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About Fareeha Siddiqui, MD

Fareeha Siddiqui, MD, is a board-certified oncologist and hematologist, specializing in the treatment of wide variety of cancers, including lung, ovarian, prostate and brain cancer, as well as lymphoma and leukemia.

Dr. Siddiqui's research is focused on the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes and other types of blood cancers and disorders. Her work has been published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine and Blood.

Before joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Siddiqui served as an oncologist and hematologist at Saint Anne's Hospital in Massachusetts and as a member of the clinical faculty at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

During her training, Dr. Siddiqui completed a hematology and oncology fellowship with an emphasis in palliative care at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois and received her medical degree from Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. She is board certified in hematology and medical oncology.

Dr. Siddiqui provides cancer care at our Encinitas and Vista facilities, in the North County area.

Outside of work, she enjoys scuba diving, traveling, trail biking, theology and the arts.

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For more information, see Blood Disorder Care, Blood Cancers and Cancer Care.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
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Medical Degree

  • Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Fellowship

  • Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Residency

  • University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Gender

  • Female

Languages

  • French
  • Urdu

Date Joined Staff

  • 2011-04-29

Board Certifications

  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology

Conditions and Treatments

  • Lung Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Brain Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Siddiqui
  • Cancer

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