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Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD

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Specializes in: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: intrauterine device (IUD) removal, fibroids (leiomyoma), amenorrhea (missed periods), and more.

17-52 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11357

(718) 225-2244

Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD is a female pelvic medicine specialist in Flushing, NY specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and obstetrics & gynecology. He graduated from Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System.

Office Locations

Mount Sinai Health System

17-52 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11357

(718) 225-2244

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28-10 Steinway Street
Astoria, NY 11103

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7901 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373

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Some issues Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD can help you with:

Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure performed to remove a small sample of cells for testing. The cells are examined in a laboratory to check for disease, or sometimes to see how badly a known disease is affecting them. Biopsy can be performed on any part of the body.

Although biopsy is most often associated with cancer, it can also be used to check for other diseases, such as infections. A biopsy sample can be scraped, cut, collected with a needle, taken with a machine that punches out a tiny piece, or removed with the tiny tools in an endoscope.

In most cases, a biopsy is a simple outpatient procedure. Depending on the procedure, patients may need to stop taking certain medications beforehand, such as blood thinners. It is important for patients to tell doctors if they are pregnant, as certain biopsies require the use of x-rays to guide the needle to the right location. There is usually very little pain associated with a biopsy. Patients will have to wait a few days to hear the results.

Hysterectomy (Uterus Removal)

A hysterectomy is an extremely common surgery performed to remove the uterus. Sometimes the fallopian tubes, ovaries, or cervix will be removed as well. A woman who has had a hysterectomy will no longer have periods and cannot get pregnant.

There are a variety of reasons that women have hysterectomies, including:

Heavy bleeding or pain, such as that due to fibroids, endometriosis, or adenomyosis
Cancer
Prolapsed uterus, where the pelvic muscles can no longer completely hold the uterus in place

It is important to note that having any of these conditions does not necessarily mean that a hysterectomy is necessary. There are other available treatment options in most cases.

Although the uterus is responsible for a period, it is the ovaries that control the hormonal changes that women go through every month. So if a woman has a hysterectomy but keeps her ovaries, she might still experience hormonal swings every month even if she no longer has a period. Alternately, if a younger woman has a hysterectomy where her ovaries as removed, she will essentially be in immediate menopause.

A hysterectomy can be performed traditionally through one large cut in the abdomen, laparoscopically using tiny incisions and small tools, or through the vagina. Full recovery may take four to six weeks. After a hysterectomy, patients might experience sexual changes such as vaginal dryness or a change in libido. It is common to experience strong emotions after a hysterectomy, including both grief and relief. If a patient's ovaries were removed, they may be at higher risk for certain diseases, such as heart disease and osteoporosis. Taking hormonal birth control might reduce this risk.

Hysteroscopy

A hysteroscopy is a diagnostic procedure performed to examine the inside of the uterus. A thin tube with a camera and light at the end, called a hysteroscope, is inserted through the vagina. It allows the physician to view the cervix and uterine walls. Sometimes, gas or liquid is used to expand the uterus and allow a better view. If necessary, tiny instruments can also be passed through the tube and used for certain procedures, such as taking a biopsy or removing a polyp.

Hysteroscopy is often done to figure out the cause of abnormal menstrual bleeding. However, it can also be used to:

Identify the cause of recurrent miscarriage
Remove polyps or fibroids, non-cancerous growths in the uterus
Remove adhesions, scar tissue within the uterus
Identify uterine septums, a wall of tissue dividing the uterus
Perform ablation, the removal of excess uterine lining

If surgery is necessary, hysteroscopy is often used along with laparoscopy, a kind of surgery performed through small incisions in the abdomen. Tiny tools are passed through the incisions, and the hysteroscope guides the doctors while surgery is performed.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	100

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD treated as a female pelvic medicine specialist in Flushing, NY during 2013 were placement of vaginal support device, minimally invasive procedures and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	274
minimally invasive procedures	13
placement of vaginal support device	17
urologic procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	12
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD treated as a female pelvic medicine specialist in Flushing, NY during 2014 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
doctor visit	151

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	12
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD treated as a female pelvic medicine specialist in Flushing, NY were blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and urologic procedures.

blood draw	14
doctor visit	80
minimally invasive procedures	13
urologic procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	8
Hispanic	8
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	2
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	14

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	8
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	4
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD graduated from Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Queens Hospital Center. He is certified by the female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Queens Hospital Center

Board Certification: female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), EmblemHealth, Oscar, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare - NY, AETNA - Medicare, Centivo, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, AETNA - Commercial and Medicare - NJ.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

EmblemHealth

Oscar

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Medicare - NY

AETNA - Medicare

Centivo

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

AETNA - Commercial

Medicare - NJ

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mohamed A. Ghafar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,155 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,155
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,579 PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE $1,252	ADVANTAGE FIT SYSTEM $128	GYNECOLOGY $96	$103
Ethicon Inc.	$1,007 Energy Harmonic $1,007
Covidien Sales LLC	$779 Access $779
Coloplast Corp	$230 ALTIS $158	TITAN $72
Other	$503 MINIARC PRO $186	Bulkamid $110	GEMTESA $60	ELEVATE PROLAPSE REPAIR SYSTEM $38	NEXPLANON $38	Other $72

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,683
Food and Beverage	$1,984
Education	$1,572
Gift	$14

Biography

Dr. Mohamed Ghafar is a specialist in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery and obstetrics & gynecology. He works in Elmhurst, NY, Astoria, NY, and Flushing, NY. Areas of expertise for Dr. Ghafar include menopause, uterine prolapse, and myomectomy (fibroid removal). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Ghafar accepts Cigna, Oscar, and Medicaid, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to Mount Sinai Health System, Dr. Ghafar is currently accepting new patients at his office in Astoria, NY. He attended medical school at Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine. He trained at Mount Sinai Medical Center and Queens Hospital Center for residency.