Primary care that starts by listening.
I look after adults and children at Optima Medical in Laveen, from annual physicals to the long-term conditions that need someone paying attention. Same person every visit.
Accepting new patients. Also listed professionally as Zobia Wasielczyk, PA-C.
What you can expect from me
Choosing a primary care provider comes down to whether someone pays attention. Here is what my patients get.
You see me, not whoever is available
Wherever possible, the person who takes your history is the person who reads your results and calls you back. Continuity is most of what makes primary care work, and it is the part patients most often lose.
I listen first
Every patient deserves to feel heard. I would rather run a few minutes over and understand the problem than move you along on schedule and miss it. You should leave the visit with a clear plan, not a vague one.
Evidence-based, and decided together
My recommendations come from current clinical guidelines applied to your situation rather than to an average patient. I would rather set out the options and decide with you than hand down an instruction.
I have been the patient who did not understand
I arrived in the United States as an adult and learned this healthcare system from the outside, and I still volunteer as a mentor helping refugee and immigrant families find their footing here. So I explain things in plain language, for as long as it takes.
Years in kidney and critical care before I was a PA
I am a certified clinical hemodialysis technician. From 2015 to 2020, before the white coat, I trained patients to run home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, ran CRRT dialysis in hospital intensive care, supported kidney and liver transplant patients, and taught ICU staff to use the machines. Diabetes and high blood pressure are where kidney disease begins, so I watch those numbers closely. It also means teaching people through something complicated and frightening was my job long before I started prescribing.
Trained across the whole range, not one narrow lane
Family and urgent care, emergency medicine, trauma and general surgery, women’s health and obstetrics, pediatrics, nephrology and hepatology, behavioral health, occupational medicine, correctional medicine, and underserved primary care with the Indian Health Service. Breadth is what lets me recognize the serious thing early and tell you honestly what can safely wait.
Mental health belongs in the visit
I trained at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, screening and triaging patients in crisis alongside social workers and therapists, and my graduate research was on metabolic monitoring for patients taking antipsychotic medication. Depression, anxiety and sleep are primary care problems, and I would rather start that conversation than pass it along.
More handled in the room, fewer referrals
Skin biopsies, incision and drainage, wound repair, staple and suture removal, joint injections, digital nerve blocks, toenail procedures, fluorescein eye exams, Pap smears, and Nexplanon and IUD placement and removal. Done here, so it is one appointment instead of three.
Taking new patients now
Booking is online and same or next day is often available at the Laveen clinic. Or call the clinic at (602) 635-6951.
Everyday primary care for adults and children
Family medicine covers a lot of ground. These are the things I see most, and the procedures I can do here rather than sending you elsewhere.
Preventive care and annual physicals
Yearly wellness visits, screenings and vaccinations, with time to talk through what the results mean.
Ongoing and chronic conditions
Diabetes, blood pressure, thyroid and cholesterol, and the steady management that keeps them stable.
Women’s health
Pap smears, contraception including Nexplanon and IUD placement, and routine gynecologic concerns.
Minor procedures in the clinic
Skin biopsies, incision and drainage, wound closure and joint injections.
Acute and same-week problems
Infections, injuries and the things that will not wait for a routine appointment.
Children and families
Well child checks, developmental milestones and everyday pediatric illness.
What patients say
From my Zocdoc profile, and from Google reviews of the Optima Medical clinic in Laveen where patients named me.
Zobia Wasielczyk PA was very nice, courteous, very thorough with everything that I needed. Amazing experience for my first visit at this hidden gem of a location.
If I had any questions or concerns they were addressed and I felt good leaving my appointment knowing all my needs were met.
Zobia W. is my father’s PCP. She is excellent - very thorough in her assessments, good follow up, kind manner. He actually likes going there which is good for an 87 year old!
Zobia is a blessing in my life. She is very thorough and knowledgable on a variety of conditions. She is calm, composed, and professional with her duties. She answers all my questions and leaves me confident I am in the right hands.
The provider was friendly and listened to all my concerns.
I went to see Zobia this morning and she was friendly, caring, thorough and just the all-around Jewel that she is! I think I may have found the best provider I’ve ever had. Thank you Zobia!
New physician assistant Zobia was very knowledgeable and listened to me. I love this office so much I now have my father come here now!
Very pleasant medical assistant, and Zobia was very thorough and answered all our questions.
Zocdoc figures are from my profile, read July 2026. Google reviews belong to the Laveen clinic, not to me personally. Been in to see me? Review me on Zocdoc, or leave the clinic a Google review.
Schedule a visit in Laveen
Booking is online and shows my live availability. Same day and next day are often open, and I am taking new patients. The clinic is open Monday to Thursday until 5pm and Friday until 2pm.
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- Practice
- Optima Medical, Family Medicine
- Address
- 3552 W Baseline Rd #140
Laveen, AZ 85339 - Phone
- (602) 635-6951
- Hours
- Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm
Friday, 8am to 2pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Three years volunteering at free clinics
Between 2012 and 2015 I volunteered with Remote Area Medical at free clinics across Virginia and Tennessee, and led my university’s volunteer program for those trips. That meant arranging transport, gathering students before dawn and being on site by three in the morning. Most of my own hours went to the dental area, where the line was always longest.
How I came to practice in Arizona
My route into medicine ran through several countries and several healthcare systems. It is the reason I understand what it is like to be the patient who does not speak the language and does not know how any of this works.
Every day I go to work, I get a chance to make a difference in someone’s life. I find deep purpose in helping people understand complex information, and I greatly value the opportunity to connect with them on a personal level.
Zobia Zafar, MPAS, PA-C
Born there in 1984, and it was home until 1992.
Where the family settled next. I finished school there and began pre-medical study.
Medical school at Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, in Dushanbe.
A decade, including two years in Singapore.
Arrived in 2012. Michigan first, then Virginia for my degree, then Utah.
Laveen, and licensure to practice, in 2023.
Medicine as service, learned at home
I grew up in a family dedicated to charitable healthcare, running free clinics out in the remote areas and handing out food aid alongside the care, so that people who had walked a long way to see someone did not leave hungry as well as unwell.
That taught me early that medicine is fundamentally about service rather than a career. After immigrating to the United States I found out firsthand what it feels like to navigate an unfamiliar healthcare system, and that perspective still shapes how I look after patients. I want every patient to leave feeling respected, informed and supported.
Where I trained, and what I am licensed to do
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. Graduated August 2022.
Licensed and certified in Arizona
Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. NCCPA certified. DEA registered.
Bachelor of Science, Biology and Chemistry
Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Virginia.
Professional memberships
American Academy of Physician Associates. American Academy of Family Physicians.
Certifications
Advanced Cardiac Life Support. American Heart Association CPR and BLS. Nexplanon trained. Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician.
Trained across the whole of primary care
- Primary and urgent care, University of Utah Health
- Family medicine, United Community Health Center, Green Valley, Arizona
- Underserved primary care, Ft Duchesne Indian Health Service
- Trauma and general surgery, Utah Valley Hospital
- Women’s health and obstetrics, Rocky Mountain Women’s Center
- Pediatrics, University of Utah South Main Public Health Center
- Nephrology and hepatology, University of Utah Kidney and Liver Clinic
- Emergency medicine, Timpanogos Regional Hospital
- Behavioral health, Huntsman Mental Health Institute
- Correctional medicine, Utah State Prison Division of Clinical Services
- Occupational medicine, Raytheon Technologies, Tucson
Verify my credentials
Every listing and license, so you can verify all of it yourself.
Optima Medical
My page at the practice.
Zocdoc
Live availability and booking.
Doximity
Professional network for clinicians.
NPI Registry
NPI 1659952513.
Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants
License 9554.