Stroke Clinic

The stroke clinic at Desert Oasis Healthcare provides care for post-stroke patients with a history of ischemic stroke or hemorrhagic stroke. The goal is to reduce the burden of stroke complications and aim to prevent the recurrence of a stroke.

Location and Hours

Provider referral required.
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What is a stroke?

A stroke is a medical condition where poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.

Types of Stroke

The stroke clinic provides post-stroke care to patients with a history of ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack or hemorrhagic stroke to reduce the burden of complications and prevent a recurrence of stroke.

What’s the difference between a stroke and a heart attack?

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Credit: The American Heart Association
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About the Stroke Clinic

The stroke clinic serves patients with a history of:

• Ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack within past 3 years, OR…
• History of ischemic stroke/TIA with uncontrolled hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, or hypertriglyceridemia

• Hemorrhagic stroke within past 3 years, OR…
• History of recurrent hemorrhagic stroke with or without uncontrolled/refractory hypertension

The stroke clinic provides care by managing patients’ individual modifiable risk factors and works to reduce the burden of stroke complications and to prevent the recurrence of a stroke. Services include optimizing medication regimens, educating on lifestyle modifications, coordinating continuity of care, and monitoring/evaluating patient outcomes.

Providers at the Stroke Clinic

Steven D. Kim, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
Also Speaks Korean

Steven Kim manages the DOHC Stroke Clinic to provide and coordinate optimal care for post-stroke patients who may be struggling with new life difficulties from the event, including disability and fear of recurrence. Along with neurologist Dr. Esmaeil Sebti, they work to facilitate each patient’s path to recovery, together with physical and mental well-being. Dr. Kim says, “We want to empower each patient with the knowledge and tools they need for a healthier lifestyle and to reduce their burden of chronic diseases and preventable complications.”

After graduating University of California Berkeley with a B.S. in Nutritional Science & Toxicology, Dr. Kim completed his Doctor of Pharmacy degree summa cum laude while serving as president of the student chapter of the American/California Pharmacists Association. He completed a pharmacist residency at Desert Oasis Healthcare (DOHC), covering a variety of different patient clinics, including Anticoagulation, Cardiology, Cardio-metabolic, Infectious Disease/Hepatitis C, Managed Care/Behavioral Health, and Pulmonary, as well as COVID and MPX.

His mother, a registered nurse for more than 40 years, inspired Dr. Kim’s healthcare career as he saw the impact that her compassionate care had on others. “I’ve come to love those ‘Aha!’ moments when my patients understand their disease states better and become motivated to start living a healthier life,” he adds. “Patient smiles and words of gratitude fuel my passion for what I do.”

While encouraging his patients to be proactive about their healthcare and controlling their chronic disease, Dr. Kim is studying Spanish to help build a better rapport and communicate with the large Latinx population served by DOHC. He makes that a priority during his workday because once he gets home, his newborn son Ryan keeps Dr. Kim and his wife very busy!

Esmaeil Sebti, MD
Neurology • Diplomate of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Dr. Esmaeil (“Essie”) Sebti believes that an intimate knowledge of his patients beyond blood work and medical tests is important because “I treat the patient, not the scan.”

Crediting his 8th grade biology teacher with his interest in a career in healthcare, Dr. Sebti graduated from University of California, Irvine with a BS in Biological Science before heading to Georgia for medical school. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Sebti now teaches neurology residents and other medical students at University of California, Riverside. “I hope that students will one day take the same great sense of satisfaction I do when I know that I have taken away a patient’s anxiety and encouraged them to be proactive in their own care.”

A long-time fan of soccer, Dr. Sebti referees soccer games for the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) as a way of staying in touch with younger people now that his son is studying at UCLA. He says his wife is “the kindest person I know” and together they care for their three cats Sheeba, Princess, and Jughead.

Having previously worked with patients for many years in the high desert communities surrounding his office in Yucca Valley, Dr. Sebti has also practiced in the Coachella Valley from his Palm Springs location for many years. He looks forward to meeting you if referred to him for a neurological consultation and treatment.

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