Dr. Ramin Berenji M.D., Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist)
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Dr. Ramin Berenji M.D.

Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology

4/5(3)
2205 Ross Avenue Suite 101 El Centro California, 92243
Rating

4/5

About

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

Male German 35 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Internal MedicineNephrology

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

What do you attribute your success to?

  • His passion for medicine

Hobbies / Sports

  • Reading

Dr. Ramin Berenji M.D.'s Practice location

2205 Ross Avenue Suite 101 -
El Centro , California 92243
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New patients: 760-353-0404, 760-353-0353
Fax: 760-353-0392, 760-353-0411

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Patient Experience with Dr. Berenji


4.0

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Dr. Ramin Berenji M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 3 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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