NorCal Medical Services Physicians
NorCal Medical Services (NMS) contracted physicians consist of board certified Physicians.
Arshad Ali, MD, FCCP
Pulmonologist, Intensivist & Sleep specialist
Dr. Arshad Ali is a graduate of Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine from Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (SUNY Downstate). Dr. Ali He has received numerous industry awards for his work and research. He has done his MBA at Drexel University in Sacramento.
Sanjay Godhwani, MD
Rheumatologist
Dr. Sanjay Godhwani is a graduate of Saint George’s University School of Medicine , Grenada, WI. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Rheumatology from Stony Brook University Medical Center, Suffolk, NY. He is the Director of Infusion Center at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital.
Rajeev B. Patel, MD
Pulmonologist & Intensivist
Rajeev B. Patel, M.D., received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology at Franklin & Marshall College in 2000. In 2005, he completed his medical degree from St. George’s University. In 2006, he completed a Research Fellowship at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in silent HIV infection within the renal tubular cells. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency & Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship at Stony Brook University Hospital from 2006 through 2013. During that time he served as chief resident and chief fellow. Dr. R. Patel’s activities include research in aerosols as a tool to study infection control and drug delivery. He specializes in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine but also has a keen focus on medical education in the current digital era
Sunil Das Skaria, MD
Nephrologist
Dr. Skaria is a Board Certified Nephrologist currently practicing Interventional Nephrology and General Nephrology in Reno, Nevada. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the St. George’s University School of Medicine. He completed an Internal Medicine Residency 2000-2003 at New York Hospital Queens/Cornell Medical Center followed by a year as Chief Resident in 2004. He then went on to finish a Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 2005-2007 and also completed a Fellowship in Nephrology at New York Hospital Queens/Cornell Medical Center. He has been in private practice in Reno, Nevada since 2007 and is Medical Director of the Access Center with Sierra Nevada Nephrology Consultants. He is also Community Faculty at the University of Nevada School of Medicine teaching medical students and Medical Residents.
Shibu Skaria MD
Pulmonologist & Intensivist
Dr. Shibu Skaria received his medical degree from Saint George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. He completed his internal medicine residency and fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York. During his Residency and Fellowship, he served as Chief Resident of Internal Medicine and Chief Fellow for the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Dr. Skaria is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.
He currently practices Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine. In addition, he serves as Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director/ Section Chair of Critical Care Medicine at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno Nevada.
Khursheed Haider, MD
Intensivist
Dr. Haider is an intensivist. He has an extensive training in taking care of critically sick patients in the intensive care unit. Dr. Haider is a graduate of Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, Pakistan. He has finished his internal medicine residency from Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Bronx, NY. He trained in critical care at university of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Haider is actively involved in advance airway and ventilator management policies.
Shaji Skaria, MD
Pulmonologist & Intensivist
Skaria is a Pulmonologist & Intensivist. He is trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical care Medicine. He completed his training in interniship, residency and pulmonary/critical care fellowship at Stony Brook University Medical center, Stony Brook, NY. He did his medical education from Saint George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada West Indies. Dr. Skaria has been actively involved in extensive research during his training and is well published in infection control and investigating better techniques for aerosolized drug delivery.
Parimal Bharucha, MD, FCCP
Pulmonologist & Intensivist
Dr. Bharucha is a pulmonologist and intensivist. He has finished his residency from Saint Barnabas Medical Center and pulmonary/critical care fellowship from Albany Medical Center Hospital and College. He is a graduate of Government Medical College and New Civil Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India. Dr. Bharucha has been actively involved in clinical research during his training.
Maqbool Ahmed, MD, FCCP
Pulmonologist & Intensivist
Dr. Ahmed has an extensive clinical experience in pulmonology and critical care medicine. He is in clinical practice since 1998. Dr. Ahmed is a graduate of Dow medical hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. He finished his residency from Wayne State University- School of medicine and pulmonary/critical care fellowship from University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. With his visionary leadership he has significantly improved Critical care program at North Bay Healthcare Systems.