Ahmed A Tawakol MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
55 Fruit St Yaw 5 Cardiac Unit Associa Boston MA, 02114About
Dr Tawakol graduated from Stanford Medical School and did his Medical Residency and Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He subsequently completed training in Nuclear Ca ...
Education and Training
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1992
Stanford University School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAwards
- Medical Student Scholar Award
- 2000 Research Award
Treatments
- Heart Valve Problems, Cardiac Imaging
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
Fellowships
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Fellow:Cardiology 1995
- Brigham & Women's Hospital, Fellow:Vascular Medicine 1998
- Mass General Hosp Boston, Fellow:Nuclear Medicine 1999
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