Dr. Ramin Berenji M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2205 Ross Avenue Suite 101 El Centro California, 92243About
Ramin Berenji, MD, is practicing at Balboa Nephrology Medical Group in El Centro, California. Educated in Germany, he then relocated to the United States for a special nephrology fellowship at Stanford. Dr. Berenji is also an educator; teaching at El Centro's Imperial Valley College since 1998. He has also had positions at St. Luke's Medical Center and the University of Hamburg in Germany, where he received his original MD. He also founded the continuing medical education program at El Centro. In the top 10% of his graduating class at med school, he is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Diplomate of the American Board of Medicine.
Education and Training
University of Hamburg School of Medicine
Univ Hamburg, Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Fak Med, Hamburg 1989
University of Hamburg / Medical Faculty Medicine
Universit‰t Hamburg Medizinische Fakult‰t 1989
University Sakartvelo Faculty of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Instructor of nursing through the El Centro Hospital and Pioneer Hospital since 1998 -
Awards
- Best Doctors Award, 2005
Professional Memberships
- Member International Association of HealthCare Professionals
Internships
- Good Samaritan Hospital, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Fellowships
- Stanford University (Nephrology)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society of Nephrology, International Society of Nephrology, American College of Physicians
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His passion for medicine
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading
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