Celebrating Canada's first Black woman interventional cardiologist

Celebrating Canada's first Black woman interventional cardiologist

February 23, 2022 7:06 pm EST.

Dr. Alexandra Bastiany recently became the country's first Black woman interventional cardiologist. The history-making doctor and advocate for diversity in medicine speaks with Faiza Amin.

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