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Dr. Murtaza Shakir has been ranked as one of the top doctors of General surgery in Houston, as per Houstonia
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Our Surgeon in Sugar Land and Katy
Board-certified General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist
Dr. Shakir is a board-certified General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist working in Katy and Sugarland. After graduating from Medical School at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, he ventured to complete his residency in General Surgery at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
After completing his 5 years of General Surgery training, he did additional training, which was a 2 year fellowship in Surgical Oncology at UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center).
He is Board Certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology. The certification for both these boards is obtained from the American Board of Surgery. He is one of the very few Board Certified Surgical Oncologists in the country. He believes strongly that his additional fellowship training gives him a strong edge over other General Surgeons in providing specialized care to even common abdominal surgical procedures.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and playing sports, including Cricket and Squash.
As a general surgeon he provides expert treatment of common general surgical problems like Gallbladder Surgery and Hernia Repair and complex abdominal wall reconstruction.
Being the only Board Certified Surgical Oncologist outside of the Texas Medical Center, Dr. Shakir specializes in treatment of various Malignancies ranging from Colon, Rectal, Liver and Pancreatic cancer
Dr. Shakir also performs Laparoscopic and Robotic surgery for a variety of general surgical problems including Gallbladder and Hernias. Dr. Shakir is board certified in General Surgery as well as Surgical Oncology.
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Accepting Patients From Greater Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Richmond, Fulshear Areas.
Patients visiting from the greater Houston and other areas of Texas are requested to call us for a confirming appointment. Overseas patients request us to contact us in advance for a detailed consultation.
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