Oscar Dermott West MD
Nuclear Medicine Specialist | Nuclear Cardiology
630 W Plymouth Ave Deland FL, 32720About
Dr. Oscar West practices Nuclear Medicine in Deland, FL. Dr. West uses procedures and treatments that apply molecular imaging and molecular therapy. Nuclear Medicine Physicians are trained and certified to provide such procedures as skeletal imaging, glucose metabolic imaging, brain perfusion, blood pool imaging, and thyroid imaging, among many others.
Education and Training
Univ Of West Indies- Fac Med Sci- Kingston- Jamaica 1981
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of The West Indies (Jamaica)
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- High Cholesterol
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Stroke
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- Cardiology - (Harlem Hospital Center)
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