Professional Status:
Academic Faculty, Private Practice - Group/partnership,
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
2004, Orange County Medical Association
2000, American Medical Association
2000, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2004, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Professional Interests:
Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology
Physician Performs:
Anesthesia,
Pain management
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Farsi
Experience / Training
Specialties:
Anesthesiology
A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.
Pain Medicine
A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.
Medical School:
Tehran University Faculty Of Medicine Tehran, 1992
Internship:
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Of Cook County Chicago, IL 2000
Residency:
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Of Cook County Chicago, IL 2003
Fellowship:
Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles, CA 2004
Professional Status:
Academic Faculty
Private Practice - Group/partnership
Procedure
Procedure
Number per Year (Approximate)
Anesthesia
-
Pain management
-
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
BCBS
Blue Shield of California (PPO)
PacifiCare - California - PPO
United Health Care
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes
Physicians that Share Call:
Reza Mahrou.
Disciplinary Actions
HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Amir B. Rafizad, MD
as of 07/10/2009. Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
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