Mt. Laurel Resident and Lourdes Cardiologist Earns Board-Certification in Cardiology

Mt. Laurel resident Hafeza Shaikh, DO, who recently joined the cardiology team at South Jersey Heart Group, an affiliate of Lourdes Cardiology Services, became board-certified in Cardiology.  This certification is in addition to her being board-certified in Internal Medicine, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology.

Dr. Shaikh is the only female cardiologist on staff with South Jersey Heart Group.  She has a special interest in women’s cardiovascular disease. Her other areas of interest include vascular sonography, preventative health and echocardiography.

Born and raised in Flemington, New Jersey, Dr. Shaikh completed her undergraduate degree at Rutgers-New Brunswick in 2002 before graduating from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine with a degree in medicine in 2006.

In 2009, she completed her residency in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, a major center for cardiac care in New York City. That same year, she entered the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey -- School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM)/ South Jersey Heart Group Cardiology Fellowship Program, of which she graduated last month.

For the past two years, she has volunteered her time at the Osborn Family Health Center across from Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, providing non-invasive cardiac testing including stress testing and echocardiography for the underserved of Camden.

Dr. Shaikh is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the American College of Osteopathic Internists.