Abdulwahab A. Arrazaghi
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
1920 Ellesemere Road Suite 207 Toronto Ontario, M1H2V6About
Focus in Internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine, with special interest in congestive heart failure , valvular heart disease, cardiomayopthay and ischemic heart disease and cardiac arrythmias
over 25000.00 patients seen in practice, with supervison of over 10000.00 stress tests, stress echocardiography and stress nuclear cardiac studies.
Education and Training
University of Tripoli
Board Certification
Fellowship of Royal college of physicians of Canada( Internal medicine and Adult Cardiology)
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- ACLS Director -
Awards
- Ursula E.Bangs award in Excellence in presentation , from University of Toronto , Year -2 Cardiology trainee competition
- Ursula E.Bangs award in Excellence in presentation , from University of Toronto , Year -3 Cardiology trainee competition
- Excellence in patient managment award for the year 2002,2003, from Thunder Bay Cardiac Center, Thunder bay , Ontario, Canada
Treatments
- Congestive heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Valvular heart disease,Coroanry artery disease
Professional Society Memberships
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Nuclear Cardiology society, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiology
Articles and Publications
please refer to : www.aarrazaghi.ca for publications
What do you attribute your success to?
Simply by being a doctor, who would treat his patients from his heart . Carefull listener, compassinate and above all safe cardiologist.
Areas of research
Congestive heart failure , dilated cardiomayopathy, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart diseases and cardiac arrythmias
Teaching and speaking
Education and Teaching in Canada
In addition to teaching I have provided to the medical clerks, interns and residents during the years of my residency in internal medicine and cardiology, I have volunteered in arranging organized teaching activities off my duty hours including:
Acute coronary care sessions: at the Toronto General Hospital coronary care unit, involving foreign medical students from Germany and medical doctors from Libya during their elective cardiology training. Summer 1999
Cardiology acute care and physical examination to group of Canadian internationally medical graduates at the cardiology ward at the Toronto General Hospital:
Jan.31, 2000 Feb.17 2000 Feb 23. 2000 May.10.2000
EKG Work shops: (The University Health Network, The Toronto General Hospital): Teaching for the Coronary Care nurses and medical residents, Both ECG and the management of interesting acute cardiac cases:
May 25. 2000 (1½Hrs) May 29. 2000 (2½Hrs) June 05. 2000 (1½Hrs)
June 12.2000 (1 1/2Hrs) June 19.2000 (1 1/2Hrs) June 26.2000 (1½ Hrs)
July 03. 2000 (2 Hrs) July 10.2000 (1 1/2Hrs) July.17.2000 (1 Hr)
July.24.2000 (1 Hr) August.1st 2000 (1 Hr) Nov. 25. 2000 (1 ½ Hr)
Nov. 27. 2000 (1Hr)
Teaching Sessions in General Internal medicine and community medicine for he Arabic Canadian Physicians, with the support of the Arabic Community Center of Toronto. The Sessions are held weekly started from August.2000 to September 2001. To explore the Canadian medical system, preparatory theoretical and practical sessions for the Canadian Exams, LMCC-I, LMCC-II, CEEAMS, IMG. Each session is 3-4 Hrs, and Average attendees are 23 Physicians. The sessions have been covered by many Canadian Arabic -newspapers in Toronto.
EKG Work shops: (Sunny brook & Woman’s College health science center): Teaching for the Coronary Care nurses and medical residents, Both ECG and the management of interesting acute cardiac cases:
July 11.2000 (2Hrs) August 14.2000 (2Hrs)
Directing and Instructing Advanced Cardiac life support courses:
May.1999 @ Sunny brook Heath science centre, Toronto (Instructor)
October.1999 @ The Toronto general hospital, Toronto (Instructor)
November.1999 @ Sunnybrook health science centre, Toronto (Instructor)
February. 2000 @ Mitchener Institute, Toronto (Instructor)
March 3-5. 2000 @ Sunnybrook health science centre, Toronto (Director)
May 5,6,7.2000 @ Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto (Director)
August 11,12,13,2000@ Sunny brook health science centre, Toronto (Director)
September 14-15 @ Collinwood General Hospital, Collinwood, Ontario. (Instructor)
Nov.04.2000, Bowmansville General Hospital, Ontario (Director)
Dec.7,8,9,2000 Sunny brook Health Science Centre (Instructor)
Jan.19,20,21.2001 Sunny brook Health Science Centre (Director)
April.20.21.22.2001 at Sunny brook Health Science Centre (Instructor)
April.28. 2001 at Sunny brook Health Science Centre (Instructor)
Basic Life Support, Introduction to Advanced Cardiac Life Support
To the Echocardiography, pace maker technologists, Jan.28.2000: At Sunny brook Health Science Centre, Toronto
Hobbies / Sports
- Soccer, Boxing, Running, Reading
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Areas of research
Congestive heart failure , dilated cardiomayopathy, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart diseases and cardiac arrythmias
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Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Arrazaghi
- Khadiha
Dr. Arrazaghi is one of the best and most caring doctor that I have met. He is very knowledgeable, helpful and listen you the patients concern.
- N
excellent doctor and human being
- Tonia
seen my mother and diagnosed her of bad leaking valve , ended with valve replacement after four years he sent her for pacemaker. Last month she went for angioplasty.All thank to his close monitor and follow up ,This medicine we need . Glad to have him , cus i love my mom. Thank you Dr.Arrazagi.Love you.
- Laura
He is my mom`s doctor , very smart , down to earth and go to the extreme for his patients . we are lucky to have him .
- Tony
i saw this heart doctor for first time ,and he told me from first time that all my problem is because of my heart beat is slow and he sent me for pacemaker in one week . now i cannot feel better . this one is amazing i wish he is also my family doctor ,he is very careful and listens to me
- Tony
saved my life, made quick diagnosis that my aortea is enlarged and ripping off , called 911, and made me go for surgery , that is why iam still alive today.
- Micheal
He is the best doctor that i saw. Very pleasant ,smart and to the point.
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