Our Physicians
Omar Waqar, MD-Allergy *
Dr. Omar Waqar is a well-qualified and experienced allergist. After completing the prestigious seven-year Physician-Scientist combined BS/MD program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and Albany Medical College, he then pursued his residency in Internal Medicine at North Shore-Long Island Jewish with the Northwell Health System and a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dr. Waqar is board certified by both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Waqar is well-published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and presents on different topics within Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Waqar rounds out his experience and qualifications with an attentive ear to his patients’ needs and requirements.
He is fluent in Hindi/Urdu and conversational in Spanish.
Omar Waqar, MD-Allergy * accepts the following insurance plans:
Williamsburg Office:
- Aetna
- Affinity Health Plan
- Agewell
- BC/BS Empire NY
- BC/BS HealthPlus
- BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth GHI
- Empire Plan (UHC)
- Fidelis
- Hamaspik
- HealthCare Partners IPA
- HealthFirst
- HIP
- Humana Medicare
- Local 1199
- Magnacare Northwell Direct
- Magnacare
- Medicare
- Multiplan/PHCS
- OSCAR
- Oxford Freedom
- Partners Health Plan
- Railroad Medicare
- WTC Health For Heroes
- Tricare
- UHC Oxf Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
- US Family Health
- Wellcare HMO
Languages spoken:
- English
- Hindi
- Spanish
- Urdu
Location:
Williamsburg
101 Broadway
Ste 201
Brooklyn, NY, 11249
Brooklyn
Tel: (718) 484-6120
Fax: (347) 418-3991
Education:
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology
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North Shore University Hospital Residency in Internal Medicine
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Albany Medical College Medical School
