Aaliya Burza has joined Finger Lakes Health Pulmonology at a new specialty office on the Geneva General Hospital campus, adding local care for patients with lung and respiratory conditions.
The office is in Suite 301 of the Medical Office Building, according to a news release from University of Rochester Medicine Finger Lakes Health. Burza is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine.
She comes from Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, where she worked as a pulmonary and critical care physician. Her experience includes regular and robotic bronchoscopies, lung biopsies, endobronchial ultrasound and care for critically ill patients in intensive care units.
Specialist care and training
Finger Lakes Health said Burza's arrival gives primary care providers another resource for patients needing specialty evaluation and treatment for respiratory concerns.
Burza completed a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. She later served there as a clinical assistant professor of medicine and associate program director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program.
She completed her internal medicine residency at Pennsylvania Hospital, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and earned her medical degree at Government Medical College Jammu in India. She is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Jose Acevedo, Finger Lakes Health's president and CEO, said expanding the primary care network and adding specialists is intended to help patients find care closer to home and improve coordination among local providers.
Appointments and referrals
Patients seeking pulmonary care and providers wishing to refer patients to Burza can call Finger Lakes Health Pulmonology at 315-787-4300 to inquire about appointments.
Finger Lakes Health is affiliated with University of Rochester Medicine. Patients also have access to MyChart, a secure online portal for scheduling appointments, communicating with providers, viewing test results, requesting prescription renewals and managing health information.
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