Dr. Ali Ardestani is a Board-Certified Vascular and Interventional Radiologist at IR centers at Urologic Institute in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Ardestani received his medical Degree from Tehran University and his master’s degree in information technology management from the University of North Carolina. He then joined the department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s hospital, Harvard medical School as a postdoctoral fellow. He completed his surgical internship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He went on to complete his diagnostic radiology residency (with Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology designation) and interventional radiology fellowship at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, where he was selected as Chief Resident twice. He joined the staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital for over 3 years, and he also served as the associated director of Interventional Radiology at the Newton-Wellesley hospital. Dr. Ardestani’s clinical interests focus on prostate artery embolization (PAE) and minimally invasive image guided urology procedures