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Jeeshan Faridi, MD
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
(828) 757-6434
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMClosed Today Closed Today Closed Today 
Accepting New Patients
Location Information
UNC Ortho, A Division of Caldwell Memorial Hospital
Handicap Accessible
401 Mulberry St. SW
Suite 102
Lenoir, NC 28645
US
Phone:
(828) 757-6434
Fax:
(828) 757-6435
Hours
Day of the Week | Hours |
---|---|
Monday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thursday | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Friday | Closed |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery
- Sports Medicine
Subspecialties
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- General Orthopaedics
Provider Details
Type: Clinician
Gender: Male
About Jeeshan Faridi, MD
My main goal is to help my patients get back to doing what they love safely and with the minimum amount of pain possible. My aim is to do this using minimally invasive techniques that allow a quicker return to activity. My secondary goal is to teach my patients how to prevent these problems from reoccurring as well as prevent other issues from creeping up. My passion is working with athletes of all ages and skill levels. We all just want to ge...
My main goal is to help my patients get back to doing what they love safely and with the minimum amount of pain possible. My aim is to do this using minimally invasive techniques that allow a quicker return to activity. My secondary goal is to teach my patients how to prevent these problems from reoccurring as well as prevent other issues from creeping up. My passion is working with athletes of all ages and skill levels. We all just want to get back in the game!
UNC Health Affiliations
- Caldwell Memorial Hospital
Languages
- English
Medical School
- Virginia Tech Carilion, 2011 - 2015
Residency
- University of Louisville Hospital, 2015 - 2020
- Area: Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship
- Orthopaedic Research of Virginia, 2020 - 2021
- Area: Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
Certifications
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Eligible
Arthroscopy
Working with athletes of all ages and skill levels
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
* Coverage for certain behavioral health, Medicare and commercial plans as well as TriCare varies across UNC Health entities. Please call prior to your visit to determine coverage.
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