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Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Allama Iqbal Medical College

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal bleeding, benign tumor, bile duct exploration, and more.

1601 West Saint Marys Road
Tucson, AZ 85745

(520) 622-5833

Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD is a gastroenterologist in Tucson, AZ specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD is affiliated with Northwest Primary & Specialty Care, Carondelet Health Network, Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital, NORTHWEST ALLIED PHYSICIANS LLC and Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

1601 West Saint Marys Road
Tucson, AZ 85745

Address:

395 N Silverbell Road Suite 265
Tucson, AZ 85745

Some issues Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD can help you with:

Colectomy (Colon Resection)

Colectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the colon, or the longest part of the large intestine. The colon may be affected by diseases such as cancer or inflammatory bowel disease. In a colectomy, all or part of the colon that is infected, blocked, or cancerous is removed.

A colectomy may be performed by laparoscopic or open surgery. A laparoscopic colectomy requires several small cuts on the abdomen, and uses a thin tube with a camera, called a laparoscope. Laparoscopic colectomies are less invasive than open procedures. For some individuals, a laparoscopic colectomy may not be possible, and instead an open colectomy is performed. In an open colectomy, a large incision is made on the abdomen. Open colectomies typically require longer recovery periods.

After the incisions are made, a portion of the colon is removed, and the remaining ends of the colon are attached to each other in a procedure called anastomosis. Waste can continue to travel through the body as normal. However, in some situations, it may be necessary for the end of the colon to be attached to an opening in the abdomen, called a stoma. This procedure is called an ostomy. Types of ostomies include:

Colostomy, in which the remaining portion of the colon is attached to the abdominal opening.
Ileostomy, in which the small intestine is attached to the abdominal opening.

An ostomy bag will be attached to the skin to collect waste. If the entire colon is removed, either an ileostomy is performed, or the small intestine is connected to the anus and waste may pass through as normal.

Stomas may be permanent or temporary. If the stoma is temporary, the ends of the colon will be rejoined in a later procedure. Temporary stomas are generally used to allow time for the colon to heal following surgery.

A colectomy may take between one and four hours. Following the procedure, patients will need to consume a liquid and low fiber diet before gradually returning to their normal diet. Patients will need to stay in the hospital for three to seven days for monitoring. Full recovery and return to normal activity may take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

anastomosis	16
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	355
doctor visit	628
gastrointestinal procedures	469
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
minimally invasive procedures	468
preventive care	68
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	356

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	202
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	55
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	19
Hispanic	183
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	62
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	266
doctor visit	445
gastrointestinal procedures	346
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
minimally invasive procedures	345
preventive care	56
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	267

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	554

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	0
Hispanic	314
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	464
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	136
Less than 65	154

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

diagnostic procedures	435
doctor visit	625
gastrointestinal procedures	596
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	595
preventive care	102
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	436

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	16
Hispanic	143
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	60
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

balloon dilation	49
diagnostic procedures	536
doctor visit	741
esophageal dilation	49
gastrointestinal procedures	734
hospital care	74
injections	12
inpatient care	74
minimally invasive procedures	745
preventive care	80
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	537

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	14
Hispanic	175
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	62
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

balloon dilation	62
diagnostic procedures	503
doctor visit	836
esophageal dilation	62
gastrointestinal procedures	737
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
minimally invasive procedures	736
preventive care	111
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	504

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	559
Black	21
Hispanic	184
Asian	13
Other	17
Native American	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	449
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	75
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

balloon dilation	40
diagnostic procedures	518
doctor visit	835
esophageal dilation	40
gastrointestinal procedures	751
hospital care	39
injections	14
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	765
preventive care	105
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	519

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	21
Hispanic	169
Asian	19
Other	20
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	74
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

balloon dilation	22
diagnostic procedures	348
doctor visit	696
esophageal dilation	22
gastrointestinal procedures	491
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
minimally invasive procedures	490
preventive care	56
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	349

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	128
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	63
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

balloon dilation	57
diagnostic procedures	893
doctor visit	1552
esophageal dilation	57
gastrointestinal procedures	1273
hospital care	206
inpatient care	206
minimally invasive procedures	1288
preventive care	176
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	857

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Tucson, AZ were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

anastomosis	15
balloon dilation	46
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	465
doctor visit	778
esophageal dilation	46
gastrointestinal procedures	656
hospital care	93
injections	13
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	660
preventive care	92
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	461

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	386
Native American / Alaskan Native	24
Hispanic	149
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	167
85 and over	58
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	288

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. He completed residency at St Agnes Healthcare - GME. He has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College

Residency: St Agnes Healthcare - GME

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwest Primary & Specialty Care

Carondelet Health Network

Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

NORTHWEST ALLIED PHYSICIANS LLC

Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,015 Humira $609	Mavyret $188	Creon $72	Viekira $24	Technivie $20	Other $103
AbbVie Inc.	$885 Skyrizi $350	Mavyret $211	Humira $138	Creon $69	LINZESS $60	Other $58
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$348 AMITIZA $138	GATTEX $73	MOTEGRITY $72	ENTYVIO $52	Dexilant $13
Pfizer Inc.	$332 XELJANZ $194	PAXLOVID $76	VELSIPITY $43	COMIRNATY $18
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$271 STELARA $247	SIMPONI $23
Other	$2,813 LINZESS $357	ZENPEP $195	XIFAXAN $184	Ocaliva $177	ZEPATIER $164	Other $1,737

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,642
Education	$21

Research Payments

Dr. Rizwan Safdar, MD has received 22 research payments totaling $26,665.

Biography

Dr. Rizwan Safdar is a Tucson, AZ physician who specializes in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Safdar is affiliated with Carondelet Health Network and Northwest Primary & Specialty Care. He studied medicine at Allama Iqbal Medical College. His residency was performed at Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore.

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