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Phoenix Rising Medical PC
Tonawanda, NY
My office hours
Tuesday: 10am - 7:00pm
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Aetna Life Insurance Company
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Univera Healthcare
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About
Bio
I practice pulmonary, sleep, occupational and legal medicine. I work with various utilization review organization, disability evaluation, workers compensations, IMEs, expert witness etc. Our sleep center is Phoenix Rising Sleep Center. I have a LLB degree in law from Northumbria University, England. I graduated from University of Buffalo Law School with a Masters of Law in May of 2012. I completed JD at Northwestern Califronia University School of Law, Sacremento, CA. My interests are tennis, movies, travelling and providing help to attorneys in regards to personal injury and workers compensation law. I play Alto Saxophone.
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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.
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Languages spoken
Gujarati, Hindi
Doctor Q&A
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Dr. Taj Jiva answered
45 years experience Internal Medicine
Safe drugs: You need to see your primary doc for the safest drug for high blood pressure, we do not know what type of sexual problems you are having taking enalap ... Read More
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Chest pain: Thats a difficult questions, need more information about associated symptoms like sweating, dizziness, radiation of chest pain to arms or neck, etc. I ... Read More
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Allergies: It seems like you are having allergy symptoms. Are you exposed to pets at home. Are you exposed to house dust, feathers, new carpets etc. You need all ... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Jiva is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Jiva is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! You are so right.. Someone very close had to be hpspitalized for smoking. And left the hospital and still smoke
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! So that my nose runs when i have hot meal is just because it is too sensitive. Thanks
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Thank you Dr. Jiva, been to the ER twice and just saw a Rheumatologist Wednesday. Waiting on lab results. I appreciate your feedback.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
State University of New York at Buffalo
Awards
Graduate Scholarship 1986 Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Humanitarian of the Year, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
Affiliations
New York State Free & Accepted Masons. Amherst Lodge
New York State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
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