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Practitioner Profile - Virginia Board of Medicine
Unless otherwised indicated, this information has been self-reported and has not been verified by the Board of Medicine.
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Nicola George Ghazi, MD
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LICENSE # 0101239934
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Issue Date: 5/10/2006
Expiration Date: 4/30/2026
Status:
Current Active
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Disclaimer: General
The following information contained in this database is provided from the records of
the Board of Medicine.
- Licensee name
- License number
- Date of issue
- Date of expiration
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The Department and the Board have taken measures to assure that the above
information reflects information contained in records that it maintains consistent
with its statutory responsibility to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry.
The following information is required to be self-reported by licensees under penalty of law. This information
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Required information provided by doctors:
- Practice information (location(s), telephone number(s), translating services,
percentage of time spent at location(s)
- Education
- Years in active clinical practice
- Board Certifications
- Hospital affiliations
- Academic appointments
- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
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- Insurance plans accepted or managed care plans in which they participate
- Self-Designated practice area
- Honors and awards received
- Medicare information
- Hours of continuing education
- Practice name
- Days of the week at practice location
- Maiden name
- Web site address
- Non-emergency email address
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Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
To provide perspective regarding the reported data, the Board displays information about the paid claims experience of the practitioner's specialty along with the practitioner's history of paid claims. In reporting the data in this manner, each practitioner is seen relative to other practitioners in the specialty, rather than to all practitioners in all specialties.
Paid claims are not expressed in dollar amounts. Each paid claim has been analyzed and assigned to one of three statistical categories: below average, average, or above average. This analysis was made relative to the other claims in the specialty in which the claim occurred.
The information provided, in the manner provided, should offer perspective about this aspect of medical practice. You could miss an opportunity for high quality care by excluding a doctor based solely on the presence of a malpractice history. You may wish to discuss information provided in this report, and malpractice generally, with your doctor.
Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 3/24/2020
university of virginia
po box 800715
charlottesville, va 22908
Phone: 4349245189
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 100% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur,Fri
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Spanish
Telephone Interpretation
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Arabic
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
0
Medicaid
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Is a Medicare participating provider
Is accepting new Medicare patients
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salem
Western State Hospital
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Grad School: American University of Beirut
State: Beirut
Country: Lebanon
Year Completed: 1996
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Surgery
American University of Beirut
Beirut,
Lebanon
Year Internship
Completed: 1997
Ophthalmology
American University of Beirut
Beirut,
Lebanon
Year Residency
Completed: 2000
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 3/24/2020
None Reported
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Ophthalmology
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 3/24/2020
None Reported
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Practitioners had the option of completing this section. This practitioner has not provided any information regarding honors and awards.
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 3/24/2020
None Reported
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 3/24/2020
None Reported
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 3/24/2020
Retina
Volume: 21
Date: 01 2001
Choroidal vascular occlusion in a child with a connective tissue disease and complement C4 deficiency.
Ophthalmology
Volume: 109
Date: 07 2002
Pathology and pathogenesis of retinal detachment.
Eye
Volume: 16
Date: 07 2002
Intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator in the management of central retinal vein occlusion.
Retina
Volume: 23
Date: 12 2003
Bilateral, localized orbital neurofibromas and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Archives of Ophthalmology
Volume: 123
Date: 10 2005
Virus-induced chalazion
Eye
Volume: 20
Date: 02 2006
Optical coherence tomography of enucleated human eye specimens with histological correlation: origin of the outer "red line".
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume: 141
Date: 04 2006
Optical coherence tomography of peripheral retinal lesions in enucleated human eye specimens with histologic correlation.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume: 141
Date: 04 2006
Capillary hemangioma of the cauda equina presenting with radiculopathy and papilledema.
Journal of Neuroophthalmology
Volume: 26
Date: 06 2006
Bilateral lacrimal system involvement by sclerosing extramedullary hematopoietic tumor.
Ophthalmic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
Volume: 22
Date: 07 2006
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 3/24/2020
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 3/24/2020
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 3/24/2020
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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