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Saima Abbas MDBoard-Certified Infectious Disease Physician Founder, Spacecoast Infectious Disease Care
Dr. Saima Abbas is a board-certified Infectious Disease physician with over 15 years of dedicated practice serving Brevard County, Florida. As founder of Spacecoast Infectious Disease Care in Rockledge, FL, she combines exceptional clinical expertise with a genuine commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.
Education & Training
Dr. Abbas earned her M.B.B.S. from Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Toledo Medical Center, and her Infectious Disease Fellowship at the same institution with an additional Transplant Rotation at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was honored with the Thomas Walsh Fellow of the Year Award 2010 and achieved the highest ABIM examination score in her residency cohort.
Board Certifications
Education & Training
Dr. Abbas earned her M.B.B.S. from Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Toledo Medical Center, and her Infectious Disease Fellowship at the same institution with an additional Transplant Rotation at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She was honored with the Thomas Walsh Fellow of the Year Award 2010 and achieved the highest ABIM examination score in her residency cohort.
Board Certifications
Dual ABIM board-certified in Infectious Diseases (2010, recertified 2020) and Internal Medicine (2008, recertified 2018). Also certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
Clinical Experience
In private practice in Rockledge since 2010, Dr. Abbas provides both outpatient care and inpatient consultations at Rockledge Regional Medical Center, where she serves on the Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Control, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, and Sepsis Committees. She has held medical staff privileges at Parrish Medical Center, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Viera Hospital, Holmes Regional Medical Center, and multiple Brevard County rehabilitation facilities.
Clinical Experience
In private practice in Rockledge since 2010, Dr. Abbas provides both outpatient care and inpatient consultations at Rockledge Regional Medical Center, where she serves on the Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Control, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, and Sepsis Committees. She has held medical staff privileges at Parrish Medical Center, Cape Canaveral Hospital, Viera Hospital, Holmes Regional Medical Center, and multiple Brevard County rehabilitation facilities.
Teaching
Dr. Abbas serves as Clinical Assistant Professor at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, supervising medical student clerkship rotations at Rockledge Regional Medical Center.
Research, Advocacy & Community Leadership
A published author and global HIV advocate, Dr. Abbas serves as Co-Chair of the APPNA MERIT HIV Committee, delivering educational lectures to physicians across Pakistan on HIV prevention, treatment, and stigma reduction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was a featured frontline physician in Florida Today and Hometown News Brevard.
Awards
Research, Advocacy & Community Leadership
A published author and global HIV advocate, Dr. Abbas serves as Co-Chair of the APPNA MERIT HIV Committee, delivering educational lectures to physicians across Pakistan on HIV prevention, treatment, and stigma reduction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was a featured frontline physician in Florida Today and Hometown News Brevard.
Awards
Physician of the Year 2021 — Rockledge Regional Medical Center
2020 Legends Award — St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care
Thomas Walsh Fellow of the Year 2010 — University of Toledo
2020 Legends Award — St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care
Thomas Walsh Fellow of the Year 2010 — University of Toledo
Memberships: IDSA | AMA | ACP | APPNA
Languages: English, Urdu, Punjabi
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