General Info

Fareeha Siddiqui, MD, is a board-certified oncologist and hematologist, specializing in the treatment of wide variety of cancers, including lung, ovarian, prostate and brain cancer, as well as lymphoma and leukemia.Dr. Siddiquis research is focused on the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes and other types of blood cancers and disorders. Her work has been published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine and Blood.Before joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Siddiqui served as an oncologist and hematologist at Saint Annes Hospital in Massachusetts and as a member of the clinical faculty at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.During her training, Dr. Siddiqui completed a hematology and oncology fellowship with an emphasis in palliative care at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois and received her medical degree from Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. She is board-certified in hematology and medical oncology.Dr. Siddiqui provides cancer care at our Encinitas and Vista facilities, in the North County area.Outside of work, she enjoys scuba diving, traveling, trail biking, theology and the arts.UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cancer/Pages/default.aspx.