About Behnam Tehrani, MD
Dr. Behnam Tehrani is a board-certified interventional cardiologist. He joined Inova Cardiology with more than 10 years of clinical experience. He serves as Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, located on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. He specializes in the percutaneous management of complex coronary and peripheral vascular disease and cardiogenic shock.
Dr. Tehrani became interested in interventional cardiology because of the opportunity to use evidence-based medicine and to work with the collaborative heart team to provide care to acute and chronically ill patients with cardiovascular disease.
A native of Potomac, MD, Dr. Tehrani currently resides on Oakton, VA, with his wife and twin son and daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys exercise, travel and reading.
Awards/Associations/Appointments
- Top Doctors, Washingtonian, 2020, 2021
Blog Posts
Surviving Cardiogenic Shock: Survival Rates Soar at Inova. April 2019.
Podcasts and Webcasts
Inova Health Talk: What You Should Know About Cardiovascular Disease. February 2020
Inova Ask The Doctor: How Heart Disease Differs for Men and Women.
Publications
Video
How Signs and Symptoms of Heart Disease Differ for Men and Women
Background
Medical Education
George Washington University School of Medicine 2006Residency
Training Specialty: Internal Medicine
6/23/2006 - 6/30/2009
Fellowships
Training Specialty: Cardiology
07/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
Training Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
Patient Reviews
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