My name is Amna Shabbir.
I am an Internal Medicine Primary
Care Physician with Duke Health.
I see adults 18 years and older,
and my interest lies in management
of complex chronic medical
conditions such as, diabetes,
high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, thyroid problems.
And I really like to focus
on preventive health and
preventive screening including mammograms,
pap smears,
colon cancer screening,
prostate cancer screening, to name a few.
I like to engage in a shared
decision making process, and
really coming up with a mutual treatment
plan, that works best for the patient.
I like to set short and long term goals.
And counsel patients and
help them not only in terms of medication,
but also lifestyle changes,
how they can best achieve those goals.
I like to practice
evidence-based medicine, and
I like to stay on par with the latest
research that is out there.
And I like to comply with the guidelines
that are laid out by major societies.
The most gratifying part of my work is
seeing my patients back in the office.
And hearing about all the proactive
steps that they have taken
towards better health.
One of the best times of the day is if
a patient comes and tells me that he or
she has quit smoking.
And that, I think, just makes me so happy.
