Dr. Ahmad Yusuf, wife, sons like this part of the country
They are now a Minnesota family; and he a physician with a history of Midwest medicine.
Dr. Ahmad Yusuf, his wife, Farima and their three sons, Sam, 10-years-old; Elham, eight-years-old and Farzaan, age 1 1/2, were officially introduced at an open house at the Sanford Health Mountain Lake Clinic on Wednesday afternoon, May 8. Dr. Yusuf recently began practicing at the Mountain Lake clinic, as well as Sanford Health Windom Clinic. He has admitting privileges to Windom Area Hospital.
The 34-year-old is a native of Kabul, Afghanistan who had wanted to become a doctor since he was a child.
He was connected to cardiologist Dr. Ward Chambers from the University of Nebraska-Omaha International Office when Chambers visited Afghanistan. During that time, a younger Ahmad Yusuf made quite an impact on Dr. Chambers. So much so that Dr. Chambers sponsored him to come to the United States and study medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
He completed his residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, and most recently had been practicing with Sanford in Worthington.
Dr. Yusuf is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Although his medical training was completed in the city of Omaha, Dr. Yusuf did rotations in smaller towns with populations ranging from 900 to 5,000 people. It was during his work at these stations that Dr. Yusuf realized that he loved family practice in a smaller clinic in a rural area.
Now that he has settled in this area, Dr. Yusuf is looking forward to getting to know all his patients – from young-to-old – as well as the varying cases he will see. Unlike working as a specialty physician, he will face a wide range of care needs. And, unlike an emergency doctor who treats incoming cases, never to see them again, Dr. Yusuf believes that working in the two small clinics will allow him to really develop a strong and lasting relationship with his patients and their families.
Dr. Yusuf counts playing the piano, singing, biking and fishing as his hobbies. The family is living in Windom.
