Dr. Faryal Ghaffar
Pediatrics
Grapevine, TX
32 years experience female
Locations
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Grapevine, TX
Address
Dallas Pediatrics and Infectious Disease Associates, 1643 Lancaster Dr, Grapevine, TX
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Thursday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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About
Bio
I am a dual board certified Pediatrician and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist. I have been practicing medicine since 1997 here in Texas and for the past 9 years I have my own practice located in Grapevine, Texas. I see patients from new born up to 18 years of age for primary care like well child visits, immunizations, ear infections etc. as well as patients with more acute conditions, like unexplained fever, various infections. Prior to starting my practice in 2005, I was an assistant professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Head of Vaccine Center at the Childrens Medical Center of Dallas.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pediatrics
Languages spoken
English, Hindi
Doctor Q&A
242 Answers
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Tay Sach's disease: There are symptomatic therapies like anti-seizure medication to control seizures, need physical therapy for joint mobility and respiratory therapy and... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Sore throat: Viral illnesses can cause tonsillitis and ulcers in the back of throat. Gonorrhea which is transmitted sexually can cause pharyno-tonsillitis but most... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Scar: Scab may be from a break in skin from masturbation. If you see signs of infection like pain, redness, swelling, discharge, fever - need to see your
do... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Ear pain: Sinus infection and ear infection can cause above symptoms. Tooth infection can cause jaw/ear pain but not nasal congestion. Severe allergies can caus... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Pediasure: It is milk high in calories. It is used in children to get them extra calories (for failure to thrive, weight loss after sickness)
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Hard bump: See you physician as an infection such as boil/abscess may cause a bump that is hard/ painful
An insect bite may get secondarily infected as well
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Diaper rash: Stools can cause a diaper rash from irritation of skin. If a child has watery stools, fussiness with feeds, emesis, blood in stools than formula aller... Read More
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Petechiae: It can occur from tight seat belt in the area of direct pressure. There are different causes of petechiae including infections/malignancy.
Petechiae s... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Asthma: Albuterol inhaler (brand names Ventolin, Proair, Proventil)
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A female asked:
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Insect bite: 20 cm local reaction is an exaggerated local reaction. It most likely represents an allergic reaction to an insect bite. Need to make sure it is not ... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Lump: The lump in neck may be an enlarged lymph node, cyst or from other possible etiologies. A reactive lymph node does not go away with antibiotics. It g... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Earache: Otc medications can help with pain but if you have an infection than need to see a physician as you may need antibiotics.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Foreign body: Ingestion of foreign body may cause coughing. If the object is too large to be expelled by coughing can cause breathing problems, difficulty swallowin... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Immune disorders: Children may be born with immune disorders that affects white blood cell line or immunoglobulins. Based on the kind of deficit the child is not able t... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Vaccination: It is common to get a local reaction like erythema/ swelling after immunization. A lump may form at the site as well. It takes few weeks for the lump ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Thumb sucking: Thumb sucking can cause dermatitis that itches as well it can cause infection (bacterial, fungal, viral including herpes)
need to see your physician ... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Eczema: Eczema can cause peeling of skin from dryness/itching. Needs to apply lot of moisturizers. The moisturizer should be hypoallergenic. Skin peeling can ... Read More
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Biopsy: It can detect inflammation from reflux, allergies, celiac disease, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis.
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A female asked:
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Influenza: Usually a person is contagious for a day before illness starts and contagiousness lasts for 5-7 days after the illness begins. Studies have shown tha... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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PID: How common is pid?
Yes it is a common disease seen as a complication of sexually transmitted disease. Iis estimated that the annual incidence of pid ... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Tonsillar abscess: It required antibiotic/surgical drainage.
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Skin lesion: It depends on what kind of the skin lesion it is. It needs to be examined. There are some skin lesions that are infected (baterial/viral/fungal) are a... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Tonsillitis: Tonsillitis usually causes fever, sore throat, white exudates /spots on tonsils on exam. Most cases are caused by viruses and resolves on its own and ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Foul smell: Foul smell in nose/mouth can be caused by both sinus/tonsil infection. With sinus infection one has nasal congestion with thick yellow/green nasal di... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Boil: A boil may heal / drain on its own. Wam compresses may help a boil drain spontaneously. If a boil does not drain/heal by it self then it requires an... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Dermatitis: Dermatitis means inflammation of skin. Contact dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis and seborrheic dermatitis are different kinds of dermatitis.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Coconut oil: I some cultures coconut oil is used in the hair (massage into hairs) as a conditioner/moisturizer. It will make hairs oily but you need to put in hair... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Side effects: Hypersensitivity reactions like fever, pain, swelling, erythema at the site of injection. Severe anaphylactic reactions may occur but are uncommon, gu... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Diarrhea: Most diarrheal illnesses are caused by a viral infection. It is contagious. Older sibling needs to wash his hands well in order to avoid the spread. U... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Reflux: A child who chokes with feeds need to be seen by the physician to see what other medications need to control reflux. At times surgery is needed.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Cold: Need to see your physician. Cold that does not get better may be complicated by a secondary bacterial infection like sinus infection/ ear infection/ t... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Rash: There are lot of causes of an itchy rash on a face. Most of the time it is atopic dermatitis that requires hypoallergenic moisturizers and at times st... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Chest pain: Chest pain that increases with inspiration/laughing may be due to costochondritis (inflammation of rib cartilage), pneumonia, rib fracture, pneumothor... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Cold: Most colds are caused by viral illness. Symptomatic therapy helps - taking plenty of fluids, rest, otc lozenges, humidifier, otc cold medications, ste... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yeast infection: Keep area dry, use otc topical medications, probiotics.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Itchy skin: Moisturizers may help for itchy insect bite if the area is dry. For itching one needs a topical anti-itch cream such as Hydrocortisone or oral otc ant... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Breast feeding: Position the baby right and feed every 2-3 hours. If fed 2-3 hours the milk will come in and supply will meet the demand. If having issues talk to you... Read More
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Adenoid hypertrophy: Enlarged adenoids may cause snoring/sleep apnea/sleep distrurbances. If adenoid enlargement is causing sleep apnea or chronic sinus/ear infections you... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Whooping cough: Can result in death in infants especially in the first few months of life.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Speech delay: Need to see a speech therapist. There are programs through school district as well. Hearing problems can lead to speech impairment as well. Need to ma... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Ring worm on feet: If ring worm is on skin of feet (tinea pedis) - topical antifungals like otc athelet's foot cream works but if it involves the nails than one needs or... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
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Skin Moisturizers: Skin moisturizers needs to be applied to the body frequently (non-perfumed). May apply cold compresses (cold towel) over the areas where moisturizer i... Read More
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Sore throat: If there is a sore throat, it is common to see swelling in the neck from tonsillar enlargement or because of an enlargement of a lymph node in the nec... Read More
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Breast feeding: Make sure baby is positioned right, latching correctly. If the baby still refuses to feed make sure that your nipples are not inverted as it may requi... Read More
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Weight: It depends on how much weight one gains during pregnancy. In the first two - four weeks a woman loses 8-20 pounds (as the uterus contracts and body lo... Read More
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Yes: Gardasil vaccine is offered at age 9 years and older. It prevents genital warts/ cervical cancer. It is a good idea to give your child Gardasil vaccin... Read More
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Breast feeding: New recommendation - breast feeding till age 2 years if possible (based on different factors).
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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No: Botulism does not spread from person to person. It is caused by ingestion of contaminated food or wound getting contaminated by spores of clostridium.
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No: If there is a tick embedded in skin remove it with tweezers and clean the area of bite with soap an water.
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Gastritis: Gastritis can cause above symptoms. There are different causes of it including certain medications, intake of alcohol. Helicobater pylori is a bacteri... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Ghaffar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Ghaffar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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i dont think i have any of the symptoms, but i got a sore throat and fever after, but the fever didnt last long and its just headaches and sore throat now so i think it something else
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! What saved my skin from scar is Dead Sea salt water wash and og honey
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have been a health care professional for many years..thank you
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Karachi, Dow Medical College, Pakistan
Graduated 1991MD
Awards
Best Doctor in Dallas, Dallas Magazine
Patient Choice Award 2014
Doc Mom 2013 Dallas Child Magazine
Affiliations
American Academy Of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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