Overview
Monika Safford is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Safford is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Knee Replacement, and Liver Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 596 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Mary Basham is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Basham is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Basham is currently accepting new patients.
Southview Medical Group, PC
Craig Rich is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rich is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Anemia, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rich is currently accepting new patients.
American Family Care, LLC
Nadeem Akhtar is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Hoover, Alabama. Dr. Akhtar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. His top areas of expertise are Mononucleosis, H1N1 Influenza, Flu, and Ethmoiditis. Dr. Akhtar is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Safford isElite. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- StrokeDr. Safford isElite. Learn about Stroke.
- Distinguished
- COVID-19Dr. Safford isDistinguished. Learn about COVID-19.
- Heart AttackDr. Safford isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Safford isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- High CholesterolDr. Safford isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Hypersensitivity PneumonitisDr. Safford isDistinguished. Learn about Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
- HypertensionDr. Safford isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Advanced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Safford isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- ArthritisDr. Safford isAdvanced. Learn about Arthritis.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Safford isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Interstitial Lung DiseaseDr. Safford isAdvanced. Learn about Interstitial Lung Disease.
- ObesityDr. Safford isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Acute PainDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- AnemiaDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- AscitesDr. Safford isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.