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WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL
Winter Haven Hospital s Bostick Structural Heart Team completed its first MitraClip procedure. The MitraClip repairs a condition called mitral regurgitation. When the mitral valve fails to close completely, it can cause blood to flow backward through the heart. Left untreated, mitral regurgitation can lead to serious complications, including heart failure. This approach helps patients avoid open-heart procedures, meaning they can recover and resume their normal lives sooner. Offering such services is a direct benefit of the expansion of Winter Haven Hospital s cardiac program, especially the addition of the hybrid catheterization lab.
May 1, 2021
Mehdi Saghatol Eslami, M.D.
SOUTHBURY – Dr. Mehdi S. Eslami, 90, of Southbury, passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Nov. 8, 2020, after a brave battle with COVID-19. He was the beloved husband of Judith A. Eslami.
Dr. Eslami was born in Kerman, Iran, on Sept. 1, 1930, son of the late Mohammad and Zahra (Morshedi) Saghatoleslami. He was the youngest of his father’s 16 children.
Dr. Eslami graduated from Alborz College and studied medicine at Tehran University Medical School, graduating in 1957. He arrived in the United States in 1958 for his internship at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn.
Dr. Eslami completed his residency in radiology at the Hospital for Joint Diseases and his residency in radiation therapy at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, both in New York City. He then completed a Fellowship in diagnostic radiology at Long Island Jewish Hospital. Dr. Eslami was certified by the American Board of Radiology: Radiology and Nuclea
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