Urologist Farjaad Siddiq, MD Joins Memorial Medical Group
Physicians
Memorial Medical Group welcomes Farjaad Siddiq, MD, FACS, a board-certified and fellowship-trained urologist to its staff. He joins fellow urologists Stacy McBroom, DO and John Upshaw, MD and serves as the new director of robotic surgery at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Siddiq grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. After graduating summa cum laude from Providence College, he obtained his medical degree from Brown University, graduating among the top of his class. His post-graduate training includes a general surgery internship and then a urology residency at Brown University and Affiliated Hospitals. He completed a fellowship in endourology, laparoscopy, and robotic surgery at the University of Miami.
Dr. Siddiq specializes in minimally invasive urologic surgery using the da Vinci surgical system. He was one of the first physicians in Louisiana to offer robotic prostatectomy for prostate cancer, performing the first da Vinci prostatectomy in Lake Charles in 2006. This revolutionary technique to urological surgery allows for quick recovery and less scarring. Dr. Siddiq has extensive experience in laproscopic and robot surgery involving: kidney, prostate and bladder cancers, as well as urologic reconstructive procedures
Dr. Siddiq treats all urological conditions such as BPH, low testosterone, infertility, ED, urinary incontinence and kidney stones. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Urological Association, the Endourology Society, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and the Society of Robotic Surgery.
Dr. Siddiq’s main office, Advanced Urology, is located at 1715 Wolf Circle in Lake Charles. He also has a second location at 3924 Maplewood Drive in Sulphur. He will begin to see patients on October 14. To schedule an appointment, call 337.480.7499.