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Saving Seconds to Save Lives: Talking with a Stroke Treatment Pioneer

February 20, 2023 • The Acorn Newspaper • Season 3 • Episode 7

Dr. Asif Taqi, one of the country's leading experts in stroke neurology, sits down to talk about his path into medicine and his groundbreaking work in the field of stroke treatment. Medical director of neurosciences at Los Robles hospital in Thousand Oaks, Taqi helped the hospital become Ventura County’s first certified comprehensive stroke center and developed a system to train EMS first-responders to diagnose stroke patients and start treating them in the field.

Related Links:
https://www.vnsc.org/about-dr-taqi/
https://losrobleshospital.com/specialties/stroke/
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Becomes the First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in Ventura County
Act F.A.S.T. to identify stroke

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