Badshah J. Wazir, M.D., F.A.C.C.

            Dr. Badshah J. Wazir was appointed to the Board of Medicine in September, 2004 by then Governor Wise.  He is a member of the Complaint Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Americans with Disabilities Act.

        Dr. Wazir was educated at the Liaquat Medical College, University of Sind in Pakistan, graduating in 1971.  His training took place at the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, in Beckley, West Virginia, the Saint Francis Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey and the Deborah Heart Lung Center in Brown Mills, New Jersey, where he had his Fellowship in Cardiology.  Since completing his Fellowship in 1982, Dr. Wazir has been in private practice and founded the five member group, South Charleston Cardiology Associates, in South Charleston, West Virginia.

        He enjoys privileges at the Charleston Area Medical Center and Thomas Memorial Hospital and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease.  Dr. Wazir is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Society of Nuclear Medicine. 

        Dr. Wazir was the recipient of the 2003 Legacy of Life award given by AHA (American Heart Association).  That same year he also received the Distinguished West Virginian award given by Governor Wise.