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Dr. Omar Tirmizi, MD is an experienced and board-certified sleep medicine, pulmonary and internal medicine specialist based in Culver City, CA. He’s also a qualified medical examiner in California and works with legal experts and their claimants to resolve complex medical-legal cases involving internal medicine, sleep disorders, critical care and pulmonary assessments. If you’re looking for an established and reputable pulmonary IME expert or an internal medicine independent medical examiner in California, doctor Omar Tirmizi, MD is a qualified IME doctor.

Professional Qualifications

Dr. Tirmizi studied medicine at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan from 1983-1988 and graduated with an M.B.B.S. He did his fellowships at the University of Southern California – Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from 1994 to 1997 where he also received the prestigious Wills Rogers Award and Palo Alto School of Sleep Medicine – Advanced Course in Sleep Medicine in 1999. Dr. Omar Tirmizi completed his residency programs at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan – Resident in Internal Medicine from 1989 to 1990 and the University of Illinois, Michael Reese Hospital from 1992 to 1994.

Dr. Tirmizi, MD did his internships at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakistan – Intern in Internal Medicine from 1988 to 1989 and at the Michigan State University, Mclaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, MI from 1991 to 1992. With his professional qualifications, Dr. Tirmizi offers a range of medical services including complete physical examinations, preventative care, routine screens and thorough diagnosis and treatment across a broad range of general and internal medicine. He also provides services as a consultant independent medical evaluation expert and sleep medicine expert in California.

Background and Experience

Dr. Omar Tirmizi, MD has a wide spanning background and experience in various medical institutions. He has been a long-term contributor in the WLA Pulmonary Medical Group that specializes in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Conditions, Critical Care and Sleep disorders from 1999 to present. He is also an attending physician at the Cedar-Sinai Medical Center from 2000 to present, a clinical instructor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA from 2007 to present and a staff pulmonologist and intensivist at the Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville, CA from 1997 to 1999.

Dr. Tirmizi also teaches pulmonary fellows and resident physicians doing internal medicine at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He’s also an assistant clinical professor offering his expertise in internal medicine at the UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. Having been in clinical practice for more than 15 years, he has gained extensive knowledge and skills in facilitating quick and accurate medical evaluations and reports that can be used to support complex medical-legal cases that involve sleeping disorders and other specialties in internal medicine.

Licensure and Certification

Having been in private practice for more than 25 years, Dr. Omar Tirmizi holds the California State Medical License since 1996. He holds board certifications from some of the leading professional medical associations in the US including:

• Board-certification, Critical Care Medicine – ABIM, 1997, 2009
• Board-certification, Sleep Medicine – American Board of Sleep Medicine, 1999
• Board-certification, Sleep Medicine, ABIM, 2009
• Board-certification, Pulmonary Medicine, ABIM, 1996, 2006
• Board-certification, Internal Medicine, ABIM, 1995, 2006

Hospital Affiliations

Omar Tirmizi, MD is affiliated with various hospitals including:

• Olympia Hospital from 2005 to present
• Cedar-Sinai Medical Center from 1999 to present
• Midway Hospital from 2005 to present
• Brotman Medical Center from 1999 to present
• Century City Hospital from 1999 to 2004
• Century City Doctors Hospital 2005-2008

Honors & Awards

During his years of practice, Dr. Omar Tirmizi has gotten numerous awards of excellence practicing as a pulmonary IME expert, internal medicine independent medical examiner and sleep medical expert. His awards and honors include:

• Fellow at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine – 2000
• Will Rogers Award, U.S.C – 1996
• Fellowship Award at the College of Chest Physicians – 1999
• Honors in Forensic Medicine – 1988
• Distinctions in various subject matters including pathology and medicine

Professional Memberships

Dr. Tirmizi is a member of top professional organizations including the American Heart Association, California Thoracic Society,Trudeau Society of Los Angeles and the American College of Chest Physicians.

Proven IME Expert

If you’re looking for an experienced and highly-qualified pulmonary, internal medicine and sleep disorder expert with a proven track-record of conducting independent medical examinations, Dr. Tirmizi offers exceptional care and professionalism. Want an independent medical evaluation to understand a patient’s diagnosis, treatment or prognosis in regards to a medical-legal case? You can consult Dr. Omar to get deeper insights into the complex nature of internal medicine, sleeping disorders and pulmonary conditions.

Whether you’re dealing with a diabetes & metabolism, liver disease, gastroenterology, thyroid disorder, geriatric or endocrinology case, Doctor Omar Tirmizi is well-qualified to handle a wide range of general medicine and internal medicine conditions. He collaborates with other internal medicine experts in California to provide professional care services and reliable IME services.

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