37. Palliative Care in Heart Failure with Dr. Rab Razzak
The role of palliative care in the management of heart failure is discussed by palliative care expert, Dr. Rab Razzak, clinical associate professor and clinical director of palliative care at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center.\xa0CardioNerds host Amit Goyal is joined by special guest interviewer, Dr. Arsalan Derakhshan, Assistant Program director at Case Western Internal Medicine residency program and the head of the Global Health Pathway as well as co-host of the Clinical Problem Solvers podcast! \n\n\n\nTake me to the Heart Failure Topic PageTake me to episode topics page\n\n\n\nDr. Rab Razzak went to medical school at Bangledesh Medical College and internal medicine residency at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Patterson, NJ. He worked initially as a hospitalist at Cedars Sinai and was grandfathered into palliative care.\xa0 He moved to Maryland to work at Johns Hopkins, where he practiced for 4.5 years. He is now a clinical associate professor and clinical director of palliative care at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center. He is also a devoted husband, dedicated father, and a stand-up comedian!\xa0We could think of no one better to discuss Palliative Care in Heart Failure than Dr. Razzak. \n\n\n\nDr. Arsalan Derakhshan was born in Iran and moved to Atlanta, Georgia as a young child. He loves to travel and considers himself a global citizen. After graduating from\xa0Emory University, he attended\xa0the Medical College of Georgia and\xa0completed internal medicine residency at\xa0Johns Hopkins Hospital.\xa0He spends his time attending on inpatient team, staffing resident clinic, and working as the global health track director. He\xa0enjoys working with medical students and interns to help\xa0them discover\xa0their passions. His primary interests include clinical reasoning,\xa0global health,\xa0\xa0and medical innovations. He co-hosts one of the most popular medicine podcast, The Clinical Problem Solvers and has been incredibly instrumental in the launch of The CardioNerds!\n\n\n\nRab Razzak, MDArsalan Derakhshan, MDCardioNerds Heart Failure Series