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Dr. Mishal Abdullah, M.D.

Dr. Mishal Abdullah obtained his medical degree from Dow Medical College, the oldest and one of the most respected medical institutions in Pakistan; he graduated in 2003. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York in 2012. He then completed additional training in Adult Rheumatology at the University of Minnesota in Minnesota in 2014. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Adult Rheumatology and has been practicing as a Rheumatology specialist for 6 years.

Over the years Dr. Abdullah has gained a wealth of experience in a variety of clinical setting and is passionate about providing high quality medical care to his patients. His enthusiasm and expertise have been widely acknowledged by patients and colleagues alike. He was nominated for the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in 2014 and in 2017 he was nominated to the prestigious “Leading Physicians of the World” group based on his expertise and patient care. He has been involved in numerous academic projects and community educations sessions.


Some of his academic publications include:

1. The Effect of Intra-articular Vanilloid Receptor Agonists on Pain Behavior Measures in a Murine Model of Acute Monoarthritis (Journal of Pain Research Vol. 2016:9 Pg 563-570 2016)
2. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for advanced valvular disease in active SLE and APS (Lupus September 2013 22: 1046-1049 2013)
3. Mitochondrial Myopathy presenting as Fibromyalgia: a case report (Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6:55 2012)
4. Metabolic Myopathy presenting with Polyarteritis Nodosa: a case report (Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:262 2011)