OUR TEAM
SHAMS Clinic is fortunate to have an experienced staff to provide the utmost quality of care for our patients. Get to know our team more by reading below!
SHAMS Clinic Staff
Adil Shakir, MD, FAAFP, CAQ | Medical Director
Dr. Adil Shakir is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. He has extensive clinical experience, having worked at various settings, including office-based practice, home visits, hospital medicine, subacute care, long term care and transitional care. He has been actively involved as an educator, training family medicine students and residents at an academic setting, as well as supervising physician assistants and nurse practitioners at various clinical settings. Dr. Shakir earned his degree from Al Ameen Medical College, Karnatak University Dharwad, in India. He completed his Family Medicine training at Montgomery Hospital and Geriatric fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, in the Philadelphia area. He joined Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania, as Medical Director, in September 2019.
Dana Mohamed | Area Manager, Pennsylvania
Dana is ICNA Relief USA’s Assistant Director of HR and Pennsylvania Field Director. She has been with ICNA Relief USA for 5 years now, opening the PA chapter in 2015, building the support network in PA, developing and running programs such as Refugee Services, Gift Eid Smiles, Health Fairs, the Peace at Home Symposium, Back 2 School giveaways and various workshops, events and fundraisers. She has built strong relationships with community leaders/members in the tri-state area. She is passionate about helping the community and humanity as a whole. She studied Psychology at Temple University and has spent almost 30 years of her career working in the Health Insurance and Software Industries in marketing and sales capacities.
Usman Baqai | Volunteer Coordinator
Usman grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia where he attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. In 2017 he received his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Applied Ethics. Currently he is a 3rd year MD/PhD student at Thomas Jefferson University. Usman uses his medical school connections to bring volunteers to the clinic and currently serves as the Volunteer Coordinator at SHAMS Clinic.
Ramzan Judge, PHARMD | Assistant Director
Ramzan graduated from Temple University School of Pharmacy in 2013. Thereafter completed two years of pharmacy residency. He currently works as a Critical Care Pharmacy Coordinator in south Jersey. Ramzan spends his free time serving as the youth director at the North Penn Mosque, where he aims to be a mentor for the next generation of Muslim Americans. He enjoys hiking and hopes to one day visit all the national parks. He also enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his family.
Maaz Baqai | Development Director
Maaz Baqai is co-founder and development director of SHAMS clinic. Maaz graduated in 2015 from Temple University with a B.S. in public health. Due to his inherent managerial skills, and his interest in bettering healthcare, Maaz is currently pursuing his masters in health administration. He also works full time as a project manager for NantHealth, a leading company in healthcare IT. His interest and hobbies including sports (anything and everything) and spending time with family and friends.
Volunteer Providers
Dr. Abraham Dubb | Internal Medicine
Dr. Dubb is an internal medicine physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. He graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1998 and then completed his residency at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Dr. Dubb then participated in a medical informatics program at the University of Pennsylvania. During this time he helped develop methods to automatically analyze medical images. After this research, Dr. Dubb went on to work in the primary care clinic of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia for over 15 years. He is currently attending physician at the Innovage Health Center, a program which cares for the frail and elderly. Dr. Dubb has been with SHAMS Clinic since June, 2018.
Dr. Safiyya Shabazz, MD FAAFP | Family Medicine
Dr. Safiyya Shabazz is the owner and Medical Director of Fountain Medical Associates, PC. An alumna of Central High School of Philadelphia, she received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Medical Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a recipient of the Melvin Molstad Prize in Chemical Engineering and the Nikitas J. Zervanos prize in Family Medicine. She completed residency training at the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Family Medicine & Community Health where she previously served as a faculty member and remains on the volunteer faculty as an attending preceptor for Penn Med students. Dr. Shabazz is a diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She lives in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia with her husband and two children.
Dr. Suhail Salim, DO | Family Medicine
Dr. Suhail Salim was born in Queens, NY. He was raised in Queens and Long Island, NY. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Rochester. He attended the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (now known as NYITCOM) for his medical degree. He then pursued a Family Medicine residency from South Nassau Communities Hospital (now Mount Sinai South Nassau) in Oceanside, NY. Dr. Salim has been working in Urgent Care since 2013. His interests include pop culture, scifi, comedy, podcasts, amongst other things.