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NJ Muslim Women’s Health & Wellness Directory

As part of our mission to support the holistic health and well-being of Muslim women in New Jersey, we’ve created a community directory of trusted healthcare and wellness providers. This resource is open to anyone seeking faith-conscious care across various specialties.

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Please note: This is a community referral resource. View disclaimer.

Welcome to the NJ Muslim Women's Healthcare Provider Directory

This directory is designed to help the community find trusted, faith-conscious healthcare providers who understand the unique needs of Muslim women.

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Whether you are looking for an OB/GYN, midwife, therapist, or other healthcare services, this list includes providers offering compassionate and culturally competent care.

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Find your provider by discipline​​

Acupuncture

Provider Name: Mersiha Konjhodzic

Provider Name: Dr. Zohra Awan

Allergist & Immunologist

Provider Name: Feryal Hajee - Allergist and Clinical Immunologist 

  • City/Area Served: Monmouth County, NJ

  • Contact Info: Metroasthma.com

  • Languages Spoken: Urdu

Cardiologist

Provider Name: Eman Rashed

Dentist

Provider Name: Dr. Misheal Artani​

  • ​​City/Area Served: Princeton, NJ

  • Contact: 

  • Insurance Accepted: Accept most major PPO insurance plans

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Provider Name: Dr. Nida Mahmood​

  • ​​City/Area Served: Princeton, NJ

  • Contact: 

  • Insurance Accepted: Accept most major PPO insurance plans

  • Languages: Urdu, English and Spanish

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Provider Name: Taliah Khan

Dermatologist & Aesthetics

Provider Name: Heba Abdulla, MD FAAD

  • City/Area Served: Franklin Lakes, NJ (Bergen County)

  • Contact information:

  • Languages Spoken: Arabic, English.

  • Insurance Accepted: Major insurances accepted 

Doula

Provider Name: Afshan Abbasi​​​

  • City/Area Served: North Brunswick and New Brunswick, NJ

  • Contact: ​www.njdoulacare.com

  • Languages Spoken: English/Urdu

  • Insurance Accepted: 

  • Additional Notes:

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Provider Name: Lizzy Moati​​​

  • City/Area Served: All Northern New Jersey and surrounding upstate NY

  • Contact: ​

  • Languages Spoken: Spanish and other languages

  • Insurance Accepted: Accept all Medicaid MCO, licensed and insured, Virtual appointments available.

  • Additional Notes: Doula, Birth Coach, Lactation Consultant,  fitness trainer / yoga pre and postnatal

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Provider Name: Dr. Mehreen Akhtar (Doula, Childbirth Education Classes, and Birth Coach)​​​

  • City/Area Served: NJ and all other states (In-person and virtually)

  • Contact:

  • Languages Spoken: English, Urdu and Hindi

  • Insurance Accepted: Self-Pay (no insurance authorization required)

  • Additional Notes: Offers childbirth coaching for couples, Childbirth/Prenatal Classes, and Pelvic Floor PT​​

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Provider Name: Mona Younes​​​

Endocrine

Provider Name: Amina Mehrab

  • City/Area Served: Camden County, NJ

  • Contact Info: Jefferson health

  • Languages Spoken: Urdu /phastu/ Hindi

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Provider Name: Sana Ahsun

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Provider Name: Suhalia Bakerywala 

Functional Medicine Practitioner

Provider Name: Meryam Fatima

  • City/Area Served: Virtual

  • Contact Info:

  • Languages Spoken: English & Urdu,

  • Additional Notes: Insurance is not accepted, telehealth visits 

Geriatric Medicine

Provider Name: Aaiza Aamer

  • City/Area Served: Bayonne NJ 

  • Contact Info: 551-214-3500​

  • Languages Spoken: English, Turkish, Malaysian 

Hematology/Oncology

Provider Name: Amena Mohiuddin

  • City/Area Served: Central Jersey

  • Contact Info: Astera Cancer Care​

Hijama Practitioner

Provider Name: Annum Mirza​

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Provider Name: Kanwal Riaz Ahmed - Hijama Therapist​

  • City/Area Served: NJ

  • Contact:​

    • Phone: 732-306-6224

    • Instagram: hijamasolutionsnj

  • Languages Spoken: English, Urdu

  • Insurance Accepted: No, Self-Pay

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Provider Name: Naglaa Rizk, MD FACOG MHA - Hijama Practitioner, MIGS and Gynecologist​

  • City/Area Served: Clifton, NJ

  • Contact:​

  • Languages Spoken: Arabic

  • Insurance Accepted: No, Self-Pay

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Provider Name: Salwa Zawam - Hijama/Cupping Therapist ​

  • City/Area Served: Fairfield, NJ

  • Contact:​

  • Additional Notes: We have both female and male practitioners, we are licensed practitioners that follow the sunnah with over 15 years experience

Lactation Consultant

Provider Name: Lizzy Moati​​​

  • City/Area Served: All Northern New Jersey and surrounding upstate NY

  • Contact: ​

  • Languages Spoken: Spanish and other languages

  • Insurance Accepted: Accept all Medicaid MCO, licensed and insured, Virtual appointments available.

  • Additional Notes: Doula, Birth Coach, Lactation Consultant,  fitness trainer / yoga pre and postnatal

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Provider Name: Syeda Shah - IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant)​​​

  • City/Area Served: Burlington County, NJ

  • Contact: ​

    • 718-844-8657

  • Additional Notes: Speaks Urdu, home visits

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Provider Name: Jennifer Abdul-Rahman​​​

  • City/Area Served: PA (offers virtual consults)

  • Contact: ​

  • Additional Notes: Virtual lactation consults, prenatal breastfeeding classes, tongue tie assessment, latch, pumping, returning to work, experience with NICU babies and complex feeding issues. Private pay but can give a superbill for insurance reimbursement.

Life Coach

Provider Name: Meha Siyam​

Mental Health Therapist

Provider Name: Aisha Aziz​

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Provider Name: Areefah Saheb​

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Provider Name: Eman Khalil​​

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Provider Name: Kübra Aydın  ​

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Provider Name: Maryam F. Imran​

  • City/Area Served: Hillsborough (in-person), all of NJ

  • Contact:

  • Additional Notes: Insurance accepted, no Medicare/medicaid or UHC
    I speak English, can understand Urdu/Hindi; Virtual options available

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Provider Name: Melody Khalifa​

  • City/Area Served: Moorestown, NJ

  • Contact: Mainstreetcounselingnj.com

  • Insurance Accepted: Aetna, BCBS, Optum/United Health Care, OON

  • Additional Notes: Primarily virtual services

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Provider Name: Nadia Qureshi

  • City/Area Served: North Jersey

  • Contact: 

  • Additional Notes: Accept traditional Medicare plans.  Springhealth EAP provider.  Speak Urdu.  Offer virtual for NJ residents as well as in office availability.

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Provider Name: Natasha Haroon

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Provider Name: Pashmina Rashad

  • City/Area Served: Somerville, NJ/Somerset County

  • Contact: 

    • 845-616-6066

    • Sukoontherapy.com

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Provider Name: Raheela Hussain, LSW​

  • City/Area Served: New Jersey (Virtual)

  • Contact:

  • ​​Languages Spoken: Urdu and English

  • Insurance Accepted: Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna and Evernorth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Out of Network

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Provider Name: Reem Saeid​

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Provider Name: Rehan Seyam​

  • City/Area Served: Northeast NJ

  • Contact:

  • ​​Languages Spoken: Speaks Arabic

  • Insurance Accepted: Yes (in-person therapy only)

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Provider Name: Saila Javed​

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Provider Name: Sally Attia​

  • City/Area Served: NJ

  • Contact: www.selfcarespa.org

    • 973-750-8660

  • Other Information: Virtual/ accepting most insurance​

Midwife

Provider Name: Krystina Derrickson CPM - Baraka Birth 

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Provider Name: Najla Muhammad - Midwife and Birth Coach

  • City/Area Served: North Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania

  • Contact: Maryamswomb@gmail.com

  • Additional information: In-person & Virtual Services (Holistic Prenatal & Postpartum Care)

Natural/Holistic Health Practitioners

Provider Name: Anjum G Nadaf - Ayurveda Practitioner

  • City/Area Served: Edison, NJ

  • Contact Info: 

  • Languages Spoken: Urdu, English, Kannada, Hindi

  • Insurance accepted: Yes virtual and online services both

  • Additional Information: Integrative holistic practitioner, Ayurveda doctor, Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga teacher, stretch instructor, herbalist And a future acupuncturist.

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Provider Name: Zaynabou Kaylani El Bey - Naturpath

  • City/Area Served: International

  • Contact Info: 

  • Additional Information:

    • Naturopath, Organic Medicine, Master Medical Clinical Herbalist, Alternative Medicine & Holistic Health Specialist, Metaphysican

    • Virtual & Teleconference consultations internationally booked thru website, Self Pay. Ships custom herbal kits nationally, over 25yrs experience, certified in U.S. & U.K.

Nutrition/Diet

Provider Name: Mona Lateef

  • City/Area Served: Princeton

  • Contact Info: www.monahealthcoach.com

  • Additional Notes: Certified Health Coach with holistic approach to balancing mind and body. Creating personalized plans for each individual’s needs.​

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Provider Name: Sara Elnakib

  • City/Area Served: Princeton

  • Contact Info: 

    • Tinyurl.com/DrSaraE

  • Languages Spoken: Arabic/English

  • Insurance accepted: Yes​

OB/GYN

Provider Name: Dr. Misa Belazi ​

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Provider Name: Omara Afzal​

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Provider Name: Dr. Misa Belazi ​

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Provider Name: Sumra Tayebaly​

  • City/Area Served: Princeton/plainsboro/robbinsville

Pain Management

Provider Name: Dr. Malaka Badri, DO - Interventional Pain Physician ​

  • City/Area Served: Wayne, NJ

  • Contact: 973-363-2029

  • Additional Notes: Arabic and English, only accept insurance plans with ppo benefits

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Provider Name: Naglaa Rizk, MD FAGOC CHP​

  • City/Area Served: Clifton, NJ

  • Contact: 646-926-7495

  • ​​Languages Spoken: Arabic, English, Spanish.

  • Insurance Accepted: Yes

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Provider Name: Sumra Tayebaly​

  • City/Area Served: Princeton/plainsboro/robbinsville

Personal Trainer

Provider Name: Donya Baz - Certified Personal Trainer​

  • City/Area Served: East Hampton and Hamilton

  • Contact: 

  • Languages: Arabic and English

  • Additional information: Offers personal training and small group fitness classes

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Provider Name: Fatmah Hussein - Personal Training Studio​

  • City/Area Served: Wayne, NJ (online training also available)

  • Contact: 

  • Additional information: Specializing in Corrective Exercise and Mobility Training for Women 35+, Languages Spoken: Arabic, Accept: HSA/FSA

Pharmacist

Provider Name: Radwa Salama, RPh​

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Provider Name: Nancy Ismail - Functional Medicine Pharmacist & Nutrition​

  • City/Area Served: Telehealth - Anywhere in NJ

  • Contact: 

    • Yourwellnesspharmacistnj.com

  • ​​​Languages Spoken: English /Arabic speaking

  • Insurance Accepted: Virtual/video consultations for integrative health.

Physical Therapist

Provider Name: Dr. Mehreen Akhtar - Healing Space PT​​​

  • City/Area Served: Princeton, NJ and surrounding areas including Mercer County and Middlesex County

  • Contact:

  • Languages Spoken: English, Urdu, Hindi

  • Insurance Accepted: Self-Pay (no insurance authorization required)

  • Additional Notes: Offering pelvic health PT, prenatal and postpartum PT and childbirth doula services.

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Provider Name: Rubab Sheikh, PT - Physical Therapist​​​

  • City/Area Served: Marlboro, NJ / Princeton, NJ

  • Contact:

  • Languages Spoken: Languages spoken: English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi;

  • Accepts most major insurances; Has virtual options.

Podiatrist

Provider Name: Humaira Syed - Foot and Ankle Surgeon/Podiatrist​

  • City/Area Served: Wayne, Fort Lee, Hackensack 

  • Contact: (973)692-1111

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Provider Name: Nadia Shah​

Primary Care Physician

Provider Name: Bayonne Medical​​

  • City/Area Served: Avenel, NJ

  • Contact: 

    • Bayonnemed.com

    • 732-750-1180

  • ​Languages Spoken: Urdu, Hindi, and English

  • Insurance Accepted: Most of all the insurances accepted

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Provider Name: Bisma Najeeb​​

  • City/Area Served: Highland Park, NJ

  • Contact: 732-393-1331

  • ​Languages Spoken: Urdu

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Provider Name: Khadija Merchant​​

  • City/Area Served: Trenton, NJ

  • Contact: Kmerchant1@outlook.com

  • ​Languages Spoken: Urdu, conversational Arabic​

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Provider Name: Khadija Farooq​​

  • City/Area Served: Old Bridge, NJ

  • Contact: 732-360-4085

  • ​Languages Spoken: Urdu

  • Insurance Accepted: telehealth available, all insurances accepted

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Provider Name: Kulsuma Ahmed - Primary Care Physician, Obesity medicine/ Aesthetics​​

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Provider Name: Mehjabeen Mujtaba​​

  • City/Area Served: Paterson NJ 

  • Contact: 973-200-2430

  • Languages Spoken: Urdu, Hindi

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Provider Name: Mahnaz Tantawi​​

  • City/Area Served: North Jersey (Bergen and Passaic Counties)

  • Contact: (201) 712-7900

  • Languages Spoken: Basic Urdu, Spanish, Arabic

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Provider Name: Moizah Saad​​

  • City/Area Served: Central NJ

  • Contact: 732-823-9131

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Provider Name: Nadia Ali​​

  • City/Area Served: North Brunswick, NJ

  • Contact: 732-497-5000

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Provider Name: Samina Khan, MD​​

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Provider Name: Sarwat Waseem Umer​​

  • City/Area Served: Teaneck and all of Bergen and Passaic county

  • Contact: 201-836-4248

  • Additional Information: English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi​

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Provider Name: Sumaiya Iqbal​​

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Provider Name: Uzma Hasan - Pediatric infectious diseases​​

  • City/Area Served: Northern Jersey

  • Contact:

    • 1​01 old short hills road suite 408 west orange nj 07052

    • 973-322-6600

  • Languages Spoken: English, Urdu​

Psychiatrist

Provider Name: Ayesha Saleem Adil​​

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Provider Name: Dr. Rabia Shahid - Reproductive Psychiatrist​​

  • City/Area Served: New Jersey (office in colts neck)

  • Contact: https://institutebetterliving.com

  • Languages Spoken: Urdu

  • ​Insurance Accepted: Yes

  • Additional Notes: Telemedicine offered

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Provider Name: Tazeen Azfar, MD - Child /Adolescent and Adult psychiatrist ​​

  • City/Area Served: Central Jersey

  • Contact:

  • Languages Spoken: Urdu

  • ​Insurance Accepted: Yes - major commercial insurances Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Behavioral Health, Aetna , Cigna

  • Additional Notes: Telehealth / In-person

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Provider Name: Zeba Nizam, MD - Geriatric Psychiatry​​

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Provider Name: Huma Ansari​​

Psychologist

Provider Name: Maliha Sheikh, PsyD - Child and Adolescent Psychologist​

Pulmonologist

Provider Name: Dr. Fareeha Hafeez​

Speech Therapist 

Provider Name: Sadia Akhtar​

  • City/Area Served: Burlington, Mercer, Ocean County (and Remote in NJ)

  • Contact:

  • Additional Information: Urdu, Hindi, ASL; Virtual options; Evaluations, Consultations, & Therapy; Private pay; Superbill for insurances

​Disclaimer:
 

This directory is a community-driven resource created to help Muslim women in New Jersey connect with healthcare providers who offer culturally competent care. The inclusion of a provider in this directory does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of services. We encourage you to contact providers directly to verify credentials, services offered, insurance acceptance, and other important details. The directory maintainers are not responsible for the care or services provided.

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For any additional questions regarding this directory, email: info@healingspacept.com

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