Bahram Varjavand, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Bahram Varjavand, affectionately known to his patients and staff as Dr. V, has been a local front runner in the treatment of stroke, cerebral aneurysm and neurointerventional medicine since joining RAS in 2004. He earned his medical degree and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gene Therapy/Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Board certified in Radiology, Dr. Varjavand also holds a Ph.D and has completed multiple fellowships at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center in Interventional Neuroradiology, Stroke Neurology, Neurosurgery and Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Dr. Varjavand is considered one of the country's leading authorities in stroke research and has been instrumental in advancing the use of innovative treatments and techniques -- including brain mapping through the use of functional MRI (fMRI) -- to the community.

Title

Board Certified Neurointerventional Radiologist

Certification

American Board of Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology, 2001

Fellowship

Interventional Neuroradiology
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
2002- 2003

Stroke Neurology Visiting Fellow
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
2002

Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Univeristy of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
2000 - 2001

Gene Therapy/Molecular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1993

Residency

Diagnostic Radiology Residency
University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
1996 - 2000

Internship

St. Joseph Hospital
Houston, Texas
1995 - 1996

Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
1995