Dr. Alaina Katheryn Kipps MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
417 Carl St San Francisco CA, 94117About
I have always enjoyed being part of a team, and the Children's Heart Center is a fantastic one. Cardiac disease has no quick fix by a single practitioner: the parents, patient, primary care physician, ...
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- 2008
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- Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 2009
- Children's Hospital Boston MA 2009
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