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About Us
Dan Olson, MD

Dan Olson, MD

Oncologist

UChicago Medicine

Zadid Haq, MD

Zadid Haq, MD

Gastroenterologist

John Hopkins Medicine

Osa Ogbeide, MD

Osa Ogbeide, MD

Oncologist

Baptist Memorial Hospital

Ahmad Jabbar, MD

Ahmad Jabbar, MD

Dermatologist

Endeavor Health

Bilal Khalid, MD

Bilal Khalid, MD

Gastroenterologist

Johns Hopkins

Jad M. Abdelsattar, MD

Jad M. Abdelsattar, MD

Surgical Oncologist

University of Arizona

Waqas Haque, MD

Waqas Haque, MD

Oncology Fellow

University of Chicago

Neelam Chaudhary, MD

Neelam Chaudhary, MD

Hospitalist

Monterey Hospitalist Group

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DocUpdate is available to licensed U.S. healthcare providers who are authorized to prescribe medications. This includes physicians (MD, DO), dentists (DDS, DMD), podiatrists (DPM), nurse practitioners (NP, APRN), physician assistants (PA), and optometrists (OD), in accordance with each state’s scope of practice.

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We work with 95% of US pharmacies — non-controlled prescriptions can be sent nationwide.

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