Shahla Namak, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
“I enjoy spending time with my husband and two children in addition to the joy I receive from Obstetrics and Maternal & Child Health.”
Interests
Areas of Interest: Family Medicine, Prenatal Care and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health
Education
| 1984 | University of Mosul School of Medicine
Mosul, Iraq
M.D. Degree |
Postdoctoral Training
| 1990 – 1991 | Chief Resident
OB/GYN Department
Baladi Hospital
Baghdad, Iraq |
| 1991 – 1992 | OB/GYN Fellowship
Mustansyria University
Baghdad, Iraq |
| 2000 – 2001 | Preliminary Surgery Internship
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL |
| 2001 – 2004 | Family Practice Residency
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park, IL |
| 2004 – 2005 | Fellowship in Obstetrics
PCC/West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park, IL |
Certifications
| 2003 | Physician and Surgeon, State of Illinois |
| 2004 | Board Certified, Family Practice, State of Illinois |
| 2005 | Basic Life Support |
| 2005 – 2007 | Neonatal Advanced Life Support |
Academic Career
| 1998 – 2000 | Research Assistant
Burn and Shock Trauma Institute
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL |
| 2000 – 2001 | Preliminary Surgery
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL |
2001 – 2004
| Family Practice Residency Program
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park, IL |
2004 – 2005
| Fellowship in Obstetrics
PCC/West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park, IL |
2005 – 2012
| Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
2012 – present
| Associate Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |