Dr Waqas Baig

I am an overseas trained physician, after graduating from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal – one of the top ten medical schools in India, followed by specialist training in general medicine (MD) and three years non-training experience in Nephrology as a consultant.

I specialised again in General Medicine in Australia - FRACP in 2016, and have been working as a physician in Cairns Public hospital for last ten years.

Dr Baig is admitting inpatients at Cairns Private Hospital and supporting infusion treatments, including monoclonal antibodies, zoledronic acid, therapies for rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, iron infusions, blood transfusions, and GP-referred patients.

General Medicine, Nephrology, early chronic kidney disease, CKD related to diabetes, diabetes management including management of complications (except PVD), cardiac failure management, thromboembolic disease management, hypertension management, Diagnostic Neurological Problems (neuropathy/radicular/myopathies) and Infectious (e.g.PUO) diagnosis and management