Dr. Halilova earned her M.D. from Tashkent Medical Academy and her M.P.H. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health, followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship in cancer prevention and control at UAB. Dr. Halilova is from Uzbekistan and has called Alabama home for over 10 years. During her free time she enjoys cooking, hiking, kayaking, dancing, yoga, traveling, sightseeing, and visiting art museums.
Dr. Halilova chose Crestwood Medical Center to serve the northern Alabama community by providing excellent physician care to promote well-being through holistic and compassionate care. She is grateful for the robust culture of learning and support from clinical mentors as she pursues a lifetime of medical education. With Huntsville nestled in the foothills of the Appalachians that affords abundant outdoor opportunities, there wasn’t a better choice for good quality of life.
Dr. Halilova envisions providing personalized care to patients from all backgrounds, including cancer survivors and medically complex patients at inpatient and outpatient settings. She is interested in educating future generations of physicians, performing procedures, identifying research and care gaps, and developing sustainable solutions in a healthcare system serving the most vulnerable patients and their clinicians.