Facika Tafara MD, Internist
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Facika Tafara MD

Internist

5/5(2)
1145 Broadway San Diego California, 92101
Rating

5/5

About

Facika Tafara, MD, MPH, received her medical degree in 1997 from University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She then went on to complete her residency in 2001 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She enjoys reading, dancing, traveling, and credits her success in medicine to hard work and good training. Today Dr. Tafara works in internal medicine at Community Clinic System in San Diego, California.

Education and Training

San Francisco School of Medicine

University of California

Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1997

University of California 1997

Board Certification

Internal Medicine

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 28 years of experience

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • High Cholesterol
  • Obesity
  • Hepatitis
  • Pregnancy
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Hives
  • Hepatitis C
  • Pain

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard Work and Good Training

Hobbies / Sports

  • Reading, Dancing, Traveling

Facika Tafara MD's Practice location

1145 Broadway -
San Diego, California 92101
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New patients: 619-515-2300, 619-515-2430

Practice At 823 Gateway Center Way

823 Gateway Center Way -
San Diego, CA 92102
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New patients: 619-515-2323

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Patient Experience with Dr. Tafara


5.0

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Facika Tafara MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 2 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Internist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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