Study Group: Boston Scientific Galaxy IVUS Users (US)(?)
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Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Wadsworth VA Medical Center
Ramin Ebrahimi, MD, is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. He is also Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Assistant Director of Nuclear Cardiology at the Wadsworth VA Medical Center. Dr. Ebrahimi’s clinical and research interests focus on interventional...
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