I am seeing Dr. Tasneem Cheema now that Dr. Zaidi (sniff - loved her!) has left. As it happens, Dr. Cheema had also been my hospitalist during a stay in Leesburg, so I was someone familiar with her. I'm not sure why she left the hospital, but her brother is also one of the partners in that practice so maybe that had something to do with.

I do like her, but she has obviously not been in private practice for a while, or maybe ever. She was a little nervous and uncertain when I saw her and didn't seem to be in the swing of things with regard to a seeing patients outside hospital rounds. I assume her medical knowledge is up to snuff and am giving her the benefit of the doubt so far. I don't know if she's board certified and didn't pay attention to her diplomas to see where she went to school or did her residency.

The office staff there has been hit or miss with me. They're nice and try to be helpful but sometimes don't seem to be the most efficient; for example, they told me I had cancelled my recent appointment when I had not. The practice has its own lab for bloodwork, which is convenient.