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Areo Saffarzadeh, MD

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Please contact to confirm appointment availability

Specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

Languages

English

Seeing patients at

  • Gender

    Male

    Board certifications

    American Board of Thoracic Surgery

    Licenses

    CA, A172678

    Employed or contracted

    Contracted

    Network Name

    Optum Care Network California

    NPI

    1386025401

    Hospital affiliations

    Providence Mission Hospital,Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center,Providence St Jude Medical Center

  • Medical School

    • Yale New Haven Hospital

      2016

    Residency

    • Yale University - School of Medicine

      2015

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