Dr. Nawaz received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Nishtar Medical College in Pakistan. He completed his internal medicine residency at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He then completed a certificate in translational and clinical investigation at the University of Iowa followed by a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. He is Board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. Dr. Nawaz served as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Trainee Council during his fellowship. He is member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. He also serves as Assistant Professor at Marion University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Saraiki. In his spare time Dr. Nawaz likes swimming, playing pickleball, soccer and piano and visiting the countryside with family. He was captain of the swimming team at Nishtar Medical College.