Dr. Tariq Iftikhar - Member

Dr. Tariq Iftikhar graduated from King Edward Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan in 1969. In 1972 he came to the US and completed his training in orthopedic surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He completed his specialization in hand surgery at Cook County hospital in 1978 and is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon.

In the mid 1990’s Dr. Iftikhar traveled to the Balkans and helped war injured victims in Serbia and received a recognition award from Mayor Daley’s Office for Community Service.

In November 2005, he went to northern Pakistan for a month to perform surgeries on victims of the recent earthquake disaster. In April 2006, he went again to Pakistan with Doctors Without Borders.

Staff
Rami Nashashibi - Executive Director
Kyle J. Ismail – Associate Director
Kauthar Umar – Communications Director
Mariam Azam – Health Clinic Administrator
Veronica Zapata – ICDI Coordinator
Sultan Muhammad – Community Organizer
Asad Jafri – Youth Coordinator
Margo Land – Computer Lab Attendant
Reza Alrifai – Account Manager
Yahya Youssef – Design Consultant
Naadhera R. Muhammad – Executive Assistant
Shamar Hemphill – Youth Development Leader
Angela Rosario – Receptionist/Office Manager
Board
Amir al-Islam - Chairman
Sherene S. Fakhran, M.D, M.P.H - Medical Chair
David Kelly - Secretary
Ali Saqib – Treasurer
Abdul Malik Ryan, JD - Member
Maaria Mozaffar - Member
Laila Muhammad - Member
Maha Jarad – Member
Nia Odeoti-Hassan - Member - Springfield, IL
Dr. Tariq Iftikhar - Member
Feroz Patel – Member
Rafi Peterson - Member