Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Cardiology (2017): did not establish eligibility for a third required
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish eligibility for a third required evidentiary criterion. While the Director found the petitioner met the criteria for judging the work of others and for authorship of scholarly articles, the AAO determined he did not sufficiently demonstrate that his work constituted original scientific contributions of major significance to the field, as the evidence did not show his impact rose to the level of major significance.
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Judging Authorship Of Scholarly Articles Original Contributions Of Major Significance
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