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Your serene oasis for medical expertise and compassionate care

Your serene oasis
for medical expertise and compassionate care

Dr. Sadaf Tahir, MD, ABFM - Medical Director and Founder of SereneVille Health

Dr. Sadaf Tahir, MD, ABFM
Medical Director and Founder of SereneVille Health

Dr. Tahir is a board-certified family physician with more than 20 years experience in the medical field, encompassing in-depth medical training, research, and practice. After serving as Medical Director and supervising physician at Premise Health for 8 years, Dr. Tahir founded SereneVille Health to provide a high-touch, concierge experience prioritizing longevity and vitality. This passion project delivers premium, thoughtfully curated care for her VIP patients who value depth and personalized health strategies. 

 

Dr. Tahir envisioned SereneVille Health from a young age, longing to provide a haven where patients could receive compassionate and expert care. Her life journey further solidified this desire. Her ambition to be an impactful physician, led her to pursue  diverse and extensive trainings throughout her career. She excelled in her pre-medical studies through Cambridge University's international education program and earned her medical degree from Bahria University, Shifa College of Medicine, with distinctions and scholarship. She completed her Family Medicine residency at the University of Central Florida / HCA Consortium, NFRMC and Palms Medical Group, which provided a strong foundation for comprehensive health.

 

Inspired by her holistic approach and instinct to investigate root causes rather than merely treating symptoms, she further explored functional, lifestyle, herbal and integrative medicine. She is an active member of American Academy of Family Physicians, Florida Academy of Family physicians and American Medical Association. Engaged in medical advancements and evidence-based medicine, she has presented her research at prominent conferences, including the NFRMC Research Symposium Florida, AAFP San Antonio Texas, Cleveland Clinic Ohio and Mayo Clinic Minnesota. 

 

With a special interest in vitality, metabolic health, and hormones, she spent 2 years in Endocrinology at Cleveland Clinic Ohio and at Northwestern University Chicago. She further deepened her expertise in weight management, gaining valuable insights from surgeons at the North Florida Regional Medical Center Bariatric Weight Loss Clinic, as well as from General Surgery at the University of Minnesota. Following the FDA approval of GLP-1s for weight loss, Dr. Tahir completed an updated weight loss training and certification, collaboratively developed by Mayo Clinic Minnesota and Cleveland Clinic Obesity medicine experts. She is also an active member of the American Obesity Medicine Association, leading and staying at the forefront of Obesity medicine advancements. 

 

Passionate about mental health and recognizing its profound link with physical health, she expanded her expertise in Neurology and Psychiatry at Yale New Haven Hospital as well as Psychiatry and Addiction medicine at Meridian Behavioral Health. Her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and experience of co-counseling her patients with Licensed Mental Health Counselors further shaped her multi-layered  approach to emotional well-being.  Throughout her career, she received various distinctions and academic awards, however the award that touched her heart the most was the title of "Angel" which she received during her UCF residency graduation for her kindness and sincerity towards patients.  ​

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Leveraging her strong medical expertise, clinical authority and profound compassion, Dr. Tahir crafted SereneVille Health to offer a unique integration of comprehensive services with special emphasis on patients overall well-being. She deeply values her role as a physician, finding immense fulfillment in helping her patients holistically achieve optimal physical and mental health. Known for her genuinely empathetic approach and collaborative development of personalized health plans, she enthusiastically empowers patients in their healthcare journey.

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