Mon Health welcomes pulmonary expert Farishta
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MORGANTOWN -- Mon Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Mehdi Farishta as an expert in pulmonary and sleep services.
"We are proud welcome Dr. Mehdi Farishta and his expertise in pulmonary and sleep medicine to our comprehensive team of providers at Mon Health," said Karen Friggens, Vice President of Physician Services at Mon Health Medical Group. "Dr. Farishta will allow Mon Health to expand our services and increase access to specialty care for our patients."
Dr. Farishta obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Dow Medical College/Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan before completing his residency in internal medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Additionally, he completed a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Ascension Providence Hospital/Michigan University School of Human Medicine in Southfield, Michigan, and a sleep medicine fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Farishta is board-certified in critical care medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care echocardiography, and internal medicine.
"I am proud to join Mon Health's comprehensive team of providers and work alongside them to care for patients with pulmonary and sleep issues," said Dr. Farishta. "I look forward to furthering Mon Health's mission to enhance the health of the communities we serve, one person at a time, and will seek to provide each of my patients with expert, compassionate care."
Dr. Farishta will offer comprehensive pulmonary and sleep medicine services including asthma and COPD management, lung disease diagnosis and treatment, sleep apnea care, and more. Additionally, he will perform pulmonary procedures such as flexible bronchoscopy, electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, and indwelling pleural catheter.
Dr. Farishta is now seeing patients in Morgantown. To learn more or schedule an appointment, call 304-598-2801.
Mon Health System, part of Vandalia Health, is an integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient centers and hospitals in North Central West Virginia that works together to make healthcare more accessible and affordable to the communities it serves. It includes six hospitals - its flagship, Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown; Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood; Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston; Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital in White Hall; affiliate, Grafton City Hospital in Grafton; affiliate, Highland-Clarksburg Hospital in Clarksburg; and The Village at Heritage Point. Mon Health System is also part of many Joint Ventures such as Mon Health - DASCO Home Medical Equipment in Morgantown and Weston, Select Specialty Hospital, Monongalia EMS, Intermed Labs, Encompass, Healthworks, and the Mon Health Center for Outpatient Surgery to preserve choice, improve access and ensure the highest quality of care. For more information, visit monhealth.com.