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On the cOver
ohad Ziv, mD, head of Cardiac electrophysiology and Director of the atrial Fibrillation Center at the metrohealth System
FEATURES
oHAd zIv, md:
AdvANCING TrEATmENT For AFIB PATIENTS
Ohad Ziv, MD, is the Director of the MetroHealth Atrial Fibrillation Center in
Cleveland, and the first in NE Ohio to perform the Lariat procedure for patients
with AFib.
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ArIS TELErAdIoLoGY: HYBrId SoLUTIoNS For HoSPITALS
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From basic teleradiology back-up services to a unique hybrid of both on-site and off-site
general and subspecialty radiology services — that's what Aris offers.
UH ENT INSTITUTE CELEBrATES 2Nd ANNIvErSArY
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Dr. Cliff Megerian, Director of the UH ENT Institute, could not be more proud as the
Institute continues to grow — in volume, sites and physician specialists.
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SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTIONS
SENIor HEALTH
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SPOTLIGHT
kINdrEd HEALTHCArE
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DEPARTMENTS
LoCAL doCS IN NATIoNAL NEWS
BUSINESS SECTIoN
HoSPITAL roUNdS
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