Navkaran Girgla, MD

Navkaran Girgla, MD

Internist
Medical Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Internal Medicine
Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM); board eligible, Addiction Medicine, ABIM
Language(s): English

Educational Background

Medical School: Medical University of the Americas, Caribbean
Internship: Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix AZ
Residency: Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix AZ
Fellowship: Addiction Medicine, Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix, AZ

Personal History and Interests

Navkaran Girgla, MD graduated with honors earning a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. He then went to the Caribbean completing medical school at Medical University of the Americas.

Dr. Girgla came to Arizona for his internal medicine residency at Creighton University School of Medicine in Phoenix. After finishing his residency program, he remained in the Valley to continue his medical education completing a fellowship in addiction medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix.

In addition to internal medicine, Dr. Girgla specializes in treatment of substance use disorders within a harm reduction framework including unhealthy usage of:

  • Alcohol
  • Opioids
  • Sedatives
  • Stimulants

He is board certified in internal medicine, and board certification in addiction medicine is forthcoming from the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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