross. Between 2009 - 2012, she worked at a Family Physician office in Canada and continued teaching at ASUM. In 2012, she was employed by Adelaide Metro mental health and since then she has been working in Australia as a mental health doctor and more recently with Springwood Family Medical as a GP. As a mental health doctor, she provided services to Modbury hospital (Woodleigh House), NE community mental health ,Lyell Mcewin hospital and Northern community mental health, Eastern community mental health and covering afterhours psychiatry ED at Glenside hospital and the RAH. Her main area of interest are mental health, Women's health and chronic disease management.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Murray Street Medical
Practice Locations
Adelaide
- Murray Street Medical
- Address
- Shop 1 75 Murray Street
Gawler SA 5118
Australia
- Phone
- 08 8522 2294
- Fax
- 08 8522 2577
