ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn ðɪ ˈiːdʒɪpt ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðæt tˈɑːɹɹɪkz lˈɔɪɚz hæd ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɔːɹ dˈɑːktɚ. sˈɑːndɹə kɹˈɑːsbi, ɐn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv mˈɛdəsən æt ðə bˈɔstən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv mˈɛdəsən ænd pˈʌblɪk hˈɛlθ, tʊ ɛɡzˈæmɪn hˌɪm ˌɔn tˈuː əkˈeɪʒənz.
In March 2013 the Egypt Independent reported that Tariq's lawyers had arranged for Dr. Sondra Crosby, an associate professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health, to examine him on two occasions.